Brief Life History of Obele Ritskes
When Obele Ritskes Vries was born on 16 February 1865, in Garijp, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Ritske Vries, was 29 and his mother, Willemke Ates Zijlstra, was 23. He married Emke Jakobs van der Ploeg on 9 May 1895, in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 12 November 1941, in Kollum, Friesland, Netherlands, at the age of 76.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Oebele Vries in entry for Sjoerd Sipma and Willemke Vries, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Oebele Ritskes Vries, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Oebele Ritskes Vries, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
Spouse and Children
1865–1941 Male
1869–1963 Female
Children (1)
1897– Female
Parents and Siblings
1835–1907 Male
1841–1899 Female
Siblings (7)
1865–1941 Male
1866–1871 Male
1868–1945 Male
1870– Male
1872–1942 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1870 · Amstel Brewery
Age 5
1873
Age 8
1890
Age 25
Name Meaning
South German: topographic name for someone who lived in a sandy place, from Middle High German griez ‘sand, pebble’.
Perhaps also a shortened form of German Griese .
German: habitational name from any of the places called Gries.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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