Marriage date: 24 April 1869
Marriage place: Pella, Marion, Iowa

Wife: Nancy Elizabeht GROVE
Birthdate: 12 Mar. 1851
Birthplace: Mahaska Co., Iowa
Death date: 18 Jan. 1907
Place of death: Elmwood, Cass, Nebraska
Father: James GROVE
Mother: Nancy PRICE

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Minnie May ROELOFSZ
Sex: F
Birthdate: 4 Feb 1870
Birthplace: Sunlight, Cass, Nebraska
Death date: 1956
Place of death: Elmwood, Cass, Nebraska
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: (1)Charlie W. KRAFT

Child No. 2: James Pieter ROELOFSZ
Sex: M
Birthdate: 18 Oct. 1872
Birthplace: Sunlight, Cass, Nebraska
Death date: 9 Mar. 1903
Place of death: Alvo, Cass, Nebraska
Marriage date: 16 Mar. 1897
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Susan Olive HORST

Child No. 3: Cora Cinthy Henrietta ROELOFSZ
Sex: F
Birthdate: 4 Dec 1874
Birthplace: Sunlight, Cass, Nebraska
Death date: 17 Jan 1949
Place of death: Alvo, Cass, Nebraska
Marriage date: 4 Dec. 1900
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Oscar H. SNAVELY

Child No. 4: Nancy Betsy Hannah
Sex: F
Birthdate: 8 July 1880
Birthplace: Sunlight, Cass, Nebraska
Death date: 24 Feb 1974
Place of death: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
Marriage date: 12 Dec 1901
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Charles SNAVELY

Child No. 5: Amanda Venetta ROELOFSZ
Sex:
Birthdate: 6 Aug 1884
Birthplace: Sunlight, Cass, Nebraska
Death date: 18 July 1960
Place of death:
Marriage date: 4 Mar 1903
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Lee Milton SNAVELY

Child No. 6: Ettie Ethel
Sex: F
Birthdate: 18 Mar 1888
Birthplace: Sunlight, Cass, Nebraska
Death date: 1 Feb 1889
Place of death:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 7: Charley Henry Christopher ROELOFSZ
Sex: M
Birthdate: 27 May 1891
Birthplace: Alvo, Cass, Nebraska
Death date: 14 Aug 1973
Place of death: Alvo, Cass, Nebraska
Marriage date: 9 Sept. 1915
Marriage place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
Spouse's name: Hazel Dell REEDER
 

Documentation:
* known as "Henry"

Sources:
* Dutch Households in U.S. Population Censuses 1850, 1860, 1870 by Robert P. Swierenga.
1860
Name: ROELOFSZ, Gerard F H
Age: 15
Sex: M
Mar Stat: 1. Single
#Children: 0
Fam Stat: 10. Son
Occ: NA
Birth Place: Holland, Netherlands
Years in US: 5.
* 1870 Census Record: Nebraska, Cass, Stove Crees Pct. Elmwood page 173 dwelling #68 (name spelled Rodef) Names:
Henry 29, Farmer, Value Real Estate $1000. Per. Prop. $200., Nancy 19. Minnie 4/12.
* 1870, September 5, The Daily Platsmouth Harold. Registrators Notice-Tipton Precinct. Persons of July registered persons of Cass Co., Nebraska.
Grove, John H., James E., ROELOFSZ, Peter, Henry.
* 1885 Census Record: Tipton Pct., Cass, Nebraska: E.D. 100, pg. 2, line 5 dwelling #13, family #13 (name spelled Roelofn), microfilm copy #499535 Salt Lake City Names:
Henry 41, Nancy 34, Minnie 13, James 11, Cora 10, Nancy 4, Manda 1.
* 1900 Census Record: Nebraska, Cass, Tipton Pct., Vol.5, Sheet 11, Ed. 20 Line 42: Roll No. 1240919 Salt Lake City. Names:
G. H. 55, store keeper, married 31 yrs.; Nancy 48, 7 children 6 living, Nettie 19, Amanda 15, Charlie 9.
* 1910 Census Record: Nebraska, Cass, Stove Creek, Elmwood; pg. 6, district 19, Dwelling 129, Family 130.
Henry 64, (with Henry’s second wife, Pauline 52).
* Books: Biographical Album of Otoe and Cass Counties, Nebraska 1889.
History of Cass County Nebraska, pub. 1989.
* Platt map of Tipton pct. 1905 showing Henry ROELOFSZ with 5 parcels of land totaling 480 acres.
* Becky Applegate <becky_kato@yahoo.com>.
Plattsmouth Journal, Thursday, June 22, 1916
ALVO NEWS ITEMS.
   The party who undertook to congratulate Henry ROELOFSZ last Tuesday by giving him seventy-one birthday slaps has been laid up since with a lame arm.
Plattsmouth Journal, Thursday, June 22, 1916
ALVO NEWS ITEMS.
   Henry ROELOFSZ drove to Lincoln Friday evening.
* 5/8/03 6:07 PM, Becky Applegate at becky_kato@yahoo.com wrote:
Plattsmouth Journal, Thursday, December 7, 1916
   Henry ROELFSZ came down from Lincoln Wednesday on business. Mr. Roelfsz is now in the grocery business in east Lincoln. Last address: 910 H St. Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.
* Brethren Cemetery print-out AB Row 1.
* Pictures of Alvo Brethern Cemetery and tombstones of Henry, Nancy (Grove) ROELOFSZ, all their children and some of their spouses.
* Death Certificate: #H10454 (for Henry).