PLUKKER/PLÜCKER - Four Generations

  PLUKKER/PLÜCKER

(The information in this posting was taken from Plucker Genealogy database by Marvin Knock, cousin Eleanor Skoog who wrote the Plucker-Witte genealogy in 1989 and various church books from Germany.)

(This information matches (for the most part) the short outline received from Jurgen Hoogstraat of Victorbur, Ostfriesland in April, 2011 and corroborated by Johannes Willms of Suurhusen, Ostfriesland in July, 2011.)

[Note:  The dates in this paper are all written in the European style: day.month.year]

 

Great, Great, Great Grandfather Plücker:

KOERT HINDERKS PLUKKER – b. 4.4.1778, Norden/Lutheran, Occupation: worker, d. 28.12.1858 in Uttum, m. 26.12.1808, in Uttum to Antje Wessels, b. 12.6.1777, Pilsum (Daughter of Wessel Heyen & Elske Gerjets) d. 16.7.1865 in Uttum.

     Children:

I.              Hinderk Koerts Plukker, b. 12.5.1809 (no further information)

 

Great, Great Grandfather Plukker:

II.             Wessel Koerts Plukker, b. 27.1.1812, Uttum, d. 5.12.1859, Occupation: worker, m. 15.1.1837, in Uttum, to Harmke Mennen Eekhoff, b. 30.11.1809 in Wirdum, d. 6.12.1859 in Uttum. (Daughter of Menne Alberts Eekhoff & Cyje Dirks.) Their children were Antje, Menne and Frauke

Children:

1.       Antje Wessels Plukker, b. 24.9.1835 in Uttum, m. Christian Folp. Lührs, d. Moordorf?. Antje buried in Moordorf? No further information.

 Note: Except for Menne A. Plucker, the following list of children is different from the list given in our family genealogy book compiled by Eleanor Skoog in 1989.

Great Grandfather Plucker:

2.       Menne Alberts Plukker, [named after his maternal grandfather] b. 17.9.1837 in Uttum, d. 25.8.1925, buried in Chancellor, SD-USA.  m. 18.4.1866 in Uttum, to Engel Poppen, b. 12.8.1838 in Suurhusen, d. 4.9.1915, Chancellor, SD-USA.

Children:

a.             Wessel Plucker, died- 17.7.1939, m. Velmke (Winnie) Johnson.

Children:

                                                                           i.      Menno Plucker, b. 5.3.1892, d. 14.4.1983, m. Dena Wilken, d. 24.2.1959.

1.             Velma Plucker, b. 22.6.1919, m. John Buseman.

2nd marriage to  Minnie Bartels, d. 30.7.1981 on 24.11.1960.

ii.             John Edward Plucker, b. 30.7.1893, d. 15.10.1966, m. Johanna Olthoff (d. Jan. 1980) on 16.9.1916.

iii.            Wessel R. Plucker, b. 12.9.1899, d. 26.2.1920.

iv.            Etta Plucker, b. 10.11.1897, d. 14.4.1989.

v.             Myrtle Plucker, d. 8.7.1948.

vi.            Fanny Plucker

vii.           Henry A. Plucker, married Lillian Wolsen, died Jan. 1985.

 

                                b.             John M. Plucker (died 16.3.1869)- lived one year, buried in Oregon, Illinois

 

Grandfather Plucker:

c.             John Poppe Plucker, b. 11.11.1869, d. 6.10.1957, m. Christina Rebecca Witte, (b. 1.12.1872, d. 29.12.1953) on 29.11.1893.

Children:

                i.              Engel Anna Plucker Poppens (b. 31.10.1894, d. 14.12.1988)

                     Children:

                                1.             Esther Dorothy Poppens, b. 23.2.1921, died 23.8.2006.

                                2.             Lawrence Raymond Poppens, b. 16.9.1924.

                                3.             Arthur Dean Poppens, b. 7.11.1926.

                                4.             Eleanor Elaine Poppens, b. 9.8.1929.

ii.             Wilbur Plucker, b. 19.5.1896, d. 9.2.1918. Fell from a horse.

 

Father Plucker:

iii.            Menne Elvin Plucker (Took “John” as another name to become M. E. J.), b. 4.8.1900, d. 19.10.1968, m. Dena Margaret Thaden, (b. 29.10.1902, d. August, 2002), on 4.6.1924.

     Children:

                                1.             Dorothy June Plucker, b. 4.6.1926.

                                2.             Robert Elvin Plucker, b. 3.1.1928.

                                3.             Jean Ellen Plucker, b. 25.11.1938.

                iv.            Esther Lydia Plucker, b. 22.1.1904, d. 29.7.1907.

v.             Lydia Martha Verna Plucker, b. 23.8.1908, d. Nov. 1996, m. Joseph L. Mihelic, (b. 14.3.1902, d. 7.5.1989), on 14.8.1935.

                     Children:

                                1.             Lydia May Mihelic, b. 23.2.1939.

                                2.             John Gregor Mihelic, b. 3.7.1944.

vi.            Alma Christina Plucker, b. 6.10.1910, d. 19.1.1995, m. Charles Wadleigh (b. 11.11.1903, d. 8.11.1987) on 8.7.1938.

    Children:

                1.             Donald Elvin Wadleigh, b. 3.5.1945

                2.             Steven Irwin Wadleigh, b. 1.17.1947, d. 1.18.1947.

                3.             Ruth Ann Wadleigh, b. 8.9.1950, (Adopted)

Note: Except for Wessel, John M. and John P. Plucker, this list of children of Menne A. Plucker is incomplete according to Eleanor Skoog’s book.

