12. Johannes Geerts SMEDEMA (Geert Johannes SMEDEMA , Johannes Wessels SMEDEMA , Wessel ) was born 12 Nov 1831 in Morra, Netherlands. He died 8 May 1887 in Lioessens, Netherlands.
Johannes married Antje Hettes FERWERDA on 16 May 1861. Antje was born 6 mei 1830 in Blija, Netherlands. She died 29 januari 1897 in Lioessens, Netherlands.
She was married to Jacob de Vries earlier. He was born in Ee, Netherlands and died in Dokkum 20 april 1855 when he was 27 years old.
Johannes and Antje had the following children:
+ 15 M i Hette SMEDEMA was born 13 Feb 1865 and died 5 Dec 1940. 16 M ii Geert Johannes SMEDEMA
13. Jan Geerts SMEDEMA (Geert Johannes SMEDEMA , Johannes Wessels SMEDEMA , Wessel ) was born 14 Aug 1834 in Morra.
Jan married Aaltje Johannes SEEKEMA on 16 May 1863 in Oostdongeradeel.
They had the following children:
17 M i Geert SMEDEMA was born 11 Feb 1864 in Morra. 18 M ii Kornelis SMEDEMA was born 1 Dec 1865 in Morra. He died 2 Jan 1866. + 19 M iii Kornelis SMEDEMA was born 12 Jan 1867 and died Dec 1899. 20 M iv Johannes SMEDEMA was born 11 Nov 1869 in Lioenssens. 21 F v Trijntje SMEDEMA was born 2 Aug 1872 in Metslawier. 22 F vi Trijntje SMEDEMA was born 3 Jul 1874 in Metslawier. 23 M vii Jan SMEDEMA was born 20 Apr 1877 in Peassens, Netherlands. He died 7 Jul 1958 in Randolph Center, Wisconsin USA.
He went to the USA and adopted the three (living)children from his brother Kornelis Smedema who died two months after arriving in the USA. His wife also died almost the same time. He adopted them in febr. 1902.Jan married Mary TILLEMA, daughter of Tjesse Douwe TILLEMA. Mary was born 24 Jan 1876. She died 23 Mar 1958 in Randolph Center, WI, USA.