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A Geneology Collection by Debbie Mills
Johanna Navis
Born: Aug. 1876, Sheboygan Co, WI
Parents: Gerrit Navis and Henrietta Graven
Siblings: Alida (1879-1924), Cynthia (1881-1958), Bena (1883-1964), John (Hendrik Jan) (1884-1957), Josephine (1888-1976), George (1892-1916, died of TB age 24)
Marriage:
#1 to Gart/Garret Wensink 11/19/1895, Sheboygan Co, WI
#2 to John Simmelink 3/20/1912, Sheboygan Co, WI
Children:
with Gart Wensink: Harry (1896), John (1899), Clara (1900), Dewey (1902), George (1905), Esther (1909) ? not sure who her father is- see 1920 census note below
with John Simmelink: Florence (1915), Eunice (1916), Marvin (1918), Marie (1919)
Death: April 3, 1951, age 74
Census:
1930 US Census, WI, Sheboygan Co, Lima township:
John G. Simmelink, age 51, owns property, age at first marriage:32, born Holland, year of immigration: 1883, farmer on dairy farm, does not own radio
Johanna, wife, age 52, age 33 at marriage, born WI
Florence J., age 15
Eunice G., age 15
Marvin J., age 12
Marie, age 11
Willard Wensink, age 7, relationship not legible
Henrietta Navis, mother-in-law, age 77, widow, born WI
1920 US Census, WI, Sheboygan Co, Lima township:
John G. Simmelink, age 41, owns property, has mortgage, year of immigration 1884, naturalized 1914, born Holland, parents born Holland, farmer
Johanna, wife, age 42, born WI, parents born Holland
Dewey, son age 17, farm laborer
Clara H., daughter, age 19, house servant
George, age 15
Esther, age 11 (this may be sister Alydia’s daughter as the age is correct; Johanna was widowed by the time Esther was born and not yet married to second husband John. She never shows up in this household before or after this census)
Florence J., age 5
Eunice G. age 3 10/12
Marvin J. 2 7/12
Marie 1 3/12
1910 US Census, Sheboygan Co, Lima township:
Johanna Wensink, age 32, widow, 7 children born, 5 alive, father born Holland, mother born WI, farmer
John, age 11 all born WI
Clara, 9
Dewey, 7
George, 5
Oldest son Harry, age 14, is hired hand on the Herman Roelefson farm in Holland township
1900 US Census, WI , Sheboygan Co, WI, Lima
Gart? Wensink, born Oct. 1865, Holland, age 44, married 5 years, farmer
Anna, wife, age 23, born Aug. 1876 Wisconsin, 3 children born, 2 alive, parents born Holland
Harry, 4, born May 1896
John, 11 months, July 1899
1880 US Census, Sheboygan Co, Town of Holland:
Garret J. Naves, age 26, farmer, born Holland
Henrietta, wife, age 28, wife, born Holland
Hannah, age 3, born WI
Lyda, age 1, born WI
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