Descendants of Grietje Aukes Tolsma
Generations 3 & 4
Jeltje Folkertsma
JELTJE3 FOLKERTSMA (TETJE DIRKS2 BRUINSMA, GRIETJE AUKES1 TOLSMA) the daughter of CORNELUS FOLKERTSMA and TETJE DIRKS BRUINSMA, was born April 07, 1857 in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands, and died February 28, 1909 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was 23 when she emmigrated to the US with her father and 7 siblings, arriving in NY on May 1, 1880. Shortly thereafter, on June 17, 1880 in Grand Rapids, MI, she married TJEERD PIETERS MIEDEMA, who also sailed on the Rotterdam that month. Tjeerd was the son of PIETER MIEDEMA and PIERKJEN MEYER. He was born January 20, 1853 in Peins, Friesland, Netherlands, and died September 08, 1943 in Holland Home, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Children of JELTJE FOLKERTSMA and TJEERD MIEDEMA are:
i. TETTJE (TILLIE)4 MIEDEMA, was born June 21, 1881, and died 1958. She first married BERN TIGGLEMAN, and later (2) JACOB PROSE. He was born 1868.
ii. PIETERNELLE MIEDEMA, b. July 31, 1884, Grand Rapids, Michigan; d. December 18, 1943, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
iii. JOANNA MIEDEMA, was born February 08, 1887, and died July 20, 1940 in Iowa. She married DIRK FLIETSTRA June 09, 1918 in either Moline or Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was born April 06, 1884, and died October 1966 in Artesia, CA.
iv. PETE MIEDEMA, was born September 27, 1889, and died March 06, 1990 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He married HATTIE DEGROOT.
MINNIE LAMMERS married Tjeerd Miedema on August 23, 1911 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI. She was born December 04, 1857 in Netherlands, the daughter of JOHNLAMMERS and JOHANNETTA VAN POOTEN, and died February 17, 1942 in Holland Home, Grand Rapids, MI. It was Minnie who really functioned as the mother and grandmother of her step-children.
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JELTJE3 FOLKERTSMA (TETJE DIRKS2 BRUINSMA, GRIETJE AUKES1 TOLSMA) the daughter of CORNELUS FOLKERTSMA and TETJE DIRKS BRUINSMA, was born April 07, 1857 in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands, and died February 28, 1909 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was 23 when she emmigrated to the US with her father and 7 siblings, arriving in NY on May 1, 1880. Shortly thereafter, on June 17, 1880 in Grand Rapids, MI, she married TJEERD PIETERS MIEDEMA, who also sailed on the Rotterdam that month. Tjeerd was the son of PIETER MIEDEMA and PIERKJEN MEYER. He was born January 20, 1853 in Peins, Friesland, Netherlands, and died September 08, 1943 in Holland Home, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Children of JELTJE FOLKERTSMA and TJEERD MIEDEMA are:
i. TETTJE (TILLIE)4 MIEDEMA, was born June 21, 1881, and died 1958. She first married BERN TIGGLEMAN, and later (2) JACOB PROSE. He was born 1868.
ii. PIETERNELLE MIEDEMA, b. July 31, 1884, Grand Rapids, Michigan; d. December 18, 1943, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
iii. JOANNA MIEDEMA, was born February 08, 1887, and died July 20, 1940 in Iowa. She married DIRK FLIETSTRA June 09, 1918 in either Moline or Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was born April 06, 1884, and died October 1966 in Artesia, CA.
iv. PETE MIEDEMA, was born September 27, 1889, and died March 06, 1990 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He married HATTIE DEGROOT.
MINNIE LAMMERS married Tjeerd Miedema on August 23, 1911 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI. She was born December 04, 1857 in Netherlands, the daughter of JOHNLAMMERS and JOHANNETTA VAN POOTEN, and died February 17, 1942 in Holland Home, Grand Rapids, MI. It was Minnie who really functioned as the mother and grandmother of her step-children.
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