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Christine - Senie - Wierda

Female 1888 - 1984  (96 years)


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  • Name Christine - Senie - Wierda  [1, 2
    Born 21 Jun 1888  Allendale Township, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Tom Rittenburg (18 Mar 2017): "The family called her Aunt Senie, akin to the Sina you found."
    Christina Wierda Birth (listed as 'Sina')
    Christina Wierda Birth (listed as "Sina")
    Record Number 333; born 21 Jun 1888; Sina Wierda; female, white; birthplace Allendale; parents Jacob and Mary Wierda of Allendale, both born Holland [Netherlands], father's occupation Farmer; Record Date [date Ottawa County transcript made for State of Michigan] 14 May 1889
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1910  Allendale Townhsip, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1930  Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 22 Dec 1984  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I754  Terug in de Tijd
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 

    Father Jakob Kornelis Jacob Wierda,   b. 16 Jun 1846, Holwerd, Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1921, Allendale Townhsip, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Willemke Gerrits Mary Wilhelmina Helena van Wijk,   b. 3 Jul 1853, Akkrum, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Holland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1938, Allendale Township, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 6 Jan 1870  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • married Jan 1870 in 1870 US Census
    Marriage of Jakob Wierda & Wilemke Van Wyk
    Marriage of Jakob Wierda & Wilemke Van Wyk
    page 132, entry #4; date of marriage 6 Jan 1870; place of marriage Grand Rapids; GROOM: Jakob Wierda, white, residing Grand Rapids, age 22, born Netherlands, Workman; BRIDE: Wilemke Van Wyk, white, residing Grand Rapids, age 17, born Netherlands; married by R. Duiker, Dutch Reformed Minister; witnesses A. Duiker & K. ?Weirja? both of Grand Rapidsl date of record 1 Feb 1870 -+-+- "The church in Grand Rapids was plagued with instability. Its second pastor, W.H. Van Leeuwen, left after four hard years, and his successor, Roelof Duiker, transferred to the RCA [Reformed Church in America] four years later. " See http://www.swierenga.com/Kampen_pap.html
    Family ID F104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gerritt Bouwer,   b. 15 May 1884, Missaukee, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1976, Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1912  Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The marriage is registered in Missaukee County and then crossed out with the notation that it was an Ottawa County marriage, but I have not found an Ottawa County record for it.
    Marriage of Gerrit Bouwer and Christine Wierda
    Marriage of Gerrit Bouwer and Christine Wierda
    Record Number 40; license date 15 Jun 1912; GROOM: Gerrit Bouwer, 28, white, residing Vogel Center, born Michigan, Farmer, parents John Harm Bouwer and Jennine Assink, no prior marriages; BRIDE: Christine Wierda, 23, white, residing Pearline, born Michigan, Domestic, parents Jacob Wierda and Wilhelmina Vanwyk, no prior marriages; married 19 Jun 1912 at Allendale [Ottawa County] by Theo. W. R. Vanhet Loo, Minister of the Christian Reformed Church; witnesses John Bouwer of Vogel Center and Simon Wierda of Zeeland ****** [The marriage is registered in Missaukee County and then crossed out with the notation that it was an Ottawa County marriage, but I have not found an Ottawa County record for it.]
    Children 
     1. Living Bouwer  [natural]
     2. Living Bouwer  [natural]
     3. Living Bouwer  [natural]
     4. Jay E Bouwer,   b. 5 May 1916,   d. 23 Sep 1998, Allendale Townhsip, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 
    Family ID F189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Jun 1888 - Allendale Township, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Jun 1912 - Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Dec 1984 - Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Marriage of Gerrit Bouwer and Christine Wierda
    Marriage of Gerrit Bouwer and Christine Wierda
    Record Number 40; license date 15 Jun 1912; GROOM: Gerrit Bouwer, 28, white, residing Vogel Center, born Michigan, Farmer, parents John Harm Bouwer and Jennine Assink, no prior marriages; BRIDE: Christine Wierda, 23, white, residing Pearline, born Michigan, Domestic, parents Jacob Wierda and Wilhelmina Vanwyk, no prior marriages; married 19 Jun 1912 at Allendale [Ottawa County] by Theo. W. R. Vanhet Loo, Minister of the Christian Reformed Church; witnesses John Bouwer of Vogel Center and Simon Wierda of Zeeland ****** [The marriage is registered in Missaukee County and then crossed out with the notation that it was an Ottawa County marriage, but I have not found an Ottawa County record for it.]
    Christina Wierda Birth (listed as 'Sina')
    Christina Wierda Birth (listed as "Sina")
    Record Number 333; born 21 Jun 1888; Sina Wierda; female, white; birthplace Allendale; parents Jacob and Mary Wierda of Allendale, both born Holland [Netherlands], father's occupation Farmer; Record Date [date Ottawa County transcript made for State of Michigan] 14 May 1889

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan; Roll: T624_670; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 565.
      Birth date: abt 1889
      Birth place: Michigan
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=198375742&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan; Roll: T624_670; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 565.


    2. [S11] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan; Roll: 1023; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 545.0.
      Birth date: abt 1889
      Birth place:
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=11257525&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan; Roll: 1023; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 545.0.