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- Nancy Wagand writes: In the early 1970s I located Hendrik's son Frederik and corresponded with him until his death in 1976. Frederik sent a picture and on the back was written; taken in 1896..seated on chairs: Friederk TerHark, born March 27, 1833 in Beerta, the Netherlands; his wife, Grietje Straten, born June 10, 1833 in Weiner, Germany; next to his father, with hand on shoulder, their son Anno, between their parents their daughter, Engeline. Man on left, probably named Staal, according to Grietje TerHark, the little girl, daughter of Hendrik TerHark and Nomke Aldershoff. All emigrated to America, April 29, 1896, except Grietje TerHark, the little girl, born December 22, 1890.
Frederik also sent information on the TerHarks still living in Holland and some of the Nieman's, along with a couple of pictures. Frederik's son, Frits, visited in our home in the early 1970s. We held an open house at that time and many relatives came to meet him.
This letter was in with some of my Aunt Grace's things. I typed it exactly as possible from the original:
'GRAVENZANDE, the thirteenth of April 1936
My Dear family in America:
I shall try to type you an letter in your language and send five of it to uncle Thos and uncle Kasper, I think they will send the letters to the other uncles and aunts, whose address me is unknown.
I am the oldest son of your brother and sister Hindrik terHark and Nomke Aldershoff and mij name is Frederik terHark.
As you know, our Father was deceased at the 8th of November last year. It was always the best protector of his family un man with a very sound constitution, but he fell and 10 days after it he was dead. But we had yet our dear Mother, poor dear Mother, who was very ill at the burial of our Father so ill, that we thought also her to must lose. But yet we were happy to see that she grew better, at least so seemed it. But yet, we saw it, Mother had an weak constitution. The 27th of March she again was very ill and on Sunday the 29th of March, also she died.
So we have lost within five months both our best dear parents Father was 69 years old and Mother was 65 years. Never, never, we shall forget them. They had ten children and all were so happy with her father and mother. My oldest sister is 45 and my youngest 27 years old.
My dear uncles, aunts, cousins and cousins when you will write to me I'll find it very fine, I can better your language read than write, mij address is: f. terHark, chief of police 's, Gravenzande. Van de Kasteelestraat Nr. 46. (Holland)
For all you many greetings, from your unknown, but loving cousin F. terHark, my Wife Aaltje de Vries, our four children Hendrik, Klasina Nomke, Pieter and Frits and all my sisters and brothers in Holland.
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1894 - 1976 (81 jaar)
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