Stats[]
- Born: 11 April 1828 Wemeldinge, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Died: 11 October 1895 Zeeland, Ottawa Co, Michigan
- Burial:
Occupation[]
- Independently employed
Parents[]
- Father: Cornelis Wabeke (1801-1838)
- Mother: Adriana Gd DeJager (1802- )
Marriage[]
- 1852 Zeeland, Ottawa Co, Michigan
Children[]
- ♂Johannes Wabeke (1854-1890)
- ♂John J Wabeke (1858-1937)
- ♀Janetje "Nancy" Wabeke (1861-1935)
- ♀Adriana Wabeke (1863-1943)
- ♂Cornelis Wabeke (1865-1881)
- ♀Dina Johanna "Delia" Wabeke (1869-1901)
Notes and references[]
Gilles Wabeke and Janetje DeRoo came to America from Province Zeeland, Netherlands in 1849 with the Smullejan family. They were on the ocean for 48 days in a Sailboat, which was considered a very prosperous journey at the time. The two were married in Zeeland, Ottawa Co, Michigan in 1852 and settled on a farm nearby. He paid $500.00 for the farm and erected crude buildings at a cost of $500.00. He had $1000.00 which he had inherited to pay in full for the property and buildings. A brick house was built in 1872. They moved to Maple street in Zeeland in 1888. She died Feb. 5, 1893 and he died Oct. 11, 1895.