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Female Klaaske "Clara" Smith Click to view Klaaske "Clara" Smith in the family tree

Klaaske "Clara" was born on October 20th, 1878 in Forreston, Ogle, Illinois.  Klaaske "Clara"'s father was Geerd (George) Smidt and her mother was Taalke Matilda (Tillie) Kruger.  Her paternal grandparents were Jakob Heijen Gerdes Smidt and Frauke (Fanny) DeGrave; her maternal grandparents were Christian (Chris) Eilers Kruger and Neone Klaasson Soorholz. She had five brothers and four sisters, named Jacob George, Christian J., Tjark "Jackson", George, Albert, Noene "Nancy", Frauke "Fannie", Etta and Charlotte.  She was the fifth youngest of the ten children.  She died at the age of 85 on October 15th, 1964 in Sheldon, O'Brien, Iowa.

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