Smits, Martin

1869 - 1943  (74 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 24 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Smits, Martin
  Born	16 Jan 1869	, , , Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0700
  MARTIN SMITS, an enterprising and progressive agriculturist of Grand Chute, operating a fine tract of eighty acres, which he devotes to general and dairy farming, was born in Holland, January 16, 1869, and is a son of George and Marie (Rutten) Smits, farming people of Holland, who never left that country. Of their eight children, Martin was the sixth in order of birth. He received his education in the public schools of his native country, and at the age of twenty-one years started out to make his own way in the world, working for two years as a farm hand in Holland and then coming to America. He first located at DePere, in Wisconsin, where he worked in brick yards for seven years, after which he decided to devote his life to agricultural pursuits, and made his way to Outagamie county. For the first two years here he worked as a farm hand, and for a like period he operated a rented farm, but at the end of this time he had accumulated enough to invest in his present property, which he has since been conducting with very satisfactory results. He carries on general farming, and does some dairying, and has his eighty acres in a high state of cultivation, raising large crops annually. He has erected good, substantial buildings, and his property has the appearance of being conducted by a man of thrift and industry. Mr. Smits is a Republican, but he has never given much attention to political matters, having been too busy with his private interests, although he is always ready to help any movement which promises to be of benefit to his community. His religious connection is with St. Joseph's Catholic Church . On November 7, 1905, Mr. Smits was married to Christina Nielen, who was born in Buchanan township, June 25, 1876. Her parents were born in Holland and came to America about 1860, locating in Milwaukee, where Mrs. Smits' father worked in a foundry for about ten years, and then removed to Buchanan township, Outagamie county. In 1876 the family moved to the farm where they now reside. Mrs. Smits was the third child of her parents' seven children. Mr. and Mrs. Smits have four children, born as follows: George, July 30, 1906; Marie, December 23, 1907; Dorothy, July 8, 1909, and Alice, January 20, 1911 .
  	Smits, Martin Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Naturalization	1 Mar 1913
  Name:Martin Smits Birth Date:17 Jan 1869 Birth Place:Netherlands Age at event:44 Court District:Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa Date of Action:1 Mar 1913
  1920 Census	1920	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Martin Smits51 Christin Smits44 George Smits16 [13] Marie Smits16 [12] Dorothy Smits10 Alice Smits9 Lydia Smits8 Harriet Smits6 Claren Smits5 Harry Smits3 Anna Smits3
  1930 Census	1930	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Martin Smits61 Christina Smits53 George Smits23 Marie Smits22 Dorthy Smits20 Alise Smits19 Lyda Smits17 Harriet Smits16 Clarence Smits15 Harry Smits14 Anna Smits13
  Died	16 Feb 1943
  Buried	Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin, USA
  	Smits, Martin Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I139418	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Smits, George,   b. Abt 1830, Oeffelt, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 25 Jul 1889, Gassel, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Rutten, Marie,   b. Abt 1830, , , , Netherlands ,   d. , , , Netherlands
  Family ID	F54775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nielen, Christine,   b. 25 Jun 1876, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 May 1931  (Age 54 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1905	Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Smits, George A.,   b. 30 Jun 1906,   d. 4 Jul 1988  (Age 82 years)   2. Smits, Marie,   b. 23 Dec 1907,   d. 17 Sep 1963  (Age 55 years) + 3. Smits, Dorothy F.,   b. 8 Jul 1909, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 9 Dec 2003  (Age 94 years)   4. Smits, Alice,   b. 20 Jan 1911,   d. 23 Nov 2009, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 98 years) + 5. Smits, Lida,   b. 27 May 1912, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Jul 1984, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 72 years)   6. Smits, Joseph,   b. Abt 1913,   d. Abt 1913  (Age ~ 0 years) + 7. Smits, Harriet V.,   b. 29 May 1913, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Jan 1996, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years) + 8. Smits, Clarence J.,   b. 11 Jun 1914, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 1990, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years)   9. Smits, Harry W.,   b. 1 Jul 1915, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1996, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 80 years) + 10. Smits, Anna,   b. 27 Jan 1917, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Feb 1999  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F39602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 16 Jan 1869 - , , , Netherlands Married - 7 Nov 1905 - Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1920 Census - 1920 - Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, Darboy, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set