Place: Wisconsin, USA

1880 U.S. Census

Published on: August 9, 2019

The 1880 U.S. Census documents are available to search for free online. The census questions provide a great deal of information for family historians and genealogists.

A Guide to Using U.S. Census Records

Published on: August 9, 2019Date revised: August 10, 2019

The U.S. Census documents are valuable resources for the genealogist and family historian. The data collected has changed over the years since the first census in 1790. Read about the available data and the changes that have occurred.

1900 U.S. Census

Published on: August 9, 2019Date revised: August 10, 2019

The 1900 U.S. Census documents are available to search for free online. The census questions provide a great deal of information for family historians and genealogists.

Schreurs, Manus John (1864-1952)

Published on: February 10, 2019Date revised: February 22, 2019

Manus John Schreurs (1864-1952), son of Manus Schreurs (1824-1865) and Berendina Aleida Reusink (1841-1876), was born on December 17, 1864, in Cedar Grove, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. When baby Manus John was only 10 months old, his father Manus died, on October 22, 1865. His mother Berendina was left alone to raise her young son. The… Read more »

te Selle, Harmen Jan (1839-1916)

Published on: June 2, 2018Date revised: December 16, 2022

Harmen Jan te Selle (1839-1916) turned out to be quite an itinerant immigrant during his life in the United States. Harmen Jan arrived first in Wisconsin in 1866, moved to Iowa in 1878, and finally settled in Montana from 1891 until his death in 1916. We know very little about his life and activities in… Read more »

TeSelle, Janna Geertruida (1866-1946)

Published on: April 30, 2018Date revised: February 23, 2022

Janna TeSelle was born in Oostburg, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, on 31 January 1866. She is the first child of Jan Hendrik te Selle (1838-1921) and Hanna Berendina Onnink (1841-1929). Janna was born just three months after her parents landed in New York after traveling across the Atlantic from the Netherlands. The family traveled from New… Read more »

TeSelle, Dela “Dillie” (1869-1971)

Published on: April 30, 2018Date revised: March 24, 2022

Dela (“Dillie”) TeSelle (1869-1971) was born in Oostburg, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin on 4 April 1869. She was the daughter of Jan Hendrik te Selle (1838-1921) and Hanna Berendina Onnink (1841-1929). Dela moved with her family to Lancaster County, Nebraska when she was only one year old. She married Gerrit William Ten Huizen (1864-1912) in 1887.… Read more »

TeSelle, Dela (1868-1900)

Published on: April 30, 2018Date revised: February 2, 2022

Dela (Dillije) TeSelle was the first-born child of Harmen Jan te Selle and Berendina Aleida Reusink. She was born on April 21, 1968, in Holland, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. She moved with the family from Wisconsin to Firth, Lancaster County, Nebraska. Dela TeSelle and Dick Abbink were married in Nebraska on March 15, 1888. Dela TeSelle… Read more »

Reusink, Berendina Aleida (1841-1876)

Published on: April 30, 2018Date revised: February 22, 2019

Berendina A. Reusink was born on January 29, 1841, in Lintelo, Aalten Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands. She married Manus Schreurs (1824-1865). On December 17, 1864, they had a son, Manus John Schreurs, born in Cedar Grove, Wisconsin. Unfortunately, Berendina’s husband Manus died eleven months later, on October 22, 1865, in Cedar Grove, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Berendina… Read more »

Letter 15

Published on: August 24, 2013Date revised: June 12, 2018

A letter to Dela ten Damme-teSelle from her sister and brother-in-law in Wisconsin, encouraging Dela to write to them and tell them about friends and family in the Netherlands.