Dirk firstly married Ockje Hinrichs Bohlson on 21 Dec 1856 in at the Lutheran church in Hanover. She bore a daughter, Antje, and then died in 1858. Dirk secondly married Antje Ehmen Osterbuhr 10 years his junior and also a native of Timmel. Antje bore five more children before 1875, when the entire family emigrated to the United States.
Settling in Royal, Champaign County, near other Frisian immigrants, Dirk and his family farmed and were members of St. John's Lutheran Church. Dirk died in 1894 after writing his will on November 17th of that year. His widow outlived him by 30 years.
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Dirk firstly married Ockje Hinrichs Bohlson on 21 Dec 1856 in at the Lutheran church in Hanover. She bore a daughter, Antje, and then died in 1858. Dirk secondly married Antje Ehmen Osterbuhr 10 years his junior and also a native of Timmel. Antje bore five more children before 1875, when the entire family emigrated to the United States.
Settling in Royal, Champaign County, near other Frisian immigrants, Dirk and his family farmed and were members of St. John's Lutheran Church. Dirk died in 1894 after writing his will on November 17th of that year. His widow outlived him by 30 years.
Contributor: Christine Garrison Rodriguez (48529128) • [email protected]
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