Biography
Johannis was born on or just before 18 January 1818 in Boekel in the Netherlands as child of Gerardus Theodorus van der Wijst and Peternel Hendricus van Stiphout.[1][2]
About 1866 he married Petronella Nooyen.[3]
Johannis emigrated to Wisconsin in the United States.
Johannis passed away on 26 March 1903 in Appleton, Wisconsin at the age of 85. He was buried in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in the same town.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Gemeente Boekel, "Geboorteakte Johannis van der Wijst," Burgerlijke Stand Boekel, 18 January 1818, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum
- ↑ Brabant Historical Information Centre in Brabant (Netherlands), Civil registration births Bron: boek, Part: 958, Period: 1818, Boekel, access code 50, inventory number 958, Geboorteregister Boekel 1818, record number 6
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