Harmen Jan te Selle [1844 - 1919]
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Harmen Jan te Selle, born 04 Dec 1844 in "De
Selle", Woold, Winterswijk, Holland; died 22 Jun 1919 in Firth,
Lancaster County, Nebraska. He was the son of Jan Albert te Selle
and Dela ten Damme. He married (1) Berendina Aleida Reusink 27 Apr
1866 in Holland, Wisconsin. She was born 29 Jan 1841, and died 10
Mar 1876 in Firth, Lancaster County, Nebraska. He married (2)
Johanna Arnolda Brethouwer 07 May 1876 in Firth, Lancaster,
Nebraska. She was born 7 Apr 1859 in Holland Township, Sheboygan
County, Wisconsin, and died
21 Dec 1927 in Firth, Lancaster County, Nebraska. She was the
daughter of Evert Jan Brethouwer and Helena Vandewege.
Notes for Harmen Jan te Selle:
Harmen Jan "Herman John" te Selle & Berendiena Reusink Schreurs were
married on 27 April 1866 in Oostburg, Sheboygan County, WI.
Berendiena was a widow with a young son, and she and Harmen Jan had
3 more children. Herman John & Berendiena are on the 1870 census of
Town Holland, Sheboygan Co., WI. They moved with their family from
Wisconsin to Nebraska in the Spring of 1871 following Herman's
brother
Jan Hendrik (John Henry)
te Selle who came in March 1870. Herman
complained about coming too late for a decent harvest in a letter he
wrote to Winterswijk in the Fall of 1871. The family settled in
Lancaster County. Berendiena died on March 11, 1876, a week after
the birth of her last child who was named after her. This child also
died in infancy. Harmen Jan remarried soon after Berendiena's death,
and he and his second wife also named their first child (born 1877)
Berendiena Aleida.
Harmen Jan (Herman John in the US) remarried Johannah Brethouwer on
May 7, 1876. They had 13 children, 11 of whom were still living in
1910. Three of their children married children of Derk & Dena Obbink.
Herman, Johannah and family are on the 1880, 1900 & 1910 censuses
for South Pass Pct, Firth Village, Lancaster Co., NE. Herman's
occupation is listed as farmer. Herman John teSelle died in 1919. I
have not found Johannah on the 1920 census at this time. Johannah
died in 1927, probably in Lancaster Co., NE.
Notes for Harmen Jan (Herman John) TeSelle:
IGI Record
Harman Jan TESELLE
Sex: M
Event(s):
Birth: 4 Dec 1844
Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Parents:
Father: Jan Albert TESELLE
Mother: Diela TENDAMME
Last name was spelled te Selle in Netherlands. Changed it to Herman
John TeSelle when he came to America in 1865.
1870 census Town Holland, Sheboygan Co., WI page 73 & 74, Household
# 261/247- Herman TeSella (25), Bersina (29), John Schreurs (5) and
Delia TeSella (2). Adults born in Holland, children born in WI.
Herman listed as farmer, real estate $2300, Personal estate $600.
Note - listed on index of FamilyTreeMaker.com as Herman LeSella.
Moved to Nebraska in 1871
March 1876 - Letter from Gerrit John TeSelle to his family in
Holland, relaying the sad news that Harmen Jan's wife Berendiena
died on March 11, 1876 at age 35. She had given birth to a daughter
named "Dina" (also Berendiena) on March 4, 1876. Harmen Jan was left
with 4 small children at that time. The baby died on August 8, 1876.
On May 9, 1876 Harmen Jan married Johanna Arnolda Brethower, a girl
of about 17 years of age that he had hired to look after his
children. They named their first daughter Berendiena also.
