Berent William Wilterdink

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WILLIAM WILTERDINK. The hand of industry is everywhere apparent among the home surroundings of the subject of this sketch, who came to this county in the spring of 1870, and homesteaded eighty acres of land on section 25, in Yankee Hill Precinct. From the primitive soil he has eliminated a good farm, and provided himself with those comforts and conveniences which are inseparable in the life of a well-ordered citizen. In addition to general agriculture, he makes a specialty of stock-raising, handling good grades of cattle, horses and swine, and besides being a thorough and judicious tiller of the soil, holds a good position, socially and financial among his neighbors.
Onondaga County, N. Y., contained the early home of our subject, where his birth took place under the modest roof of his parents on the 15th of March, 1849. His father, John H. Wilterdink, a native of Holland, emigrated to America in 1831, bringing with him all the substantial elements of a most excellent ancestry. The mother, a native of the same country as her husband, and now deceased, was by name Christina, and the parents settled in Onondaga County, N. Y., where they lived until about 1850. That year they changed their residence to Sheboygan County. Wis., where their son, William B., was reared to manhood, and where the father is now living, having arrived at the advanced age of seventy years. The mother died about 1860.
John H. Wilterdink, after the death of his first wife, contracted a second marriage, and his last wife is still living in Wisconsin. He was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, honest and conscientious in his beliefs, and was a strict tutor of his large family of children, eleven in number, and nine of whom survive. These were named respectively: William B., our subject., who is the eldest of the family; John G., a resident of Buda Precinct, on the southwestern line of this county; Henry, who is a farmer in Colorado; Garrett; Albert; Cena, the wife of D. Foss; Kate, Mrs. Russing, a widow; Annie, Mrs. Samuel Dinawold; Mary and Gertrude, all live in Wisconsin.
The subject of this sketch grew to manhood in the Badger State, receiving a limited education, but being fond of reading, kept himself well posted in regard to matters of general interest, and has since kept up his early habit of perusing the reliable journals of the day. When starting out for himself in the spring of 1870, having reached his majority, he made his way to this county and homesteaded eighty acres of land in Yankee Hill Precinct. In 1877 he sold this, and removed to his present farm. This is also eighty acres in extent, where he has erected good buildings and gathered together the appliances indispensable to the well-regulated count are solely the result of his own industry and perseverance.
Our subject, when assured that he could comfortably maintain a family, secured for himself a wife and helpmate, being married, July 4, 1874, to Miss Caroline, the daughter of Henry and Kate (Walker) Simmons, the wedding taking place at the home of the bride, in Grant Precinct. Henry Simmons was a native of Ohio. and one of the pioneers of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Wilterdink commenced life together in a manner suitable to their means and station, making it a point to live within their income, and each year has seen something added to the comfort of their home, which has been blessed also by the birth of seven children. These were named respectively: James H., Kate, Edna, Ernest, Walter, Annis and Levi.
Mr. Wilterdink is a decided Republican, politically, and has been moderator in, his school district for several years in succession. Although not a member of any religious organization, he makes it a rule of his life to follow the Christian precept of doing unto others as he would be done by. No man has been more warmly interested in the growth and development of Southern Nebraska, and by bringing a portion of its soil to a state of cultivation, he has materially assisted in bringing about this condition of affairs. The men who have Iabored quietly and conscientiously each in his separate place, although making very little noise in the world, really form the bone and sinew of a community, without which the fabric would soon, metaphorically, fall to pieces.
Bron: Portrait of William Wilterdink, in Biographical Album of Lancaster County Nebraska, http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/pbal/pages/balc0104.htm#i

Berent married Caroline Simmons 04 Jul 1874. [Group Sheet]

1. James H. Wilterdink
2. Kate Wilterdink
3. Edna Wilterdink
4. Ernest Wilterdink
5. Walter Wilterdink
6. Annis Wilterdink
7. Levi Wilterdink

Other Events:

• : Onondaga County, NY; Gibbsville, WI
• : Heemink, Huppel, Winterswijk
• : 1847, Heemink, Huppel 21, Winterswijk

Notes:

Jan Hendrik is op 26 april 1846 lidmaat geworden van de Christelijke Afgescheiden gemeente te Winterswijk en is in 1847 vertrokken naar Amerika.

Bron: Das aantekeningen Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente te Winterswijk

Jan married Christina Bloemers 19 May 1847, Winterswijk. Christina (daughter of Gerrit Willem Bloemers and Janna te Selle) was born 21 May 1820, Winterswijk; died Abt 1860, Sheboygan County, WI. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• : Onondaga County, NY; Sheboygan County, WI
• : weefster
• : Heemink, Huppel, Winterswijk
• : 1847, Heemink, Huppel 21, Winterswijk

Notes:

Zij werd op 23 oktober 1842 lidmaat van de Christelijke Afgescheiden gemeente te Winterswijk en emigreerde in 1847 naar Amerika.

Bron: Das aantekeningen Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente Winterswijk

Notes:

In 1860 wonen ze in Lima, Sheboygan county, WI.
Bron: Lima, Sheboygan county, WI 1860 census records, http://www.ancestry.com

Other Events:

• : landbouwer
• : Hemink, Huppel

Berent married Enneken Wieskamp 14 May 1797, Winterswijk. Enneken (daughter of Albert Wieskamp and Geertruid Lomans) was christened 14 Oct 1774, Winterswijk; died 26 Jun 1821, Winterswijk. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• : Dijksbos
• : Town of Lima, Sheboygan County, WI, USA
• : 1846, Veenhuis-Nieuwhuis, Woold 30, Winterswijk

Notes:

Gerrit Willem Bloemers werd op 23 oktober 1842 lidmaat van de Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente te Winterswijk. Hij vertrok op 24 september 1846 naar Amerika.

Bron: Das aantekeningen Christelijke Afgescheiden Gemeente Winterswijk

Gerrit married Janna te Selle 02 Jun 1819, Winterswijk. Janna (daughter of Theunis te Selle and Dila Wilterdink) was born 19 Sep 1796, Winterswijk; died 14 Aug 1870, Gibbsville, Town Lima, Sheboygan County, WI; was buried , Gibbsville, Town Lima, Sheboygan County, WI. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• : (?), Veenhuis-Nieuwhuis, Woold 30, Winterswijk
• : Gibbsville, Town Lima, Sheboygan County, WI

Notes:

Zij behoorden tot de Christelijke afgescheiden gemeente van Winterswijk en emigreerden vanaf Veenhuis-Nieuwshuis in het Woold. Hun dochters Janna Gesina en Janna Willemina woonden toen ook nog bij hen in en emigreerden mee.

In 1860 wonen ze in Lima, Sheboygan county, WI.
Bron: Lima, Sheboygan county, WI 1860 census records, http://www.ancestry.com

Jan married Aeltjen Scholten 03 Jul 1757, Winterswijk. Aeltjen (daughter of Hendrik Scholten and Gesina Toebes) was born , Ratum; was christened 30 Mar 1738, Winterswijk; died 20 Dec 1799, Winterswijk. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• : Scholten Onnink

Other Events:

• : Heemink

Albert married Geertruid Lomans 19 Jan 1772, Winterswijk. [Group Sheet]

Harmen married Christina Nijhof 21 Oct 1787, Winterswijk. Christina (daughter of Gerrit Jan Nijhof and Janna Geertruid Knuivers) was christened 10 Nov 1765, Winterswijk. [Group Sheet]

Theunis married Dila Wilterdink 07 Feb 1790, Winterswijk. Dila (daughter of Jan Wilterdink and Aeltjen Scholten) was christened 13 Jan 1768, Winterswijk. [Group Sheet]