GENERATION 6 – MINNE YEDE DE JONG AND HILTJE HANSES KROODSMA
Minne Yedes de Jong was the son of Yede Jans and Wijtske Mennes Miedema. He was born on 06 Mar 1812 in Hoogebeintum, Netherlands and died on 24 Apr 1888 in Hallum, Netherlands. His occupation was a Veehouder (farmer with cattle). His religion was Dutch Reform (Ned. Herv) and he resided in Lichtaard and in Hallum (na 1880).
On 16 May 1833 in Ferwerd, Netherlands Minne married Hiltje Hanses Kroodsma. The witnesses to their marriage were Yde Jans de Jong – brother of the bridegroom, a farmer in Hogebeintum, Pier Jans Reitsma brother-in-law of the bride, farmer in Genum, Minse Sybes Mellema, related to the bride, farmer in Blija, and Sytze Hanzes Kroodsma, brother of the bride, farmer in Wanswerd.
Below are pictures of the home where Minne and Hiltje’s lived and where their children were born.
Below is a picture of their farm at Hallum where Minnes died in 1888.
Minne and Hiltje had twelve children:
i. Yede Minnes de Jong. He was born on 11 Feb 1834 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. He died on 03 Dec 1837 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. On May 9, 1868 in Ferwerderadeel, Netherlands Yede married Antje Sipkes Jansma. They had nine children: Sijbrigje Yedes, Minne Yedes, Sipke Yedes, Jan Yedes, Hiltje Yedes, Saakje Yedes, and Wietske Yedes. They had two children die very young. Below is a picture of Yede Minnes home in Tzum.
Below is a photo of a “last remembrance of Yede Minnes and his wife and four of their children on the church-yard in the village of Tzum.” – Ide M. de Jong 1839 – 1932, Antje Sipke Jansma 1845 – 1927, Saakje Yedes de Jong 1882 – 1916, Jan Yedes de Jong 1879 – 1942, Wietske Yedes de Jong 1883 – 1918, and Minne Yedes de Jong 1871 – 1942. Compliments of Meile Tamminga.
ii. Hans Minnes de Jong, my second great grandfather. He was born on 14 Aug 1835 in Lichtaard, Ferwerderadeel, Netherlands and he died in Grand Rapids Michigan on Dept 26, 1922. It was Hans Minnes who brought the de Jongs to America.
He married Antje Beernts Krol on 07 May 1859 in Ferwerderadeel, Netherlands and immigrated to the United States landing on Mar 1882 in New York from Rotterdam on the P. Caland.
Hans Minnes and Antje are discussed in more detail in the next generation.
iii. Wytske Minnes de Jong. She was born on 20 Sep 1837 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. She married Johannes Jans Althuizes. They were married on 10 May 1862 in Leeuwarderadeel, Netherlands. Johannes died in 1871. She remarried in 1877. On December 1 she married Thomas Pieters Feddema. She has a difficult life. She married twice and had two children die at young age. Both the surviving children Minne and Tjitske had problems with their step-father Pieter Feddema. She died on 05 Apr 1888 in Raard, Netherlands. Source Meile Tamminga. Below is a picture of Wytske as a young girl.
Below is a picture of Wytske and Thomas Pieter Feddema.
iv. Yede Minnes de Jong. He was born on 16 Sep 1839 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. He married Antje Sipkes Jansma. They were married on 09 May 1868 in Ferwerderadeel, Netherlands[1]. Occupation 1888 in Landbouwer (farmer). He died on 08 Mar 1932 in Tzum, Netherlands.
Yede was farmer in the neighbourhood of the little town of Franeker. But he went bankrupted in 1908. Before he he went bankrupt he had borrowed from his brother Frans [f-hook] 5000 and from his brother in law Thomas Feddema [f-hook] 1000. When the bankrupty was inevitable he gave all he had via an act (notary) to his son Minne who was living with him. So when the brothers asked their money back, he was as poor as a church rat. He lived afterwards (from about 1900) in the village of Tzum and died in 1932. “I have known Yede when I was a little child; very vaguely I can remember him, a very old man with a grey beard. They were poor, but very fine people. My brother and I stayed very often when we were little boys.” Source: Meile Tamminga
v. Frans Minnes de Jong. He was born on 14 Jul 1841 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. He married Emke Jans Hiemstra. They were married on 10 May 1866 in Ternaard (West-Dongeradeel), Netherlands. Occupation 1888 in Landbouwer (farmer). He died on 25 Mar 1925 in Dokkum, Netherlands. Religion in Dutch Reform Church (Ned. Herv.). Resided in Raad. Frans was landbouwer (farmer) in Raard. “I think Frans was succesfull in his farmer and in business. My mother didn’t have much contact with this family, why not I don’t know.” Source Meile Tamminga. Below is a picture of Frans Minnes and his wife Emke Hiemstra.
