Short-lived Marriage ~ Maria Fresia Kromme and Hermann Franz Kromme

Herman Franz Kromme was born on 14 March 1842 in Schapen near Hannover in Germany as illegitimate son of Aleid Kromme.
Hermann Franz supported himself as a salesman, and ended up in the northeastern part of The Netherlands. In Grijpskerk, on 8 May 1865, he married Maria Tresia Kromme. She was born in there on 5 March 1842 as daughter of Elisabeth Smeda (1815-1884) and Johannes Theodorus Joseph Kromme, who had been married just a couple of weeks before on 17 February 1842 in Grijpskerk. Like his son-in-lauw, Johannes Theodorus Joseph Kromme originated from Schapen in Germany, too.
Maria Tresia gave birth to a daughter Elisabeth Kromme on 20 February 1866 in Niezijl. The young mother died there on 19 March 1866, aged 24. Maria Tresia's father, Johannes Theodorus Joseph Kromme, died the next year on 14 June 1867 in Grijpskerk, aged 64.

Because Hermann Franz Kromme was not a Dutch resident, he did not have to perform military service in the Netherlands

Divorce and longevity for Johanna Schenk in Gouda

Gouda

Johanna Schenk was born in Gouda, Holland, on 18 January 1853. His parents are Dirk Schenk (1822-1872) and his first wife Maria Elselina van Omme (1824-1862) who were living at the Naaijerstraat in Gouda. Johanna had several siblings, but only Jacoba Maria Elselina (1850-1905) and Cornelis seem to have survived infancy. Cornelis, the youngest, was born in Gouda on 14 August 1856. Their mother Maria Elselina died in Gouda on 11 January 1862, just before Johanna's 11th birthday, while Cornelis was 5 years old.
Dirk Schenk married his second wife on 20 May 1863 in Gouda. She was born there on 23 April 1829 as Margaretha Cornelia, daughter of Hendrik Johannes Verblaauw and Lucretia Vermeulen. Dirk and Margaretha Cornelia had some additional children, but they all died young. Dirk Schenk died in Gouda on 3 February 1872, when his Johanna was 19 years old.

Unmarried Jacoba Maria Elselina Schenk brought 3 babies to their grave in Gouda the period 1875-1881. Her younger brother Cornelis married Catharina Dingena van Vliet (1860-1931) on 18 August 1880 in Gouda, and fathered children with his wife.
Their younger sister Johanna Schenk moved to Amsterdam where she gave birth to a son Leonardus on 16 October 1876. The baby likely died young. Another son, Jacobus Leonardus, was born in Amsterdam on 2 January 1878 around 13:00. Early 1884, Johanna was nursed for 93 days in the Binnengasthuis hospital in Amsterdam. On 18 June of that year, around 18:00, in Amsterdam Johanna Schenk gave birth to a daughter Johanna Helena.
Johanna Schenk married Leonardus Smal on 4 August 1886 in her hometown Gouda. The couple also acknowledged that Johanna Helena is their daughter. Thus, the girl's surname was changed from Schenk to Smal. Johanna's son Jacobus Leonardus Schenk had moved with her to Rotterdam, too.
Leonardus Smal was born on 10 July 1845. In the 1850s he had lived in an orphanage in Amersfoort. In 1882 in Amsterdam, Leonardus suffered severe burns to his back, arm and head when a kerosene lamp fell over.

Paternal ancestors of rock star Eddie van Halen in Dordrecht

Eddie van Halen is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in rock history, and was well known for popularising the tapping guitar technique. He was guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band Van Halen, which he founded with his brother Alex in 1972.
Eddie van Halen was born as Edward Lodewijk van Halen in Amsterdam on 26 January 1955. He died of a stroke in Santa Monica on 6 October 2020, aged 65. He is the son of Eugenia van Beers (1914-2005) and pianist Jan van Halen (1920-1986). The family emigrated the the USA in 1962.
Eddie’s paternal grandparents are butcher Hermanus van Halen (1881-1960) and his wife Jannetje Berg (1883-1958). Eddies's paternal great-grandparents are ship carpenter Hermanus van Halen (1840-1924) and his wife Jacoba Maria Kamermans (1841-1916).

Eddie's paternal great-great-grandparents are Jan van Halen and Hermina Beekman (1814-1888) who both originated in Dordrecht, Holland. They were married there on 25 May 1838. Jan van Halen died on 20 February 1893 in Den Helder, Holland, at the age of 77. Jan was born in Dordrecht on 22 May 1815 as son of an earlier Jan van Halen and his wife Dina Lengton.

