VanderVelde, Martin 1824-1905
VANDERVELDE, DEHAAS, DIJKSTRA
Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 9/26/2013 at 17:24:01
From the Alton Democrat of Sep 9, 1905 Newkirk News
Friday evening Martin Vande (Vander) Velde died at the age of nearly eight one years. He was one of the first settlers in this county. He was an old Soldier having fought in the civil war. Four children with his aged wife survive him.
(See his wife's obit for more details. He was born 26 Nov 1824 in Ferwerd Friesland Netherlands to Klaas Martens van der Velde and Wytske Andries Dijkstra . He had at least five children, Klaas died before their deaths, Andrew, Mrs. Powell, Mrs. James De Kraay and Martin Vander Velde. In 1870 they were living in Holland Sheboygan WI, with four children.)
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