WILLIAM HERMENS
Son of Antone Hermens and Cornelia (Thoonen)
van Dijk (his 2nd wife)
Born October 21,
1830 in Zeeland Holland
Died December 14, 1916 at Verboort, Oregon
William & Catherine's children:
Antone ---------------------------------- m: Anne Joosten
Rosalina Victoria ---------------------m: John Bernards
Louis------------------------------------- m: Wilhemina
Krieger
Cornelius--------------------------------m: Jane
Joosten
Cornelia----------------------------------m: John
Peters
Constance Frances------------------- m: John VanDyke
Peter--------------------------------------m: Nettie
VanDerVelden
Adelia Maria---------------------------Sister Julianna (St. Mary's of
the Valley)
Pauline Elizabeth-----------------------m: Peter Krieger
William (Willie) Jr. --------------------Passed away at age 13 (SW397)
Petronella (Nellie)--------------------- Passed away at a young age
Brothers and Sisters:
Henry - from 1st wife
Martin - from 2nd wife
Cornelia -
William Hermens came to America by sailship in 1857 when he was 27
years old. He worked as a sailor for his passage to
New York. His daughter, Constance, often related to her son
Joseph F. VanDyke, how her father would climb up the masts
to take in the sails when the weather was stormy. He arrived in
De Pere Wisconsin in 1857. He married Catherine Natalia
Muelemans at De Pere in 1861 and they came west by the newly completed
railroad to Portland, Oregon and settled near
Verboort on Dec 26, 1883.
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