Johannes, or Jan, Dansser (also Danser) is a bit of a mystery man, as is his wife, Maria Inkelaar. I have no documents on either one of them, although I do have a death index on Maria.
Yvette Hoitink had originally given me this information on the couple:
Johannes Dansser was born about 1772. On 13 Oct 1825 he was a day laborer in Zwolle, Overijssel, the
Netherlands.
Maria Inkelaar lived in Zwolle, Overijssel, the Netherlands on 13 Oct 1825.
Johannes Dansser and Maria Inkelaar had the following child:
Jeuntien Dansser, born 26 Apr 1806, Zwolle, Overijssel, the Netherlands; died bef 4 Nov 1869.
She got these facts from the marriage record of their daughter Jeuntien Dansser to Lukas Bomhof: “Zwolle, Overijssel, the Netherlands, marriage record, 1825, 75, Lucas Bomhof-Jeuntjen Dansser, 13 October 1825; digital images, Familysearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-11514-26006-7?cc=1831469&wc=10704172 : accessed 23 December 2012)”
Subsequently, I discovered a death index for Jeuntien (or Johanna) with the death date of 31 January 1842, rather than “bef Nov 1869.”
As with the Bomhofs of this generation, I suspect that they were farm laborers or peasants in Zwolle. Also, this is the other couple who resided in the province of Overijssel, and the records seem more difficult to come by than in Zeeland. Still, I believe their daughter did well for herself to marry Lukas who turned out to be an enterprising man and a musketeer at Waterloo against Napoleon.
By Nummer 12 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15768309
View of City Center of Zwolle
This completes half the 4x grandparents who are ancestors of my grandfather, Adrian Zuidweg. The Zuijdweg (den Herder), Mulder (Cornaaij), Bomhof (Janssen), and Dansser (Inkelaar) families were all ancestors of Grandpa’s father, Adrian Zuidweg, Sr.
The occupations of the men were fish inspector, jailor’s hand, day laborer (peasant), and day laborer (peasant).
The men died at ages 60, 67, 60, and unknown. My great-grandfather Adriaan died at 58, his father Johannes at 68, Johannes’ father Adriaan at 46, and Johannes’ father-in-law Lukas at 58. My grandfather lived to be 91.
Eventually, I hope to be able to fill in some of these gaps about the Dansser/Inkelaar family, as well as the Bomhof/Janssen family. When I do fill in the gaps, I plan to revise the fill-in-the-gaps posts that I am writing.
The Family Kalamazoo 
An incredible jigsaw
Yup, it’s definitely an entertaining (for me) puzzle!
You are a descendant of a “musketeer at Waterloo against Napoleon.”
Luanne, this is incredible. What a discovery.
But that’s what you are able to continually do with your sleuthing.
Always a fan, Sheila
It’s really fun to find the treasure nuggets like that! I would need a little more on people like the Danssers to find any nuggets. Although their name does mean DANCER.
That was the detail that caught my eye as well!
Hehe, it’s a good one, I know.
😀
It’s amazing how much you’ve been able to learn about such distant ancestors!
I am definitely loving the Dutch records. The French are pretty good, too, but I find their website more difficult to deal with. Then for Alsace you have to determine if you’re looking at French or German haha.
I loved when some of my German ancestors from Alsace had French records because my French, even after all these years away from it, is so much better than my German. But that’s not saying much!
That is me exactly. My German was only good on paper during my German correspondence course years ago. I promptly forget anything with more than four syllables which was every Germany word ;). French I had for much longer and it was much easier, too. I stink at it, but at least I have some knowledge of it.
making great progress with so little to start with. So glad you are able to find the information and fill in the gaps 🙂
It is kind of crazy to think that these are back at the 4x level, but I am starting to get clues for a couple of 6x and 7x, I think!
6x & 7x…I am so excited about that 🙂
Might have a lead on an 8x ;).
Be still my genealogical heart 🙂
Hehe, I know!
this is incredible! i’m mind blown by how you were able to learn so much about such distant ancestors starting with so little information! thanks for sharing💞
Follow @everythingtips for tips and recommendations if interested! It would mean a lot to me!🥺🤍
Thank you. I’ll check out your blog.
Even though there are gaps in the information, I’m in awe of how much you have been able to learn about these ancestors who lived so many years ago.
It’s surprising, but honestly, the Dutch records are so easy. None of the other ones I’ve tried to search have been near as easy (German, French, Prussian).