Family tree Dijkstra » Jelle (Charles) Spoelstra (1909-2002)

Personal data Jelle (Charles) Spoelstra 

  • He was born on December 19, 1909 in Leeuwarden, Friesland.Source 1
    Geboorteregister 1909
    Bron: BS GeboorteSoort registratie: BS Geboorte akte(Akte)datum: 20-12-1909Soort akte: Geboorteakte
    Zoon Jelle Spoelstra geboren 19-12-1909 te Leeuwarden, wonende te Leeuwarden
    Vader Watze Spoelstra
    Moeder Tjsiegje Dijkstra
    Bronvermelding Geboorteregister 1909, archiefnummer 1002, Gemeentebestuur van Leeuwarden, 1811-1941 - Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden, inventarisnummer 3458, aktenummer 0819 Gemeente: Leeuwarden
    Periode: 1909

    Charles SpoelstraHeadM31Holland
    Ada H SpoelstraWifeF26Iowa
    Charlene M SpoelstraDaughterF3Iowa
    Bernard K SpoelstraSonM1Iowa
    Citing this Record
    "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMY5-GYM : accessed 21 June 2018), Charles Spoelstra, Madison Township, Mahaska, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62-15, sheet 1A, line 14, family 5, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1180.

    United States Census, 1940
  • He died on December 24, 2002 in North Haledon, New Jersey, United States, he was 93 years old.Source 2
    Find A Grave 51488477

    Mr Charles Spoelstra United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries Deceased
    NameMr Charles Spoelstra
    Event TypeObituary
    Event Date25 Dec 2002
    Event PlaceWest Paterson, New Jersey, United States
    Residence PlaceWyckoff
    GenderMale
    Age93
    Birth Year (Estimated)1909
    Death Date24 Dec 2002
    NewspaperHerald News
    Spouse and Children
    GordonSonMale
    Grace HulsebosWifeFemale
    Parents and Siblings
    Hilda ReitsmaSisterFemale
    Gertrude StruckSisterFemale
    Others on Record
    Mable MulfordUnknownFemale
    Citing this Record: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK51-9TF7 : accessed 21 June 2018), Mr Charles Spoelstra, West Paterson, New Jersey, United States, 25 Dec 2002; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Herald News, born-digital text.
  • He is buried in Fair Lawn, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
  • A child of Watze Jelles (William) Spoelstra and Tsjiegje Jarigs (Trina) Dijkstra
  • This information was last updated on February 16, 2025.

Household of Jelle (Charles) Spoelstra

(1) He is married to Grace Geesje Hulsebos.

They got marriedSource 3


(2) He is married to Ada H. Spoelstra.

They got married about 1938.Source 4


Notes about Jelle (Charles) Spoelstra

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Charles (Jelles) Spoelstra
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Geboorte:19 dec 1909 - Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
Overlijden:24 dec 2002 - Haledon, New Jersey
Ouders:William Jelles (Waltze) Spoelstra, Trina (Tjsigji) Spoelstra (born Dykstra)
Broers/zusters:Dorothy Gerhardt (born Spoelstra), Hilda Reitsma (born Spoelstra), Trina (Augustina) Struck (born Spoelstra), Jack (Jarig) Spoelstra, Siebern (Zup) Spoelstra
Ex-echtgenote:Grace (Geesje) Spoelstra (born Hulsebos)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jelle (Charles) Spoelstra

Jelle Sybrens Spoelstra
1850-1915
Hittje Watzes Heeringa
1855-1923
Jarig Dirks Dijkstra
1856-1929
Dieuwke Ottes Andela
1859-1887

Jelle (Charles) Spoelstra
1909-2002

(1) 

Grace Geesje Hulsebos
1909-1985

(2) ± 1938

Ada H. Spoelstra
1914-????


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    Sources

    1. Geboorteregister 1909, archiefnummer 1002, Gemeentebestuur van Leeuwarden 1811-1941, inventarisnummer 3458, aktenummer 819
    2. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSJ1-SZN : 20 May 2014), Charles Spoelstra, 24 Dec 2002; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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    4. United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMY5-GYM : accessed 21 June 2018)

    Historical events

    Birthday December 19, 1909

    • The temperature on December 19, 1909 was between -1.3 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
      • March 4 » U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State.
      • April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
      • April 27 » Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
      • May 31 » The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
      • June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
      • October 16 » William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination.

    Day of death December 24, 2002

    • The temperature on December 24, 2002 was between 6.5 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
      • March 2 » U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).
      • April 12 » A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104.
      • November 6 » Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
      • November 15 » Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
      • November 19 » The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 20 million US gallons (76,000 m³) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history.
      • November 21 » NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
    

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    About the surname Spoelstra


    The Family tree Dijkstra publication was prepared by wijlen Jelke Dijkstra (as indicated in the digital, genealogical legacy, this publication remains online, contact is not possible).
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