Thijs Jans Sterk
1857 - 1925 (68 years)-
Name Thijs Jans Sterk [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 26 Feb 1857 Friesland, Netherlands 
[3, 5, 6] Gender Male Immigration 1883 [4, 6] Also Known As Thys [1] Census 1900 Holland, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA [4] Census 1910 Holland, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA [5] Census 1920 Holland, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA [6] Occupation Farmer [4, 5, 6] Research Notes Age is listed as 50 in the 1910 census, but 62 in the 1920 census. Birth month is listed as February 1863 in 1900 census. [4, 5, 6] Burial Dec 1925 Harrison Cemetery, Harrison, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA [3] Death 19 Dec 1925 Corsica, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA [7] Person ID I6135 Mohr-Whalen Last Modified 19 Nov 2013
Family Jennie Wesseling
b. 30 Nov 1874, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
d. 17 Apr 1961, Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 86 years) Marriage Abt 1893 [5] Children 1. Frank Hackett
b. Apr 18892. John Sterk
b. 8 Aug 1894, Harrison, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
d. 16 Oct 1961, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 67 years)3. Dora Sterk
b. 17 Apr 1897, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
d. Bef Oct 1991 (Age < 94 years)+ 4. Peter Sterk
b. 28 Nov 1899, Corsica, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
d. 15 Mar 1974, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 74 years)5. Gerte Sterk
b. 31 Jan 1902, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
d. 19 Jul 1987, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 85 years)6. Harry Sterk
b. 17 Aug 1904, Corsica, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
d. Bef Oct 1991 (Age < 87 years)> 7. Martin Henry Sterk
b. 30 Sep 1907, Corsica, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
d. 13 Apr 1989, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 81 years)+ 8. Henry Sterk
b. 11 Jun 1910, Harrison, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
d. 8 Oct 1991, Corona, Riverside County, California, USA (Age 81 years)Family ID F4225 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Nov 2013
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Event Map 
Birth - 26 Feb 1857 - Friesland, Netherlands 
Census - 1900 - Holland, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA Census - 1910 - Holland, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA Census - 1920 - Holland, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA 
Burial - Dec 1925 - Harrison Cemetery, Harrison, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA 
Death - 19 Dec 1925 - Corsica, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA Pin Legend 
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Notes - There is a “Hired Man” living in the Sterk household in the 1910 census: Geert DeVries, age 24. [5]
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Sources - [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr.
- [S1693] Pierce Brothers Griffith Mortuary, Funeral Program for Henry Sterk.
- [S2715] Becky Erickson, Find A Grave memorial for Thys Jans Sterk, #96139205.
- [S2728] 1900 US Census - Household of Thijs Sterk.
- [S1731] 1910 US Census - Household of Tice [Thys] Sterk.
- [S1732] 1920 US Census - Household of Thys Sterk.
- [S1733] 1930 US Census - Household of Mrs. Jennie Sterk.
- [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr.