Grave of Johannes Heus and Helena Petronella Griffioen
Tombstone of Johannes Heus and Helena Petronella Griffioen, Breukelen cemetery
Here rests our dear wife and mother, Helena Petr. Heus-Griffioen, born 20 June 1889, died 13 February 1940. And our caring father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Johannes Heus, born 2 October 1887, died 19 December 1974.
At the bottom of the stone you can read the epitaph, Mijn Jezus Barmhartigheid (My Jesus Mercy).
A quick search in the major Dutch BMD databases turned up:
- Johannes Heus, male, son of Johannes Heus and Elizabeth van de Kamp, was born on 2 October 1887 in Westbroek.
- Helena Petronella Griffioen, female, daughter of Cornelis Griffioen and Cornelia van Vliet, was born on 20 juni 1889 in Kockengen.
- Johannes Heus, 22, born in Westbroek, son of Johannes Heus and Elizabeth van de Kamp, and Helena Petronella Griffioen, 20, born in Kockengen, daughter of Cornelis Griffioen and Cornelia van Vliet, married on 14 April 1910 in Kamerik.
- Helena Petronella Griffioen, 50, daughter of Cornelis Griffioen and Cornelia van Vliet, spouse of Johannes Heus, died on 13 February 1940 in Breukelen St Pieter.
Photos by the author. Breukelen cemetery, prov. Utrecht.