I'm looking for Obituary or other death info. about: * My Great Grandfather George Balk (Son of Ralph & Jennie) who was born in Holland in 1872 & died in Sept. of 1904. Some of my relatives swear he is buried in the Fulton, IL cemetery but there is no record of either his or his wife's burial. I'm curious as to his cause of death. * My Great Grandmother Celia/Cecilia/Ceclia/Cecila Balk... George's wife. My relatives insist her maiden name was Shipma or Schipma but I'm beginning to think it was either Vassen or Vossen or Vissen. Again, we have no death or obituary info. All we know is that she was born in Holland in 1874 (no date) and was buried on May 21 or 22, 1901 supposedly in the Fulton, IL cemetery. Her & George Balk were married in November of 1895 & had 3 daughters. * I'm also looking for info. pertaining to Klaas/Klaus Wiebenga He was the son of Klaas/Klaus & Rena (Zeerijp/Zeeryp) Wiebenga. We have a birth date for him...January 22, 1892 & I assumed he passed away because July 5, 1895 Klaas Klaus & Rena Wiebenga had another son who they named Claus. A relative told me he died around 1917 or 1918 in Clinton, IA from a fall but if that's true that still doesn't explain the other Claus Wiebenga who we do have extensive life information about. Can anybody help?

From Illinois Stawide Marriage Index: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html BALK, GEORGE SHIPMA, CELIA WHITESIDE 11/21/1895 / 00009344 That's all I have found so far. Dawn Everling [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 12:07 AM Subject: Wiebenga/Balk Questions > > > I'm looking for Obituary or other death info. about: > * My Great Grandfather George Balk (Son of Ralph & Jennie) > who was born in Holland in 1872 & died in Sept. of 1904. > Some of my relatives swear he is buried in the Fulton, IL > cemetery but there is no record of either his or his wife's > burial. I'm curious as to his cause of death. > * My Great Grandmother Celia/Cecilia/Ceclia/Cecila Balk... > George's wife. My relatives insist her maiden name was > Shipma or Schipma but I'm beginning to think it was either > Vassen or Vossen or Vissen. Again, we have no death or > obituary info. All we know is that she was born in Holland > in 1874 (no date) and was buried on May 21 or 22, 1901 > supposedly in the Fulton, IL cemetery. Her & George Balk > were married in November of 1895 & had 3 daughters. > * I'm also looking for info. pertaining to Klaas/Klaus Wiebenga > He was the son of Klaas/Klaus & Rena (Zeerijp/Zeeryp) > Wiebenga. We have a birth date for him...January 22, 1892 > & I assumed he passed away because July 5, 1895 Klaas > Klaus & Rena Wiebenga had another son who they named > Claus. A relative told me he died around 1917 or 1918 in > Clinton, IA from a fall but if that's true that still doesn't > explain the other Claus Wiebenga who we do have extensive > life information about. Can anybody help? > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >