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Tombstone Tuesday: Spithoven

Tombstone Tuesday: Spithoven

Tombstone “in memory of Cornelis Jac. Spithoven and Hendrika Spithoven-Verheugen”, according to the inscription. Cornelis Jacobus Spithoven, son of Jacobus Spithoven and Gerarda Hazendonk, was born on 21 January 1881 in Wijk bij Duurstede, and died on 22...
Tombstone Tuesday: Children’s graves

Tombstone Tuesday: Children’s graves

Two children’s graves, apparently from the same family. One child died after a tragic accident, the other after long suffering (according to the inscriptions on the stones).
Tombstone Tuesday: Derksen

Tombstone Tuesday: Derksen

The tombstone of Andries Derksen and his wife Catharina Everdina Wennekes in Wijk bij Duurstede. With the dates on the stone and a few public records I get: Andries (or Andreas) Derksen, son of Andries Derksen and Hendrina van Brink, was born on 24 January 1846 in...
Tombstone Tuesday: Paula

Tombstone Tuesday: Paula

Today’s tombstone is the grave monument for the infant Paula. No surname on the tombstone, but I was still able to identify her. I could not find out if her parents are still alive, so for privacy reasons I won’t publish any details.