Person talk:Gaele Bouma (6)

Same person? [23 May 2013]

Gaele Bouma was not registered in Harlingen from Feb 1863 till Sep 1873. He came back from North America. Could he be identical with Gaele Bouma ?--Klaas 02:16, 23 May 2013 (EDT)

From Gaele Bouma (9): Same Person? [26 May 2013]

Gaele Bouma was not registered in Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands from Feb 1863 till Sep 1873. He came back from North America in 1873. Are they one and the same person?--Klaas 00:57, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

This Gaele Bouma is my direct relative, so you've got my attention.... Did Gaele (9) and Ytje divorce? That would probably make someone want to go back to Netherlands. Or did Gaele (9) die about 1868? Or maybe in the Civil War?

Do we have NL death records for Gaele (6) and Wemeltje? --Pkeegstra 13:46, 25 May 2013 (EDT)

Here is Wemeltje's death notice. She died 13 Sep 1907 in Amsterdam. --Jennifer (JBS66) 14:18, 25 May 2013 (EDT)

... and here is Gaele's. He died 11 Mar 1904 in Bergen --Jennifer (JBS66) 14:20, 25 May 2013 (EDT) His death certificate is here --Jennifer (JBS66) 14:22, 25 May 2013 (EDT)

Swierenga says that the Pieter Bouma who emigrated in 1863 was born about 1844. Are there any other candidate Pieter Boumas of that age? (Also, how does one cite such a death notice as the above?)

I usually cite the death notices to the newspaper (sometimes citiation only or Source if the newspaper is in WR), record name=Familiebericht (the section of the newspaper the item can be found in). Here is her death certificate if you'd rather cite that :) --Jennifer (JBS66) 06:47, 26 May 2013 (EDT)

Thanks! I was too intimidated to even look whether scans for Amsterdam were available. --Pkeegstra 06:57, 26 May 2013 (EDT)

You're welcome :) Amsterdam can be a bit of a challenge... but http://genver.nl does help limit the scans more by date. Also, keep in mind that some of the books are separated - odd and even akte #'s, so you may have to look in 2 registers to find the document. --Jennifer (JBS66) 07:02, 26 May 2013 (EDT)

Name: 	Gaele Bouma
Year: 	1863
Age: 	19
Estimated Birth Year: 	abt 1844
Place: 	Port uncertain
Source Publication Code: 	9081
Primary Immigrant: 	Bouma, Gaele
Annotation: 	Date of emigration with intended destination. Extracted from "Staat Der Landverhuizingen Naar Noord-Amerika of Andere Overzeesche Gewesten [ List of Emigrants to North America or other Overseas Places]" which is located in the Algemeen Rijksarchief (Natio
Source Bibliography: 	SWIERENGA, ROBERT P, compiler. Dutch Emigrants to the United States, South Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia, 1835-1880: An Alphabetical Listing by Household Heads and Independent Persons. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1983. 346p.
Page: 	28

Our family historian is my Aunt Thea. Let me ask her.... --Pkeegstra 06:37, 26 May 2013 (EDT)

The only Civil War Bouma I see is a Confederate:

Name: 	T.W. Bouma
Name Note: 	
Also Known As Name: 	F.W. Bowman
Also Known As Note: 	
Event Type: 	Military Service
Military Beginning Rank: 	Private
Military Beginning Rank Note: 	
Military Final Rank: 	Private
Military Final Rank Note: 	
Military Side: 	Confederate
Military Side Note: 	
State or Military Term: 	Louisiana
Military Unit: 	3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Wingfield's)
Military Unit Note: 	
Military Company: 	E
Military Company Note: 	
Note: 	Original filed under F.W./Bowman
Affiliate Publication Title: 	Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Louisiana.
Affiliate Publication Number: 	M378
Affiliate Film Number: 	3
GS Film number: 	881459

From Gaele Bouma (9): Possible military records [3 June 2013]

• Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914 : https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRQD-MQT (Discharged May 24 1873)
• General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 : https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDPB-KF6 - this shows his pension went to Wemeltje Villinga!
• Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NHM9-6PB --Jennifer (JBS66) 09:44, 1 June 2013 (EDT)

Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index Company H Regiment 3 Calvary
Bouma, Gade P.
Date of Filing: 1891 Jan 20
Class: Invalid
Application No. 983637
Certificate No 723068

Date of Filing: 1904 Sept 6
Class: Widow
Application No. 813.121

Well, it seems to me this is the proof we were looking for to link the Harlingen Gaele Pieters Bouma to Wisconsin. Wemeltje Vellinga and death in 1904. Thanks! I'll do the merge. --Pkeegstra 16:50, 1 June 2013 (EDT)

Name: 	Gade P Bouma
Event Type: 	Military Service
Event Date: 	19 Feb 1872
Event Place: 	Benicia Barracks, , California, United States 
Age: 	29
Birth Year (Estimated): 	1843

This may not be the first Frieslander in California, but I'm pretty sure it's the first Bouma. --Pkeegstra 18:44, 3 June 2013 (EDT)