He is married to Willemina KleinEsselink.
They got married on April 5, 1866 at Clymer, New York, he was 22 years old.Source 2
John enlisted , to serve 3 years; mustered in as a private; captured in action, Sep 29, 1864, at Chaffins Farm, Virginia; paroled, no date; mustered out June 13, 1865 at Elmira, New York. While a prisoner at Libby, the inmates were close to dying of thirst. One evening they all got down on their knees and prayed for water. The next morning, a spring of water seeped through the ground close to the wall. This account from Thelma Heil, Clymer, New York.
Gerrit Jan Dunnewold | ||||||||||||||||||
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Willemina KleinEsselink |
BS Geboorte Winterswijk