Person:Date Byker (1)

Watchers
Date Gerrits Bijker
b.18 Jan 1892 Driesum, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands
d.4 Jan 1981 Hudsonville, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 12 Jun 1879
  1. Elisabeth Bijker1879 - 1880
  2. Elizabet Bijker1882 - 1922
  3. Geertje Gerrits Bijker1885 - 1918
  4. Jan Gerrits Bijker1888 - 1952
  5. Date Gerrits Bijker1892 - 1981
Spouse and Children
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m. 30 Dec 1919
  1. Sen. Gary John Byker1920 - 1997
  2. Henry John Byker1922 - 1992
  3. Leonard John Byker1923 - 2005
  4. James B Byker1925 - 2009
  5. Katherine Byker1927 - 2019
  6. Albertus Byker1929 - 2015
  7. Jeanette Gertrude Byker1932 - 1983
  8. Marlene Joanne Byker1935 - 2013
  9. Donald Byker, PhD1936 - 2017
  10. Willis Gene Byker1938 - 2021
  11. Harold Dale Byker1941 - 2024
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Facts and Events
Name Date Gerrits Bijker
Immigrant Name Date Byker
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 18 Jan 1892 Driesum, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands
Emigration? 9 May 1910 Netherlands
Immigration? 6 Jun 1910 Ellis Island, New York, New York, United Statesaboard SS Nieuw Amsterdam
Marriage 30 Dec 1919 Rock Valley, Sioux, Iowa, United Statesto Johanna Wilhelmina Van Leeuwen
Census 1920 Inwood, Lyon, Iowa, United Stateswith Johanna Wilhelmina Van Leeuwen
Census 1930 Lincoln, Sioux, Iowa, United Stateswith Johanna Wilhelmina Van Leeuwen
Census 1940 Perkins, Sioux, Iowa, United Stateswith Johanna Wilhelmina Van Leeuwen
Residence 1941 Hull, Sioux, Iowa, United Stateswith Johanna Wilhelmina Van Leeuwen
Military? 27 Apr 1942 Hull, Sioux, Iowa, United StatesDraft registration
Residence 1947 Hudsonville, Ottawa, Michigan, United Stateswith Johanna Wilhelmina Van Leeuwen
Death[1][3][4] 4 Jan 1981 Hudsonville, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
Burial[1][3] Georgetown, Ottawa, Michigan, United StatesGeorgetown Township Cemetery

Date did not register for the WW I draft. At that time he was a landed immigrant not yet eligible for citizenship. The courts had ruled that non-citizens could not be drafted.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bo-By" [1], in Index to Georgetown Township Cemetery [2].

    "BYKER, DATE | 249E-5 | 1/18/1892-NE | 1/4/1981-HU | VAN LEEUWEN, JOHANNA | BYKER, GERRIT | LOONSTRA, KATHERINE"

  2. ↑ 133. Date Bijker [3], in De nakomelingen van Date Dates [4]e/main/deF323.html].

    133. Date Bijker, zoon van Gerrit Jans Bijker en Trijntje Loonstra, is geboren op 18 januari 1892 te Dantumadeel.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Date Byker [5], in Find A Grave.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996. (Online database: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, 1998).
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