Ancestors of John Weets Meester
Generation No. 1
| John Weets Meester, b June 6, 1843 in Wirdum, Ostfriesland, Germany; d August 14, 1918 in Glenvil, Nebraska. Son of Weet Geuken Abels Meester and Dever Janssen Veltmann. |
| Married |
| Janna W Buskal/Boskol b February 20, 1849 in Warfingfueer Leer Ostfriesland, Germany, and d September 19, 1914 in Glenvil, Nebraska. |
Generation No. 2
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Weet Geuken Abels Meester, b April 3, 1817 in Wirdum, Germany. Son of Abel Janssen Meester Siever Reemts Weets. |
| Married January 16, 1841 in Wirdum, Germany. |
| Dever Janssen Veltmann, b in Germany. Daughter of Jan Janssen Veltmann and Fenneke Esders. |
| Children of Weet Meester and Dever Veltmann |
| Abel Weets Meester, b December 19, 1840 |
| John Weets Meester, b June 6, 1843 d August 14, 1918 in Glenvil, Nebraska; married Janna W Buskal/Boskol |
| Harm Weets Meester, b December 23, 1845 d February 14, 1846 |
| Siewer Reemst Weets Meesters, b May 16, 1847 d July 8, 1859 |
| Hiram Weets Meester, b March 26, 1850 d November 9, 1921; married Anna Elizabeth Piper; b May 9, 1853 d December 25, 1920. |
| Hinderk Weets Meester, b November 1, 1853 d October 19, 1929; married Elizabeth Bernhardine Simmering bJanuary 24, 1857 d May 13, 1920. |
| Peter Weets Meester, b June 3, 1859 |
Generation No. 3
| Abel Janssen Meester, b August 9, 1785 in Wirdum, Germany; d January 17, 1847 in Wirdum, Germany. Son of Jan Geeden Tammen and Gepke Abels. |
| Married October 20, 1816 |
| Siever Reemts Weets, b Abt. 1780 d December 28, 1844 in Wirdum, Germany. |
| Children of Abel Meester and Siever Weets |
| Jan Geeden Tammen Abels Meester, b August 14, 1814 |
| Weet Geuken Abels Meester, b April 3, 1817 married Dever Janssen Veltmann |
| Tetje Geiken Abels, b February 18, 1820 married Behrend Eden Boelkes |
| Gepke Meester, b August 18, 1824 d December 30, 1829 |
| Jan Janssen Veltmann, d December 8, 1840. |
| Married |
| Fenneke Esders |
| Child of Jan Veltmann and Fenneke Esders |
| Dever Janssen Veltmann, b in Germany; married Weet Geuken Abels Meester |
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