Person Sheet


Name Grada Catharina Hengeveld [immigrant]37
Birth 1 Dec 1834, Gendringen, Netherlands37
Death 15 Apr 1918, Newburg, Lenawee Co, Michigan157
Burial 17 Apr 1918, Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh, Michigan157
Father Willem Hengeveld (1797-1852)
Mother Johanna Geertruid (Janna) Doornink (1804-1859)
Spouses
1 Derk Wikkerink13
Birth 24 Jun 1835, Dinxperlo, Netherlands62,13
Death bef Dec 1863
Occupation Kleermaker80
Father Wessel Wikkerink (1792-1865)
Mother Aaltjen Koskamp (1795-1861)
Marriage 17 Apr 1862, Dinxperlo, Netherlands13
2 Diedrich Johann (John) Wissing [immigrant]62,13
Birth ca 1837, Bocholt, Germany13,157
Death 26 May 1926, Newburg, Lenawee Co, Michigan157
Burial 28 May 1926, Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh, Michigan157
Occupation Farmer158,40
Father Gerhard Johann Wissing (ca1810-ca1838)
Mother Gertrud Kempink (ca1810-)
Marriage 7 Jan 1864, Aalten, Netherlands13
Children Denna (1864-1951)
Minnie (ca1867-)
George (1867-)
Henry (ca1869-)
William (ca1874-)
Notes for Grada Catharina Hengeveld [immigrant]
Went to house #340 in Gendringen 1 May 1854.39 Living in Michigan in 1908, according to her brother's obituary.62 Died at her home in Newburg (2-3 miles north of Tecumseh). At the time all five of her children were still alive. Her obituary says she moved to the Tecumseh area from Tipton 35 years before her death (i.e., ca. 1883).157
Notes for Diedrich Johann (John) (Spouse 2)
Diederich Johann WISSING
Sex: M
Event(s):
Christening: 29 Apr 1838, Evangelisch, Bocholt, Westfalen, Preussen
Parents:
Father: Gerhard Joh. WISSING
Mother: Gertrud KEMPINK15

In 1866 D.J. Wissing (arbeider=workman), age 28, left Zelhem with his wife and one child. He gave his religous preference as Afgescheiden (=Seceder), reason for leaving as economic improvement, and destination as North America.63

The passenger list for the steamer "Ericsson", when it arrived at New York 17 Oct 1866 included:
--Dirk Jan Wissink, age 28, farmer
--Gertruid Wissink, age 26, housewife
--Dina Wissink, age 1, daughter
The ship had come from Antwerp, Belgium, they travelled steerage, and they said they intended to go to Michigan.40

In 1870 he & his family were in Sheboygan Twp, Sheboygan Co, Wisconsin:158
--Wissing, D.J., age 32, farmer
--Wissing, Gratha, age 32, keeping house
--Wissing, Dina, age 4
--Wissing, Maria, age 3
--Wissing, Gerhard, age 3
--Wissing, Henry, age 1

In 1880 he & his family were in Tecumseh, Lenawee Co, Michigan:47
--Wissing, John, age 42, b. Holland, laborer
--Wissing, Grada, age 45, b. Holland, keeping house
--Wissing, Denna, age 14, b. Holland, at school
--Wissing, Minnie, age 13, b. Wisc., at school
--Wissing, George, age 13, b. Wisc., at school
--Wissing, Henry, age 10, b. Wisc., at school
--Wissing, William, age 6, b. Mich.

The 1916 atlas of Lenawee County has a John Wissing owning a lot in the village of Newburg, Clinton Twp. (ca. 3 mi NNW of Tecumseh). His lot was on the SW corner of Main & Tecumseh Streets.

Died at his home in Newburg. At his death in 1926 only two sons & two daughters survived.157

Not found in 1920 census.
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