Achterhoek Ancestors
Geertruid Veenhuis
1. Geertruid Veenhuis was born on 04 Mar 1795 in Winterswijk; died before 1870. Geertruid married Garret Jan Meenk on 11 Jan 1816 in Winterswijk. Garret (son of Berent Meenk and Hinders Kressers) was born on 22 Apr 1790 in Winterswijk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Berend Jan Meenk
was born on 10 Aug 1816 in Winterswijk. - 3. Engelina Meenk
was born on 05 Sep 1819 in Winterswijk. - 4. Jan Albert Meenk
was born on 12 Oct 1820 in Winterswijk; died on 16 Jul 1886; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. - 5. Harmen Jan Meenk
was born on 08 Aug 1823 in Winterswijk; died on 17 Feb 1888; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. - 6. Jan Derk Meenk
was born on 23 Sep 1825 in Winterswijk; died in 1875; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. - 7. Janna Geertruid Meenk
was born on 10 Jul 1829 in Winterswijk. - 8. Hendrik Jan Meenk
was born on 22 Jul 1833 in Winterswijk. - 9. Hendrikus Meenk
was born on 24 Apr 1837 in Winterswijk.
- 2. Berend Jan Meenk
Generation: 2
2. Berend Jan Meenk
(1.Geertruid1) was born on 10 Aug 1816 in Winterswijk. Berend married Jansje Tafferrene on 07 Aug 1842 in Groningen. Jansje (daughter of Jan Tafferrene and Helena Boelens) was born on 28 May 1822 in Groningen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Janna Geertruid Meenk
was born on 06 Nov 1848 in Winterswijk. - 11. Helena Meenk
was born on 03 Jan 1852 in Winterswijk.
- 10. Janna Geertruid Meenk
3. Engelina Meenk
(1.Geertruid1) was born on 05 Sep 1819 in Winterswijk. 4. Jan Albert Meenk
(1.Geertruid1) was born on 12 Oct 1820 in Winterswijk; died on 16 Jul 1886; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. Jan married Hendrika Veenhuis on 02 Feb 1850. Hendrika (daughter of Gerrit Willem Veenhuis and Elisabeth Lammers) was born on 24 Sep 1821 in Winterswijk; died on 24 Jul 1857; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Jacob Meenk
was born about 1851 in Wisconsin. - 13. Garret William Meenk
was born about 1854 in Wisconsin.
Jan married Anna Cornelia Wubbels on 17 Nov 1858. Anna (daughter of Derk Wubbels and Hindrika Johanna Poppink) was born on 07 Sep 1816 in Winterswijk; died on 04 Feb 1868; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Gertrude Meenk
was born about 1859 in Wisconsin.
Jan married Aleida Droppers on 27 Jan 1870. Aleida (daughter of Garrit Jan Droppers and Janna Geertruid Vardink) was born on 25 Oct 1826 in Winterswijk; died on 18 Jul 1896; was buried in Calvary Presbyterian Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. jr. John Meenk
was born about 1846 in Holland.
- 12. Jacob Meenk
5. Harmen Jan Meenk
(1.Geertruid1) was born on 08 Aug 1823 in Winterswijk; died on 17 Feb 1888; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. Harmen married Mary Minks before 1860. Mary was born in 1831 in Holland; died in 1916; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Jan Derk Meenk
(1.Geertruid1) was born on 23 Sep 1825 in Winterswijk; died in 1875; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. Jan married Janna Gesiena Lomans before 1860. Janna (daughter of Jan Willem Lomans and Willemina Oonk) was born on 04 Sep 1833 in Winterswijk; died in 1919; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Garret Meenk
was born in 1853 in Wisconsin; died in 1911; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. - 17. William Meenk
was born about 1855 in Wisconsin. - 18. Janna G. Meenk
was born about 1858 in Wisconsin. - 19. Minna Meenk
was born about 1859 in Wisconsin. - 20. Bendina Meenk
was born about 1859 in Wisconsin. - 21. Hendrika Meenk
was born about 1862 in Wisconsin. - 22. John Meenk
was born about 1863 in Wisconsin. - 23. Anna Meenk
was born about 1865 in Wisconsin. - 24. Harlyen? Meenk
was born about 1868 in Wisconsin. - 25. Johannah Meenk
was born about 1870 in Wisconsin.
