Jan Derk Meenk

1825 - 1875  (49 years)

• Name	Jan Derk Meenk
  Born	23 Sep 1825	Winterswijk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  	1845	Overzichten emigranten Winterswijk 1837-1851   [1]
  	Alto, Fond du Lac County, WI, USA
  Died	1875  [2]
  Buried	Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI   [2]
  Person ID	I20142	Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	Garret Jan Meenk,   b. 22 Apr 1790, Winterswijk
  Mother	Geertruid Veenhuis,   b. 04 Mar 1795, Winterswijk ,   d. Bef 1870  (Age < 74 years)
  Married	11 Jan 1816	Winterswijk   [3]
  Notes	Zij komen voor in de census records van Alto van 1860: G.J. Mink, 70, farmer, $550 in real estate, $100 in personal property Gertrude F. Mink, 65 Bron:
  Family ID	F4701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janna Gesiena Lomans,   b. 04 Sep 1833, Winterswijk ,   d. 1919  (Age 85 years)
  Married	Bef 1860
  Notes	Zij komen voor in de census records van Alto in 1860: John Mink, 33, farmer, $1200 real estate, $375 personal value Cynthia Mink, 26 Gerret Mink, 6, geb. Wisconsin William Mink, 5, geb. Wisconsin Jane Mink, 3, geb. Wisconsin Amelia, 2, geb. Wisconsin Bendina Mink, 9 maanden, geb. Wisconsin Bron: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/fonddulac/census/1860/pg00041r.txt JOHN D. MEENK (deceased) was born in Gelderland, Holland; came to America, with his parents, in 1845, and settled in the town of Alto, being among the first settlers of the town; lived first in the north part of the town, but sold out in I865, and removed to Sec. 23, where he resided till his death, which occurred in the fall of'1873, of consumption, after an illness of several years; he was but a child when his father, Garrett Meenk, came to America. He married Cynthia Loomans, daughter of John Wm. Loomans, who came to America from Holland in 1844, and to Alto in I847, where he is still living. Mr. Meenk left ten children--Garrett (lives in Waupun), William, Jane (now Mrs. Garret Gyshers, of Alto), Mina, Della, Hattie, Anna, Caroline, Hannah and Albert: all living on the homestead, except Garrett and Jane. Mrs. Meenk was married the second time, Feb. 10, 1880, to Derk J. Nigel, of Minnesota. The homestead consists of' eighty acres of land on Sec. 23, with good buildings; P. 0. Waupun. (The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880) Bron: http://www.wlhn.org/fond_du_lac/towns/alto/biography/alto-biog.htm
  Children	1. Garret Meenk,   b. 1853, Wisconsin ,   d. 1911  (Age 58 years)   2. William Meenk,   b. Abt 1855, Wisconsin   3. Janna G. Meenk,   b. Abt 1858, Wisconsin   4. Minna Meenk,   b. Abt 1859, Wisconsin   5. Bendina Meenk,   b. Abt 1859, Wisconsin   6. Hendrika Meenk,   b. Abt 1862, Wisconsin   7. John Meenk,   b. Abt 1863, Wisconsin   8. Anna Meenk,   b. Abt 1865, Wisconsin   9. Harlyen? Meenk,   b. Abt 1868, Wisconsin   10. Johannah Meenk,   b. Abt 1870, Wisconsin
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2008
  Family ID	F7063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Sep 1825 - Winterswijk - - Alto, Fond du Lac County, WI, USA Buried - - Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  Overzichten emigranten Winterswijk 1837-1851. Alto Reformed Cemetery records, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. Das Liberale Gifte Dorpboer 10.