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Klaas Tjittes van Wijk VanWyk

Klaas Tjittes van Wijk VanWyk

Male 1854 - 1940  (85 years)

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  • Name Klaas Tjittes van Wijk VanWyk  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 3 Nov 1854  Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Geboorteakte Haskerland, 1854 Aangiftedatum 4 november 1854, blad nr. 66 Klaas van Wijk, geboren 3 november 1854 Zoon van Tjitte Jannes van Wijk en Tjitske Klazes de Jong
    Klaas Tjittes van Wijk - Birth    		 Klaas Tjittes van Wijk - Birth
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 1888  [4] 
    Arrival 1888  [3] 
    Emigration 12 May 1888  Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bevolking Menaldumadeel Klaas Tjittes van Wijk, Verwer geb: 3 november 1854 Gekomen van Berlikum Vertrokken naar Noord Amerika Michigan State Grand Rapids, 12 mei 1886 [actually 1888] 
    Residence 1900  Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1920  Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 6 Jun 1922  Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Passport Application to sail on the "New Amsterdam" to visit relatives in Netherlands, sailing from Hoboken, New Jersey Jul 1922 
    Klaas Van Wyk Passport Photograph    		 Klaas Van Wyk Passport Photograph
    Klaas Van Wyk Passport Application    		 Klaas Van Wyk Passport Application
    born 3 Nov 1854 in Joure, provincie Friesland, Netherlands; father: Tjitte van Wijk born same place and now deceased; emigrated to the United States from Amsterdam 28 Apr 1888; resided in US uninterruptedly from 1888 to 1922 at Grand Rapids, Michigan and Denver, Colorado; naturalized 3 Apr 1896 in Kent County, Michigan Circuit Court; now living in Denver, Colorado, occupation Painter; leaving from Hoboken, NJ 8 Jul 1922 on the "New Amsterdam"; age 67; 5'6"; medium forehead; light brown eyes; medium nose; medium mouth; round chin; light grey hair; medium complexion; oval face; address 1711 South Washington Street in Denver
    Died 22 Jan 1940  Altadena, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I476  Terug in de Tijd
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 

