ROLFFS, Anna Wilhelmina
| Birth Name | ROLFFS, Anna Wilhelmina 1a |
| Also Known As | UITVLUGT, Anna Wilhelmina |
| GRAMPS ID | I9163 |
| Gender | female |
| Age at Death | 90 years, 10 months, 2 days |
Events
| Type | Date | Place | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 1892-06-11 | |||
| Death | 1983-04-13 | |||
| Burial | Boardman Township Cemetery, Kalkaska County, Michigan, U.S.A |
Attributes
| REFN | 9163 |
Parents
| Father | ROLFFS, Hendrik Ludolf [I1585] |
| Mother | van DONGEN, Janneke Maria [I4478] |
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Families
| Married | Husband | UITVLUGT, Jacob Hendrik [I9160] |
| Marriage | 1915-06-12 at Windsor, Ontario, Canada 1b | |
| REFN | 3225 | |
| Children |
Gallery
Anna Wilhelmina Rolffs and Jacob Uitvlugt
Hendrik Ludolf ROLFFS children 1914
Dick, Durkie and Anna
Narrative
Anna Wilhelmina Rolffs was born in Sprang Capella, the Netherlands to Hendrik and Janneke (Van Dongen) Rolffs. She was four years old when her mother died. Anna had one brother Willem who chose not to come to America. On June 12, 1915, one year after arriving in the United States she married Jacob Hendrik Uitvlugt, the oldest son of Hendrik Rolffs' sister Woutrina Antonia. The young couple traveled to Windsor, Ontario, Canada to tie the knot.
They settled down in Cleveland, Ohio where Jacob worked as a machinest. Rina, Henry and Jeanette were born while they lived in Cleveland. In 1922 the family purchased a farm in Kalkaska
County, south west of South Boardman, Michigan, and they moved there in April. Agatha was born in May.
The farm Jacob purchased had been farmed heavily with potatoes, and the soil had nearly been "farmed out". Jacob knew nothing about farming, and the first years crops could in no way feed his young family. In the fall of 1922 Jacob traveled back to Cleveland and worked at his old job. He continued to do this for several winters.
This left Anna with four young children to care for as well as tend to the farm chores, plus gather and cut firewood to heat the house with and cook. Snow falls in abundance in northern Michigan, and Anna endured several winters of hardship and loneliness, while Jacob worked in Cleveland to help feed his family.
As the children grew older they helped their father with the chores and farm work. Agatha and Henry both tell of the time their mother was out choring while their father was in Cleveland. Agatha was just a baby and in a buggy. The family horse got into the kitchen and Rina, Henry and Jeannette were scared to death, so to protect themselves from this huge animal, they pushed the baby buggy with Agatha in it into the doorway so the horse couldn't hurt them. The horse found his way out by himself, and this time they closed the door and again put the buggy against the door so the horse couldn't get in the house again.
When Jacob's family was old enough to drive, Jake purchased a car, a 1929 Chevrolet. This was in 1936. Jake himself never did drive.
Jacob and Anna were members of the Arlene C.R.C. In 1950 Jacob developed uremic poisoning (kidney failure) and in March of 1951 he died in Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is buried in South Boardman Cemetery Kalkaska County, Mich.
Anna continued to live on the farm with Rina, Cor and Anna. Cor married a year later and took over the farming duties. The farm took over many changes during the years Anna lived there. New farm buildings were built, the house completely remodeled, electricity installed and the entire farm was planted into trees.
In the fall of 1978 Anna suffered a severe stroke and today is a resident at the Beacon Light Nursing home in Marne, Michigan.
There are a few occasions when she may know her family. Some of the last words Anna said to her family was "I want to go home"
(Source: Hendrik Ludolf Rolffs book)
Narrative
REMEMBERING---
A POEM TO MY GRANDMA
It's fun to think back, Grandma, On all those wonderful times.
To remember when I was young,
And listening to your clock's chimes. I remember the smell of Dove soap, And you reciting a Dutch prayer.
I remember chocolate chip cookies,
and the braided bun in your hair.
I remember playing in your yard, And going up to the apple trees.
I remember Christmas and Thanksgiving, And raking up the fall leaves.
Every year, I would get a birthday card, Enclosed was a five dollar bill.
I remember those cold winter nights;
And a warming iron to chase away the chill.
I remember a dog named Skip.
And that old phone out in the shed.
I remember those hand-knitted mittens, And your favorite Roman Meal Bread .
. All of these things and more ...
Continue to remind me of you. You are a very special Grandma, And I will always love you!!!!
- Nora Nunemaker-August, 1980
(Source: Hendrik Ludolf Rolffs book)
Source References
- Geneology and family history of Hendrik Ludolf Rolffs 1983 [S714]
- Confidence: High
- Confidence: High; Text: Anna Wilhelmina Rolffs, born June 11, 1892 where: Sprang Capella, the Netherlands married: June 12, 1915 @@ Windsor, Ontario, Canada died: April 13,1983 buried: Boardman Township Cemetery. Jacob Henrik Uitvlugt, born July 3l, 1889 where: Dordrecht, the Netherlands died: March 21, 1951 buried: Boardman Township Cemetery, Kalkaska County, Michigan Children: 4. Woutrina (Rina) Antonia, born, September 9, 1916 4. Hendrik Loudolf, born, August 9, 1917 4. Jeanette Marie, born, March 22, 1919 4. Agatha Cornelia, born, May 16, 1922 4. Aggo Jacob, born, February 14, 1925 4. Martin William, born, January 19, 1928 4. Cornelius, born, April 7, 19JO 4. Anna Martha, born June 16, 19J6