 

d.     Sientje Wessels Plukker, b. 18.9.1839, Uttum.

e.     Hinderika Wessels Plukker, b. 18.9.1839, Uttum. (Twins? Died at birth?)

f.      Koert Wessels Plukker, b. 5.12.1841, m. in Wirdum? To Aaltje Fransen Caspers, b. 1.6.1845, (Daughter of Frans Peters Caspers & Eltje Berends Rosendahl), died 1935 in the USA, Keort died 1927 in the USA.

Children:

        1)            Harmke Mennen Plukker, b. 23.10.1865 in Uttum.

        2)            Dirk Mennen Plukker, b. 30.10.1867 in Uttum.

        3)            Caroline Eltjedine Plukker, b. 9.3.1870 in Uttum.

        4)            Wessel Koerts Plukker, b. 4.8. 1872 in Uttum.

 

**g.     Dirk Mennen Plukker, b. 7.3.1844, Uttum, m. Aug, 1870 to Willemke Mennen Hayunga, b. 16.5.1849, Visquard, (Daughter of Menne Peters Hayunga & Engel Baukes Wibben), d. 1936 in the USA. Dirk died 1917 in the USA.               

h.     Albert Wessels Plukker, b. 15.8.1845, Uttum.

i.      Wessel Koerts Plukker, b. 9.1.1849, Uttum.

j.      Johann Wessels Plukker, b. 25.2.1851, Uttum.

 

** Labeled “IA” Dick Plucker in Eleanor Skoog’s book.

 

III.            Frauke Koerts Plukker, b. 5.7.1817, Uttum, m. 3.12.1839, Freepsum to John Siefkes Hoogestraat, b. 19.2.1811, Freepsum, (Son of Hidde Hilwerts Hoogestraat & Altje Willms de Werff) buried: Arb, Jäger, Fischer, Schiff., b. 16.5.1866, Freepsum. Frauke died in the USA.

Children:

1.             Hidde Hilwerts Plukker, b. 27.9.1840 in Freepsum, m. 28.4.1866 in Freepsum to Trientje Wietjes, b. 31.5.1838, (Daughter of Arend ?Gerdes Wietjes & Elle Jacobs Rewerts), d. 7.3.1926 in Chancellor, SD. Hidde died in the USA.

                     Children:

a.             Johann Siefkes Hidden Hoogestraat, b. 25.4.1867 in Pewsum (Hamrich?), m. 25.2.1891 to Gertie Johnson,

(b. 4.5.1869 in Grundy County, Iowa.

                                b.             Ella Hidden Hoogestraat, b. 22.11.1868, Ridott, Illinois, d. 15.8.1870

                                c.             Ella Hidden Hoogstraat, b. 10.11.1870, Ackley, Iowa, d. 6.9.1920, Chancellor, SD.

                                d.             Frauke Hidden Hoogstraat, b. 19.6.1873, Ackley, Iowa.

                                e.             Arendina Hidden Hoogstraat, b. 28.3.1875, Ackley, Iowa, d. 30.7.1875.

                                f.              Aren Hidden Hoogstraat, b. 19.5.1876, Ackley, Iowa, d. 31.8.1875

2.             Hinderk Johann Hidden Hoogstraat, b. 2.3.1845, Freepsum,[worker], m. 2.9.1865 in Freepsum to Grietje Tobias Günther, 6.3.1843, Freepsum, (Daughter of Tobias Friederichs Günther & Elizabeth Eilders van Hoorn), d. 6.2.1866, Freepsum, m. (2) Jenny Amelsberg, e. 1920. Hinderk died 1927 in Chancellor, SD.

Child:

                a.             Grietje Hinderks Hoogstraat, b. 27.1.1866, Freepsum.

3.             Freerk Johann Hoogestraat, b. 10.5.1845, Freepsum, Farmer, m. 1.10.1870, in Ackley, IA to Anna Kruse, d. 1900. Freerk died 1901 in Arcadia?, Iowa.

4.             Antje Johan Hoogstraat, b. 19.10.1847 in Freepsum, m. 14.12.1872 in Ackley, IA to Willem Focken,
                                 b. Weener?.

5.             Willem Johan Hoogstraat, b. 25.9.1850 in Freepsum, m. in Lincoln, SD, Rena Janssen. Willem died 17.2.1922 in Lincoln, SD.

6.             Aaltje Johans Hoogstraat, b. 4.67.1853 in Freepsum, died 3.4.1863 in Freepsum.

7.             Dirk Hidden Johans Hoogestraat, b. 27.6.1856 in Freepsum, m. Etta Schulte, d. 26.5.1894. Dirk died 25.10.1940 in Chancellor, SD.

                8.             Johan Hidden Hoogstraat, b. 12.12.1858 in Freepsum, m. 20.2.1889, Lydia Watte. Johan died
                                 1948, Chancellor, SD.

                Children:

                                a.             Flora Hoogestraat, m. William DeVries.

                                b.             Etta Hoogestraat, m. Andrew Tellinghuisen.

                                c.             Ann Hoogestraat, m. Roy Wilcox.

                                d.             Martha Hoogestraat, m. G. G. Fokken.

e.             Lena Hoogestraat, m. Fred Highstreet/Freerk Hoogestraat, b. 5.12.1893, Lennox, SD (Son of Freerk Hidden Hoogstraat & Sophie Folkerts Meyer).

f.              John Hoogestraat, m. Fanny Weeldreyer, b. 8.1.1909, died 26.11 2007 buried at Chancellor, SD.

                                (Fanny gave all her remaining money to Germantown Presbyterian Church on her death.)

g.             Hilbert Hoogestraat.

h.             Elmer Hoogestraat.             

    

Any readers finding errors are strongly urged to contact Jean immediately.

 

Note: No mention of Frauke Koerts Plukker in Eleanor Skoog’s book.

 

Assembled by Jean E. Straatmeyer [July 29, 2011]

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