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Mary Walvoord
(1853-1930)
 Mary
Walvoord was the fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Jan Walvoord. She
was born on September 15, 1853 in Cedar Grove, Wisconsin. She had blue
eyes.
She married Hendrikus "Henry" Jacobus Sweemer of Cedar
Grove on March 25, 1874. He was dark and had brown eyes. Henry was born
September 22, 1851 in Cedar Grove. Mary and Henry lived on the
farm inherited from Grandfather Walvoord in Cedar Grove.
They had five children born there: Nellie, Annie, William J., Lottie and John.
Nellie, the oldest was born on December 13, 1874. William was born
January 6, 1878 in Cedar Grove. John, the youngest, was born June
14, 1888 in Sheboygan.
Eventually, they sold the farm and moved
to Sheboygan. They bought a house there on Twelfth and Broadway. The
three girls (Nellie, Annie and Lottie) married and lived in Chicago.
William lived on a farm but sold it and came back to Sheboygan to live.
He there died May 12, 1966. John always lived in Sheboygan.
Mary
was an excessive talker and very neat. She was a home woman and seldom
went out. She was not a church attendant in the city. She said her
husband, Henry, didn't want her to go to church. He was not a steady
worker. He liked liquor. He died in Chicago on March 5, 1943 at Annie's
home. He lived 91 years, 5 months, 11 days. Mary died on July 4,
1930 at the age of 76 years, 9 months, 19 days.
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