Hij emigreerde op 15 april 1895 naar de USA. 7 "... Jakob left Holland in 1895 for the U.S. with his daughter Grietje Agterhoff and her four children. Records at Ellis Island shows passenger Jacob Japinga, age 73, arriving in New York 15 April 1895. He had departed the port of Rotterdam and Boulogne on the ship The Veendam along with passengers "Acterberg" - most probably "Acterhof," his daughter and grandchildren. The Acterbergs were listed as follows: Grietje, age 40, Elisabeth, age 17, Aartje, age 15, Jacob, age 11, Jan, age 9".
Hij woonde in 1900 te Mt. Pleasant Township, Whiteside County, IL, USA. 8 "... Jacob Japinga is listed on the 1900 Census for Mt. Pleasant Township, Whiteside County, Illinois. His age is given as 78 and he is listed as an alien. He is found in the Peter Dykhuisen household. Peter Dykhuisen is married to Agnes, Jacob's daughter.
Jacob died at age 86 at the home of Peter Dykhuisen and is buried on a lot in pottersfield, Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison, Illinois. Death document #5215.0. His obituary states that he had 6 children, 3 died in infancy - 2 sons and 1 daughter. He was ill four days before he died of "old age and complication of diseases". His funeral was held in the Holland Church".
Elisabeth en Jacob kregen samen 3 kinderen, 2 meisjes en 1 jongen
(1) Hij is getrouwd met Elijzabet Kamphuis.
Zij zijn getrouwd op 27 april 1848 te Leens, hij was toen 24 jaar oud.Bron 1
Huwelijk 27-04-1848 Leens
Bruidegom Jakob Pieters Japenga, dienstknecht
Geboren Wehe
Vader Pieter Jakobs Japenga, daglooner
Moeder Anje Jans Tiemens, dagloonersche
Bruid Elijzabet Kamphuis, dienstmeid
Geboren Maarslag
Vader Wilke Geerts Kamphuis, daglooner
Moeder Grietje Jans Bolhuis, dagloonersche
Bron Huwelijksregister Leens 1848
Aktenummer 6
(2) Hij is getrouwd met Derkje Garmts Zijlstra.
Zij zijn getrouwd op 27 april 1865 te Leens, hij was toen 41 jaar oud.Bron 2
Huwelijksregister Leens 1848 aktern. 6
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