Person Sheet


Name Gerrit Henry Ruesink94
Birth 3 Mar 1858, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin79,94
Death Mar 1917, Baldwin, Wisconsin94
Burial Baldwin, Wisconsin94
Occupation Had a Livery Stable in Baldwin Wisconsin.79
Father Arent Jan (John) Ruesink [immigrant] - 3C (1834-1890)
Mother Janna (Jane) Grace Hoopman [immigrant] (1836-1911)
Spouses
1 Cynthia (or Giezena?) Veldboom94
Birth Dec 1857, Wisconsin94
Death Mar 1938, Wisconsin94
Burial Baldwin Cem., St. Croix Co., Wisconsin82,94
Marriage 5 Nov 1879, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin94
Children Bertha A. (1880-1910)
George Henry (1882-1947)
Josephine (Jozena Delia) (1885-1948)
Alfred John (1887-1964)
Gertrude (1892-1985)
William David (1895-1973)
Notes for Gerrit Henry Ruesink
Nephew John A. has birth as 1857.98

Garret was named after his grandfather. The spelling changing from Gerrit to Garret. Moved to Baldwin, Wisconsin and raised a family.79
Notes for Cynthia (or Giezena?) (Spouse 1)
V. Hoftiezer has her name as Geziena.82 Gertrude Ruesink gives it as Cynthia one place and Giezena another.94 There was a Dirk Veldboom in Holland Twp, Sheboygan Co, in the 1865 county census; his household consisted or 3 males & 3 females, with all the children born in America.

1920 census has her living in the village of Baldwin with her dau. Gertrude, and her name is written as Cerzina.5 In 1930 census her name is read as Cynthia or perhaps Eynthie.52
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