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Jelte Alardus Zijlstra

Male 1891 - 1946  (55 years)


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  • Name Jelte Alardus Zijlstra 
    Birth 31 Jul 1891  Wirdum, Leeuwarderadeel, FR, NLD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1909  Maurice, IA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Naturalization 17 Sep 1914  Orange City, IA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Moved to Abt 1915  Hawarden, IA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Moved to 1941  CA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Abt 1942  Des Moines, IA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Internal Revenue Service 
    Reference Number 86393 
    Death 29 Nov 1946  Chicago, IL, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • of peritonitis following an operation
    Person ID I86393  Haasdijk family tree
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2016 

    Father Alardus Jeltes Zijlstra,   b. 12 Apr 1869, Wirdum, Leeuwarderadeel, FR, NLD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Aukje Sjoerds Sijbrandij,   b. Abt 1869, Leeuwarden, FR, NLD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 01 May 1890  Leeuwarderadeel, FR, NLD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F37695  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Medema,   b. 16 Nov 1892, IL, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1973, Cook, IL, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1912  Sioux Center, Sioux, IA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Adelbert C. Zijlstra,   b. 16 Aug 1912, IL, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1980, King, WA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. F.M. Zijlstra
     3. A.H. Zijlstra
     4. P.L. Zijlstra
     5. B.G. Zijlstra
     6. M.E. Zijlstra
    Family ID F37724  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2020 

  • Notes 
    • arrived at Ellis Island about the "Rotterdam" from Rotterdam
    • Democratic representative in the 45th General Assembly of Iowa

  • Sources 
    1. [S319] Various editors, AADAS - Conference Papers, (Joint Archives of Holland - Hope College, P.O. Box 9000, Holland MI), 15th: Dutch Immigrants On The Plains: "Charles Zylstra and Stamped Scrip: How a Dutch Immigrant Sought a Solution to the Great Depression" by Jonathan Warner, pp. 162-180.

    2. [S52] Ellis Island Ship Manifests, 12 Sep 1924.


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