The Jan (John) Burggraaf Family Timeline:
1858 May 9 – Iowa, Marion Co., Pella, birth,
1860 Aug 4 – Iowa, Marion Co., Lake Prairie Twp., Census,1
1870 Jul 22 – Iowa, Marion Co., Lake Prairie Twp., Census,2
1879 Dec 11 – Iowa, Marion Co., Marriage to Elizabeth Burggraaf,
1880 Jul 10 – Iowa, Marion Co., Lake Prairie Twp., Census, 3
1880 Dec 23 – Iowa, Marion, Pella, Birth of son Pieter,4
1883 Aug 12 – Iowa, Sioux, Orange City, Birth of son William,5
1885 – Iowa, Sioux Co., Holland Twp., Iowa State Census,<sup61
1885 Nov 15 – Iowa, Sioux Co., Holland Twp., Birth of son Albert,7
1886 Apr 27 – Iowa, Sioux Co., Holland Twp., Birth of son Arrie,8
1887 Nov 29 – Iowa, Sioux Co., Holland Twp., Birth of daughter Sadie,9
1890 – Iowa, Sioux Co., Holland Twp., Death of wife Elizabeth,10
1892 – Iowa, Sioux Co., Holland Twp., Death of son Albert,11
1892 Mar 20 – Iowa, Sioux Co., Rock Rapids, birth of daughter Maaike,12
1893 Aug 12 – Iowa, Sioux Co., Rock Rapids, Marriage to Maria (Mary) Kortlever,
1893 Nov 10 – South Dakota, Bon Homme, Running Water, Death of son Arrie,13
1895 – Iowa, Lyon Co., Iowa State Census,14
1895 Mar 20 – Minnesota, Nobles Co., Ransom Twp., Birth of daughter Elizabeth,15
1895 Jun 21 – Minnesota, Nobles Co., Bigelow, Minnesota State Census,16
1896 Nov 26 – Minnesota, Nobles Co., Bigelow, Birth of son John Jr.,17
1899 Feb 25 – Minnesota, Nobles Co., Bigelow, Death of daughter Sadie,18
1899 Dec 6 – Minnesota, Nobles Co., Bigelow, Birth of daughter Janry,19
1900 Jun 25 – Minnesota, Nobles Co., Ransom Twp., Census,20
1901 Oct 19 – Minnesota, Nobles Co., Bigelow, Birth of son Hugo,21
1902 Dec 17 – Minnesota, Nobles Co., Bigelow, Birth of son Albert,22
1905 Nov 14 – Washington, Whatcom Co., Lynden, Purchase of Land,23
1908 Oct 22 – Washington, Whatcom Co., Lynden, Birth of son Arie,24
1909 Jun 21 – Washington, Whatcom Co., Lynden, Birth of son Bastjaan,25
1910 May 18 – Washington, Whatcom Co., Lynden, Census,26
1910 Jul 8 – Washington, Whatcom Co., Lynden, Birth of son Marion,27
1912 – Washington, Whatcom Co., Lynden, Birth of daughter Sadie,28
1916 Oct 6 – Washington, Whatcom Co., Signed his will,29
1920 Feb 11 – Washington, Whatcom co., Lynden, Census,30
1921 May 9 – Washington, Whatcom Co., Lynden, Newspaper Article of 63rd Birthday,31
1921 May 15 – Washington, Whatcom Co., Lynden, Death,32
1921 May 19 – Washington, Whatcom Co., Lynden, Newspaper Obituary.33
For footnotes
1. 1860 U.S. census, Marion County, Iowa, population schedule, Pella, Lake Prairie Twp, p. 199, dwelling 1431, family 1340, Jan Burggraaf; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 5 Jul 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 335.
2. 1870 U.S. census, Marion County, Iowa, population schedule, Pella, Lake Prairie Twp, p. 134, dwelling 211, family 210, John Burggraaf; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 5 Jul 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 409.
3. 1880 U.S. census, Marion County, Iowa, population schedule, Pella, Lake Prairie Twp, p. 538, dwelling 316, family 317, John Burggraaf; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 5 Jul 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 354.
4. Family Group Sheet prepared by [Private from] her interviews with family members, Burgraff-Scott Family Archives.
5. ibid.
