Jepma, Jacob 1841-1903

JEPMA, DIJKSTRA, NIEUWNHUIS

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 1/19/2023 at 04:34:33

Jepma Jacob 62 yrs born 1841 Holland died Dec 1903 Perkins Iowa buried Hull IA, Source – Sioux County Death record.

Find A Grave lists Jacob Jepma born 6 Feb 1841 Oosterbierum Frisland Netherlands and died 17 Dec 1903 Perkins, Sioux County IA buried Hope Cemetery Hull IA. Children were – Christina Van Reese, Gertrude Van Nielen Hopp, Anna Wagenveld, Agnes Meyer, Sam Yepma and David Yepma.

Hull Index of Dec 18, 1903
Mr. Jepma an old gentleman living near Perkins died yesterday of cancerous growth. His funeral occurred today.

Birth record Netherlands lists Jacob Jepma born Feb 6, 1841 to Anne Cornelis Jepma and Stijntje Thomas Dijkstra at Barradeel Friesland Netherlands

According to a report on Ancestry.com (submitted by others) Jacob Jepma born Feb 1841, died after 1930 (which is wrong, it was 1903). The report states he was married to Wapke ‘Winnie’ Nieuwenhuis 1841-1930 and had a large family of children. See Winnie’s obit 1840-1904