Evert DeGroot (1855 - abt. 1949)

Born 27 Sep 1855 in Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Nederland

Ancestors

Husband of Hiltje Piersma — married 1 May 1879 in Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland

Descendants

Died about 1 Dec 1949 at about age 94 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

Biography

1855 Evert de Groot was born on September 27, 1855 in Rauwerderhem. His parents were Klaas Everts de Groot and Rinske Hendriks Schuurmans.^[1][2]

1879 Evert de Groot married Hiltje Piersma on May 1, 1879 in Utingeradeel.^[3]

1888 Edward immigrated to the USA with his family in 1888.^[4]

1889 Son Nickolas Edward was born on 21 Jan 1889 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.^[5]

1900 Now living in Chicago, in the town of Calumet, Cook County, Illinois, Edward worked to support his family as a laborer. His household comprised:

• Edward De Groot Head Male 44 Holland
• Helen (Hilda) De Groot Wife Female 14 Holland
• Maggie De Groot^[6] Daughter Female 19 Holland
• Rosa De Groot Daughter Female 17 Holland
• Henriette De Groot Daughter Female 15 Holland
• Nicholas De Groot Son Male 11 Illinois
• Peter De Groot Son Male 7 Illinois^[4]

1910 By 1910 Edward had moved his family to Raymond, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA. He and his two sons were farming on a rented farm there. Hilda had given birth to nine children, but only five had survived to this time.

• Edward Degroot Head Male 55 Holland
• Hilda Degroot Wife Female 53 Holland
• Henrietta Degroot Daughter Female 25 Holland
• Nicholas Degroot Son Male 21 Illinois
• Peter Degroot Son Male 17 Illinois
• Luke De Vries Grandson Male 6 Illinois^[7]

1920 The DeGroots made their home in Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA in 1920. Edward continued to farm. Son Nickolas and his family lived nearby.

• Edw Degroot Head Male 64 Holland
• Hilda Degroot Wife Female 62 Holland
• Peter Degroot Son-in-law Male 27 Holland
• Henrietta Degroot Daughter Female 35 Holland^[8]

1930 Edward and Hilda left farming and shared a home with their daughter Henrietta and her family in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA. Son-in-law Peter worked as a "lumberman" at the local plow works. The household comprised:

• Peter Degroot Head Male 38 Holland
• Henrietta Degroot Wife Female 45 Holland
• Hilda Anna Degroot Daughter Female 9 Wisconsin
• Anette Degroot Daughter Female 6 Wisconsin
• Henry Degroot Son Male 2 Wisconsin
• Edward Degroot Father-in-law Male 74 Holland
• Hilda Degroot Mother-in-law Female 72 Holland
• Hilda De Vries Niece Female 24 Wisconsin^[9]

1940 By this time, Hilda had died and Edward continued to lived with his daughter's family in Racine, Wisconsin.^[10]

1949 Edward Nikolas DeGroot died on 1 Dec 1949 and was laid to rest at Graceland Cemetery, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA.^[2]

Research Notes

• Daughter Henrietta DeGroot, born 4 Feb 1885, died 1 Apr 1970^[11]
• Daughter Rose (born 1883 in Holland; died 1 Jul 1960 in Racine, Wisconsin)^[12] likely married Luke DeVries.^[13][14]

Sources

1. ↑ AlleFriezen in Leeuwarden (Netherlands), Civil registration births Burgerlijke Stand Rauwerderhem - Tresoar, Bron: boek, Part: 1009, Period: 1855, Rauwerderhem, archive 30-29, inventory number 1009, September 28, 1855, Geboorteregister 1854-1857, folio 27
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #191329777
3. ↑ AlleFriezen in Leeuwarden (Netherlands), Civil registration marriages Burgerlijke Stand Utingeradeel - Tresoar, Bron: boek, Part: 2016, Period: 1879, Utingeradeel, archive 30-38, inventory number 2016, May 1, 1879, Huwelijksregister 1877-1879, record number 7
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS79-WSH : accessed 24 April 2020), Edward De Groot, Precinct 36 Calumet Township Chicago city Ward 31, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 989, sheet 6A, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,285.
5. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-BDXW : 18 May 2016), Edward Nickolas Degroot in entry for Nickolas Edward Degroot, 21 Jan 1889; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 54362, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm
6. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MX-3V3L : 18 March 2018), Edward De Groot in entry for Margaret A Wagner, 30 Nov 1964; citing Crestwood, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJ1-8RP : accessed 9 February 2020), Edward Degroot, Raymond, Racine, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 15A, family 318, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1734; FHL microfilm 1,375,747.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF2R-FMT : accessed 9 February 2020), Edw Degroot, Caledonia, Racine, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 36, sheet 17B, line 63, family 364, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2011; FHL microfilm 1,822,011.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9SV-9SW : accessed 9 February 2020), Edward Degroot in household of Peter Degroot, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 35, sheet 29B, line 74, family 739, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2607; FHL microfilm 2,342,341.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7JD-VV5 : 29 July 2019), Edward Degroot in household of Peter Degroot, Ward 12, Racine, Racine City, Racine, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-55, sheet 7A, line 27, family 150, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4517.
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #190380824
12. ↑ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SR-BV3 : 12 December 2014), Rose Devries, 01 Jul 1960; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 021687, Raci, , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
13. ↑ "Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMQL-R2W : 10 March 2018), Rosa Defries in household of Luke Defries, Franklin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; citing p. 4, line 42, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,991.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJ1-SHC : accessed 9 February 2020), Rose Devries in household of Luke Devries, Raymond, Racine, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 4B, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1734; FHL microfilm 1,375,747.