Derk Drenth1

M, #1045, b. 13 Feb 1892, d. 17 Oct 1975
FatherJan Harm Drenth1 b. 1848
MotherStientje Spel1 b. 1853


Derk Drenth was born on 13 February 1892 in Termunten, Groningen.2,1 He died on 17 October 1975 in Stroud Manor, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.3 He was buried in Ridgewood (Valleau Cemetery.)3


The obituary of Derk Drenth appeared on 20 October 1975 in the Bergen Record (pg. B21, col. 3.)3 He immigrated with Jan Harm Drenth and Stella Drenth on the Spaarndam, from Rotterdam, arriving on 2 Mar 1896 in New York, with nine children: Jan (17), Aaltje (16), Anna (14), Stientje (11), Pieterke (9), Syfke (8), Reinkje (6), Derk (4), and Ernst (2). They were going to Hackettstown, NJ.1
1900 Fed. census: Household of Jan Harm Drenth, (#184), Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey. Household consists of Jan Harm, his wife Stella and ten children: Tunis (May 1877), John Jr (Aug 1878), Annie (Nov 1991), Stella (Nov 1883), Pieterske (Feb 1886), Sypke (Mar 1888), Reintje (Mar 1890), Derk (Feb 1892), Ernest (Apr 1884), and Jennie (Dec 1896). All are born in Denmark, including John and Stella!4
1910 Fed. census: Household of Jan Harm Drenth, Great Meadows Road, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey. Household consists of Jan Harm, his wife Stella and eight children: Anna (28), Stella (26), Nellie (24), Syfko (22), Rientje (20), Derk S. (18), Ernst (16), and Jennie (14), all are born in Holland.5

Citations

  1. [S2] Ellis Island, Spaarndam, 2 Mar 1896. (pg# 633).
  2. [S67] Regional Archives Groningen, Temunten Births : 1892 #12.
  3. [S9] Record, Oct 20, 1975, pg. B21, col. 3.
  4. [S4] 1900 Federal Census, Jan H Drenth, 12 Jun 1900. T623 Roll: 998 Page: 124, ED 189.
  5. [S4] 1900 Federal Census, Jan H Drenth, 28 Apr 1910. T624 Roll: 911 Page: 240, ED 131.