When Paulus Tjepkes Agema was born on 11 August 1883, in Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Tjipke "Theodore" Agema, was 25 and his mother, Tietje "Tillie" Aukema, was 28. He married Wilhelmina Dykhuis on 17 April 1903, in Prosper, Missaukee, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in Butterfield, Missaukee, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Aetna Township, Missaukee, Michigan, United States for about 30 years. He died on 16 August 1943, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, at the age of 60.