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Dirk Willem Gaass

Birth: 8 Dec 1847
Zwolle Municipality, Overijssel, Netherlands
Death: 28 Mar 1935 (aged 87)
Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Burial: Oak Wood Cemetery

Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 41.4126053, Longitude: -92.9275436
Plot: Lot no. 210
Memorial ID: 101790197 View Source

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Pieter Bello Gaass

1816–1895
Gerritje Van Gerrevink Gaass

1807–1888

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Henrietta Fredrika Wilhelmina Jansen Van Donselaar Gaass

1847–1927 (m. 1867)

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Johann Lucas Gaass

1845–1846
John Dirk "JD" Gaass

1846–1927
Peter Gerrit Gaass

1850–1932

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Peter Bello Gaass

1868–1943
Henrietta Frederika Wilhelmina "Ettie" Gaass

1870–1939
Gerritje Aartje "Gertie" Gaass Hamilton

1872–1943
Wilhelmina Hendrika Berendina "Minnie" Gaass Ryke

1876–1943
Lucia Johanna "Lucy" Gaass Miller

1878–1954
Ida Lucinda Gaass

1882–1900
Edward Franklin Gaass

1884–1977
Arthur Dirk Gaass

1889–1965

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Taken Dec. 18, 1897
Papa 50 years Dec. 9 Front Row 1
Mama 51 years Sept 7 Front Row 3
Peter 29 years Oct 23 Back Row 2
Etta 27 years Sept 16 Middle Row 2
Gertie 25 years Sept 12 Back Row 1
Minnie 21 years Jan 2 Middle Row 1
Lucy 19 years Dec 2 Back Row 3
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Page 1 of The Pella Weekblad, published in Pella, Iowa on Friday, April 5th, 1935

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Page 9 of The Pella Chronicle, published in Pella, Iowa on Thursday, April 4th, 1935

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Pieter Bello Gaass

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