Achterhoek Ancestors
Jan Willem Oonk
1795 - 1877 (81 years)-
Name Jan Willem Oonk Born 08 Jul 1795 Winterswijk [1] Christened 13 Jul 1795 Winterswijk [2] Gender Male 1847 Slotboom-Joosthuis, Kotten 11, Winterswijk [3] Town of Lima, Sheboygan County, WI, USA landbouwer Slotboom-Joosthuis, Kotten, Winterswijk Died 1877 Gibbsville, Wisconsin [4] Buried Jansen Cemetery, Town of Lima, Sheboygan County, WI Grave of Jan Willem Oonk. Person ID I7115 Population of Aalten, Bredevoort, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk Last Modified 18 Mar 2009
Father Steven Jan Oonk, c. 25 Aug 1765, Winterswijk , d. 29 Jul 1837, Winterswijk (Age ~ 71 years) Mother Jenneken ten Harkel, c. 09 Dec 1753, Winterswijk , d. 25 Jun 1816, Winterswijk (Age ~ 62 years) 21 Sep 1794 Winterswijk [5] Married 12 Oct 1794 Winterswijk [5] Family ID F1843 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Janna Gesiena Damkot, b. 19 Apr 1796, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 51 years) Married 08 Sep 1819 Winterswijk [6] Notes - Volgens Ligterink hertrouwt Jan Willem na de ramp niet meer.
Van dit gezin waren twee leden lid van de Afgescheiden gemeente te Winterswijk: Moeder Janna Gesina Damkot en dochter Johanna Oonk.
In 1850 woont vader Jan Willem met dochter Johanna en kleindochter Janna in Lima, Sheboygan County, WI. Naast hun, of bij hun in, woont schoonzoon Harmen Jan Reuselink.
Bron: Lima, Sheboygan County, WI, 1850 census records, http://www.ancestry.com
Children 1. Jan Willem Oonk, b. 10 Jan 1821, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 26 years) 2. Wander Oonk, b. 28 Nov 1823, Winterswijk , d. 23 Dec 1844, Winterswijk (Age 21 years) 3. Johanna Oonk, b. 01 Sep 1825, Winterswijk , d. 09 Jul 1853, Gibbsville, Wisconsin (Age 27 years) 4. Jan Hendrik Oonk, b. 28 Nov 1828, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 18 years) 5. Harmina Oonk, b. 19 Jan 1832, Winterswijk , d. 10 Jun 1904, Gibbsville (Age 72 years) 6. Janna Hendrika Oonk, b. 17 Feb 1835, Winterswijk , d. 17 Dec 1903, Gibbsville (Age 68 years) 7. Gerrit Jan Oonk, b. 23 Apr 1839, Winterswijk , d. 21 Nov 1847, Lake Michigan, USA (Age 8 years) Last Modified 22 Feb 2007 Family ID F1876 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 08 Jul 1795 - Winterswijk Christened - 13 Jul 1795 - Winterswijk Married - 08 Sep 1819 - Winterswijk Died - 1877 - Gibbsville, Wisconsin = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set
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Groups Passengers on the Phoenix.
On November 21, 1847, the propeller Phoenix perished on Lake Michigan, a couple of miles off the shore from Sheboygan. About 250 people died and only 43 people survived. Most of the passengers were Dutch immigrants.
See Yvette's Dutch Genealogy Homepage for more information about the disaster.
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