Jan van Halen and Dina Lengton were married on 26 May 1798 in Dordrecht.
Jan was assisted by his father Wouter van Halen. His bride was assisted by her mother Elisabeth Blekston.

The elder Jan van Halen was born in De Mijl, and baptised in nearby Dordrecht on 12 January 1772. Jan married Dijna Lengton on 26 May 1798 in Dordrecht. Dijna was baptised on 16 May 1775 in Dordrecht as daughter of Jacobus Lengton and Elisabeth Isaaks Blekston (1749-1819), a member of the Blackstone family in Dordrecht. Dijna died, aged 71, on 4 September 1846 in Dordrecht. Jan van Halen had died there on 21 February 1845, aged 73. Jan's death certificate mentions his parents Wouter van Halen and Johanna de Visser.

Johann Diederich Seip moved from Germany to 's-Gravendeel

In 's-Gravendeel, Holland, on 17 August 1817 local girl Elisabeth Visser married Johan Diderik Seip who originated in Soest in Germany. He is a son of artillery soldier Johann Paul Seip (†1791) and his wife Margaretha Catharina Berthold (†1813). In Soest he was baptised on 10 September, likely in the year 1789, with the name Johann Diederich. In Holland he was known as Johan Diederik.

Extract of the birth of Johann Diderich Seip in Soest in Germany

His bride, Elizabeth Visser, was born on the 2nd and baptised on 8 July 1798 in 's-Gravendeel. Elizabeth's parents are Gerrit Maartens Visser (1754-1823) and his third wife Cornelia Huige Visser (1772-1814). Elizabeth's grandfathers are Maarten Gerrits Visser (†1772) and Huig Tielemans Visser who married Lijsbet Verhoeven after whom Elizabeth Visser is named.

Elizabeth Visser and Johan Diederik Seip had 8 children:

1. Johan Paulus Seip was born on 15-6-1818 in ’s-Gravendeel. He married Neeltje de Keijzer on 2-6-1842 in Zevenbergen, Brabant, The Netherlands. Johan died on 11-9-1902 in Rotterdam Holland, aged 84.
2. Gerrit Seip was born on 11-07-1820 in ’s-Gravendeel. In 1845 Gerrit married Adriana Eland (1823-1849). In 1852 Gerrit married Anna van Beusekom. Gerrit died on 07-2-1895 in Rotterdam, aged 74.
3. Jacobus Seip is born on 24-10-1821 in ’s-Gravendeel. In 1849 in 27-year-old Jacobus married 37-year-old Zara Tollenaar. In 1859 Jacobus married 31-year-old Maria Snoeij. Jacobus died, at the age of 88, on 19-9-1910 in Alkemade, Holland.
4. Johan Diderich Seip was born on 4-10-1823 in ’s-Gravendeel. In Oude-Tonge, Holland, in 1853 he married Maatje Kreeft. Johan Diderich died on 19-2-1898 in Den Bommel, Holland, aged 74.
5. Pieter Seip was born on 8-8-1826 in ’s-Gravendeel. In 1860 in Zierikzee, Zeeland, The Netherlands, Pieter married Barbara Jacoba de Vrome. Pieter died, at the age of 71, on 29-6-1898 in Rotterdam.
6. Huig Seip was born on 22-12-1828 in ’s-Gravendeel. Huig married Lena van Prooijen in 1858 in Sint Maartensdijk in Zeeland. Huig died on 30-5-1893 in Dordrecht, Holland, aged 64.
7. Cornelia Seip was born on 8-4-1833 in ’s-Gravendeel. In her place of birth, on 21-12-1853, Cornelia married fellow townsman Pieter Krijnen Barendrecht (1814-1893), widower of Maaike Dorst (1817-1852). At the age of 79, Cornelia Seip died on 22-7-1912 in 's-Gravendeel.
8. Maarten Seip was born on 12-05-1838 in ’s-Gravendeel. In 1862 Maarten married Cornelia Uitterlinde. Maarten died on 6-3-1899 in IJsselmonde, aged 60.

Death certificate of Johan Diederik Seip, aged 67

Johan Diederik Siep died in 's-Gravendeel on 13 April 1857 at the age of 67. His widow, Elizabeth Visser, died at the same age on 11 January 1866 in 's-Gravendeel.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, FamilySearch.org, Families of South Holland ("Klappers"), RegionaalArchiefDordrecht.nl.