Nicholas Broersma's Ancestry

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Here is our on-going project to find the ancestry of Nicholas Broersma. On the father's side, the family is basically Dutch. This side accounts for most of the data. The mother's side has a great American lineage that has roots in England, Germany, and Finland. This database is updated periodically and if you find any errors or conflicting information please e-mail me. Check out our blog http://broersmafamily.blogspot.com
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  • ID: I67
  • Name: Marinus “Rene” WICHERS
  • Sex: M 1
  • Birth: 24 NOV 1871 in Patterson, Passaic Co, NJ 1
  • Census: 1880 Lincoln, Smith Co, KS
  • Note: Age 8, b. NJ, Fa b. Holland, Mo b. Holland 2
  • Census: 1895 Erving, Jewell Co, KS
  • Note: Age 23, b. NJ 3
  • Census: 1900 Erving, Jewell Co, KS
  • Note: Age 28, b. NJ, Fa b. Netherlands, Mo b. Netherlands 4
  • Census: 1910 Odessa, Jewell Co, KS
  • Note: Age 38, b. NJ, Fa b. Netherlands, Mo b. Netherlands 5
  • Census: 1915 Lincoln, Smith Co, KS
  • Note: Age 43, b. NJ 3
  • Census: 1920 Lincoln, Smith Co, KS
  • Note: Age 48, b. NJ, Fa b. Netherlands, Mo b. Netherlands 6
  • Census: 1930 Lincoln, Smith Co, KS
  • Note: Age 58, b. NJ, Fa b. Netherlands, Mo b. Netherlands 7
  • Death: 20 MAR 1962 in Lynden, Whatcom Co, WA 1
  • Burial: MAR 1962 Monumenta Cemetery - Lynden, Whatcom Co, WA
  • Occupation: Farmer 4
  • Religion: Protestant - Christian Reformed Chruch
  • Note: 8

    Marinus born six weeks after his parents arrived from Holland. (Henrietta Wichers) Heard that he was really really nice. Once lived on Boeskoel farm near Dentonia-across road from brother of John Koops farm. They also lived west of Hwy 181 8 mi. N. of Downs, KS. (John Koops). They married young to save the Van Roosendale farm after Barant's death. In 1901 Rene traded the Rosendale farm for the North Place which was a much better farm. (Grace Wichers Broersma)
  • Note:

    Funeral Set For M. Wicher, 90

    Marinus Wicher, 90, 901 West Grover Lynden, passed away Tuesday, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Grace Broersma. Mr. Wichers had been in failing health for several months.

    Funeral services will be held in the Second Christian Reformed Church Saturday at 2 o’clock with Rev. John De Jong officiating. Concluding services and internment will follow in the Monumenta Cemetery under the direction of the Gillies Funeral Home.

    Born November 24, 1871, in Patterson, New Jersey, he had farmed near Downs, Kansas, prior to moving to Lynden in 1938. It was in Jewel County, Kansas, that he was united in marriage to Annie Roosendaal, August 18, 1891. She preceded him in death January 1, 1953.

    Upon moving to Lynden, Mr. Wichers had been employed for several years as janitor in the Grover Street Christian School. He was also preceeded in death by four sons and one daughter.

    Mr. Wichers was a member of the Second Christian Reformed Church of Lynden.

    Surviving are three sons, Henry J., of Centralia, Ben of Royal Oak, Michigan, and Hessel of Lynden; three daughters, Mrs. Martha Visser and Mrs. Grace Broersma, both of Lynden, and Mrs. Henrietta Thaete of Wenatchee. One sister, Mrs. Grace Borger, Downs, Kansas, survives. Also 60 grandchildren, 136 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews survive.

    Printed in the Lynden Tribune
  • Change Date: 27 NOV 2012



    Father: Hendrik “Henry” Jan WICHERS b: 18 MAR 1835 in Gorssel, Gelderland, Netherlands
    Mother: Geertruida “Gertrude” DENGERINK b: 14 JUN 1842 in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands

    Marriage 1 Antje “Annie” ROSENDALE b: 13 FEB 1876 in Dispatch, Smith Co, KS
    • Married: 18 AUG 1890 in Dispatch, Smith Co, KS 1
    Children
    1. Has No Children Henry John WICHERS b: 24 NOV 1891 in Jewell Co, KS
    2. Has Children Henry John WICHERS b: 21 APR 1893 in Jewell Co, KS
    3. Has Children Martha WICHERS b: 5 FEB 1895 in Jewell Co, KS
    4. Has Children Benjamin WICHERS b: 26 OCT 1896 in Jewell Co, KS
    5. Has Children Garrett WICHERS b: 11 APR 1899 in Jewell Co, KS
    6. Has Children Gertrude WICHERS b: 16 FEB 1901 in Jewell Co, KS
    7. Has No Children Hessel WICHERS b: 28 DEC 1902 in Jewell Co, KS
    8. Has Children Grace Gertrude WICHERS b: 16 NOV 1905 in Dispatch, Smith Co, KS
    9. Has No Children John Bernard WICHERS b: 6 APR 1909 in Jewell Co, KS
    10. Has No Children Andrew Martin WICHERS b: 10 NOV 1913 in Smith Co, KS
    11. Has Children Henrietta Marie WICHERS b: 10 OCT 1921 in Smith Co, KS

    Sources:
    1. Type: Book
      Author: Broersma Family
      Title: Broersma Family Tree Book
    2. Type: Census
      Title: 1880 Federal Census
      Place: Lincoln, Smith Co, KS
      Date: 1880
      Location: http://www.ancestry.com
    3. Type: Web Site
      Title: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1915
      URL: http://www.ancestry.com
    4. Type: Census
      Title: 1900 Federal Census
      Place: Erving, Jewell Co, KS
      Date: 1900
      URL: http://www.ancestry.com
    5. Type: Census
      Title: 1910 Federal Census
      Place: Odessa, Jewell Co, KS
      Date: 1910
      URL: http://www.ancestry.com
    6. Type: Census
      Title: 1920 Federal Census
      Place: Lincoln, Smith Co, KS
      Date: 1920
      URL: http://www.ancestry.com
    7. Type: Census
      Title: 1930 Federal Census
      Place: Lincoln, Smith Co, KS
      Date: 1930
      URL: http://www.ancestry.com
    8. Type: Web Site
      Author: Dave Wichers
      Title: The Wichers Family Tree
      URL: http://www.thewichers.com
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