Jacob Rookus

Jacob Rookus, aged two, is listed with his parents on the General Harrison, which reached New York on 30 June 1849, according to an index of New York passenger manifests.

From Dylan Slagh's research. Treat details marked probable or unconfirmed as leads.

Born

5 Jan 1847, Zaamslag, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

Died

17 Nov 1922, Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA

Buried

Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America

Father

Jacob Pieters Rook (1799–1851)

Mother

Maatje Koelenhoek (1805–1874)

Spouse

Adriana Pyl (1854–1933)Married 1877

Children

• Jacob Rookus (1878–1948)
• Nellie Rookus (1879–1949)
• Maggie Rookus (1880–1956)
• Minnie Rookus (1884–1967)
• Hattie Rookus (1893–1967)

Siblings

• Johanna Rookus (1822–1826) half
• Jacoba Rookus (1823–1887) half
• Pieter Rookus (1826–1836) half
• Janna Rookus (1827–1828) half
• Jan Rookus (1830–1831) half
• Johanna Rookus (1832–1881) half
• Jacobus Rookus (1833–1833) half
• Jacobus Rookus (born 1835) half
• Neeltje Rookus (1836–1837) half
• Pieter Rookus (1838–1914) half
• Neeltje Rookus (born 1839) half
• Female Rookus (1841–1841) half
• Jan Rookus (1842–1842) half
• Male Rookus (1845–1845) half

• 1922: Michigan death certificate of Jacob Rookus, Zeeland, Ottawa County, 1922
• 1933: Michigan death certificate of Adrianna Rookus, Zeeland, Ottawa County
• 1948: Michigan death certificate of Jacob Rookus, East Grand Rapids, Kent County

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