Van Hees Family History
Pieter Dirkse

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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
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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
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Photos Pieter and Adrianna (nee Kallemein) Dirkse
Headstones Pieter Dirkse
Plot: PH2-C-99-6
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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.
- [S502] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).