Jannes Geertsema (1897 - 1976)

Born 20 Nov 1897 in Hoogkerk, Groningen, Netherlands

Ancestors

Husband of Cornelia (Evenhuis) Geertsema — married 2 Jul 1937 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 4 Jan 1976 at age 78 in McBain, Missaukee, Michigan, United States

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Biography

• Jannes is in 1897 gebore. Hy was die seun van Marten Geertsema en Geesien Van Zanten. Hy is in 1976 oorlede. / Jannes was born in 1897. He was the son of Marten Geertsema and Geesien Van Zanten. He passed away in 1976.
• Jannes het in 1930 aan boord die skip die Statendam na die VSA immigreer. Hy is in 1936 genaturaliseer. // Jannes immigrated to the USA in 1930 on board the ship the Statendam. He was naturalized in 1936.
• Hy en sy vrou Cornelia het 'n seun, Martin, en drie dogters, Martha (getroud met Hubert Zuiderveen), Anna (getroud met Kenneth Vanpolen) en Barbara (getroud met Robert) Lee gehad. // He and his wife Cornelia had a son, Martin, and three daughters, Martha (married to Hubert Zuiderveen), Anna (married to Kenneth Vanpolen) and Barbara (married to Robert) Lee.

Sources

• From copies of family notes by Bartus Geertsema in possession of Jan Geertsema
• From Dutch Openarchives: Birth of Jannes: Accessed 30 Sep 2020
• From Genaealogyonline: Death of Jannes: Accessed 30 Sep 2020
• Familysearch: Immigration of Jannes: Accessed 30 Sep 2020
• From Familysearch: Obituary of Jannes: Accessed 30 Sep 2020