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Walvoord Cemetery – Walvoord History.com
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Connecting Walvoords and Walvoorts together Past, Present, and Future. The Homestead Act of 1862. November 7, 2009. Cedar Grove, Wisconsin. Walvoord Monument, Walvoord Cemetery, Cedar Grove, Wisconsin. On July 11, 1856, Hendrik Walvoord (1801-1865) lost his only son Gerrit, who at age thirty, drowned in Lake Michigan. Hendrik set aside an acre of land in his will for a family cemetery in section 26 of Holland Township. As stated in the will:. When Harriet Walvoord Vollbrecht and her aunt Louise Walvoord ...
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Gerrit Jan Walvoort (1816-1890) – Walvoord History.com
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Connecting Walvoords and Walvoorts together Past, Present, and Future. The Homestead Act of 1862. Gerrit Jan Walvoort (1816-1890). August 31, 2011. Gerrit Jan and Berendina (Prinsen) Walvoord c. 1888. Was born on November 08, 1816 in Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Netherlands. He died on September 14, 1890 in Holland, Nebraska. He married B. Gerrit Jan Walvoort and Berendina Prinsen had the following children:. Was born on January 09, 1845 in Aalten, Gelderland, Netherlands. She died on Unknown date. Was bor...
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Sheboygan, Wisconsin – Walvoord History.com
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Connecting Walvoords and Walvoorts together Past, Present, and Future. The Homestead Act of 1862. November 8, 2009. Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1885. 8220;Beginning in the 1840s and continuing for about 25 years, Sheboygan, Wisconsin was the destination of several hundred thousand immigrants primarily Dutch and German settlers. Some made their homes in the Sheboygan area while thousands of others moved to Minnesota, Iowa, and the far west. Updated: February 13, 2010 — 2:31 PM. Paige Walvoord on Facebook.
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William O. Walvoord (1842-1916) – Walvoord History.com
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Connecting Walvoords and Walvoorts together Past, Present, and Future. The Homestead Act of 1862. William O. Walvoord (1842-1916). November 11, 2009. William O. Walvoord c. 1874. WILLIAM O. WALVOORD. A well-to-do and popular merchant of Holland, and senior partner of the firm, Walvoord and Co., dealers in general merchandise, has won his way to a position of eminence in the mercantile world of Lancaster County by his clear-sighted business policy, patient industry, and strictly honorable dealings. Mr Wal...
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Hendrik Walvoort (1802-1865) – Walvoord History.com
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Connecting Walvoords and Walvoorts together Past, Present, and Future. The Homestead Act of 1862. November 8, 2009. Hendrik Walvoort Headstone (written in Dutch), located in the Walvoord Cemetery at Cedar Grove, Wisconsin. Originally spelled “Walvoort”) was born in the Gelderland Province of the Netherlands on March 21, 1802. Hendrik’s father, Salomon Walvoort. Was born April 21, 1778 in Winterswijk, in the Gelderland Province, Netherlands. His mother, Maria Elisabeth Klumpenhouwer. Born 25 Oct 1804;.
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Christiaan Jan Walvoord (1841-1920) – Walvoord History.com
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Connecting Walvoords and Walvoorts together Past, Present, and Future. The Homestead Act of 1862. Christiaan Jan Walvoord (1841-1920). August 30, 2011. Christiaan Jan Walvoord Family c.1890. Also known as Chris, was born on February 02, 1841 in Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands. He died on February 26, 1920 in Oostburg, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. He married J. Christiaan Jan WALVOORD and Janna Gertruida LAMMERS had the following children:. Was born on July 10, 1875. She died on July 04, 1942. ...Windm...
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Holland, Nebraska – Walvoord History.com
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Connecting Walvoords and Walvoorts together Past, Present, and Future. The Homestead Act of 1862. November 8, 2009. The Settlement of Walvoords in Nebraska (1870). Union Pacific Railroad Land Grant in Nebraska c. 1870. The Netherlands, with its dense population, high rents, and low wages produced a heavy pressure upon its people. The Hollanders labored from early dawn until dark acquiring only a meager subsistence. Mr. Ben Brethouwer. They began their long journey from Arnhem (the county seat of Gelderla...
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2014 The Year in Review – Walvoord History.com
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Connecting Walvoords and Walvoorts together Past, Present, and Future. The Homestead Act of 1862. 2014 The Year in Review. January 13, 2015. Walvoord History.com (as usual) has great plans for the next year. And (as usual) those plans may or may not get accomplished. First, the year in review:. The website is sporting a new look using a “responsive” WordPress theme called Frontier. This theme has great flexibility and makes the website look consistent no matter if you are on a PC or iPhone or a tablet.