6. Iowa State, “Sioux County, Iowa State Census, 1885,” database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 5 Jul 2009), Jan Burggraaf, dwelling 126, family 126; Sioux County, Iowa State Census, 1885, FHL Film #1020183.
7. Family Group Sheet prepared by [Private] from her interviews with family members, Burgraff-Scott Family Archives.
8. ibid.
9. Nobles, Minnesota, death certificate (1899), Sadie Burgraff; Nobles County Superior Court, Worthington, Minnesota.
10. Minnie Van Den Top, Letter dated 1973 detailing death and burial locations of Burggraaff family member.
11. ibid.
12. Family Group Sheet prepared by [Private] from her interviews with family members, Burgraff-Scott Family Archives.
13. Editor Carol Hagen, Springfield, South Dakota to Sharon Scott, e-mail, 11 Apr 2007, “Article in November 16, 1893 paper”.
14. Iowa State, “Iowa State Census, 1895,” database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 5 Jul 2009), John Burgraff; 1895 Iowa State Census, Des Moines, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa.
15. Minnesota Dept. of Health, birth certificate (19 Mar 1895), (No Name) Brugraff (Female); Nobles County District Court, Worthington, Minnesota.
16. 1895 Minnesota State Census, Nobles County, Minnesota, population schedule, Bigelow, p. 10, family 73, John Burgraff; digital images, The Generations Network, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 Jul 2009); citing Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905.
17. Minnesota Dept. of Health, birth certificate (17 Dec 1896), John Burgraff; Nobles County District Court, Worthington, Minnesota.
18. Nobles, Minnesota, death certificate (1899), Sadie Burgraff.
19. Minnesota Dept. of Health, birth certificate (26 Nov 1898), (No Name) Burgraff (Female); Nobles County District Court, Worthington, Minnesota.
20. 1900 U.S. census, Nobles County, Minnesota, population schedule, Ransom, enumeration district (ED) 210, p. 12A, dwelling 203, family 203, John Burgraff; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 22 Jun 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 778.
21. Minnesota Dept. of Health, birth certificate (19 Oct 1901), (No Name) Burgraff (Male); Nobles County District Court, Worthington, Minnesota.
22. Minnesota Dept. of Health, birth certificate (17 Dec 1902), Albert Burgraff (Male); Nobles County District Court, Worthington, Washington.
23. Whatcom, Washington, Deed Indexes, Mortgage Book, Vol 46: p. 152, Grantee: John and Mary Burgraff, 14 Nov 1905; Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington.
24. Washington State Department of Health, “Washington Births, 1907-1919,” database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Jan 2010), Burgraff, 22 Oct 1908.
25. Whatcom County, Washington, death certificate no. 1, Registration No. 107 (1 Apr 1938), Bert Burgraff; Washington State Vital Records, Olympia, Washington.
26. 1910 U.S. census, Whatcom County, Washington, population schedule, Lynden, enumeration district (ED) 351, p. 9A, dwelling 181, family 181, John Burgraff; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 22 Jun 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1674.
27. Moles Funeral Home, Moles Family Funeral Home (http://www.molesfuneralhome.com/index: accessed 27 Apr 2007), Marion Burgraff online obituary.
28. Family Group Sheet prepared by [Private] from her interviews with family members, Burgraff-Scott Family Archives.
29. Whatcom, Washington, Record of Wills and Probate, Vol 8 of the Whatcom Probate Index: p. 79, Will of John Burgraff; File No. 4445.
30. 1920 U.S. census, Whatcom, Washington, population schedule, Lynden, enumeration district (ED) 258, sheet 341, p. 21A, dwelling 28, family 28, John Burgraff; digital images, Ancestry (www.Ancestry.com: accessed 22 Jun 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1944.
31. “63rd Birthday Party,” (Bellingham) The Bellingham Herald, 16 May 1921, p. 5.
32. Whatcom County, Washington, death certificate no. 85 (14 May 1921), John Burgraff; Washington State Vital Records, Olympia, Washington.
33. “Will Hold Funeral Services for Late John Burgraff,” (Lynden) Lynden Tribune, 19 May 1921.