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Tjitske Jans “Theresa” <I>De Bruin</I> Brandt

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Tjitske Jans “Theresa” De Bruin Brandt

Birth
Witmarsum, Sudwest Fryslan Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands
Death
15 Aug 1933 (aged 72)
Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Date of birth and full Frisian name from family history information from the Netherlands. Family history information is that she was born in Wonseradeel, Netherlands.

Theresa De Bruin Brandt was married to Marion Charles Brandt. They had no children. This large headstone says Brandt on one side and De Bruin on the other side. This is the family of Fred and Minnie De Bruin. Fred De Bruin was Theresa Brandt's brother.

She went by Tracy in her family.

Obituary from the Sparta Herald, August 24, 1933:
"Theresa De Bruin Brandt (Mrs. M. C.)"

Theresa De Bruin, daughter of Jessie and John DeBruin, was born in Zurich, Holland February 22, 1861. She came to the United States when she was ten years old. The family settled in Melvina where she grew to womanhood. She was united in marriage to Marion Charles Brandt of Melvina. They made their home in Melvina for several years, then lived in Sparta and their last home was on the farm on highway 16, west of Sparta.

Mrs. Brandt was a member of the Congregational church and acted as church clerk for several years. She was a Past Noble Grand of the Rebekah lodge of which she was a faithful and active member.

Preceding her in death were her parents, one sister and three brothers, the last brother to die being the late, Dr. Fred De Bruin of Sparta.

Her surviving relatives are her husband M. C. Brandt, her two nieces, daughters of Dr. Fred De Bruin, Mrs. Robert Weekerly (Florence) of Belleville, Wis., and Miss Alice De Bruin of Milwaukee, and the following cousins and their families: Mrs. Anna Gray, Mrs. Tunis De Young, and William Vanderschaaf, all of Chicago; Rufus Vanderschaaf of Washington D. C., Charles and Fred Vanderschaaf of Sparta, and Mrs. Jessie Robyn of Oglevie, Minn."


From Monroe County Death Certificate

Theresa Brandt
August 15, 1933
age 71, 5 months, 23 days
housewife
BP: Holland
Father: John DeBruin - Holland
Mother: Jessie van der Schaaf
M.C. Brandt - Sparta, informant
Date of birth and full Frisian name from family history information from the Netherlands. Family history information is that she was born in Wonseradeel, Netherlands.

Theresa De Bruin Brandt was married to Marion Charles Brandt. They had no children. This large headstone says Brandt on one side and De Bruin on the other side. This is the family of Fred and Minnie De Bruin. Fred De Bruin was Theresa Brandt's brother.

She went by Tracy in her family.

Obituary from the Sparta Herald, August 24, 1933:
"Theresa De Bruin Brandt (Mrs. M. C.)"

Theresa De Bruin, daughter of Jessie and John DeBruin, was born in Zurich, Holland February 22, 1861. She came to the United States when she was ten years old. The family settled in Melvina where she grew to womanhood. She was united in marriage to Marion Charles Brandt of Melvina. They made their home in Melvina for several years, then lived in Sparta and their last home was on the farm on highway 16, west of Sparta.

Mrs. Brandt was a member of the Congregational church and acted as church clerk for several years. She was a Past Noble Grand of the Rebekah lodge of which she was a faithful and active member.

Preceding her in death were her parents, one sister and three brothers, the last brother to die being the late, Dr. Fred De Bruin of Sparta.

Her surviving relatives are her husband M. C. Brandt, her two nieces, daughters of Dr. Fred De Bruin, Mrs. Robert Weekerly (Florence) of Belleville, Wis., and Miss Alice De Bruin of Milwaukee, and the following cousins and their families: Mrs. Anna Gray, Mrs. Tunis De Young, and William Vanderschaaf, all of Chicago; Rufus Vanderschaaf of Washington D. C., Charles and Fred Vanderschaaf of Sparta, and Mrs. Jessie Robyn of Oglevie, Minn."


From Monroe County Death Certificate

Theresa Brandt
August 15, 1933
age 71, 5 months, 23 days
housewife
BP: Holland
Father: John DeBruin - Holland
Mother: Jessie van der Schaaf
M.C. Brandt - Sparta, informant


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