Family:Jilte Wiertsema and Elisabeth Drexhage (1)
Parents: Jan Wiersema and Belia Keizer
Jilte Wiertsema
b. 29 Mar 1855 Loppersum, Groningen, Netherlands
d. 31 May 1909 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Parents: Johann Drexhage and Pieterke Huizinga
Elizabeth Drexhage
b. 1 Jul 1856 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
d. 20 Oct 1888 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
m. 6 Dec 1878 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
Facts and Events
Marriage? 6 Dec 1878 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
Children
BirthDeath
1.
Belia Wiertsema
22 Apr 1878 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Loppersum, Groningen, Netherlands
10 Dec 1878 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Loppersum, Groningen, Netherlands
2.
Belia Wiertsema
10 Nov 1879 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
9 Apr 1939 Gaines, Kent, Michigan, United States
3.
Karel Wiertsema
15 Oct 1881 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
21 Apr 1882 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
4.
Pieterke Wiertsema
28 Apr 1883 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
14 Aug 1883 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
5.
Pieterke Wiertsema
2 Jul 1884 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
1 Apr 1885 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
6.
Karel Wiertsema
23 Feb 1886 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
9 Dec 1912 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
7.
_____ Wiertsema
10 Aug 1887 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Loppersum, Groningen, Netherlands
10 Aug 1887 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Loppersum, Groningen, Netherlands
8.
Pieterke Wiertsema
7 Oct 1888 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
14 Feb 1889 Oosterwijtwerd, 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands
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Some years after the death of his wife and six very young children Jilte, together with his daughter Belia and his son Karel, emigrated to the USA. They arrived at Ellis Island on Nov 14 1892 and settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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