Jan Hendrik te Selle (1838-1921)

Published on: 21 July 2018Date revised: 25 October 2018

Jan Hendrik te Selle (1838-1921) was born on the “De Selle” farm, near Winterswijk, Netherlands. Jan Hendrik, his wife Hannah Onnink (1841-1929), and Jan Hendrik’s younger brother, Harmen Jan te Selle (1844-1919), emigrated to the United States in 1865. At first, they lived with their aunt and uncle, Gerrit and Janna te Selle Bloemers, near Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Within three years Jan Hendrik and Hannah moved their family from Wisconsin to Lancaster County, Nebraska, where they homesteaded farmland. Harmen Jan followed Jan Hendrik to Nebraska a year later. The te Selle brothers both accumulated fertile farmland, raised their families, and remained in Lancaster County for the rest of their lives.

Jan Hendrik te Selle, 1838-1921

Family of John Henry (Jan Hendrik) te Selle and Hannah Onnink te Selle (about 1890)

John Henry (Jan Hendrik) te Selle Family -- 1989 Nebraska Reunion Program

Jane (Janna) TeSelle and David De Boer had 13 children during their 50+ years of marriage from 1885 until David's death in 1939.

John William TeSelle, 1867-1945

John William (Jan Willem) had two wives during his lifetime. His first wife was Gertje Van Der Beek, from 1897 until her death in 1922. His second wife was Jeannette W. Bogaard, from 1923 until his death in 1945.

Gertje "Gertie" Van Der Beek (1871-1922) and John William TeSelle (1867-1945), married from 1897 until her death in 1922.

John William TeSelle (1867-1945) and Jeannette Bogaard (1884-1973), married from 1923 until his death in 1945.

Family of Dela (Dillie) TeSelle and Garret Ten Hulzen (photo about 1910)

Dela (Dillie) TeSelle had two husbands during her life: Garret William Ten Hulzen from 1887 until his death in 1912; then, Henry J. Wubbels from 1917 until his death in 1943.

Henry "Cook" Ten Hulzen and Susan Obbink Ten Hulzen. Henry is the son of Dela (Dillie) TeSelle Ten Hulzen, and grandson of Jan Hendrik te Selle

Dela "Dillie" TeSelle Ten Hulzen Wubbels celebrates her 100th birthday on April 4, 1969. She lived to be 101.