childrenWalter John Kooistra · Janette Marie Kooistra · Elmer Leroy Kooistra · Harold Raymond Kooistra · Lester Charles Kooistra · Thelma Delene Kooistra
Source: Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa, vol 2
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What the record says
Born in Holland 20 Oct 1874.
Emigrated to the US with his parents about 1889 (age ~15) aboard the ship 'Rotterdam'.
Family settled on a farm near Sully, Iowa.
Farmer, owner of 320 acres in Buena Vista township.
Married Minnie Brand 12 Mar 1900.
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