Gesina (Halfschepel) Mettes (1824 - 1904)

Born 12 Oct 1824 in Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Wife of Jan Mettes — married 19 Apr 1852 in Lancaster, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1904 at age 79 in Jackson, Macon, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Gesina (Halfschepel) Mettes is geboren in Noord-Holland na 1811

Gesina was born in Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland on 12 October 1824 ^[1] at nine in the evening in the "Brouwerijsteeg". The registration shows that her father Simon Halfschepel was a labourer by profession , her mother Marijtje Luitjes is listed as having no profession.

In the past a Mettes-family mailinglist existed (which was intended to create a book on the Mettes family). It is fairly sure that the marriage information originated from there: on 19 April 1852 Gesina married John Mettes in Lancaster, New York.

Although this is undocumented (the mailing list no longer exists and the book has not been found) their marriage is (in a way) confirmed by the results of the 1880 US census for Jackson, Macon, Missouri ^[2] which show they were living there with three of their children Martinus, Mary and Annie.

She passed away on 24 Aug 1904 as is "proven" by the memorial that was erected for her (and her husband) in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Macon, Macon County, Missouri ^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ Birth FamilySearch birth (deed #219, bottom left of scan)

   citation from source

   "Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-RG91-DL?cc=2020117&wc=MCL7-6ZH%3A341690401%2C341698701 : 21 May 2014), Hoorn NH > Geboorten 1822-1825 > image 285 of 408; Noord-Hollands Archief (Noord-Hollands Archives), Haarlem.

2. ↑ 1880 US census FamilySearch 1880 US census (the Mettes family are on lines 3 - 7)

   citation from source

   "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBK-4P7?cc=1417683&wc=XW35-RM9%3A1589408163%2C1589394802%2C1589394832%2C1589394944 : 24 December 2015), Missouri > Macon > Jackson > ED 122 > image 13 of 16; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)

3. ↑ Memorial Find A Grave memorial

   text from source

   Gesina Halfschepel Mettes

   Birth 12 Oct 1824 Hoorn, Hoorn Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

   Death 24 Aug 1904 (aged 79) Macon County, Missouri, USA

   Burial Saint Marys Cemetery Macon, Macon County, Missouri, USA

   Plot N02-05

   Memorial ID 123459175

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   Gesina was born in Hoorn, Holland daughter of Simonis Halfschepel and Marijtje Luitjes. Arrived in New York, New York in 1852. Married Johannes "John" Mettes 19 APR 1852 in Lancaster, New York. They had 4 sons and 3 daughters.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46G-SM4 : 12 April 2016), Josephine Metts in household of John Metts, Missouri, United States; citing p. 35, family 256, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,289.