ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ðæt jˈɪɹ, hiː mˈæɹid wˈɪlɪmˌɪnə kɑːɹbˈɛntəs, ɐn ˈoʊldɚ sˈɪstɚɹ ʌv vˈɪnsənt vˈæn ɡˈoʊz mˈʌðɚ.
In December of that year, he married Willemina Carbentus, an older sister of  Vincent van Gogh's mother.