| Name |
Hanegraaf, Martin Wilhelmus |
| Birth |
8 Oct 1896 |
Helmond, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
8 Oct 1909 |
 Naturalization |
4 Feb 1918 |
| Declaration of Intent |
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Hanegraaf, Martin
Declaration of Intent Record 2/4/1918 |
| Military Service |
Bef 10 Apr 1919 |
| WWI US Army |
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| Death Record - Civil |
5 Apr 1980 |
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Hanegraaf, Martin
Death Record |
| Family History Document |
Questionnaire from Martin's granddaughter Robin Nachel |
- Questionnaire from Robin Nachel to her maternal grandfather, Martin Hanegraaf
While I was in Holland, Francien Coppens drove down a big boulevard in S'Hertogenbosh and showed me a store on a corner. She said that was your birthplace so I took a picture. But now you said that your family moved from Helmond to Den Bosh in 1905. So where were you born? All of the kids were born in Helmond, Noord Brabant (a province of the Netherlands- there are eleven). Your informant must have taken that for granted, as three more children were born in the store. All of them died shortly after birth.
Do you have any idea of the name of the ship that your father came to America on in Jan of 1909? Do you know also the names of the "shirttail relatives" he followed to Kimberly? The ship was from the Holland American Line and was the Noorddam, while we came over with a ship of the same line, the Potsdam. The only "shirttail relations" Dad wrote to was Henry De Koster, who must have known Dad in Holland and was no true relative. Just a friend.
Could you trace the route you took in 1909 from S'Hertogenbosh to Kimberly? By river speed boat from S'Hertogenbosh to Rotterdam, by ocean liner from Rotterdam to Cherbourgh, France, then to New York, U.S.A. By train from New York to Chicago, then by another train from Chicago to Little Chute, Wisconsin. Landed in Little Chute at about seven at night (was pitch black and we walked to Kimberly about one hour later.) France was only a short stop, to pick up other passengers.
Have you ever been back to Holland since 1909? No, never was interested, but all of the people that have come to visit us marvel at the things we can describe about it.
I have heard stories that Grandma Kate almost became a nun. If so, could you elaborate? How did you two meet? Where did your wedding take place? Were you still in the army when you married? I met her thru Case, who was dating her at that time, in late 1916, went to the army in late 1917, married her on May 13, 1919. (Her birthday was May 16, hell on presents, anniversaries and birthdays, so I combined presents for both days, which always made her laugh, she thought it was not fair, because I got a anniversary present and also a birthday one.) Married her in Little Chute, where she lived. We have lots of pictures showing Kate with Sisters and her Aunt Lucina was her constant companion when the Sister was home for vacations. Dated her about six months, then she gave me the door, because she still was not certain that she wanted to marry, because she thought she would rather join the convent. Two months later she wrote me a not asking me if I still cared about her and you can imagine that I did not wait long to ask her for a date. Thirteen months later we were married.
Have you ever heard of Camp Grant in Illinois? What town was it near? It probably isn't around anymore. No, it's been dismantled after World War I. It was the biggest camp in the United States, to assemble troops and give basic training. It was located near Rochester, Illinois.
Did Casey go to the same places (in the Army) as you did? Do you have any service papers or naturalization papers that you could photocopy for me? Case was gone six months before I went and came home three months after we received our discharge, three months after I was married. I came home of January 14, 1919. He was with the Sixth Army band, playing clarinet, first choir, with the Sight Seeing Sixth, which traveled all over Europe during the war. Have picture of him with his band. As for copies of all papers, in Appleton Courthouse they cost 75 cents per copy, and too costly for me.
I asked Mom about your participation in the Kimberly Band and she told me to ask you. Did you lead it? For how many years? Do you have any pictures of the band? Case and myself joined the band (12 members) in November 1909 and the choir in the church the same day. (A month after we got here, at Dad's insistence.) I was never a Director, but was Drum Major for a number of years. At that time we had 44 members, starting in 1926 and I quit in 1941 so I could devote more time to Veterans work. On concerts, I played the first choir of the trombonists (slide trombone).
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| Death |
5 Apr 1980 |
| Burial |
Aft 5 Apr 1980 |
Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA |
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Hanegraaf, Martin W.
Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA |
| Obituary |
7 Apr 1980 |
| Appleton Post Crescent |
- Hanegraaf - - Martin W. - - - Post Crescent - 4/6/1980 - F - 2 - -
14 - Hanegraaf - - Martin W. - 10/8/1896 - - Post Crescent - 4/7/1980 - B -
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| Person ID |
I52755 |
1FamilyTree |
| Last Modified |
12 Oct 2015 |
Family  |
Hartjes, Catherine Louise, b. 16 May 1895, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 25 Sep 1972 (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage |
13 May 1919 |
, , Wisconsin, USA |
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| Family History Document (Family) |
Biographical and memories from Germaine Hanegraaf Nachel |
- Martinus Wilhelmus Hanegraaf
Martin Hanegraaf was born in 1896, the third child of Adriannus Hanegraaf and Hendrika Van Gestel. In 1905, at age nine, Martin and his family moved from Helmond to S'Hertogenbosh. Martin already had seven grades behind him in schooling, for students were graduated three times every two years. He continued his schooling in S'Hertogenbosh to the eleventh grade.
On October 23, 1909, Martin, along with his mother, brothers and sisters, left Holland to join his father in America. They traveled on river speedboat from S'Hertogenbosh to Rotterdam, where they boarded the SS Potsdam and sailed to Cherbourgh, France and then on to New York. They traveled by train from New York to Chicago, and changed trains for the final leg of the journey to Little Chute, Wisconsin.
Mart and his brother, Casey, joined the Kimberly Band shortly after arriving in America. Martin was the drum major of the band from 1926 until 1941. World War I started in 1914, when Martin was 18 years old. On September 15, 1917, at age 21, Martin joined the army as a corporal in Infantry Company B at Camp Grant in Illinois. He was discharged on January 14, 1919.
Late in 1916, Martin met Catherine (Kate) Hartjes through his brother, Casey, who was dating her at the time. Mart and Kate dated for a number of months. Then Kate, still not certain if she wanted to marry or join the convent, "gave him the door". After two months, Kate wrote a note to Mart asking him if he still cared. He did not wait long to ask her out again. They were married 13 months later, on May 13, 1919.
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Catherine (Kate) Louise Hartjes
One of the earliest memories I have of Mama is that of her seated at an upright piano in our parlor. The keys were yellowish with age but the sounds that emanated from that grand old instrument were music to my ears.
In those days, Mama was inundated with cooking, washing, ironing, babies and the care of three men (Papa and her two single brothers), but she still found time to play that old fashioned piano. And play it she did. Lovely classical tunes, marches and lullabies flowed melodically through our home and most regularly on Sundays, a day my parents thoroughly respected as a day of rest. On occasion, Papa would join in on his trombone and Uncle Greg on the trumpet. Sometimes, in the evening, the men would carefully roll the piano outside onto our large front porch and soon neighbors would join in a sing-a-long.
Once a month Mama would take a bus into Appleton to do some purchasing that couldn't be done in Kimberly. On those occasions, she would take one of us kids along. By taking a menace out of the house, it would mean peace for those left behind. It was my brother, Bud, or I who went on those shopping sprees most often. Mama always kept things fair by bringing small trinkets home for the six remaining siblings.
Just by closing my eyes, I can smell the many loaves of bread Mama pulled from the kerosene oven. An after school treat for me was the buttery crust from one of those steaming loaves.
Mama believed cleanliness was next to Godliness, especially on her two laundry days. On the eve of those days, she would fill the boiler with water and clothes, then set it over two low burners in the basement. In the morning the clothes would be put in the washing machine. The lye that went into her homemade soap assured Mama that the wash would come clean. Mama hung the laundry outside on a metal clothesline, no matter what the weather, but first it was sorted by size and color.
I remember how Mama often chided me when I spoke uncharitably. Idle gossip was never her forte and, most of all, I remember Mama for that.
by Germaine Hanegraaf Nachel
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| Children |
| | 1. Hanegraaf, Bernadine Harriet "Deane", b. 28 Jul 1922, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 17 Aug 2020, St. Paul Villa, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 98 years) |
| + | 2. Hanegraaf, Germaine Marie |
| + | 3. Hanegraaf, Francis Xavier "Bud", b. 1 Jul 1925, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 27 Apr 2012, Henderson, Clark, Nevada, USA (Age 86 years) |
| + | 4. Hanegraaf, Joan Regina, b. 26 Oct 1926, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 26 Mar 2018, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 91 years) |
| + | 5. Hanegraaf, Pauline Catherine "Pope", b. 3 Mar 1928, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 6 Apr 2003, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 75 years) |
| | 6. Hanegraaf, Rita Mary, b. 15 Jul 1929 d. 19 Jul 1929 (Age 0 years) |
| + | 7. Hanegraaf, Rita Mae, b. 5 Dec 1930, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 22 Nov 2008 (Age 77 years) |
| | 8. Hanegraaf, UnknownM, b. 30 Nov 1932 d. 30 Nov 1932 (Age 0 years) |
| | 9. Hanegraaf, Mary Elizabeth |
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| Family ID |
F17275 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Aug 2014 |
1896 - 1980 (83 years)