1880 United States Census South Pass, Lancaster, Nebraska Page
Number 390A
H. J. TESELLE Self M Male W 35 HOLLAND Farmer HOLL HOLL
Johanna TESELLE Wife M Female W 21 WI House Keeper HOLL HOLL
John TESELLE Son S Male W 15 WI Farm Hand HOLL HOLL
Dille TESELLE Dau S Female W 12 WI At School HOLL HOLL
Willie TESELLE Son S Male W 9 NE At School HOLL HOLL
Dena TESELLE Dau S Female W 3 NE HOLL HOLL
Everett TESELLE Son S Male W 2 NE HOLL HOLL
1900 census South Pass Pct, Firth Village, Lancaster Co., NE page
292a
#88/96
Herman J. TeSelle, head, Dec 1844, age 55, Holland/Holland/Holland,
farmer
Johannah, wife, April 1859, age 41, 13 births, 11 surviving,
WI/Holland/Holland
Evert J., son, Sept 1878, age 21, NE/Holland/WI, farm laborer
Albert, son, July 1879, age 20, NE/Holland/WI, farm laborer
Helena, daughter, July 1882, age 17, NE/Holland/WI, farm laborer
Minnie, daughter, July 1884, age 15, NE/Holland/WI, at school
Bertha, daughter, Jan 1887, age 13, NE/Holland/WI, at school
Herman J., son, Aug 1888, age 11, NE/Holland/WI, at school
Benjamin, son, Nov 1889, age 10, NE/Holland/WI, at school
John H., son, June 1892, age 7, NE/Holland/WI
Garret, son, Aug 1893, age 6, NE/Holland/WI
Johannah M., Sept 1895, daughter, age 4, NE/Holland/WI
1910 census South Pass Pct, Firth Village, Lancaster Co., NE page
96b
#212/213
Herman J. TeSelle, head, age 65, 2nd marriage, md 35 yrs,
Holland/Holland/Holland, farmer, general farm
Johannah, wife, age 51, 1st marriage, md 35 yrs, 13 births, 11
surviving, WI/Holland/Holland
Benjamin, son, age 20, NE/Holland/WI, farm laborer, home farm
John H., son, age 17, NE/Holland/WI, farm laborer, home farm
Garret, son, age 15, NE/Holland/WI, farm laborer, home farm
Annie, daughter, age 12, NE/Holland/WI
HARMEN JAN TESELLE
(from NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF RURAL FREE DELIVERY
WRITTEN BY NORMA TESELLE PROPHET, THE VOICE NEWS, OCTOBER 3, 1996)
100th Anniversary of Rural Free Delivery
by Norma TeSelle Prophet
Several months ago I saw Bob Harms' station wagon parked at the
Hickman Post Office. He is the rural mail carrier for RR 1 Firth and
RR 2 Hickman. I particularly noticed the nifty "100th Anniversary of
Rural Free Delivery, 1896-1996" sign on his vehicle...and decided
that celebration warranted news coverage.
I grew up in a farming community...and am again, living in the
country. One of the daily questions asked in our household is, "Did
I get any mail today?"...or "Did the mail come yet?" These questions
are no doubt asked in many, many other rural households!
Those of us who receive our mail on the rural route take that
service for granted. During early discussions in Congress concerning
rural free delivery, the topic was not too enthusiastically
received, however.
I do not know when rural mail delivery was initiated in the Firth
area, but from information I gleaned from my "TeSelle memorabilia,"
I presume it was in November 1903.
My grandfather, Herman John Te Selle (Harmen Jan te Selle), and two
of his brothers, John Henry (Jan Hendrik) and Gerrit John (Gerrit
Jan), settled in the Firth-Holland area in the 1870s. The three
Nebraska brothers wrote to their mother and four other brothers who
remained in the area of Winterswijk, The Netherlands. The
descendants of one of the Netherlands brothers kept the letters from
the Nebraska brothers. Several years ago I received photocopies of
those letters and subsequently had them translated into English. One
of those letters is very appropriate for this column.
On December 12, 1903, Gerrit John Te Selle of Firth, wrote to his
family in the Netherlands. Excerpts from that letter follow. (*Note
from NTP: the notations in brackets are mine.)
"...I would have written a bit earlier but our Post Office was being
remodeled already a year ago. But now, on the 2nd of last month,
(*November 2, 1903) it opened. We get our letters now in a mailbox
at the house. Every day the delivery man brings the mail to about
100 families and he has to walk (*possibly meant 'walks his horses')
24 to 28 miles a day. He puts a sign up if he puts something in the
box and I put the sign up again if I put a letter in the box, or
else he passes us up.
"I just now see him filling my box. At least we now get a newspaper
every day, as well as a message how the weather will be for the next
24 hours, and that is advantageous and profitable! The mailman gets
600 dollars per year, but it costs a lot of horses. He departs at 8
a.m. and has to be back at 3 p.m..."
Gerrit John added a postscript: "The address of brother J. H. (*Jan
Hendrik/John Henry) is at the same route. Our address now is: G. J.
te Selle, Firth Route, Lancaster County, State of Nebraska, North
America." .....
More About Harmen Jan te Selle:
Burial: Holland Cemetery, Holland, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Emigration: 29 Sep 1865, Emigrated to United States with his brother
Jan Hendrik from "Siebelink", Kotten, Winterswijk, Holland.
Occupation: Landbouwer (Farmer)
More About Johanna Arnolda Brethouwer:
Burial: Holland Cemetery, Lancaster, Holland, Neb |
