Johannes van Gogh, sr.

Vincent van Gogh his nephew

Johannes "Jan" van Gogh was post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh's uncle. He joined the navy and rose to the rank of rear admiral. He was director of the Amsterdam naval dockyard when his nephew Vincent was boarding with him in 1877–1878. His son, Hendrik Jacob Eerligh van Gogh, was married to Maria (Marie) Elisabeth Vos. A widower, Uncle Jan went to live in Helvoirt after his retirement with his sister Geertruida, who was married to a naval commander.

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Category: Benschop, Utrecht, Nederland
Category: Helvoirt, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Category: Protestantse Begraafplaats, Helvoirt

Biography

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Johannes was the son of Vincent Van Gogh and Elisabet Vrijdag≤ref name="Birth">Birth 1817.≤/ref>≤br>
He married Elize Bruins.≤br>He was a naval officer.≤ref name="Occupation">See: Marineofficieren (NL)≤/ref>≤br>He passed away in 1885≤ref name="Death">Death 1885≤/ref> and was buried at the Dutch reformed cemetery in Helvoirt.≤ref>"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKC-FLSQ : 13 December 2015),Johannes Van Gogh, 1885; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 42395409, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.≤/ref>

Sources

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• Book, NEDDRLAND'S PATRICIAAT, Centraal Bureau voor Genealogy, 90e JAARGANG 2010/'11, Individual, Sonja Lotus Morzer Bruyns Farnsworth, 1908 East Innsbruck Way, Holladay, Utah, United States of America, 84121-1371, 1-801-278-9422, Page number: 28
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh