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Jan (John) Terpstra

Jan (John) Terpstra

Male 1885 - 1962  (76 years)

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  • Name Jan (John) Terpstra 
    Birth 31 Aug 1885  Wommels, Friesland, Nederland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 17 Feb 1892  New York, New York County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Arrived from Wommels, Friesland, Nederland via Antwerp aboard the SS Waesland 
    Census 1900  Bon Homme County, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Enumerated twice: as John Pennings (14) with his mother Ana/Anna and stepfather Aaron/Arent Pennings; as as John Terpstra (14), a farm laborer listed with the Phillip Odens family. 
    Death 1962  Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    Burial Prairie View Cemetery, Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    • gravemarker
    Person ID I18021  LaZeut
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2016 

    Father Wijbren Harmens Terpstra,   b. 21 Aug 1846, Wommels, Friesland, Nederland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1889, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Antje Jans (Anna) Vermeer,   b. 6 May 1845, Nijland, Friesland, Nederland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1935, Moxee, Yakima County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 16 Mar 1870  Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Family ID F7410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dora Assink,   b. 12 Apr 1885, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1966, Idaho County Nursing Home, Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 27 Oct 1904  North Yakima, Yakima County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Children 
     1. Wybren (William) Terpstra,   b. 20 Jul 1905, Washington Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1993, Union Gap, Yakima County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +2. Dena Bernice Terpstra,   b. 11 Sep 1907, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1999, Idaho County Nursing Home, Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Edna May Terpstra,   b. 11 Jun 1912, Filer, Twin Falls County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 2005, Idaho County Nursing Home, Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     4. Lorene Alice Terpstra,   b. 14 Oct 1914, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1992, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F6939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Arrived from Wommels, Friesland, Nederland via Antwerp aboard the SS Waesland - 17 Feb 1892 - New York, New York County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Oct 1904 - North Yakima, Yakima County, Washington Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Assink: John Terpstra and Gerrit Assink, Two-Cigar Celebration, ca. 1904
    Assink: John Terpstra and Gerrit Assink, Two-Cigar Celebration, ca. 1904
    Photo of Gerrit Assink (1887-1960) on the right and his brother-in-law Jan (John) Terpstra (1888-1962) on the left.

    Documents
    Terpstra: Jan Terpstra Geboorteakte, 1885
    Terpstra: Jan Terpstra Geboorteakte, 1885
    Birth record of Jan (John) Terpstra (b. 31 Aug 1885).
    Assink: Dora Assink and John Terpstra, Marriage Return, 1904
    Assink: Dora Assink and John Terpstra, Marriage Return, 1904
    Marriage return for John Terpstra (1885-1962) and Dora Assink (1885-1966) (m. 27 Oct 1904).

  • Sources 
    1. [S107] Tresoar: Fries Historisch en Letterkundig Centrum, Genealogisch Onderzook, (Leeuwarden, Friesland).

    2. [S1510] Hennaarderadeel: Gebooten 1883-1887, (FamilySearch: Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Friesland).

    3. [S55] WieWasWie, (Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie et al., Nederland, 2013+).

      Burgerlijke Stand Geboorte met Jan Terpstra

      Kind: Jan Terpstra
      Geslacht: Man
      Geboortedatum: maandag 31 augustus 1885

      Vader: Wiebren Terpstra
      Moeder: Antje Vermeer

      Gebeurtenis: Geboorte
      Datum: maandag 31 augustus 1885
      Document type: Burgerlikje Stand Geboorte
      Erfgoedinstelling: Tresoar
      Instellingsplaats: Leeuwarden
      Collectiegebied: Friesland
      Pagina: 23
      Registratiedatum: 1 september 1885
      Plaats: Hennaarderadeel

    4. [S266] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Ancestry: National Archives, Washington, D.C.).

    5. [S202] U.S. Census, 1900, (Ancestry: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.).

    6. [S1964] Idaho Death Index, 1890-1964, (Ancestry: State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Boise, Idaho).

    7. [S1511] Prairie View Cemetery Inscriptions, Grangeville, Idaho, (Ancestry: Idaho County Genealogical Society).

    8. [S302] Find A Grave, (Lehi, Utah), Memorial# 99167189.

    9. [S2255] Hennaarderadeel: Huwelijken 1869-1878, (FamilySearch: Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Friesland), Akte No. 3 (1870).

    10. [S55] WieWasWie, (Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie et al., Nederland, 2013+).

      Burgerlijke Stand Huwelijk met Wybren Terpstra

      Bruidegom: Wybren Terpstra
      Geslacht: Man
      Geboorteplaats: Wommels
      Leeftijd: 23 jaar

      Vader van de bruidegom: Harmen Klazes Terpstra
      Geslacht: Man
      Moeder van de bruidegom: Popkjen Wybrens van der Plaats
      Geslacht: Vrouw

      Bruid:
      Antje Ver Meer
      Geslacht: Vrouw
      Geboorteplaats: Nijland, gemeente Wymbritseradeel
      Leeftijd: 24 jaar

      Vader van de bruid: Jan Edjers Ver Meer
      Geslacht: Man
      Moeder van de bruid: Akke Douma
      Geslacht: Vrouw

      Gebeurtenis: Huwelijk
      Datum: woensdag 16 maart 1870
      Gebeurtenisplaats: Hennaarderadeel
      Documenttype: BS Huwelijk
      Erfgoedinstelling: Tresoar
      Plaats instelling: Leeuwarden
      Collectiegebied: Friesland
      Archief: 30-18
      Registratienummer: 2014
      Aktenummer: 3
      Registratiedatum: 16 maart 1870
      Akteplaats: Hennaarderadeel
      Collectie: Bron: boek, Deel: 2014, Periode: 1870
      Boek: Huwelijksregister 1870
      Opmerking: Familie bruid ondertekent met "VerMeer", "Vermeer" en "Ver meer"

    11. [S426] Washington State Digital Archives, (Washington Secretary of State, Washington State Archives, Cheney, Washington), Yakima County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1896-2008.


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