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Name: Dirk Van Vuuren
[Dick Vanvuuren]
Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois
Age: 65
Birth Date: Sep 1834
Birthplace: Holland
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Immigration Year: 1849
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father’s Birthplace: Holland
Mother’s Birthplace: Holland
Spouse’s Name: Maartie
Marriage Year: 1855
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 45
Residence : Chicago City, Cook, Illinois

Name: Maartie Van Vuuren
[Martha Vanvuuren]
Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois
Age: 65
Birth Date: Apr 1835
Birthplace: Holland
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Immigration Year: 1850
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father’s Birthplace: Holland
Mother’s Birthplace: Holland
Mother: number of living children: 8
Mother: How many children: 9
Spouse’s Name: Dirk
Marriage Year: 1855
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 45
Residence : Chicago City, Cook, Illinois

Submitted by Annabel Hine.