Marten Harms Tjaden

M, b. June 17, 1842, d. January 12, 1887

 

Father*Harms Harms Tjaden (March 15, 1806 - August 1, 1865)
Mother*Rebecca Martens Valentÿn (November 6, 1810 - September 25, 1889)
Marten Harms Tjaden|b. June 17, 1842\nd. January 12, 1887|p3329.htm|Harms Harms Tjaden|b. March 15, 1806\nd. August 1, 1865|p3323.htm|Rebecca Martens Valentÿn|b. November 6, 1810\nd. September 25, 1889|p3415.htm|Harm Tjaden|d. circa 1806|p3322.htm|Elke Folkerts|d. April 4, 1822|p884.htm|Marten Valentÿn|b. 1755\nd. January 17, 1838|p3414.htm|Töpke Freerks|d. August 21, 1825|p889.htm|

ChartsVivolyn Toomsen
Last EditedNovember 13, 2008

Birth*Marten Harms Tjaden was born on June 17, 1842 in Marienhafe, Ostfriesland.1,2,3 
He was the son of Harms Harms Tjaden and Rebecca Martens Valentÿn. 
ChristeningMarten Harms Tjaden was christened on June 29, 1842 at Marienhafe, Ostfriesland.3 
Event-Misc*Martin Valentine Tjaden mustered on to the sailing ship Schwan on December 23, 1859. The ship was sailing from Bremen to England. The record shows Martin's date of birth as 1841 and that he resided in Aurich.4 
Confirmation*He was confirmed on February 6, 1861 in Lutheran Church, Aurich, Ostfriesland.2 
Immigration*He immigrated on March 25, 1868 to New York, New York. The name on the passenger list is Harms Tjaden.5 
Marriage*He married Gesina Tervehn, daughter of Geerd Alberts (Weeldreyer) Tervehn and Gepke Coerds Janssen, in 1870 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. 
Cen-Enum*Marten Harms Tjaden was enumerated on the US Census Population Schedule 1880 of June 1, 1880, German Township, at Grundy County, Iowa. Martin Tjaden and his family was living with his wife's mother. His occupation is listed as sailor..6 
Cen-Head*Marten Harms Tjaden was head of household on the Iowa Census Population Schedule 1885 of May 30, 1885 at Franklin County, Iowa.7 
Death*Marten Harms Tjaden died on January 12, 1887 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa, at age 44.1,8,3 
Burial*He was buried after January 12, 1887 in Sts. Peter and Paul Church, German Township, Grundy County, Iowa.9 

Family

Gesina Tervehn b. 1 Feb 1847, d. 23 Mar 1920
Marriage*He married Gesina Tervehn, daughter of Geerd Alberts (Weeldreyer) Tervehn and Gepke Coerds Janssen, in 1870 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. 
Children

Citations:

  1. [S514] Tjaden Family, Heilige Schrift (Tjaden Bible) (Omaha, Nebraska: J. M. French and Company, 1896); Vivolyn Keninger, Spencer, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Heilige Schrift (Tjaden Bible).
  2. [S598] Martin Harms Tjaden confirmation, Fenruary 6, 1861, Vivolyn Keninger, The Highlands, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa. Unknown manuscript info.
  3. [S934] Letter from Evert Tjaden (e-mail address) to Dennis Day, May 10, 2007; in the possession of Dennis Day (Oregon, Wisconsin).
  4. [S646] Albert Valentine Tjaden entry; Schwan Ship's Crew List, December 23, 1859; in FS 5364 (Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc.).
  5. [S614] Martin Harms Tjaden entry; New York Passenger List, March 25, 1868; in M237 (Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc.), M237_292.
  6. [S517] United States Census Office, 1880 U. S. Census, Population Schedule, German Township, Grundy County, Iowa (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880). Hereinafter cited as 1880 U. S. Census, Population Schedule, German Township, Grundy County, Iowa.
  7. [S731] State of Iowa Census Office., 1885 State of Iowa Census, Franklin County, Iowa (Des Moines, Iowa: Iowa Genealogical Society, 1885). Hereinafter cited as 1885 State of Iowa Census, Franklin County, Iowa.
  8. [S515] Hans Georg Boyken, Wo sind sie geblieben? Ostfriesen in Amerika (Bancroft, Iowa: Historical Publishing, 1998), Vol 1, p. 21. Hereinafter cited as Wo sind sie geblieben? Ostfriesen in Amerika.
  9. [S516] Martin Harms Tjaden, Cemetery Marker, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, German Township, Grundy County, Iowa, Read by Dennis Day, August 2006.