    Father Tjitte Jannes van Wijk,   b. 30 Jan 1828, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1899, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Tjitske Klazes de Jong,   b. 1 Nov 1829, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1910, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 30 May 1852  Joure, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Huwelijksakte Haskerland-Man: Tjitte Jannes van Wijk, 24, geboren Joure-Ouders: Jannes van Wijk en Janke Tjittes Smid-Vrouw: Tjitske Klazes de Jong, 22, geboren Joure-Ouders: Klaas Aukes de Jong en Jeltje Jeens van der Laan-30 mei 1852, akte 20
    Tjitte Jannes van Wijk-Tjitske Klazes de Jong Marriage    		 Tjitte Jannes van Wijk-Tjitske Klazes de Jong Marriage
    Family ID F179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Trijntje Geerts Borduin,   b. 27 Apr 1855, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1935, Altadena, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1877  Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Huwelijksakte Haskerland-Man: Klaas van Wijk, 22, geboren Joure-Ouders: Tjitte Jannes van Wijk en Tjitske Klazes de Jong-Vrouw : Trijntje Borduin, 22, geboren Joure-Ouders: Geert Sytzes Borduin en Lolkje Postuma-23 september 1877, akte 31
    Klaas van Wijk-Tirjntje Borduin Marriage    		 Klaas van Wijk-Tirjntje Borduin Marriage
    Red note in margin of second page notes that the marriage legitimizes the prior birth of their son Tjitte.
    Children 
    +1. Tjitte Klaas Thomas van Wijk,   b. 22 Feb 1877, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1906, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)  [natural]
    +2. Lolkje Lucy van Wijk,   b. 20 Mar 1880, Menaldum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1928, Alamosa, Alamosa, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)  [natural]
     3. Geert van Wijk,   b. 13 Aug 1882, Menaldum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1883, Menaldum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     4. Geert George van Wijk VanWyk,   b. 13 Nov 1883, Menaldum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1959, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
     5. Tjitske Jessie van Wijk,   b. 8 Aug 1885, Menaldum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1928, Alamosa, Alamosa, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)  [natural]
     6. Janke van Wijk,   b. 17 Dec 1887, Berlikum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1893, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)  [natural]
     7. Peter Van Wyk,   b. 12 Apr 1892, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1892, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
    +8. Janke Jennie Van Wyk,   b. 3 Mar 1895, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1993, Altadena, Los Angles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 
    Family ID F170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - Bevolking Menaldumadeel Klaas Tjittes van Wijk, Verwer geb: 3 november 1854 Gekomen van Berlikum Vertrokken naar Noord Amerika Michigan State Grand Rapids, 12 mei 1886 [actually 1888] - 12 May 1888 - Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Passport Application to sail on the "New Amsterdam" to visit relatives in Netherlands, sailing from Hoboken, New Jersey Jul 1922 - 6 Jun 1922 - Denver, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Jan 1940 - Altadena, Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Klaas Van Wyk Passport Photograph    		Klaas Van Wyk Passport Photograph
    Birth of Jennie Van Wyk    		Birth of Jennie Van Wyk
    Record number 76 [missing]; born 3 Mar 1895; Jennie Van Wyk; female, white; birthpace Grand Rapids; parents: Klaas and Tinnie Van Wyk, residing at 42 Lake Street, both born Netherlands, father's occupation Painter; date recorded [date county transcript made for state] 21 May 1896
    Tjitske van Wijk - Birth    		Tjitske van Wijk - Birth
    Janke van Wijk - Birth    		Janke van Wijk - Birth
    Peter Van Wyk Birth    		Peter Van Wyk Birth
    Record Number 9159; born 12 Apr 1892; Peter Van Wyk; male, white; birthplace Tenth Ward [Grand Rapids]; parents Klaas Van Wyk and Reintje [Trijntje] Van Wyk, residing in Grand Rapids, both born Netherlands, father's occupation Cabinet Maker; date recorded [date county transcript made for state] 29 May 1893
    Geert van Wijk - Birth    		Geert van Wijk - Birth
    Geert van Wijk - Birth    		Geert van Wijk - Birth
    Supporting Document for Klaas Van Wyk Passport Application    		Supporting Document for Klaas Van Wyk Passport Application
    Lolkje van Wijk - Birth    		Lolkje van Wijk - Birth
    Klaas Van Wyk Passport Application    		Klaas Van Wyk Passport Application
    born 3 Nov 1854 in Joure, provincie Friesland, Netherlands; father: Tjitte van Wijk born same place and now deceased; emigrated to the United States from Amsterdam 28 Apr 1888; resided in US uninterruptedly from 1888 to 1922 at Grand Rapids, Michigan and Denver, Colorado; naturalized 3 Apr 1896 in Kent County, Michigan Circuit Court; now living in Denver, Colorado, occupation Painter; leaving from Hoboken, NJ 8 Jul 1922 on the "New Amsterdam"; age 67; 5'6"; medium forehead; light brown eyes; medium nose; medium mouth; round chin; light grey hair; medium complexion; oval face; address 1711 South Washington Street in Denver
    Klaas van Wijk-Tirjntje Borduin Marriage    		Klaas van Wijk-Tirjntje Borduin Marriage
    Red note in margin of second page notes that the marriage legitimizes the prior birth of their son Tjitte.
    Klaas Tjittes van Wijk - Birth    		Klaas Tjittes van Wijk - Birth

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] California Death Index, 1940-1997, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.Original dat;).
      Birth date: 3 Nov 1854
      Birth place: Other Country
      Death date: 22 Jan 1940
      Death place: Los Angeles, California
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cadeath1940&h=7561365&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S61] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - Passport Applications, 1795-1905; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1372, 694 rolls); General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59; National Arc;).
      Birth date: 3 Nov 1854
      Birth place: Joine Prorrncis Frederice, Netherland
      Residence date:
      Residence place: United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uspassports&h=128576&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925      		 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925


    3. [S4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T625_158; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 43; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1855
      Birth place: Netherlands
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Denver, Denver, Colorado
      Arrival date: 1888
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=70615704&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T625_158; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 43; Image: .


    4. [S1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_722; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 55.
      Birth date: Nov 1854
      Birth place: Netherlands
      Marriage date: 1876
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan
      Arrival date: 1888
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=64522428&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_722; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 55.


    5. [S1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_722; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 55.
      Birth date: Apr 1855
      Birth place: Netherlands
      Marriage date: 1876
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan
      Arrival date: 1888
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=64522429&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_722; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 55.