Jan Tjepkema

1873 - 1918  (44 years)

• Name	Jan Tjepkema
  Born	26 Oct 1873	Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Died	1918	Hamilton, Ontario
  Buried	Hamilton, Ontario
  Person ID	I04408	Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Klaas Tjepkema,   b. 13 Jan 1836, Oostermeer, Tietjerksteradeel ,   d. 27 Sep 1890, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands  (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Grietje Oddens,   b. 11 Sep 1836, Groningen ,   d. 1911, Kampen  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	27 May 1871	Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
  Family ID	F1727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johanna Wennink,   b. 2 Apr 1884, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands ,   d. 12 May 1960, Kelowna, British Columbia  (Age 76 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1911	Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Children	1. Greta Jeanette Wilhelmena Chapman,   b. 8 Sep 1911, Hamilton, Ontario ,   d. 3 Apr 1996, Hamilton, Ontario  (Age 84 years)  [Natural]   2. John Chapman,   b. 1 Oct 1912, Hamilton, Ontario ,   d. 10 Jun 2004, Henderson Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario  (Age 91 years)  [Natural]   3. Edward Albert Chapman,   b. 22 May 1915, Hamilton, Ontario ,   d. 29 Aug 1972, Port Dover, Ontario  (Age 57 years)  [Natural]   4. William Jeffrey Chapman,   b. 6 Sep 1916, Hamilton, Ontario ,   d. 2 Apr 2004, Toronto, Ontario  (Age 87 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F1728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jan Tjepkema was born in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands. On August 28, 1892 he moved to Amersfoort where he joined the cavalry. He also lived in Kampen, Lonneker, Velsen, Enschede and Amsterdam before coming to Canada about 1911. Document No. 40 To-day the 25th of January, 1911, appeared to me, Official of the Civilian Office in Amsterdam, in order to enter into marriage: Jan Tjepkema born at Leeuwarden, living in this town, 37 years old, son of Klaas Tjepkema, deceased and Grietje Oddens living in Kampen and Johanna Wennink, born at Enschede, living in London, England, 26 years old, daughter of Jan Wennink and Janneke Juijskes. Witnesses: Arend van Oostveen, 68 yrs. Jacob Venverloo, 68 yrs. Egbert Roozeboom, 72 yrs. Johannes Antonius Gransjan, 55 yrs. All living in Amsterdam They planted a spruce tree on his gravesite in Hamilton Cemetery One brother William (possibly another name, Pieter or Arend, as according to records he had no brother William or Willem. Arend was in Kenvil, Morris County, New Jersey working as a Carpenter for the Hercules Powder Company in 1918) came to Canada to get Jan's tools. Wentworth Births, Hamilton - Tjepkema Jan, 1st October 1912, 46 Cannon West, Male, Are Parents Married Yes, Father Jan Tjepkema, Occupation Machinist, Mother Johanna Wennink, Where Were Parents Married Amsterdam, Holland, 25th January 1911, Occupation of Mother Housewife, Accoucheur G. E. J. Lannin, Certified by Jan Tjepkema, 46 Cannoan Streeet West, Relation to Child Father, Were You In The House At The Time Of Birth Yes, 31st October 1912