Nuttert HOEKSTRA

Born: 28 Sep 1880 at Engwierum, Friesland, The Netherlands
Died: 26 May 1957 at Engwierum at age 76 (heart attack)

Father: Siebe Hoekstra
Mother: Pietje Terpstra

Spouse: Aaltje VanderPloeg (1881-1967)

Children:

  • Siebe (Sam) (1906-1999) m. Janke DILLEMA
  • Grietje, b Niewerzijlen 17 Apr 1908 d 11 Apr 1991 m. Jo STAPERSMA
  • Pietrik, b Niewerzijlen 27 Apr 1909 d 12 Aug 1977 m. Hessel HALBERSMA
  • Wietse, b Niewerzijlen 30 Jul 1910 d 27 Nov 1910
  • Engeltje, b Niewerzijlen 18 Oct 1911 d. ? June 2004 m1. Garrit BREMER (d. age 30 of bleeding ulcer, 3 kids) m2. Auke van der VEEN
  • Wietske, b Engwierum 18 Dec 1914 m. Jack DeKONING
  • Moeder, b Engwierum 24 Jun 1918 d 20 Apr 1919
  • Jacob (Jaap), b Engwierum 29 Nov 1920 d 2 Jun 1999 m. Bets ? (twin, 80 in 2004)


    At right, Nuttert and Aaltje ===>>

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    Nuttert lived and worked on a farm in Engwierum, Friesland all his life. The name of the farmer was Sinnema. They were very good people. The farm was in Engwierum, Friesland, near Kollum. A (living) granddaughter of Nuttert's remembers playing with Sinnema's children. They treated the family well (unlike many other farmers). The granddaughter was friends with their daughter and son for many years. The son later got in contact with a (living) grandson.

    Before he worked for Sinnema, Nuttert worked for another farmer. One year, Nuttert's farm didn't yield enough potatoes to support his family, although he had a good crop of turnips. Since his family lived off the garden, he asked the farmer if he would trade him some potatoes (for his family) for some turnips (for the farmer's cows). The farmer said no, his cows preferred potatoes! It was well known at that time that turnips were not very suitable for human consumption, but were OK for cows (i.e. not much nutritious value).

    Nuttert died in his 70s of angina in 1953(?).

    Here's another picture of Nuttert's family, taken around 1915. The children pictured are, from left to right, Siebe, Griet, Pietrik, Wiets and Engel.

    Source: Family papers and memories