William J. Kievit1

M, #693
William J. Kievit married (1) NN, and had several children with her.1 He married (2) Leentje Van Weele on 26 July 1890 in Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey.1,2


News article: Bergen Index on 13 February 1891,
Deserted Her Husband

William J. Kievit, of Paterson, an employe of the Belting and Packing company and a resident of Garfield, announces by advertisement that his wife has deserted him. She is living in Lodi with her father, Mr. Constant Van Weele. The couple were married on Junne 26th of last year and have not lived happily since. Kievit was a widower and has several children, to whom he accuses his wife of having been cruel. He aslo has another and much more serious fault tofind with her, but it is of a private ature. He intends to sue for a divorce.1

A Willem Kieviet (32 yo) arrives in the US in 1889 on the T. Caland with three children, Willem (9), Jan (7), and Adriaan (4). In the 1895 NJ census a William Kievit (20-60), John (5-20), William (5-20), and Fred (5-20) are living in Passaic, all are foreign born. They are in the same house as Fred and Annie Johnson (both 20-60, foreign born) and their two small daughters. But I can not find them anywhere else.3,4

Citations

  1. [S72] Bergen Index, Feb 13, 1891, pg. 1, col. 2.
  2. [S60] Family Search, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKP-C4C : 4 November 2017), William J. Kievit and Lenntje Van Weele, 26 Jul 1890; citing Passaic City, Passaic, New Jersey, United States, Division of Archives and Record Management, New Jersey Department of State, Trenton.; FHL microfilm 495,712.
  3. [S60] Family Search, "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-R7SG-M4> : 26 November 2014), 534 - 3 Jun 1889-22 Jun 1889 > image 144 of 933; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. [S50] 1895 New Jersey State Census, Household of William Kievit. "New Jersey State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFQ-S7FS> : 29 June 2017), Passaic > Passaic, Ward 1 > image 71 of 131; citing p. 134, household 696, line #4005, New Jersey State Archives; Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 888,688.