She was born as Afke Spaan, eldest child of Simon Spaan & Rena Visser. She immigrated with her parents & siblings in 1906 and adopted the name Effie. Effie married Jacob Kniff Oct 1, 1911 in Grand Rapids, MI. They had 2 sons & 1 daughter. Effie could speak 5 languages which included Friesland, Dutch, German, English and Spanish.
She was born as Afke Spaan, eldest child of Simon Spaan & Rena Visser. She immigrated with her parents & siblings in 1906 and adopted the name Effie. Effie married Jacob Kniff Oct 1, 1911 in Grand Rapids, MI. They had 2 sons & 1 daughter. Effie could speak 5 languages which included Friesland, Dutch, German, English and Spanish.
Family Members
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Simon Spaan
1867–1920
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Rena Visser Spaan
1870–1944
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Jacob Kniff
1891–1957 (m. 1911)
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Fred Spaan
1893–1963
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Alice Spaan Mulder
1895–1968
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Fanny Spaan Van Mulligen
1896–1977
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Marie Spaan De Vries
1898–1992
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Steven Simon Spaan
1900–1982
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Albert Spaan
1901–1991
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Andries Spaan
1902–1979
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Nellie Spaan Whitson
1905–1985
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Simon Spaan
1907–1988
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Richard Spaan
1909–1986
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Wilhelmina Spaan Jean
1911–1977
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August Adrian Kniff
1912–1988
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Records on Ancestry
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Effie Spaan Kniff
1940 United States Federal Census
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Effie Spaan Kniff
Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952
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Effie Spaan Kniff
Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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Effie Spaan Kniff
1930 United States Federal Census
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Effie Spaan Kniff
1910 United States Federal Census
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