Sources: Esther Casjens, Marvin Knock, & Brent Heeren
She is married to Eltje van Anken.
They got married at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.
Eltje Van Anken oo Tracy Gruys
Marriage source: Author: Casjens, Esther, et. al., Title: In And Around George, Iowa 1871 - 1912, (Publication location: Hills, MN, Publisher: Crescent Pub. Co., Publication date: MCMLXXVI), Pg. 181, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
[Pg. 181, Col. 1]
"Jan (John) Van Anken - - was born in Germany in 1830 and came to America, settling first in Illinois. In 1884 he and his"
[Pg. 181, Col. 2]
"family came to the vicinity of George. They settled between five and six miles south of where George is now. Though this was some time later than the very first settlers, it was still three years before the railroad was laid throughGeorge, and for several years they had to ford rivers to get to Sheldon or Hull (which was then called Pattersonville). Children in the Van Anken family were Ella (Mrs. Chris Wieman) and Eltje (married Tracy Gruys). The picture is ofJohn, the son of Eltje and Tracy, with his Grandpa Van Anken who was eighty-two at that time." ..." <>
Child(ren):
Tracy Gruys
Source: Author: Casjens, Esther, et. al., Title: In And Around George, Iowa 1871 - 1912, (Publication location: Hills, MN, Publisher: Crescent Pub. Co., Publication date: MCMLXXVI), Pg. 181, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
[Pg. 181, Col. 1]
"Jan (John) Van Anken - - was born in Germany in 1830 and came to America, settling first in Illinois. In 1884 he and his"
[Pg. 181, Col. 2]
"family came to the vicinity of George. They settled between five and six miles south of where George is now. Though this was some time later than the very first settlers, it was still three years before the railroad was laid throughGeorge, and for several years they had to ford rivers to get to Sheldon or Hull (which was then called Pattersonville). Children in the Van Anken family were Ella (Mrs. Chris Wieman) and Eltje (married Tracy Gruys). The picture is ofJohn, the son of Eltje and Tracy, with his Grandpa Van Anken who was eighty-two at that time."
Author: Knock, Marvin, Title: "Knock Family," (Publication location: Sioux Fls., SD, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxvi Feb MMIX), Repository: The Cloud
Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=knock&id=I355028
"... Tracy GRUYS ... Sex: M Birth: Unknown in ? Death: Unknown in ? Burial: Unknown ? ... Change Date: 28 Feb 2009 ...
Marriage 1 Eltje VAN ANKEN b: Unknown in ? Married: Unknown in ? Change Date: 28 Feb 2009
Children
1. Johana Altje GRUYS b: 18 Mar 1905 in ? 2. John GRUYS b: 23 Aug 1907 in ?"
Author: Heeren, Brent, Title: e-mail with Van Anken funeral card & obit, (Publication location: Toledo, IA, Publisher: BH, Publication date: ix Dec MMXII)
The Tracy Gruys document is a funeral card, providence unknown:
"Mrs. Eltje Van Anken (nee Tracy Gruys) Born December 21, 1882 Died October 5, 1976 Services: Friday, Oct 8, 1976 from the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church of George at 1:30 p.m. Family worship preceding the service
OFICIATING: Pastor Frank Elliott FUNERAL tEXT: Psalm 116-Vs 15 TOPIC: "Precious Death" ORGANIST: Mrs Stanley Heronemus SOLOIST: Mrs Henry DeJong SONGS: "Someday There will be no Tomorrow" "When They Ring the Golden Bells" CLOSING HYMNNo. 368 "My Hope is Built on Nothing Less" FLOWER COMM: Mrs Harold Korthals Mrs David Visser Mrs Alfred Korthals CASKET BEARERS Elgin Van Anken Kenneth Post Vance Dykhouse John Koerselman Darwin Van Anken Richard Aykens
Survivors 2 sons: John, Elmer Van Anken; 2 daughters: Anna (Mrs Al Janke), Hermina (Mrs Jacob Dykhouse); 9 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren" <>
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