1887 - 1922 (35 years)
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Name |
Gerritje (Gertrude) Swier [2] |
Born |
15 Jan 1887 |
Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland [1, 2, 3] |
Gender |
Female |
Immigration |
9 Mar 1893 |
New York, New York County, New York [4, 5] |
Arrived aboard the Maasdam from Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland |
Died |
8 Nov 1922 |
St. Elizabeth Hospital, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington [2, 3, 6, 7] |
- Died of pneumonia following an operation.
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Buried |
Holland Cemetery, Moxee, Yakima County, Washington [6] |
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Person ID |
I51 |
LaZeut |
Last Modified |
1 Feb 2020 |
Father |
Dirk (Dick) Swier, b. 6 Dec 1855, Bovenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland , d. 24 Nov 1942, Moxee, Yakima County, Washington (Age 86 years) |
Mother |
Aaltje (Alice) Zwier, b. 10 May 1858, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland , d. 1 Oct 1941, Moxee District, Yakima County, Washington (Age 83 years) |
Married |
1 May 1879 |
Bovenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland [8, 9, 10, 11] |
Family ID |
F11 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Jan Willem (William\Bill) Labberton, b. 17 Mar 1877, Iowa , d. 17 Feb 1963 (Age 85 years) |
Married |
27 Feb 1908 |
Yakima County, Washington [2, 3, 12] |
Children |
+ | 1. William Theodore (Ted) Labberton, b. 8 Dec 1908, Yakima County, Washington , d. 25 Jan 1984, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington (Age 75 years) |
+ | 2. Frank Edward Labberton, b. 17 Jan 1911, Yakima County, Washington , d. 1 Feb 1989, Toppenish, Yakima County, Washington (Age 78 years) |
+ | 3. Alice Louise Labberton, b. 23 Nov 1916, Yakima County, Washington , d. 1 Jul 1994, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington (Age 77 years) |
+ | 4. Richard James (Dick) Labberton, b. 16 May 1920, d. 28 Apr 1968, Toppenish, Yakima County, Washington (Age 47 years) |
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Family ID |
F57 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 15 Jan 1887 - Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland |
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 | Immigration - Arrived aboard the Maasdam from Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland - 9 Mar 1893 - New York, New York County, New York |
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 | Married - 27 Feb 1908 - Yakima County, Washington |
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 | Died - 8 Nov 1922 - St. Elizabeth Hospital, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington |
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 | Buried - - Holland Cemetery, Moxee, Yakima County, Washington |
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Photos
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 | Swier: Gertrude Swier, 1901 Studio photo of Gerritje (Gertrude) Swier (1887-1992). Verso inscription "age 14-years." Taken by E.E. James Studio in North Yakima. |
 | Swier: Gertrude and Richard James Swier, ca. 1905 Studio portrait of Gertrude Swier (1887-1922) and her young brother Richard James (Dick) Swier (1902-1970). |
 | Swier: Gertrude Swier, ca. 1905 Studio portrait photo of Gerritje (Gertrude) Swier (1887-1922) taken around 1905. |
 | Swier: Gertrude Swier ca. 1907 Studio photo of Gerritje (Gertrude) Swier (1887-1922) taken about 1907. Weston Studio, North Yakima. |
 | Swier: Swier Sisters - Gertrude, Kate, and Effie, ca. 1910 Photo of Dirk Swier daughters Gerritje (Gertrude) (1887-1922), Trijntje (Kate) (1881-1969), and Aafje (Effie) (1889-1959). Date uncertain. |
 | Swier: Gerritje (Gertrude) Swier, Studio Portrait, ca. 1910 Studio portrait of Gerritje (Gertrude) Swier (1887-1922) taken about 1910. |
 | Swier: Gertrude Swier and William Labberton ca. 1910 Photo of William Labberton (1887-1963) and Gerritje (Gertrude) Swier (1887-1922) taken around 1910. |
