Longevity ~ Leendert Monster (1827-1918) in Pella

Leendert Monster was born on 24 June 1827 in Strijen, Holland, as a younger son of Jacob Monster (1785-1873) and his second wife Neeltje Noorlander (1789-1859). She is a daughter of Eldert Noorlander (1753-1794) and his wife Leentje Jabaaij (1761-1822). Leendert's paternal grandfather, Pieter Monster, originated in Sint-Anthoniepolder, Holland, and moved to Strijen, where he died on 29 December 1819, aged 77½.

At the age of 22, Leendert Monster married 26-year-old Lena Kamp on 27 March 1850 in Westmaas. Lena was born on 7 February 1824 in Westmaas. Her parents are Willem Willems Kampen and Grietje Brusse. Lena had first married Cornelis van der Hoek on 26 April 1847 in Westmaas. They had a daughter Grietje and a postumous son Cornelis jr. who both died at the age of 1. Cornelis sr. was born on 15 November 1824 and died on 18 May 1849, both in Westmaas. Ten months after his death, Lena had a new husband.
On 11 August 1850, 4½ months after her second marriage, Lena Kamp gave birth to another daughter named Grietje. A son Jacob died after 6 months in 1852. A second son named Jacob, born on 24 February 1853 in Westmaas, survived infancy.
Shortly after the birth of their son Willem on 14 May 1854 in Westmaas, the family left for the USA where they arrived later that year. The next year Leendert's elder brother Eldert Monster, a widower, arrived in the USA with his sons Jacob (10) and Anthonie (7).

Pella, Iowa

In Pella, Iowa, Leendert and Lena had additional children: Abraham Monster (1859-1839), Maggie Akkerman-Monster (1860-1946) and Mary Duinink-Monster (1869-1951). Abraham married Allie van den Baart in 1883 and had a son William Monster (1889-1970). Leendert's elder son Jacob Monster (1853-1899) married Adriana Klijn in 1876, and had several children, including a son Arie Monster (1890-1982).

Lena Kamp died at the age of 76 on 8 March 1900 in Pella, Iowa. Her husband, Leendert Monster, survived her for nearly 18 years. At the end of his live, Leendert lived with his daughter Maggie Monster and her husband John Akkerman (1856-1927). Leendert Monster died in Pella on 2 March 1918, aged 90 years and 8 months.

Het Oosten (Hollandsch Nieuwsblad voor algemeen belang), 22-3-1918

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, FindAGrave.com, Delpher.nl, FamilySearch.org. See also: Terlouw.voorouders.net, ErfskipTerpdoarpen.nl.

Inbreeding among the ancestors of Gerrit van Zee (1842-1934)

Gerrit van Zee was born on 3 April 1842 in Herwijnen, Gelderland, The Netherlands. His parents are Stephanus (“Steven”) van Zee (1817-1905) and Judik (“Judith”) van Zee (1820-1909), daughter of Engel van Zee (1777-1827). In 1847 Gerrit arrived with his parents in Pella, Ohio, travelling with a ship named "Pieter Florisz".
On 1 March 1865 Gerrit married Dirkje van Zante. She was born on 5 January 1843 in Herwijnen. Her parents are Aart Benthem van Zante (1815-1894) and Maria van Zee (1819-1879), daughter of Anthonie van Zee (1787-1870), an uncle of Gerrit's father Steven.
Gerrit and Dirkje had 7 children. Dirkje died on 4 April 1904. Gerrit died on 19 March 1934 at the age of 91.

Gerrit van Zee was born on 3-4-1842 in Herwijnen s son of Stephanus van Zee and Judik van Zee.

Gerrit's ancestors

Van Zee Family Coat of Arms

2. Stephanus (“Steven”) van Zee, was born on 12-2-1817 in Herwijnen. He died on 21-1-1905 in Pella, Iowa, USA, aged 87. He married, aged 24, on 30-9-1841 in Herwijnen
3. Judik (“Judith”) van Zee was born on 30-11-1820 in Herwijnen.  Judith died on 23-6-1909 in Pella, aged 88.
4. Gerrit Aries van Zee was born on the 12th and baptised on 16-6-1793 in Herwijnen. Gerrit died there on 24-1-1877, aged 83. Gerrit married on 15-4-1815 in Herwijnen 18-year-old
5. Cornelia Maria de Kock was born on the 9th and baptised on 16-10-1796 in Herwijnen. Cornelia  died there on 24-2-1848.
6. Engel van Zee was born on the 17th and baptised on 18-6-1775 in Herwijnen. Engel died there on 9-6-1868, aged 92. Engel married there on 17-2-1799
7. Engeltje (“Engelke”) Bijl was born on the 17th and baptised on 20-7-1777 in Herwijnen. Engeltje is overleden op 15-07-1827 in Herwijnen, 49 jaar oud.
8. Arie van Zee was baptised on 4-10-1761 in Herwijnen with witness Ariaantje de Fockert. Arie died in Herwijnen on 10-12-1845. He married there on 31-3-1787
9. Anna (“Anneke”) de Fockert was baptised on 27-9-1767 in Herwijnen. Anneke died there on op 24-4-1836.
10. Stephanus de Kock was baptised on 1-7-1759 in Herwijnen. He died there on 26-7-1835. He married there on 10-7-1791
11. Pietertje Ariens van Balgoijen was baptised on 21-5-1769 in Oud-Alblas, Holland. Pietertje  died in Herwijnen on 21-8-1847.
12. Gerrit (“Geurt”) van Zee was born on Monay 1 March 1728. He is baptised on the 7th in Herwijnen with witness Neeltje Rosa. Geurt died on 19-4-1789. Geurt married in Herwijnen on 8-5-1763
13. Jenneke Leenderts de Fockert was born 15-10-1740 and baptised the next day in Herwijnen. Jenneke died after September 1810.
14. Coenraad Bijl was baptised on 29-2-1756 in Herwijnen with witness Maria Bijl. Coenraad  died on 11-9-1830 in Herwijnen, aged 74. He married
15. Judith de Bruijn was baptised on 15-9-1748 in Herwijnen with witness Anneke de Jongh.  Judith died on 27-2-1820 in Herwijnen, aged 71.

