Pieter Dirkse

1852 - 1922  (70 years)

• Name	Pieter Dirkse  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	14 Apr 1852	Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands   [1, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 Aug 1900	Holland, Michigan, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head of House: Head
  Died	26 Oct 1922	East Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Notes	Obituary: HOLLAND CITY NEWS, November 2, 1922, pg. 3 DIES THURSDAY IN GRAND RAPIDS Peter Dirkse, aged 70 years, died Thursday at Blodgett Hospital, Grand Rapids, as a result of a complication of diseases from which he had suffered since February. Mr. Dirkse came to America form the Netherlands forty years ago. He lived in Grand Haven for 12 years and in Holland for 28 years. He was a tanner by trade and later a furniture worker. He was a prominent church worker, serving both as elder and deacon, and he was also a character member of the board of education of the school for Christian instruction. The deceased is survived by his wife, five sons, three daughters, and one brother. The sons are: Dick of Grand Rapids, D.J. and John of Grand Haven, Peter A. and Cornelius of Holland; the daughters are Mrs. A. Remelts of Grand Rapids, Mrs. A Bleister of Chicago, and Mrs. C. Woldring of Holland. The brothers name is Dick Derkse of Pine Creek. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at the home, 143 East 18th, and at two o'clock at the Prospect Christian Reformed Church, Rev. J.C. Schaap officiating. Immigration Records: Dutch in America, 1800s Year: 1881 Municipality: Yerseke Age: 29 Religion: Nederland hervormde (netherlands reformed) Occupation: Arbeider Social Class: Mingegoeden - Less well to do Head Tax: Assessed Head Tax Rate: 1 Women in Household: 1 Children in Household: 2 Servants in Household: 0 Reason for Emmigrating: Economic improvement Destination: USA Peter Dirkse Arrival Date: 18 Apr 1881 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853 Age: 28 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Antwerp, Belgium Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Denmark Ship Name: Switzerland Port of Arrival: New York Line: 28 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: 435 List Number: 416 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States
  Person ID	I156	vanhees
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Dirk Dirkse,   b. 25 Jun 1821, Kruiningen, Zeeland, Netherlands ,   d. 6 Oct 1865, Nisse, Zeeland, Netherlands  (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Adriana Nieuwenhuize,   b. 13 Mar 1826, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands ,   d. 29 Apr 1899, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	11 Apr 1850	Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands   [6]
  Family ID	F91	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Adriana Kallemein,   b. 12 Aug 1852, Wolphaartsdijk, Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands ,   d. 15 Apr 1909, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1875	's-Heer Arendskerke, Zeeland, Netherlands   [4]
  Children	1. Dirk Dirkse,   b. 12 Apr 1876, 's-Heer Arendskerke, Zeeland, Netherlands ,   d. 14 Jun 1877, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands  (Age 1 years) + 2. Jan Dirkse,   b. 9 Jul 1878, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands ,   d. 7 Dec 1940, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA  (Age 62 years) + 3. Dirk Dirkse,   b. 17 Feb 1881, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands ,   d. 1973  (Age 91 years) + 4. Elizabeth Peternella Dirkse,   b. 22 Oct 1883, Netherlands ,   d. 15 Nov 1936, USA  (Age 53 years) + 5. Adriana Dirkse,   b. 11 Mar 1885, Netherlands ,   d. 28 Apr 1952, USA  (Age 67 years) + 6. Johanna Marie Dirkse,   b. 17 May 1890, Netherlands? ,   d. 30 Oct 1954, USA  (Age 64 years) + 7. Peter Adrian Dirkse,   b. 26 Apr 1894, Holland, MI? ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Hendrkje Rozenberg
  Married	1 Jul 1910
  Children	+ 1. Cornelius Dirkse,   b. 31 Mar 1911,   d. UNKNOWN
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Apr 1852 - Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands Married - 19 Aug 1875 - 's-Heer Arendskerke, Zeeland, Netherlands Died - 26 Oct 1922 - East Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Pieter and Adrianna (nee Kallemein) Dirkse

  
  

  Headstones

  Pieter Dirkse Plot: PH2-C-99-6

  
  

• Sources

  [S502] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S377] Marriage Certificate of John Dirkse and Gertrude Vandenbosch, Record No. 7-280-228, September 4, 1901. [S68] Birth Certificate of Pieter Dirkse. [S450] U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Membership Records, 1856-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Archives of Calvin College; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Christian Reformed Church Records; Reel Number: 7. [S135] FHL Roll 0244625. [S136] FHL Roll 0244628.