Obele Ritskes Vries

Male16 February 1865–12 November 1941

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

Obele Ritskes Vries
1865–1941
Emke Jakobs van der Ploeg
1869–1963
Marriage: 9 May 1895
Willemke Vries
1897–

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

  • Marriage
    9 May 1895Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1870 · Amstel Brewery

    Age 5

    Amstel Brewery was founded on June 11, 1870, in Amsterdam. It is named after the Amstel River which served for refrigeration. They use ice from canals to help keep their brews cold.

    1873

    Age 8

    The Dutch began colonization efforts in Aceh province (Indonesia), which led to a decades-long war.

    1890

    Age 25

    Death by suicide of van Gogh.

    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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