Ancestors of Willem van der Linden (1843-1903) of Pella

As a young child Willem van der Linden arrived with his parents in the USA in 1847. He was born on 14 June 1843 in 's-Gravendeel, Holland, as a younger son of Jan van der Linden and Lijpje Moret. In Lake Prairie his youngest sister Maria Aaltje (1851-1918) was born.

De volksvriend, 12-11-1903

On 9 June 1867 Willem - also known as William - married Jenneke Kolenbrander (1848-1928). They spent their early married life on a farm to the south of Amsterdam. In 1877 Willem moved his family to Pella.
Jenneke gave birth to 9 children, but 3 sons died young. Their surviving children were named Johan, Marinus, Herman, Lizzie, Jennie and Minnie.

Willem van der Linden was Secretary of the Board of Education for a number of years. In later years he engaged in the banking business, and became President of the Security Bank of Pella. He still held that position at the time of his death on 9 November 1903, at about 11:50 a.m. Willem had been in poor health for several months. The funeral services were held on the 11th at 2 o'clock in the Second Reformed Church. His widow Jenneke was severely prostrated by his death.

These are his ancestors:

2. Jan van der Linden was born on 26 April, and baptised on 12-5-1811 in Dubbeldam, Holland.  Jan died on 11-10-1895 in Pella, Iowa, USA, aged 84. Jan married in 's-Gravendeel, Holland, on 5-2-1834
3. Lijpje Moret was born on 30-5-1813 in ’s-Gravendeel. Lijpje died on 10-01-1895 in Pella, Iowa, USA, aged 81 jaar.
4. Willem van der Linden was born on the 5th, and baptised on 15-8-1773 in Dubbeldam. Willem  died, only 48 years old, in Dordrecht on 20-5-1822. Willem married in 's-Gravendeel on 27-8-1797
5. Maaike Kleinjan was born around 1775 in ’s-Gravendeel. Maaike died in Dordrecht op 24-12-1822 in Dordrecht.
6. Leendert Moret was born around 1784 in ’s-Gravendeel. Leendert died on 20-3-1865 in ’s-Gravendeel. Leendert married his second wife Aaltje Franse van der Giessen (±1788-1864) n 2-5-1825 in ’s-Gravendeel. Leendert married his first wife in 's-Gravendeel on 20-7-1810
7. Maria Snijders was born around 1787 in ’s-Gravendeel. Maria died there on 6-12-1823, aged 36.
8. Willem Hendriksz van der Linden was baptised on 14-4-1745 in Dubbeldam. Willem died in his 20s around 1773. Willem married on 30-4-1769 in Dubbeldam 
9. Sijtje (“Sijgie”) Adriaanzen Molendijk was baptised on 30-1-1746 in Dubbeldam. Sijgie married secondly on 6-8-1775 in Dubbeldam  Anthonie Bastiaansz in ’t Veld (1754-1811). Her death, at the young age of 33, was registered on 31-12-1779 in Dubbeldam.
10. Aart Kleinjan married  

    

    Willem van der Linden
    (1847-1903)

