John Koksma & Frances DeVries

John Martens Koksma
* Born on July 14, 1851
* Died on March 23, 1925
Fimke "Frances" DeVries [Koksma]
* Born in June, 1851
* Died in 1906
John & Frances Koksma
* Married c. 1872 (per 1900 census)
* Immigrated to the USA in 1884 (per 1900 census) or 1885 (per 1910 census)
* Had 8 children (as of 1900 census)
* Buried in Rosehhill Cemetery in Hinckley, MN with their daughter Rena
== Parents & Ancestry ==
John's parents and Frances's parents were all born in Holland (per 1900 census).
== Children ==
=== Rena Koksma [Winblad] ===
* Born in 1881 in Holland
* Died in 1904 in Minnesota
* Married William Winblad
* Had 1 child, Wilma Winblad [Nyberg]
* Main page: William Winblad & Rena Koksma
=== Wallace Koksma ===
* Born in April, 1887
=== Sophronia "Fronie" Koksma [Klynstra] ===
* Born in February, 1889 in NE
* Died in 1950
* Married Henry Klynstra
** Born on March 7, 1884
** Died on July 1, 1963
* Buried in Rosehill Cemetery
* Links:
** Find-a-Grave
=== Martin Koksma ===
* Born on August 18, 1891 in NE
* Died on January 5, 1967 in MN
* Married Leona May Merritt
** Born on October 5, 1894
** Died on June 24, 1977
* Had 4 children
** Frank Koksma
** May Koksma, 1922-2014
** Dale Koksma [Griffith], 1928-2006
** Nora Koksma, 1931-1944
* Links:
** Find-a-Grave
=== Frank John Koksma ===
* Main Page: Frank John Koksma
* Born on September 3, 1895 in Lincoln, NE
* Died on January 25, 1959
== Timeline ==
June 	1851 	Frances is born in Holland
July 14 	1851 	John is born in Holland
 	c. 1872 	John and Frances are married
 	1881 	daughter Rena is born in Holland
 	1884 or 1885	John and Frances immigrate to the USA
April 	1887 	son Wallace is born in NE
February 	1889 	daughter Fronie is born in NE
August 18 	1891 	son Martin is born in NE
September 3	1895 	son Frank is born in Lincoln, NE
 	1900 	Census: John and Frances live in Hinckley, MN with 4 children
 	1904 	daughter Rena dies and grandaughter Wilma comes to live with her grandparents
 	1906 	Frances dies
 	1910 	Census: John lives with his 4 youngest children, plus granddaughter Wilma
March 23 	1925 	John dies
== Documents & Articles ==
=== Find-a-Grave ===
* John Koksma
* Frances Koksma
=== FamilySearch.org Profile ===
* John Koksma
=== US Federal Census, 1900 ===
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* John and Frances have been married 28 years
* The family immigrated in 1884
* Frances is the mother of 8 children and they are all still living
* Main page: US Federal Census, 1900 - John Koksma
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Birthdate	Age	Birthplace	Profession
John Koksma 	Head 	M 	Jul 1851 	49 	Holland 	Farmer
Dufries Koksma 	Wife 	F 	Jun 1851 	49 	Holland 	
Wallace Koksma 	Son 	M 	Apr 1887 	13 	Nebraska 	At school
Sophronia Koksma	Daughter	F 	Feb 1889 	11 	Nebraska 	At school
Martin Koksma 	Son 	M 	Aug 1891 	8 	Nebraska 	At school
Frank Koksma 	Son 	M 	Sep 1895 	5 	Nebraska 	
=== US Federal Census, 1910 ===
* John immigrated from Holland in 1885 (contrary to previous census, 1884)
* Wilma Winblad has been living with her grandparents since the death of her mother Rena in 1904
* It says Wilma's father was born in Sweden and her mother was born in Nebraska, but this was probably John's error in reporting as other sources say Rena was born in Holland
* Main page: :File:USFC_1910_John_Koksma.jpg
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace	Occupation
John Koksma 	Head 	M 	58 	Holland 	farmer
Wallace Koksma 	Son 	M 	23 	Nebraska 	laborer
Fronia Koksma 	Daughter 	F 	20 	Nebraska 	housekeeper
Martin Koksma 	Son 	M 	18 	Nebraska 	laborer
Frank Koksma 	Son 	M 	13 	Nebraska 	none
Wilma F Winblad	Granddaughter	F 	6 	Minnesota 	none
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Category:Nebraska
Category:Minnesota
Category:Holland
Category:Immigrants
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