Geesje (Gracie) Bonselaar (1845-1926)

Full name: Geesje (Gracie) Bonselaar
Gender: Female
Birthdate: April 13, 1845
Birthplace: Hohenkorben, Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
Arrival: Disputed.  Either 1865 or 1868.
Marriage: 1868 to Harm Berens
Marriage place: Michigan
Residence in 1880: Overeisel, Allegan, Michigan
Residence in 1900: Overisel, Allegan, Michigan
Residence in 1910: Overisel, Allegan, Michigan
Death: August 20, 1926
Death place: Overisel, Allegan, Michigan
Age: 81
Burial place: Bentheim, Allegan County, Michigan
Father: Geert Bonselaar
Mother: Ale Kamps
Children: Aaltje (Alice) Berens

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Geesje Berruts
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Prussia
Home in 1880: Overeisel, Allegan, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Harm Berruts
Father's Birthplace: Prussia
Mother's Birthplace: Prussia
Occupation: Keep House

Harm Berruts 38
Geesje Berruts 34
Harm Berruts 10
Aaltje Berruts 8
Hendrik Berruts 6
Gerrit Berruts 4
Hilligje Berruts 2
Jan Berruts 1m

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Gracie Berens
Age: 56
Birth Date: Apr 1844
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1900: Overisel, Allegan, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1868
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hams Berens
Marriage Year: 1868
Years Married: 32
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother: number of living children 8
Mother: How many children 9

Hams Berens 59
Gracie Berens 56
John Berens 20
Fred Berens 17
Fannie Berens 13

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Grace Berens
Age in 1910: 65
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1910: Overisel, Allegan, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1865
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Harm Berens
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Native Tongue: Dutch
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 41
Number of Children Born 9
Number of Children Living 8

Harm Berens 69
Grace Berens 65
Fanny Berens 21