Jan Heun and Pieterke Wieringa
Jan and Pieterke Heun (John and Nellie Hine) were Albert Hine's parents and Richard Hine's grandparents. Jan Heun (John Hine) and Pieterke…
Jantje Kool/Kooi/Kooij Alberda Van Welde Obituary and Grave
Jennie Hine's grandmother Jantje emigrated from Groningen, Netherlands with three daughters (Ankje/Agnes, Jennie, and Henrietta "Etta"), son-in-law Jacob Smit, and newborn grandson…
Albert Heun Birth Certificate
Note, I am beginning to have doubts the above photo is of Albert Heun. See this post for more info. Dutch Transcription…
Dutch Geneologist to the Rescue
In 2012, I received an email from Mr. Tymen Wierstra, an active genealogist and cultural heritage preservationist in Grijpskerk, a village in…
Smith Connection
I got a Flickr message, last night, from a fellow descendant of Jacob and Agnes Smith, living in South Africa. Ali Lauren…
Could this be Albert Heun’s parents?
So far, the earliest record we have of Albert Hine/Heun's lineage is an 1880 US Census listing him (at age 18) living…
Jacob Smith was a twin!
Jacob Smit (Jennie Hine's father) and his twin sister Geertje were born on 22 Oct 1866 to Klaas Pieters Smit and Trientje…
Agnes Alberda: found!
I have finally discovered Agnes Alberda's Dutch roots! Thanks to Glenn's recollection of his mother mentioning Groningen (Netherlands) as the birthplace of…
Albert Hine (Heun) and Kate (Trientje) VanVuuren
Kate (Trientje) VanVuuren born 28 Feb 1865, died 9 Nov 1949, married Albert Hine (Heun) 11 Jul 1883. Albert Hine born 6…
Jennie Smith’s Mother
In January I worked long and hard to connect Jacob and Agnes Smith to their Dutch origins. On the 1900 Federal Census,…
Agnes (Alberda) Smith & baby Jeanette (Smith) Wendt
Agnes Alberda Born 8 December 1868, Uithuizen, Eemsmond Municipality, Groningen, NetherlandsDied 29 April 1942, Chicago Jacob Smith Born 22 October 1866, Warffum,…