Rauwerda Family Collection

Title

Rauwerda Family Collection

Description

Genealogical materials and photographs related to the Rauwerda family of Nederland, Texas and the Netherlands. There is information on the related families of Terweij (Terwey), de Ridder and others.

Abstract

The Rauwerda Family Collection includes photographs, various genealogical information, letters and other documents. The materials were collected by Patricia Rauwerda Ellis and the collection is arranged in a series of Albums, but also includes loose items. Albums were digitized as compiled. Separate scans were made of the original photographs so that metadata for each photograph could be created.

Subject

Rauwerda Family
Terwey Family
de Ridder Family

Creator

Ellis, Patricia Rauwerda and others in the Rauwerda Family

Contributor

Rauwerda Family members

Rights

The owner of the materials in this digital collection is Patricia Rauwerda Ellis and her family. The Marion & Ed Hughes Public Library thank her for her permission to digitize and her constributions.

Type

Images and text.

Date Accepted

9/1/2021

Collection Items

Rauwerda Family Book 1
Contains various photographs, correspondence, and genealogical information about the Rauwerda, Terweij/Terwey, De Ridder and de Jong families of the Netherlands (Holland) and Nederland, Texas.

Jacoba Rauwerda
Family indicates she was also known as Jakoba Frederika Weinthal.

Willem Rauwerda
Studio portrait of Willem Rauwerda in formal suit.

Petronella Elizabeth ROSENBERGER Rauwerda
Studio portrait of Petronella Elizabeth ROSENBERGER Rauwerda

Family Left Behind
Photograph of Immetje, William, Gerrit and Anna Catherine Terwey Rauwerda holding Nellie (3 months old). Photograph was taken 8-19-1911 after Christiaan M. W. Rauwerda left for America. Photo was taken in front of the family home. Immetje is holding…

Jurrina Rauwerda
Head shot of Jurrien Rauwerda.

Jurrina Rauwerda
Photograph of Jurrina Rauwerda walking along the street in München, Germany

Jurrina Rauwerda Valkenberg with Daughter Olga
Photograph shows Jurrina Rauwerda Valkenberg and daughter Olga seated on a sofa and looking out the window.

Hendrik Valkenberg
Studio portrait of Hendrik Valkenberg, son of Jurrina Wilhelmina Rauwerda and Cornelis Valkenberg. It is a headshot and he's dressed in formal attire.

Jacoba Frederika Wilhelmina Rauwerda
Studio portrait of Jacoba Frederika Wilhelmina Rauwerda as a young girl. She is the daughter of Willem Rauwerda and his second wife Margaretha Phillippina Wegerif.

Albert Marius Willem Rauwerda
Studio portrait of Albert Marius Willwm Rauwerda as a youth. He is the son of Willem Rauwerda and his second wife Margaretha Phillippina Wegerif. Photo shows him standing, wearing a suit, high boots, and carrying a hat.

Bernardina Cornelia Wilhelmina Rauwerda
Studio portrait of Bernardina Cornelia Wilhelmina Rauwerda as a young girl. She is the daughter of Willem Rauwerda and his second wife Margaretha Phillippina Wegerif. She's wearing a hat, standing behind a fence and holding a parasol.

Bernardina Cornelia Wilhelmina Rauwerda
Studio portrait of Bernardina Cornelia Wilhelmina Rauwerda as a young woman. She is the daughter of Willem Rauwerda and his second wife Margaretha Phillippina Wegerif. She's wearing a hat, standing behind a fence and holding a parasol.

Willem Rauwerda, William Rauwerda (grandson) and Immetje Rauwerda (granddaughter)
Left to right are: Willem Rauwerda (seated) and Willem and Immetje standing. A bird and birdcage are in the background. Family members indicate it was a postcard send from Willem Rauwerda on Jan. 1, 1911. The greeting on the back translates as "Happy…

Terweij (Terwey) Family at Wedding
Picture was taken at the wedding of Gerrit Terweij, Jr. and Machteldje DeJong (the parents of Martha Terweij). The people in the driveway (from L to R) are Peter Terweij (by the horse). In the front buggy are Gerrit, Sr. and Heijman. in the back…

Terweij (Terwey) Family
Aagie DeJong (Martha's Grandmother), Gerrit Terweij (Anna's Father), Immetje De Ridder Terweij (Anna's Mother), Catharina Anna (Ann's Sister - Beps Mother), Immetje Terweij (Anna's Sister), Machteldje Terweij (Martha's Mother), Gerrit Terweij…

Villa Elizabeth
The Terweij Family Home in Holland. Anna Catharina TERWEIJ Rauwerda was raised there.

Gerrit and Grietje DRAL De Ridder
Studio portrait of Immetje De Ridder's grandparents. Gerrit is standing and leaning on the back of the chair on which Grietje is seated.

Gerrit Terweij Sr.
In photo, Gerrit Terweij Sr. is standing next to a fence post and carrying a cane. He is wearing formal attire including a hat.
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