David DE BOER & Maria Wietske __?_

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David T. DeBOER
Maria Wietske __?__

Husband: David DeBOER / DE BOER / de BOER / DEBOER / DEBOAR
Birth: Dec 1839, Holland
Death: 1917, presumably in Martiny Twp., Mecosta Co., MI
Disposition: buried Martiny Cemetery, Martiny Twp., Mecosta Co., MI
Occupation: farmer
Parents: born in Holland

Marriage: 1865/6
Migration: 1874, to America

Wife: Maria / Mary "Wietske / Wietsche / Witskap" __?__
Birth (based in 1900 census): Mar 1844, Holland
Birth (based on tomstone): 1843
Death: 1927, presumably in Martiny Twp., Mecosta Co., MI
Disposition: buried Martiny Cemetery, Martiny Twp., Mecosta Co., MI
Occupation: homemaker
Parents: born in Holland

Wietske [Wijtske/Wytske] is a traditional Friesian female given name.

Children :

— born in Holland:
1. Charles DeBOER, b. 1864 or 1866/7; d. 1952; bur. Martiny Cemetery, Mecosta Co., MI

— born in MI:
2. John DeBOER, b. 1871/2
3. Alice DeBOER, b. 1874//5
4. Walter DeBOER, b. 1876/7
5. Lillie DeBOER, b. Aug 1879
6. Frank DeBOER, b. Jan 1885 or 1884; d. 1968; bur. Martiny Cemetery, Mecosta Co., MI

One of their sons, possibly John or Walter, may be the one who married Adeline (STRAUB) DeBOER.

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; NL, Netherlands, Nederland, FRI, Friesland; USA, US, United States, Michigan

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 64 — indexed "Debron"): Day Twp., Montcalm Co., MI, Roll T9_596, p. 97A, PN 29, SD 3, ED 231, enumerated 11 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

314 325 Deboar David W M 41 / Works in Saw Mill / / / Ger Ger Ger

______ Mary W F 36 Wife / Keeping House / Ger Ger Ger

______ Charles W M 13 Son / At School / Ger Ger Ger

______ John W M 8 Son / At School / MI Ger Ger

______ Alice W F 5 Dau / MI Ger Ger

______ Walter W M 3 Son / MI Ger Ger

______ Lilly W F 8/12 Aug Dau / MI Ger Ger

3. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

4. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 22): Martiny Twp., Mecosta Co., MI, Roll T623_731, p. 175B, SN 6, SD 11, ED 105, enumerated 7 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

91 91 De Boer David Head W M Dec 1839 60 M 34 Holland Holland Holland 1874 26 Na Farmer 0 N N Y O M F 94

_______ Witske Wife W F Mar 1844 56 M 34 Holland Holland Holland 1874 26 Y N Y

_______ Lillie Dau W F Aug 1879 20 S Michigan Holland Holland Y Y Y

_______ Frank Son W M Jan 1885 15 S Michigan Holland Holland at school 6 Y Y Y

If John's birthplace is correct, the earlier immigration date (viz., 1871) is the correct one.

5. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 20): Martiny Twp., Mecosta Co., MI, Roll T624_663 (Part 2), p. 217A, SN 11A, SD 11, ED 128, enumerated 29 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29

98 98 Debore David Head M W 71 M1 48 Holl German Holl German Holl German 1871 Na Eng Farmer General Farm Emp Y Y O M F 88

______ Mary Wife F W 67 M1 48 11 8 Holl German Holl German Holl German 1871 Eng None Y Y

______ Frank Son M W 28 S Michigan Holl German Holl German Eng Laborer Home Farm W N 0 Y Y

This image was very poor quality and difficult to read; my extraction may not be entirely accurate. Listed ten households from Engelbert & Clara STRAUB.

6. 1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 14): Martiny Twp., Mecosta Co., MI, Roll T625_784, p. 39A, SN 3A, SD 10, ED 244, enumerated 7-9 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Fm 53 54 De Boer Frank Head O M M W 34 S Y Y Michigan Netherland Fresian Netherland Fresian Y farmer Gen'l farming OA 53

_______ Wietsche Mother F W 76 Wd 1870 pa Y Y Netherlands Fresian Netherlands Frisian Netherlands Frisian Y none

Straub Engebbert A Boarder M W 79 M 1853 pa 1866 Y Y Baden Germany German Germany German Germany German Y none

______ Clara L Boarder F W 69 M Y Y Michigan New York New York Y none

7. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 10): Martiny Twp., Mecosta Co., MI, Roll 1011, p. 243B, SN 3B, ED 54-19, SD 5, enumerated 13 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30 32

65 65 DeBoer Frank Head O Y M W 43 S N Y MI Neth Neth Y Farmer Farming O Y N 60

8. Martiny Cemetery (online at the Mecosta County MIGenWeb site; submitted by Delynn D. Maneke-Morris). Obviously not a verbatim transcription.

Husband DeBoer David T 1839 1917

Wife DeBoer Witskap 1843 1927

Son DeBoer Charles 1864 1952

Son DeBoer Frank 1884 1968

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