Born in Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hindrik (Zeedijk) Zeedyk
and Ellen (Booi) Zeedyk
Sister of
John Lambert Zeedyk, Edith Margaret (Zeedyk) Morris, Frank Zeedyk, Minnie (Zeedyk) Leydens, Charles Zeedyk, Kathryn Zeedyk, Izerah Ruth Zeedyk, Henrietta (Zeedyk) Brockman, Alice (Zeedyk) Wilken and Roger James Zeedyk
Wife of
Samuel Perzee
— married
1913 in Iroquois County, Illinois
[children unknown]
Died
at age 58
in Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
- Emma Zeedyk was born at Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois, USA on 26 January, 1894. She was the daughter of Henry Zeedijk and Ellen Booi. [1]
- Emma Zeedyk, age 19, married Sam Perzee, age 21, about 1913. (see 1930 census for marriage reference, line 32: M ages 19, 21) Together they had 9 children,[2] all born in Danforth Township, Iroquois, Illinois.
- Their children were:
- Hellen b. 1915
- Delmar b. 1917
- Florence b. 1020
- Melvin b. 1922
- Mary b. 1924
- Dorothy b. 1928
- Henry b. 1931
- Owen b. 1933
- Marilyn Joanne 1936- 1939 [3]
- They resided in Danforth Township, and were Farmers.[4]
- Their youngest daughter Marilyn Joann, passed away at the age of 2, on 8 Nov 1939.
- see 1930, 40 censuses for children's references (in sources)
- 1950 US Census: Emma and Sam were living in the town of Danforth in 1950 [5]
- Emma Perzee, age 58, passed away on 4 May, 1952 in Illinois. She was buried at the Danforth Cemetery in Danforth, Illinois. [6]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch Anna (Emma) Zeedyk 1900 in household of Henry Zeedyk, Douglas Township Gilman city Ward 1-3, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
- ↑ " United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch Emma Perzee in household of Sam Perzee, Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
- ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch Marilyn Joann Perzee, 08 Nov 1939; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,831,673.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch Emma Perzee in household of Samuel Perzee, Danforth Township, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
- ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch Emma Perzee, 1 April 1950.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for Emma Zeedyk Perzee (1894–1952), Find A Grave: Memorial #37341180, citing Danforth Cemetery, Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Gen1 (contributor 46778705) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emma:
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