Very likely named after his father Gerard's brother, who had died earlier that year at age 38 from the influenza.
Translation of obituary 8 October 1920 in Pella's Weekblad:
Death Notice
Thomas De Wolf
While we rejoiced on September 7 with the birth of our young son, it pleased God to take him from our midst through death, at the age of only 24 days.
The burial took place on Saturday, October 2, in the Leighton cemetery.
In name of the parents, brothers, and sisters,
Mr. and Mrs. G.J.A. de Wolf and children
Kilduff, Iowa, 1 October 1920
Very likely named after his father Gerard's brother, who had died earlier that year at age 38 from the influenza.
Translation of obituary 8 October 1920 in Pella's Weekblad:
Death Notice
Thomas De Wolf
While we rejoiced on September 7 with the birth of our young son, it pleased God to take him from our midst through death, at the age of only 24 days.
The burial took place on Saturday, October 2, in the Leighton cemetery.
In name of the parents, brothers, and sisters,
Mr. and Mrs. G.J.A. de Wolf and children
Kilduff, Iowa, 1 October 1920
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