Blink, Wibbegien 1817-1910

BLINK, HAAN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/3/2023 at 13:22:35

Blink Webigran (Wibbegien) Mrs. Menke Harms Blink, born Aug 31, 1818 age 91 yrs 9 mo 11dys born Netherlands, died June 11, 1910 Alton IA, maiden name Haan, mother Tryntje Haan, died of Cerebral Hemorrhage.

Source Sioux County Death Record.
See her husband’s obit Menke Harms Blink 1815-1893 She was Wibbegien Haan 2nd wife of Menke.

Alton Democrat of Jun 18, 1910
Mrs. Wiebegje Haan Blink died at the home of her daughter Mr. W. Van Kampen at Alton on Saturday Juen 11, She was taken down with paralysis about ten days ago and death followed. Mrs. Blink was born in Groningen Neth. on Aug 13, 1817 locating in Chicago. About twenty five years later she came to Alton Sioux county IA Mrs. Blink buried her second husband about seventeen years ago. She was the mother of six children of whom only one is living. Mrs. Van Kampen of Alton. The funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon conducted by Rev. A. M. Van Duine from the Ref. Church. Interment was made in Nassau township cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Van Day, Mrs. K. Lagendyk and P. Langendyk of Sioux Center attended the funeral.

From a family history found on ancestry.com (done by others) Menke Harms Blink born 10 Oct 1815 in Garsthuizen Groningen Netherlands to Harm Menke Blink and Anje Pieters Bouwman, married Anie Jan VanDerLaan 1821-1864 on 31 Oct 1840 in Loppersum Appinedam, Netherlands. He later married Wibbegien A. Haan 7 Oct 1865 in T'Zandt Netherlands. He and his first wife had about eleven children. Anna Menke Blink 1841-1928, Grietje Blink 1844, Aaltje Blink 1845-1846, Aaltje 1847-1847, Herman Blink 1849-1923, Jan Blink 1853-1930, Hindrik Blink 1857-1857, Fokke Blink 1858-1858, Aaltje Blink 1860, Anje Blink 1864