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Harriet Herweyer/Bronkema

1909-1985
Born: Missaukee County, Michigan, USA
Died: McBain, Missaukee, Michigan, USA

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  • Residence: Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation To Head Of House: Daughter

  • Residence: Age: 20; Marital Status: Single; Relation To Head Of House: Maid

  • Residence: Age: 26

  • Residence: Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation To Head Of House: Wife

  • Death: Age: 75

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  • Story: Jacob Herweyer Family

    <p><strong>Jacob Herweyer Family<br></strong>Jacob Herweyer was born in South Holland, Netherlands, Dec 26, 1850. He came to America in 1864. It took three months to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. His parents settled in Zeeland, he was 13.<br><br>In 1867, he traveled north by wagon and oxen team, with John Vogel and wife Betje (Jacob&rsquo;s sister) also his sister Effie and Vogel&rsquo;s child Dora and others.<br><br>Father worked in lumber camps. The floated logs down the Clam and Muskegon Rivers to sawmills. There he met Fanny Eising, who was assistant cook. She was born in Heiken, Drenthe, Netherlands. They married in 1885. He acquired his homestead farm in 1885 from the State of Michigan.<br><br>They reared thirteen children, seven still living in 1980. Several were born in the log house. Younger children were born in a larger eight room frame house. Agnes died in 1917, age 30. Evelyn in 1924, age 8. Otto became a farm auctioneer. John and Lawrence were plumbers. Gerrit built some homes. Maggie, Otto, John and Helen lived into their eighties. Grace and Jeanette now live with daughters. Harriet lives in McBain. Bess taught in the Forward School. Albert also taught school.<br>Jacob&rsquo;s first team were oxen. If supplies were needed, it was a two day trip by oxen to Cadillac.<br><br>About 1912, father carried mail from Vogel Center through Moddersville to Dolph. He often had to kill rattlesnakes before his horse would cross the swamp over a corduroy road. He saw many deer and bear while carrying mail.<br><br>Father never owned a car. He took me to high school in Falmouth and McBain, with horse and buggy. Often the cutter tipped in snowbanks. Later I attended County Normal in Lake City, going by train from Falmouth.</p><p><br>By Bess Herweyer Randolph</p>

 
 
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