Jan Hindkerk Willemssen 
Jan Hindkerk was born on November 6th, 1825 in Oldersum, Germany. Jan Hindkerk's father was Hinrich Hindkerk Willems Willemssen and his mother was Mareka Antoni Hassebroek. His paternal grandparents were Willem Janssen Willemssen and Frauoke Janssen Bruns; his maternal grandparents were Antoni David Hassebroek and Etje Janssen. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Ulfert Hinrich, Nicholaus Willems, Harm Hinrich, Hinderk Wilhelm, Etje and Frauoke. He was the oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 51 on May 15th, 1877 in Grundy Co., IA.General Notes
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BIOGRAPHY
NOTE: According to census, land and courthouse records, Joh n C.
Willemssen was also known as Jon C. Wilhelms. He had seven or eight
bro thers and sisters. John emigrated to America as a single man in
1853 and sett led in Brookville Twp., Ogle Co., Illinois near
Forreston, where he met Peterk e, which translated in American would be
Pearl.
Peterke Muntinga came to Amer ica in 1853 with her brother,
William, and settled at Ogle Co., Illinois. She married John in 1853
and remained in Illinois until 1863 when they moved to I owa. They
first settled in Etna Twp., Hardin Co. near Ackley, then moved to
Shiloh Twp., Grundy Co., near Wellsburg. It is not known whether John
and Pet erke were acquainted in Germany, but the towns of Oldersum and
Rorichum are on ly a short distance apart on a map in the Ostfriesland
area.
John K. Brouwer (or Brower) was also born in East Friesland in
1824. He came to America in 18 63 with his wife and family. His wife,
Brechje, died in Grundy County, Iowa. He and Peterke had two more
sons who later lived in Campbell, Minnesota.
IN FORMATION SOURCES -
Beving Family Records and the
Family History of Rev. Jack son E. Smith
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1735 in Ostfriesland, Germany d.< 1787
- b.~ 1765 in Ostfriesland, Germany
- b.~ 1740 in Ostfriesland, Germany
- b.09 May 1794 in Rorichum, Ostfriesland, Germany d.17 Jul 1850 in Oldersum, Ostfriesland, Germany
- b.04 Aug 1764 in Ostfriesland, Germany
- b.06 Nov 1825 in Oldersum, Germany d.15 May 1877 in Grundy Co., IA
- b.1798 in Perkkum, Ostfriesland, Germany d.14 Mar 1889 in Ostfriesland, Germany
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Jan Hindkerk and Peterke (Pearl) were married in a religious ceremony in 1853 in Forreston, IL. They had four sons and four daughters, and also two children of unknown gender, named Harm, Hindkerk, William J., Sibo, Mareka, Wopke, Henrietta, Harminas, Infant and Infant.
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Children
Mareka Willemssen
Mareka was born on June 8th, 1854 in Grundy Co., Iowa. She died at the age of 66 on April 7th, 1921 in Doran, Wilkin, Minnesota.
Henrietta Willemssen
Henrietta was born on March 13th, 1864. She died at the age of 28 on February 7th, 1893.
Hindkerk Willemssen
Hindkerk was born on January 5th, 1868. He died at the age of 84 on July 3rd, 1952.
William J. Willemssen
William J. was born on February 27th, 1872. He died at the age of 81 on August 2nd, 1953.
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