Walter Leentjes1

M, #174, b. 12 Oct 1885, d. 1956
FatherFolkert Leentjes2
MotherPopkjen de Vries2


Wopke Leentjes was born on 12 October 1885 in Sloten, Friesland, The Netherlands.2,3,1 He married Jennie Leentjes.4,1 Walter Leentjes died in 1956.1


More information:
Walter Leentjes was a laborer.1 Jacob Schaper and Wopke Leentjes immigrated on the Nieuw Amsterdam, from Rotterdam (22 Apr 1911), arriving in New York on 1 May 1911. They were going to their uncle A. Faber in Ridgewood. Both listed their father as their contact in Holland. Jacob was from Balk, Wopke van Sloten.5,3

Census Records:
1920 Fed. census: Household of Walter Leentjes, Orchard Street, Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. Household consists of Walter, his wife Jennie and three daughters: Jewel (7), Pauline (4) and Jesse? (2 + 7 mo.)1

Citations

  1. [S7] 1920 Federal Census, Walter Leentaes, 24 Feb 1920. T625 Roll: 1017 Page: 204, ED 35.
  2. [S3] Wie Was Wie, Dutch Genealogical Database. Online at http://www.wiewaswie.nl/, Sloten Births : 1885 #A 24.
  3. [S2] Ellis Island, Nieuw Amsterdam, 1 May 1911 (pg. 481-482, line 4).
  4. [S18] Ridgew. News, 4 Jan 1973 - current, May 26, 1983, pg 18.
  5. [S1] Ridgew. Herald, 13 July 1901 - 25 Jan 1940, Oct 12, 1939, pg. 2.