Our Family Roots in The Netherlands

A Study of the Haasdijk, Scheffer, Benner and Neering families in The Netherlands

Alex Hoekstra

Male Abt 1893 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Alex Hoekstra was born about 1893 in Waupun, Fond du Lac, WI, USA (son of Jan Folkerts Hoekstra and Renske Jelles Fennema).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jan Folkerts Hoekstra was born on 09 Mar 1868 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (son of Folkert Jans Hoekstra and Maaike Pieters Koopmans); died in 1961 in Alto, Fond du Lac, WI, USA.

    Jan married Renske Jelles Fennema on 18 Nov 1890 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. Renske (daughter of Jelle Kornelis Fennema and Antje Siemens van der Meulen) was born on 20 Sep 1870 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD; died in 1916 in Alto, Fond du Lac, WI, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Renske Jelles Fennema was born on 20 Sep 1870 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Jelle Kornelis Fennema and Antje Siemens van der Meulen); died in 1916 in Alto, Fond du Lac, WI, USA.
    Children:
    1. Folkert Jans Hoekstra was born on 31 Mar 1891 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.
    2. 1. Alex Hoekstra was born about 1893 in Waupun, Fond du Lac, WI, USA.
    3. Rev. Peter J. Hoekstra was born on 07 Apr 1896 in Waupun, Fond du Lac, WI, USA; died on 02 Sep 1973 in Calgary, AB, CAN.
    4. John Hoekstra was born on 26 Apr 1899 in Waupun, Fond du Lac, WI, USA; died on 20 Dec 1983 in Alto, Fond du Lac, WI, USA.
    5. Anna Hoekstra was born about 1902 in Waupun, Fond du Lac, WI, USA.
    6. Garret Hoekstra was born about 1906 in Waupun, Fond du Lac, WI, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Folkert Jans Hoekstra was born about 1840 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (son of Jan Uilkes Hoekstra and Jitske Folkerts Wierda).

    Folkert married Maaike Pieters Koopmans on 18 May 1861 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. Maaike (daughter of Pieter Folkerts Koopmans and Grietje Fopkes Dreijer) was born about 1840 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Maaike Pieters Koopmans was born about 1840 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Pieter Folkerts Koopmans and Grietje Fopkes Dreijer).
    Children:
    1. 2. Jan Folkerts Hoekstra was born on 09 Mar 1868 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD; died in 1961 in Alto, Fond du Lac, WI, USA.

  3. 6.  Jelle Kornelis Fennema was born about 1836 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (son of Cornelis Sjoerds Fennema and Trijntje Gerbens van der Velde).

    Jelle married Antje Siemens van der Meulen on 15 May 1858 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. Antje (daughter of Sijmen Eeltjes van der Meulen and Leentje Lubberts Cats) was born about 1836 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Antje Siemens van der Meulen was born about 1836 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Sijmen Eeltjes van der Meulen and Leentje Lubberts Cats).
    Children:
    1. 3. Renske Jelles Fennema was born on 20 Sep 1870 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD; died in 1916 in Alto, Fond du Lac, WI, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jan Uilkes Hoekstra was born about 1814 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (son of Uilke Jans Hoekstra and Wentje Martens Noorderbaan).

    Jan married Jitske Folkerts Wierda on 04 Jun 1835 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. Jitske (daughter of Folkert Eintes Wierda and Japke Doekes) was born about 1815 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Jitske Folkerts Wierda was born about 1815 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Folkert Eintes Wierda and Japke Doekes).
    Children:
    1. 4. Folkert Jans Hoekstra was born about 1840 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.

  3. 10.  Pieter Folkerts Koopmans was born about 1813 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (son of Folkert Pieters Koopmans and Maaike Jacobs Amelander).

    Pieter married Grietje Fopkes Dreijer on 31 May 1838 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. Grietje (daughter of Fopke Arjens Dreijer and Lijsbeth Martens Noorderbaan) was born about 1817 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Grietje Fopkes Dreijer was born about 1817 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Fopke Arjens Dreijer and Lijsbeth Martens Noorderbaan).
    Children:
    1. 5. Maaike Pieters Koopmans was born about 1840 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.

  5. 12.  Cornelis Sjoerds Fennema was born about 1794 in Hogebeintum, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (son of Sjoerd Cornelis Fennema and Hinke Jelles Reitsma).

    Cornelis married Trijntje Gerbens van der Velde on 03 Jan 1829 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. Trijntje (daughter of Gerben Kornelis van der Velde and Trijntje Jans van Dijk) was born about 1806 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Trijntje Gerbens van der Velde was born about 1806 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Gerben Kornelis van der Velde and Trijntje Jans van Dijk).
    Children:
    1. 6. Jelle Kornelis Fennema was born about 1836 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.

  7. 14.  Sijmen Eeltjes van der Meulen was born about 1808 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (son of Eeltje Sijmens van der Meulen and Tjitske Jelles Ferwerda).

    Sijmen married Leentje Lubberts Cats on 24 Sep 1835 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. Leentje (daughter of Lubbert Cornelis Cats and Antje Dirks Hofman) was born about 1809 in Holwerd, Westdongeradeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Leentje Lubberts Cats was born about 1809 in Holwerd, Westdongeradeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Lubbert Cornelis Cats and Antje Dirks Hofman).
    Children:
    1. 7. Antje Siemens van der Meulen was born about 1836 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.


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