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Gert Hindrik “Hendrik” Wolters

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Gert Hindrik “Hendrik” Wolters

Birth
Alte Piccardie, Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
4 Oct 1908 (aged 63)
Graafschap, Allegan County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Bentheim, Allegan County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Hendrik was the son of Steven & Gese (Rutgers) Wolters. He immigrated from Grafschaft Bentheim, Prussia to Allegan County, Michigan (Grafschaap) leaving Europe from a port in the Netherlands in 1870. The ship fare was $12. It took him 12 years to save up the money to send for his fiance and her family (mother and a few siblings), who all came over in 1882. Hendrik and Wilhelmina were married on 3 January 1883 and had 7 children (6 lived to adulthood).
Hendrik was the son of Steven & Gese (Rutgers) Wolters. He immigrated from Grafschaft Bentheim, Prussia to Allegan County, Michigan (Grafschaap) leaving Europe from a port in the Netherlands in 1870. The ship fare was $12. It took him 12 years to save up the money to send for his fiance and her family (mother and a few siblings), who all came over in 1882. Hendrik and Wilhelmina were married on 3 January 1883 and had 7 children (6 lived to adulthood).


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  • Maintained by: Rav. Brian Tice Relative Grandchild
  • Originally Created by: Rayla
  • Added: Apr 7, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88179275/gert_hindrik-wolters: accessed ), memorial page for Gert Hindrik “Hendrik” Wolters (3 Oct 1845–4 Oct 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88179275, citing Bentheim Cemetery, Bentheim, Allegan County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Rav. Brian Tice (contributor 47800780).