Double ancestors of Paul Kleinjan (1894-1979) of Sioux County

1. Paul Kleinjan  was born on 12 September 1894 in Rock Township, Sioux County, Iowa. In 1929 Paul married Beatrice Crawford who died in 1978. Paul Kleinjan died on 8 February 1979, and was buried in Chinook, Blaine County, Montana. They had 4 children named Marvin, Art, Frances, and Mary.

Parents

2. Floris (“Florus”) Kleinjan was born on 13 August 1853 in Rhoon, South Holland. In 1891 he married
3. Pieternella (“Nellie”) Niemantsverdriet. She was born in Barendrecht on 5 January 1856, and died on 7 January 1900. Nellie was buried in Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa. Forus Kleinjan died at the age of 82 on 30 March 1936, and was buried in Chinook, Blain County, Montana. The couple had children, including a son Paul.

Grandparents

4. Pieter Pieters Kleinjan was born on 8 October 1820 in Rhoon. He was married in Pernis, South Holland, on 1 May 1846. His bride was
5. Maartje Struik, born on 14 December 1823 in ‘s-Gravenambacht, daughter of Arie Struik and Neeltje den Boer. Maartje died on 2 September 1893 in Charlois, now part of Rotterdam. Pieter Kleinjan die  on 12 April 1877 in Poortugaal, South-Holland. They are the parents of 12 children, including a son Floris.

6. Leendert Niemantsverdriet was born on 12 July 1822 in Charlois. His parents are Hendrik Niemantsverdriet (1792-1870) and his wife Geertruij Visser. Leendert was married in Barendrecht, Holland, on 13 June 1851, to
7. Lena Kleijnjan. She was born in Barendrecht on 18 February 1834. Lena died on 6 May 1921, and was buried in Chinook, Blaine County, Montana. Leendert Niemantsverdriet died on 2-11-1897 in Sioux County, Iowa. Leendert and Lena had children named Gertrude, Adriaantje, Paulus (1862-1890), and Pieternella (“Nellie”).

1st Great-grandparents (partial)

8. Pieter Florisse Kleinjan was born on 15 September 1796, and baptized on the 18th in Rhoon. He married his first wife, Niesje de Koning, on 5 February 1817 in Rhoon. Niesje was born on 5 April 1797 in Rhoon as daughter of Jacob de Koning and Maaike den Hollander. Niesje died on 5 April 1797 in Rhoon at the age of 34. She had given birth to 10 children, including a son Pieter. Her widower married his second wife, Anna van Moerkerken (1804-1849), on 5 February 1817 in Rhoon, and had 8 additional children.

14. Paulus Kleinjan was born on 25 May 1785 and baptized on 12 June in Barendrecht. He married his first wife, Marina Lems (1766-1829) on 30 May 1817 in Barendrecht. Paulus married his second wife, Ariaantje Claasse Leenheer on 6 March 1831 in West-Barendrecht. Ariaantje was baptized in Barendrecht on 20 January 1788 as daughter of Claas Jansen Leenheer (1756-1822) and Lijsbeth Visser (1762-1838). Ariaantje Leenheer had first married Pleun van der Linden on 16 December 1810 in Barendrecht. With Ariaantje Leenheer, Paulus Kleinjan had a daughter Lena.

2nd Great-Grandparents (partial)

16. Floris Janse Kleijnjan was baptised on 24 December 1769 in Nieuw-Vossemeer. On 24 May 1795 in Rhoon he married Jannetje Louter. She was baptized in Rhoon on 18 November 1759 as daughter of Pieter Louter (1719-1792) and Leigje Kranenburg (1721-1810). Jannetje had first married Kornelis Arijsz. Dekker in 1781. In addition to the 4 children with her first husband, Jannetje had 3 additional children with Floris Kleinjan, including a son Pieter. Jannetje Louter died in Rhoon on 19 March 1831. Floris Kleinjan died on 30 August 1859 in Steenbergen.

28. & 32. Jan Florisse Kleijnjan was born around 1740 in ‘s-Gravendeel as son of Floris Ariensz. Kleijnjan (±1700-1778) and Barber Jans de Zeeuw (±1700-1750). Jan married his second wife Lena Louter in Barendrecht on 15 November 1776. Lena was baptized in Rhoon on 5 January 1755 as daughter of Pieter Louter and Leigje Kranenburg, and she was a sister of the Jannetje Louter mentioned above. Jan Kleijnjan and Lena Louter had 13 children, including a son Paulus. As a widow Lena married widower Krijn Vermaas (1754-1825) on 20 May 1780 in Barendrecht. Lena Louter died there on 8 May 1829.

3nd Great-Grandparents (partial)

28. & 32. Jan Florisse Kleijnjan had married his first wife Pieternella Joppe on 17 April 1763 in Nieuw-Vossemeer. She was baptized there on 23 January 1743 as daughter of Cornelis Pieterse Joppe and Maria Smalheer. Pieternella either died or was buried around 3 March 1775 in Nieuw-Vossemeer. She had given birth to 6 children, including Floris Janse Kleijnjan. Jan’s second wife was Lena Louter. Jan either died or was buried around 1 November 1822 in Barendrecht.

34. & 58. Pieter Machielse Louter was baptized on 23 July 1719 in Charlois as son of Machiel Pieters Louter and Marijtje Paulusse Tolhooft. On 24 November 1743 in Rhoon he married Leigje Klijse Kranenburg. She was baptized in Pernis, Holland, on 9 February 1721 as daughter of Kleijs Ariens Kranenburg (±1690-1774) and his first wife Jaapje Pieters Sloof. Pieter Louter either died or was buried around 8 March 1792, his widow Leigje around 12 November 1810, both in Rhoon. Pieter and Leigje had 11 children, including Lena and Jannetje Louter who both married into the Kleijnjan family.

Sources: FindAGrave.com, WieWasWie.nl (and its predecessor GenLias), StadsArchief.Rotterdam.nl, Families of South Holland ("Klappers"), Transcripts of birth and marriage records of Barendrecht and Rhoon, FamilySearch.org, WestBrabantsArchief.nl.