Next is a picture of Frans and Emke’s headstone.
Frans and Emke had six children: Minnes Franzes, Jacob Franzes, Sijke Franzes, Hiltje Franzes, and Jan Franzes. They had one son who died at birth.
Below are four of their children: Above left – Jacob. Above right – Sijke. Lower left – Minne (he was a clergyman and one of the first intellectuals in the family). Lower right – Jan.
Here is a picture of Jan Franzes and his wife Jantje Gosses Hiemstra.
Their son Minne (the clergyman) married Minke Anke Pouwels on August 11, 1896. Below is a picture of Minke Anke Pouwels in the middle with a picture of Minne on either side.
Sijke Franzes married Melis Jans Alberda on May 9, 1895. Below is a picture of Sijke and Melis.
vi. Grietje Minnes de Jong. She was born on 25 Jan 1845 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. She married Sijmen Sipkes Jansma. They were married on 28 May 1870. She died in Lichtaard, Netherlands.
vii. Roelof Minnes de Jong. He was born on 06 Mar 1845 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. Occupation 1888 in Boerenbedrifj (connected with a farm). Resided 1888 in Hallum, Netherlands. He died on 01 Mar 1910 in Wagenborgen, Netherlands.
viii. Grietje Minnes de Jong. She was born on 23 Mar 1847 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. She married Sijmen (Simon) Sipkes Jansma. They were married on 28 May 1870 in Ferwerderadeel, Netherlands. She died on 11 Jul 1936 in Wanswerd, Netherlands. Below is a picture of Grietje and Sijmen.
Here is another picture of Grietje as a young girl.
ix. Jan Minnes de Jong. He was born on 14 Aug 1849 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. He married Hendrika Pieters Tilstra. They were married on 26 May 1885 in Ferwerderadeel, Netherlands. He died on 04 Mar 1930 in Holwerd, Netherlands. Occupation in Farmer (veehouder). Religion in Gerformeerd (Christian Reform Church). Burial in Lichtaard, Netherlands. They had three sons: Menne Jans, Jacob Jans and Pieter Jans.
Below is picture of Jan and Hendrika’s sons: From the left Jacob, Menne and Pieter (Peter).
Mennes married Jenke Baukes Tilma in May 1918. Below is their picture:
x. Benjamin Minnes de Jong. He was born on 10 Apr 1852 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. He married Akke Hendriks Boersma. They were married on 17 May 1884 in Ferwerderadeel, Netherlands. He died on 29 Jan 1923 in Westernijkerk, Netherlands. Occupation in Farmer (Landbouwer). Religion in Dutch Reform Church (Ned. Herv.). Residence in Hallum and Wanswerd. Alt. Spelling Of Name in Minnes.
Benjamin Minnes and Akke had three children: Menne Benjamins, Ymkje Benjamins, and Hiltje Benjamins. Below is a picture of Menne Benjamins and his wife Baukje Jenzes Talsma.
xi. Jitske Minnes de Jong. She was born on 27 Jun 1854 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. She married Lieuwe Gosses van Dijk. They were married on 01 Mar 1883 in Ferwerderadeel, Netherlands. She died on 10 Jun 1895 in Hallum, Netherlands.
xii. Jacob Minnes de Jong. He was born on 11 Jul 1858 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. He died on 16 Nov 1860 in Lichtaard, Netherlands. Jacob married Jacobje Klazes de Jong on May 11, 1893. They had three children. He died in Murmerwoude on May 21, 1950. Jacobje also died in Murmerwoude on October 24, 1957. Below is a picture of Jacob and Jacobje.
Minne Yede and Hiltje farmed originally in Lichtaard where all of the children were born. They ran into problems with the landowner because they were in favor of a separate Christian education. They were given notice and moved to Hallum where they celebrated their golden anniversary.
In the will of Minne Ydes de Jong his wife got all the income of the total estate. The notary public has a document signed by survivors of sons and sons- in-law. But nobody on behalf of Hans in Michigan. However, when his Father died Han’s debt of 6602,52 was forgiven. This was the amount he borrowed to immigrate to the United States. I suppose this was considered his inheritance.