- 16. Garret Meenk
7. Janna Geertruid Meenk
(1.Geertruid1) was born on 10 Jul 1829 in Winterswijk. Family/Spouse: Zephaniah Miller. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
8. Hendrik Jan Meenk
(1.Geertruid1) was born on 22 Jul 1833 in Winterswijk. 9. Hendrikus Meenk
(1.Geertruid1) was born on 24 Apr 1837 in Winterswijk. Hendrikus married Cynthia about 1864. Cynthia was born in Nov 1847 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. George F. Meenk
was born about 1867 in Wisconsin. - 27. John H. Meenk
was born about 1869 in Wisconsin. - 28. Edward Meenk
was born in Oct 1871 in Wisconsin. - 29. Myrtle E. Meenk
was born in Apr 1874 in Wisconsin. - 30. Mande C. Meenk
was born in Apr 1877 in Wisconsin. - 31. Nellie M. Meenk
was born in Oct 1882 in Wisconsin.
- 26. George F. Meenk
Generation: 3
10. Janna Geertruid Meenk
(2.Berend2, 1.Geertruid1) was born on 06 Nov 1848 in Winterswijk. 11. Helena Meenk
(2.Berend2, 1.Geertruid1) was born on 03 Jan 1852 in Winterswijk. 12. Jacob Meenk
(4.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1851 in Wisconsin. 13. Garret William Meenk
(4.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1854 in Wisconsin. 14. Gertrude Meenk
(4.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1859 in Wisconsin. 15. jr. John Meenk
(4.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1846 in Holland. 16. Garret Meenk
(6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born in 1853 in Wisconsin; died in 1911; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. Family/Spouse: Jane. Jane was born in 1858; died in 1942; was buried in Alto Reformed Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. William Meenk
(6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1855 in Wisconsin. 18. Janna G. Meenk
(6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1858 in Wisconsin. Janna married Gerrit Hendrik Gijsbers on 10 Oct 1877 in Alto, Fond du Lac county, WI. Gerrit (son of Johannes Bernardus Gijsbers and Anna Cornelia Wubbels) was born on 26 Nov 1850 in Winterswijk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. Annie C. Gijsbers
was born in Jul 1879 in Wisconsin. - 33. George S. Gijsbers
was born in Jan 1882 in Wisconsin. - 34. Alice J. Gijsbers
was born in Sep 1883 in Wisconsin.
- 32. Annie C. Gijsbers
19. Minna Meenk
(6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1859 in Wisconsin. 20. Bendina Meenk
(6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1859 in Wisconsin. 21. Hendrika Meenk
(6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1862 in Wisconsin. 22. John Meenk
(6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1863 in Wisconsin. 23. Anna Meenk
(6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1865 in Wisconsin. 24. Harlyen? Meenk
(6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1868 in Wisconsin. 25. Johannah Meenk
(6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1870 in Wisconsin. 26. George F. Meenk
(9.Hendrikus2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1867 in Wisconsin. 27. John H. Meenk
(9.Hendrikus2, 1.Geertruid1) was born about 1869 in Wisconsin. 28. Edward Meenk
(9.Hendrikus2, 1.Geertruid1) was born in Oct 1871 in Wisconsin. 29. Myrtle E. Meenk
(9.Hendrikus2, 1.Geertruid1) was born in Apr 1874 in Wisconsin. 30. Mande C. Meenk
(9.Hendrikus2, 1.Geertruid1) was born in Apr 1877 in Wisconsin. 31. Nellie M. Meenk
(9.Hendrikus2, 1.Geertruid1) was born in Oct 1882 in Wisconsin.
Generation: 4
32. Annie C. Gijsbers
(18.Janna3, 6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born in Jul 1879 in Wisconsin. 33. George S. Gijsbers
(18.Janna3, 6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born in Jan 1882 in Wisconsin. 34. Alice J. Gijsbers
(18.Janna3, 6.Jan2, 1.Geertruid1) was born in Sep 1883 in Wisconsin.