 | Swier: Cornelia, Gertrude, and Effie Swier with Unknown Woman, Studio Portrait, ca. 1907 Studio portrait of three Swier sisters along with a fourth unidentified young woman. From left to right: Cornelia Swier (1885-1976), Effie Swier (1889-1959), Gertrude Swier (1887-1922), and unknown young woman, far right. "Weston, North Yakima, Washington." |
 | Swier: Cornelia, Gertrude, and Effie Swier, Studio Portrait ca. 1910 Studio portrait of three Swier sisters. From left to right: Cornelia (1885-1976), Effie (1889-1959), and Gertrude (1887-1922). "Williams, North Yakima." |
 | Swier: Gertrude Swier, Studio Portrait, ca. 1914 Studio portrait of Gerritje (Gertrude) Swier (1887-1922). Date uncertain. |
Documents
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 | Swier: Gerritje Swier 1887 Geboorteakte Birth record of Gerrijte (Gertrude) Swier (b. 15 Jan 1887). |
 | Labberton: Gertrude Swier Labberton (1887-1922) Obituary Obituary of Gerritje (Gertrude) Swier Labberton (d. 8 Nov 1922). |
![Swier: 'The [Dirk] Swiers in Colorado' Swier: 'The [Dirk] Swiers in Colorado'](documents/Korver%20Cover_thumb.jpg) | Swier: "The [Dirk] Swiers in Colorado" Excerpt from Gertrude Korver's "The Swier Family History," including a 1968 letter from Cornelia Swier Zeutenhorst describing the 1893 immigration of the Dirk Swier family to Colorado, the conditions the family faced, and the decision to move on to Iowa. Further information on the Dutch experience in Crook, Colorado, can be found in Peter de Klerk's manuscript "Dutch Settlement in Crook, Colorado in 1893" which can be found on the website of Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies (AADAS) at http://www.aadas.nl/sites/default/files/proceedings/1987_3_DeKlerk.pdf |
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Sources |
- [S3958] Enkhuizen: Geboorten 1883-1892, (FamilySearch: Noord-Hollands Archief, Haarlem), Akte No. 9 (1887).
- [S135] Swier Family Line, Donald Jongeward, compiler; updated by Norma Thompson, (Yakima, Washington: self-published, 2003 revision), p. 20.
- [S39] The Swier Family History, Gertrude Swier Korver, compiler, (Thomasville, Pennsylvania: self-published, 1989), p. 23.
- [S84] Dirk Swier Family Immigration Arrival, 1893, (Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.).
- [S562] Dutch Immigrants: New York Passenger Lists, 1881-1894, Robert P. Swierenga, compiler, (Ancestry: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. ).
- [S349] Cemetery Marker. Holland Cemetery, Moxee, Washington.
- [S1669] Obituary: Labberton, Gertrude Swier, (Yakima Morning Herald. Yakima, Washington, 9 November 1922, p. 6).
- [S859] Bovenkarspel: Huwelijken 1811-1888, (FamilySearch: Noord-Hollands Archief, Haarlem), Akte No. 7 (1879).
- [S55] WieWasWie, (Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie et al., Nederland, 2013+).
Burgerlijke Stand Huwelijk met Dirk Swier en Aaltje Zwier
Bruidegom: Dirk Swier
Beroep: Landbouwer
Geboorteplaats: Bovenkarspel
Leeftijd: 23
Bruid: Aaltje Zwier
Geboorteplaats: Enkhuizen
Leeftijd: 20
Vader van de bruidegom: Wouter Swier
Beroep: Landbouwer
Moeder van de bruidegom: Dieuwertje Kaper
Vader van de bruid: Jacob Zwier
Beroep: Landbouwer
Moeder van de bruid: Trijntje Rol
Gebeurtenis: Huwelijk
Datum: 01-05-1879
Gebeurtenisplaats: Bovenkarspel
Documenttype: BS Huwelijk
Erfgoedinstelling: Noord-Hollands Archief
Plaats instelling: Haarlem
Collectiegebied: Noord-Holland
Aktenummer: 7
Registratiedatum: 01-05-1879
Akteplaats: Bovenkarspel
AkteSoort: H
- [S39] The Swier Family History, Gertrude Swier Korver, compiler, (Thomasville, Pennsylvania: self-published, 1989), pp. 9, 21, 23.
- [S135] Swier Family Line, Donald Jongeward, compiler; updated by Norma Thompson, (Yakima, Washington: self-published, 2003 revision), p. 2.
m. 1879
- [S426] Washington State Digital Archives, (Washington Secretary of State, Washington State Archives, Cheney, Washington), Yakima Marriage Records.
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