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Personal data Albert Boltjes 

  • He was born before 1912 in fortasse, somewhere in IA or MN.
  • (note1) .
    Source: Ruth Edwards
  • This information was last updated on November 14, 2015.

Household of Albert Boltjes

He is married to Trena Meijering.

They got married at fortasse, somewhere in IA of MN.

Albert Boltjes oo Trena Meijering (Meyering)

Marriage source: Author: Edwards, Ruth, Title: Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centenial 1892 - 1992, (Publication location: Lk. Mills, IA, Publisher: Buffalo Ctr. Centenial Comm., Publication date: MCMXCII), Pgs 353 & 354,Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 353 Col. 2]

"HEIKO AND GRACE MEYERING By Ruth Edwards

Heiko made the journey across the Atlantic Ocean to America from Bellingvolde, Holland when he was four years old in 1914, with his parents, John and Everdena (Raatjes) Meyering and his brothers, Tony, Ben, John and Henry, and sister,Trena. they joined Heiko's older brother, Jerry, and sister, Minnie, who settled in Kamrar, Iowa in 1913. the tickets they used to cross the ocean were compliments of a farmer who was impressed with the work that Jerry did tiling forhim.

The Meyering family rented 120 acres to start farming as well as tiled others' land. In 1918, they rented a total of 360 acres near Buffalo Center. The field work was done with horse-drawn machinery. they milded 12 to 13 cows by handand raised hogs, cattle, sheep, and chickens. In 1926, they moved to a 300-acre farm owned by J. J. Guyer and three other people, and rented another 160 acres. John passed away in 1938 and Everdena in 1940.

[Photograph with caption: Back row (L to R): Henry, LeRoy, Russell, James. Front: Elaine, Marsha, Grace, Heiko, Jeriene - September 6, 1986.]

John and Minnie Abels and their son, John came to America in 1913. They had three more children: Joseph Edward, and Jenny. ... Trena married Albert Boltjes and had one child named Johnnie. Laker she married Carl Skilbred and had two children, Karen and Lawrence. Johnnie married Jeriena Jensen and they had five children: Henrietta, Johnnie, Ronnie, Theresa, andLaurie. They currently live in Elmore, Minnesota. Karen married Dean Pickerell and they have twin sons, Carl and Brian; they reside in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Lawrence married Patricia Coy of Elmore and they have three children: Brett,Scott, and Brooke; they live in Ft. Wayne, Indiana."

Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, 54th Yr., # 48, 17 Apr 1947, Pg. 1, Col. 4

"Trena Meyering Wed To Carl Skilbred

A quiet wedding was performed on Friday, April 11th, at 2:30 p. m. at the First Reformed church of Buffalo Center, when Trena Meyering became the bride of Carl Skilbred with the Rev. H. F. Senne reading the double ring ceremony. ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Johnnie Meyering  1926-2008 


Notes about Albert Boltjes

Albert Boltjes

Source: Author: Edwards, Ruth, Title: Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centenial 1892 - 1992, (Publication location: Lk. Mills, IA, Publisher: Buffalo Ctr. Centenial Comm., Publication date: MCMXCII), Pgs. 353 & 354, Repository:Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 353 Col. 2]

"HEIKO AND GRACE MEYERING By Ruth Edwards

Heiko made the journey across the Atlantic Ocean to America from Bellingvolde, Holland when he was four years old in 1914, with his parents, John and Everdena (Raatjes) Meyering and his brothers, Tony, Ben, John and Henry, and sister,Trena. they joined Heiko's older brother, Jerry, and sister, Minnie, who settled in Kamrar, Iowa in 1913. The tickets they used to cross the ocean were compliments of a farmer who was impressed with the work that Jerry did tiling forhim. ... ... John passed away in 1938 and Everdena in 1940. ... Trena married Albert Boltjes and had one child named Johnnie. Laker she married Carl Skilbred and had two children, Karen and Lawrence. Johnnie married Jeriena Jensen and they had five children: Henrietta, Johnnie, Ronnie, Theresa, andLaurie. They currently live in Elmore, Minnesota. Karen married Dean Pickerell and they have twin sons, Carl and Brian; they reside in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Lawrence married Patricia Coy of Elmore and they have three children: Brett,Scott, and Brooke; they live in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. ..." <>

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