1860 Census Record? 02/10/2010
Believe I may have located the Jacob Derks Kruizenga 1860 US Census record. Keeping in mind that Jacob and his wife Janna did not know English - they could neither read it, speak it, or write it. For this reason the name(s) were transcribed by the Census taker the way they were understood. Accuracy really didn't matter - only a head count. There is a Jacob Krezegar living in 1860 within the 2nd Ward of Grand Rapids. This is probably the first home of Jacob and his new family. Two children are living with Jacob and Meena (transcriber): Yopka and Harriet (Carrie?) - both age 1. I noticed that there were numerous children written as age 1 - rather than list the month. Not knowing English, the transcriber would have either guessed at the age or wrote it down as understood. Yopka (a hint at Jessie's real name?) and Harriet (Carrie) were born in late 1858 and early 1860 respectively. I believe this is the true record. What would this indicate? 1) that Jacob and Janna did immediately find their way to Grand Rapids soon after their emigration to New York (1857). 2) that Jacob and Janna remained in Grand Rapids their entire lives. 3) that both Jessie and Carrie were born in Michigan - as Jessie's death certificate states. 4) that Janna must be buried in Grand Rapids - somewhere. Also note: there is no 1870 Census record for a Krezegar living anywhere in the States. Leading me to believe that the name was recorded inaccurately. In addition, using the basic rules relating to the Soundex system, Kruizenga and Krezegar both are given a K-622 indicating that they sound equivalent. K (for the first letter of the last name), a '6' for the 'r', a '2' for the 'z', and a '2' for the 'g'. I am posting this Census record to the Michigan page. Add Comment | ArchivesFebruary 2012 CategoriesAll |
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