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Sophie S Cavier Woudsma

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Birth	:	21 Jun 1875 Bremen, Germany
Death	:	16 Mar 1954 Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Pioneer Cemetery, Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8513985, -98.0500031
Description	:	Mrs. Dirk W. (Sophia Cavier) Woudsma came to America at the age of 19 years, in 1894, from Bremen, Germany, where she was born on June 21, 1874. For a short time she lived near Avon in Charles Mix county, where she had a brother who had preceded her to America some ten years earlier. Later she came to Bon Homme county and worked as a domestic in farm homes west of Springfield. On April 4, 1903, she was married to Dirk Weaver Woudsma. Mother Woudsma's early life was a big adventure, leaving home and family in Germany... Read More	Mrs. Dirk W. (Sophia Cavier) Woudsma came to America at the age of 19 years, in 1894, from Bremen, Germany, where she was born on June 21, 1874. For a short time she lived near Avon in Charles Mix county, where she had a brother who had preceded her to America some ten years earlier. Later she came to Bon Homme county and worked as a domestic in farm homes west of Springfield. On April 4, 1903, she was married to Dirk Weaver Woudsma. Mother Woudsma's early life was a big adventure, leaving home and family in Germany to come to South Dakota when it was still a Territory. In 1930 she and her brother returned to Germany to visit their four brothers and one sister there. In the year 1904 a small church was organized west of Perkins in what was known as the Dahlenburg school, under the name of Lyden church, a name given by Mrs. Woudsma's husband, after a town in his native country, Holland. Mrs. Woudsma was a charter member of the Lyden Ladies Aid and later joined the church when it was reorganized as the Perkins Lyden Congregational church and was an active worker in the group. Mrs. Woudsma died at the age of 79 years in March, 1954. Her daughter, Mrs. Leonard Boschma, and a son, Weaver Woudsma, are residents of Springfield.

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Where is Sophie S Cavier Woudsma's memorial?
Sophie S Cavier Woudsma's memorial is located at: Pioneer Cemetery, Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA.
When did Sophie S Cavier Woudsma death?
Sophie S Cavier Woudsma death on 16 Mar 1954 in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Sophie S Cavier Woudsma's memorial?
Latitude: 42.8513985
Longitude: -98.0500031

Family Members:

Spouse

Dirk Woudsma

(1863 - 1932)

Children

Ella Bertha Dahlenburg Boschma

(1899 - 1992)

Weaver Woudsma

(1904 - 1989)

Henry O. Woudsma

(1909 - 1935)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pioneer Cemetery
Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8513985, -98.0500031

2. Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8727989, -98.0494003

3. Emanuel Cemetery
Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8400002, -97.9903030

4. Friedensberg Mennonite Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8958015, -98.0667038

5. Hitt Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9227982, -98.0307999

6. New Holy Name Cemetery
Dante, Charles Mix County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9122900, -98.1510800

7. Springfield Cemetery
Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8732986, -97.9132996

8. Saint Vincents Cemetery
Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8744011, -97.9132996

9. L'Eau Qui Court Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7458000, -98.0231018

10. Mormon Monument
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Coordinate: 42.7443000, -98.0632500

11. Ponca Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8135000, -98.1990000

12. Zion Reformed Cemetery
Avon, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9666990, -98.0343240

13. Bon Homme County Poor Farm Cemetery
Tyndall, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9518900, -97.9694660

14. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Avon, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9668999, -98.0278015

15. Old Holy Name Cemetery
Dante, Charles Mix County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8868700, -98.2032900

16. Evengelical Cemetery
Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9664001, -97.9899979

17. Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery
Avon, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9813995, -98.0653000

18. Ponca Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Niobrara, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7428000, -98.1621000

19. Sattler Cemetery
Avon, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9809400, -97.9761800

20. Ponka Tribal Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7122700, -98.0830000

21. First German Baptist Church Cemetery
Avon, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9939400, -98.0306500

22. Bazile Creek Cemetery
Bazile Mills, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7377500, -97.9311500

23. Riverview Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7322006, -98.1619034

24. Trinity Cemetery
Avon, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9963989, -98.0291977