Known Surnames in the POSTEMA line
A list of ancestors’ surnames we know about,
with place names for which we have records.

Dykstra

Eilander

Helmus

Jongbloed

Klosterman

Postema
Posthuma

Spoelstra

Telling

Tienstra
(Fienstra?)

Vandermyde

Veenstra


Dykstra, 1831-1950
Doezum, Groningen, Netherlands
Burum, Friesland, Netherlands
Manhattan-Churchill, Gallatin Co., Montana

Eilander, 1805-1880
Marum-DeWilp, Groningen-Friesland, Netherlands

Helmus (and patronymic ancestors), 1673-1918
Niezyl, Groningen, Netherlands
Niehove, Groningen, Netherlands
Grijpskerk, Netherlands
Burum, Friesland, Netherlands
Manhattan-Churchill, Gallatin Co., Montana

Jongbloed, 1878
Netherlands

Klosterman, 1862
Netherlands

Postema / Posthuma, 1798-present
Marum-DeWilp, Groningen-Friesland, Netherlands
Chicago, Illinois
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Battle Creek, Michigan
Hastings, Michigan
Fargo, North Dakota

Spoelstra (and patronymic ancestors), 1696-1846
Burum, Friesland, Netherlands
Munnikker(?), Netherlands
Doezum, Groningen, Netherlands

Telling, 1862-1975
Netherlands
Churchill-Manhattan, Gallatin Co., Montana
Chicago, Illinois
Zeeland, Michigan

Tienstra (or Fienstra?), 1848
Marum-DeWilp, Groningen-Friesland, Netherlands

Vandermyde, 1853-1975
Netherlands
Chicago, Illinois
Churchill-Manhattan, Gallatin Co., Montana
Zeeland, Michigan

Veenstra, 1812, 1940
Marum-DeWilp, Groningen-Friesland, Netherlands
Chicago, Illinois

If any of these names look "familiar," please contact me!
postema@gloria.cord.edu


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