Genealogie Bos

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28 Jul 2014

Henry Jan Beltman was struck by lightning in 1893

Henry Jan Beltman was struck by lightning on July 18, 1893, around 4 p.m. when he was busy driving his employer's horses into the stables. Mr. Beltman (31) had a young wife and 2 little children. He was buried at Edgerton cemetery, section 2, lot 9, grave 8.

De Volksvriend, 27-7-1893

In 1885 Henry Jan Beltman had married Nina Lena Jurgens. She was born on 30 January 1866 in Niedersachsen, Germany, as daughter of Heinrich Jurgens (1833-1898) and Brechtje Poppen Wermerssen (1838-1914). As a widow she married Harm Meyerink (1867-1956) in 1894, and had further issue. Nina Lena died in Platte on 17 May 1938.

Sources: Delpher.nl, FindAGrave.com.