Jan Martens SpoelstraAge: 69 years1852–1922
- Name
- Jan Martens Spoelstra
- Given names
- Jan Martens
- Surname
- Spoelstra
John Martin Spoolstra
- Name
- John Martin Spoolstra
- Type
- immigration name
- Given names
- John Martin
- Surname
- Spoolstra
Birth | December 11, 1852 30 25 |
Birth of a sister | Albertje Martens Spoelstra November 18, 1854 (Age 23 months) |
Death of a paternal grandmother | Grietje Martens Swart April 13, 1857 (Age 4 years) Age: 66 |
Death of a sister | Albertje Martens Spoelstra September 5, 1861 (Age 8 years) |
Birth of a brother | Albert Martens Spoelstra September 23, 1863 (Age 10 years) |
Death of a father | Marten Jans Spoelstra March 25, 1864 – 3:00 (Age 11 years) Age: 41 |
Marriage | Sjieuwke Aukes Bennema — View this family November 11, 1876 (Age 23 years) |
Occupation | arbeider November 11, 1876 (Age 23 years) |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Aaltje Jans Spoelstra August 29, 1877 (Age 24 years) |
Birth of a son #2 | Marten Jans Spoelstra August 9, 1879 (Age 26 years) |
Emigration | December 29, 1880 (Age 28 years) Source: Castle Garden Publication: castlegarden.org Citation details: http://castlegarden.org/quick_search_detail.php?p_id=11255589 |
Birth of a son #3 | August Spoolstra August 12, 1881 (Age 28 years) |
Death of a daughter | Aaltje Jans Spoelstra about 1882 (Age 29 years) Source: James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Death of a son | Marten Jans Spoelstra about 1882 (Age 29 years) |
Birth of a son #4 | Martin John Spoolstra about 1885 (Age 32 years) |
Birth of a son #5 | Peter John Spoolstra about 1887 (Age 34 years) Source: James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Birth of a son #6 | Gerrit John Spoolstra January 11, 1889 (Age 36 years) Source: James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Birth of a daughter #7 | Alice Spoolstra April 13, 1890 (Age 37 years) |
Birth of a grandson #1 | John Martin Spoolstra July 21, 1910 (Age 57 years) Source: James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Winifred Spoolstra August 18, 1910 (Age 57 years) Source: James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Sophia Spoolstra October 1, 1913 (Age 60 years) Source: James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Sophia S. Spoolstra October 11, 1914 (Age 61 years) Source: James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Birth of a grandson #5 | Julius Spoolstra September 25, 1916 (Age 63 years) Source: James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Death of a wife | Sjieuwke Aukes Bennema January 18, 1921 (Age 68 years) Source: James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Death | January 28, 1922 (Age 69 years) Source: James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Burial | yes Address: Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, 2900 W 111th Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Source: James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Family with parents |
father |
Marten Jans Spoelstra Birth: December 6, 1822 53 31 — Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Death: March 25, 1864 — Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland |
mother |
Maaike Jans Streekstra Birth: about 1827 — Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Death: |
Marriage: December 30, 1852 — Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland |
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-1 months himself |
Jan Martens Spoelstra Birth: December 11, 1852 30 25 — Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Death: January 28, 1922 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
11 years younger brother |
Albert Martens Spoelstra Birth: September 23, 1863 40 36 — Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Death: |
-9 years younger sister |
Albertje Martens Spoelstra Birth: November 18, 1854 31 27 — Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Death: September 5, 1861 — Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland |
Family with Sjieuwke Aukes Bennema |
himself |
Jan Martens Spoelstra Birth: December 11, 1852 30 25 — Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Death: January 28, 1922 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
wife |
Sjieuwke Aukes Bennema Birth: December 15, 1854 — Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Death: January 18, 1921 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
Marriage: November 11, 1876 — Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland |
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10 months daughter |
Aaltje Jans Spoelstra Birth: August 29, 1877 24 22 — Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Death: about 1882 — New Jersey, USA |
23 months son |
Marten Jans Spoelstra Birth: August 9, 1879 26 24 — Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Death: about 1882 — New Jersey, USA |
2 years son |
August Spoolstra Birth: August 12, 1881 28 26 — Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA Death: |
4 years son |
Martin John Spoolstra Birth: about 1885 32 30 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death: October 29, 1954 |
3 years son |
Peter John Spoolstra Birth: about 1887 34 32 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death: December 3, 1941 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
2 years son |
Gerrit John Spoolstra Birth: January 11, 1889 36 34 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death: October 1, 1932 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
15 months daughter |
Alice Spoolstra Birth: April 13, 1890 37 35 — Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland Death: |
Emigration | Castle Garden Publication: castlegarden.org Citation details: http://castlegarden.org/quick_search_detail.php?p_id=11255589 |
Death | James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Burial | James H Spoelstra Publication: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html |
Note | Spoelstra to Spoolstra the journey Friesland to Chicago
Updated October 1, 2012 (Bron: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/index.html)
John Martin Spoolstra (Jan Martens Spoelstra) was born December 11, 1852 in the Netherlands.At age 23 he married Sjieuwke Aukes Bennema age 21, November 11, 1876.In the later part of 1880 he emigrated with his family through the Port of Rotterdam.Dutch emigration records list his Religious Affiliation as Christian Reformed (Christelijk Gereformeerd) and his Economic Class as Indigent (Behoeftigen).Other sources indicate the Dutch emigrated during that time period because more room was needed for their growing families.Their farms were too small to support them and land was too expensive to purchase.They wanted a place where they could worship God unhindered.They had heard glowing reports about the Dutch colony established in South Holland, Illinois.And surely, America was the land of opportunity.
John and family sailed to America aboard the ship W. A. Scholten (Netherlands - American Steam Navigation Company) a combination sail and steam powered ship.On December 29, 1880 the ship docked at the Port of New York, District of New York.The Ships Passenger List has Jan Spoelstra, age 28, male, farmer; Sjouke Spoelstra, age 26, female, wife; Aaltje Spoelstra, age 3, female, daughter, and Maarten Spoelstra, age 11months, Male, son, among its passengers.
From New York they traveled to Ridgewood, New Jersey, where on August 12, 1881, August Spoelstra was the first American born descendant.Their migration ended with their settling in Roseland south of Chicago, Illinois about 1884.
John sought his fortune in the grocery business and by 1886 was a partner in VAN MEERTON & SPOELSTRA GROCERS in Fernwood, Illinois.His hard work and good fortune continued and around the early 1900s he had his own store.The records I have found so far do not indicate when or why the spelling of Spoelstra was changed to Spoolstra.But it appears that the change took place with Johnï¿Ss lineage or just the Spoelstra families within the Roseland area of Chicago.
The 1900 Census shows John Spoelstra (age 48) owner of a residence at 247 West 103rd Street and Sjooke (age 46) with five children, August age 19, Martin 15, Peter (my Grandfather) 13, Gerrit 11, and Alice 10.The children who came from Holland, Aalye and Maarten are not listed.The census records indicate Sjouke had given birth to eight children and five were still alive.Because the Dutch were known to give the next child of the same gender the name of the one that had died, I think that Aalye (Alice) Spoelstra died before 1890 when Alice was born.And Maarten Spoelstra died before 1884 when Martin was born.Sjooke had another child born about 1882 based upon the other childrenï¿Ss births.Susie (Sjieuwke) died January 18th 1921 and John Martin Spoolstra died on January 28th of 1922.Both are buried at Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, 2900 W 111th Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. |