Death certificate for Gertrude (Grietje) Korttje Rozendal

According to a copy of the death certificate issued by the State of Nebraska, Gertrude (Grietje) Korttje Rozendal, was born 20 Jan 1851, in Holland, more specifically St. Annaparochie, Het Bildt, the Netherlands. Her parents were Jetze Jochums Korttje (Americanized: James Korchie) and Jantje (Americanized: Jennie) Arjens Keizer, according to information found at a Friesland, Netherlands research site, Alle Friezen. She and her husband, Pieter (Americanized: Peter) Jarigs Rozendal, married 15 May 1873, Het Bildt, Friesland, the Netherlands came to the United States in 1880 with six children, one of whom was my great grandmother. Five more children would be born in the United States.

The 02 Jun 1880 US census finds Gertie and her husband Peter, along with their children, living in Leavenworth, KS. They also lived in Iowa for a time, before settling in Nebraska. According to Gertie’s death certificate, she died of “sporotrichosis” determined by laboratory tests. She was ill for 6 days, from 12 Jul to 22 Jul, 1928, before passing away on 22 Jul 1928 at 6:50 p.m. She was 77 years, 1 month and 2 days at the time of her death. Gertrude (Grietje) Korttje Rozendal was buried on 24 Jul 28 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska, under the direction of R. J. Smith, undertaker.

The informant for the personal information on the death certificate was Mike Rozendal of West Point, Nebraska.

This information has also be posted by me on Findagrave.com.

And just a note: I might have mentioned this in a previous post, but two wonderful websites to use when researching your Friesland ancestors are www.allefriezen.nl and www.tresoar.nl. Also www.genlias.nl is extremely useful when researching your ancestors from the Netherlands.

Death certificate for Jennie Rozendal Krumwied

According to a copy of the death certificate issued by the State of Nebraska, Jennie Rozendal Krumwied was born in Holland, more specifically, after researching, in St. Annaparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, the Netherlands, on 15 Oct 1875. Her parents were Pieter Jarigs Rozendal and Grietje Korttje Rozendal.

According to the 1900 United States census, Jennie came with her parents and five of her eleven siblings, (the remaining 6 siblings having been born in the USA) to the United States in 1880. (This year coincides with the information on her death certificate.) The 02 Jun 1880 US census finds Jennie and her birth family living in Leavenworth, KS. Her birth family also lived in Iowa for a time, before settling in Nebraska. It was in Omaha, Nebraska that Jennie married Charles Krumwied. According to her death certificate, Jennie spent the remaining 53 years of her life in Omaha. Together Charles and Jennie had eight children, one of whom was my grandmother. Jennie died of carcinoma of the stomach on 7 Apr 1944 at 6 a.m. She was buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska, under the direction of C. C. Haynes, funeral director. Jennie Rozendal Krumwied was 68 years, 5 months and 22 days at the time of her death.

I have also posted this information on www.findagrave.com