11. Adriaantje van Ham.
12. Cornelis Leenderts Moret was either born or baptised on 12-8-1754 in ’s-Gravendeel. Cornelis died there on 24-6-1820 around 20:00 at the age of 65. He married around 1780 
13. Elisabeth (“Lijpje”) van Rossum died on 25-11-1809 in ’s-Gravendeel. 
14. Teunis Snijders, was born around 1754. He died on 12-3-1825 in ’s-Gravendeel. He married
15. Geertruij Noteboom died on 19-12-1823 in ’s-Gravendeel.
16. Hendrik Jansz van der Linden was baptised on 13-11-1709 in Numansdorp with his twinbrother Jan who died the next month. Hendrik's death was registered on 4-10-1793 in Dubbeldam. Hendrik married there on 16-3-1743
17. Marijke (“Marijtje”) Willemsen Molendijk was baptised on 8-12-1709 in Dubbeldam.  Marijtje's death was registered on 12-12-1750 in Dubbeldam. 
18. Adriaan Cornelisz Molendijk was baptised on 8-4-1703 in Dubbeldam. Adriaan's death, at the age of 70, was registered on 15-11-1773 in Dubbeldam. Adriaan married there on 10-10-1734 
19. Luijcksje Willemsen Molendijk was born on 24-1-1712 in Dubbeldam. Luijcksje died there on 16-9-1793, and was buried on the 20th. 
20. Floris Dirksen Kleinjan was born around 1715 in ’s-Gravendeel. Floris's burial was registered on 16-9-1783 in ’s-Gravendeel. Floris married around 1775 his second wife Arjaantje Willems Molendijk (1714-1794). She was widow of Pieter de Zeeuw (±1715-1770) and sister of Luijcksje (nr. 19). Floris married his first wife around 1740 
21. Maaike Aarts van der Wulp was baptised on 25-4-1717 in Puttershoek. Maaike died around 1775.

Longevity ~ Engel van Zee (92)

Engel van Zee was born on the 17th and baptised on 18 June 1775 in Herwijnen, Gelderland, The Netherlands. He was a younger son of Gerrit (“Geurt”) van Zee (1728-1789) and his wife Jenneke de Fokkert. Most of Engel's ancestors were settled in Herwijnen. The family did not belong to the nobility or aristocracy, but did use a family coat of arms consisting of a double eagle with a background of gold.
On 17 February 1799 in Herwijnen Engel married Engeltje Bijl. She was born on the 17th and baptised on 20 July 1777 in Herwijnen. Her parents are Coenraad Bijl (1756-1830) and Judith de Bruijn (1748-1820).
Engel and Engeltje had 9 surviving children, when Engeltje died on 15 July 1827 in Herwijnen, aged 49.

Which Engel van Zee is depicted here?

In 1847 the schip "Pieter Floris" departed for Baltimore. On board were Engel's son Coenraad van Zee (1813-1891) and his daughter Judith van Zee (1820-1909) with their spouses and children. Engel's son Govert left for Pella in 1853, but he became ill, and was allegedly left on an island to die.
Coenraad van Zee had a son Engel (“Engle”) van Zee, born on 9 October 1841 in Herwijnen, who died on 26 November 1902 in Iowa, aged 61. He, too, could be the Engel van Zee on the picture above.
The elder Engel van Zee died in Herwijnen on 9 June 1868 around 06:00 A.M. If he had lived 8 days longer, he could have celebrated his 93rd birthday.

Engel van Zee died on 9 June 1886 at the age of nearly 93

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, FindAGrave.com, GeldersArchief.nl, FamilySearch.org, Souvenir History of Pella, Iowa, Compiled and Published by The Booster Press, G.A. Stout, Publisher, Pella, Iowa, Genealogie in Herwijnen, E. de Bruijn, Gens Nostra 1998, p. 23-44, see also: Gens Nostra 1970, p. 370-372, Gens Nostra 1974, p. 193-194, Gens Nostra 1976, p. 33-36.

Longevity ~ Arie Monster (91) of Pella

The Dutch Monster surname can be either a topographic surname, derived from a place name in South-Holland, or it might refer to a monstrosity.

Arie Monster was born on 17 December 1890 in Pella, Iowa, USA. His parents are Jacob Monster (1853-1899) and his wife Adriana “Jana” Klijn^*, daughter of Arie Klijn and Neeltje Klein. Jacob Monster had always had poor health and died at the age of 45, when Arie was 8 years old.

Registration Card of Arie Monster of Pella

Arie Monster was tall and stout with grey eyes and light blond hair. He married on 19 December 1912 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Gezenna Schakel, born on 18 August 1889 in Bussey, Iowa. She died, aged 85, on 26 October 1974 in Pella, and was buried at the Oack Wood Cemetery. Arie Monster died on 3 November 1892 at Pella Community Hospital. He was 91 years old. He left no issue.

^* The birth of Adriana “Jana” Klijn is registered at OpenArchieven.nl, FindAGrave.com and WikiTree.com as 11 March 1854 in Nieuwland. However, I've looked up the birth records of March 1854 in Nieuwland at the FamilySearch.org website, and there is no record for Adriana's birth at that date at that place. Neither in Leerdam, nor in Lexmond.

Sources: FindAGrave.com, WieWasWie.nl, FamilySearch.org.

Ancestors of Aart and Gijsbert van Houwelingen in Pella

At the age of 78, widower Gijsbert “Gijs” van Houwelingen, left for the USA. He was accompanied by his sons Aart (1799-1893) and Gijsbert (1813-1876) and their spouses and children. They sailed with the ship “Maasstroom” which left Rotterdam, Holland, in April 1847 for Baltimore. In the fall they arrived in Pella. Gijs sr. seems to have died soon after arriving in the USA. Gijsbert jr. started the first dairy and butcher shop in Pella. His elder brother Aart van Houwelingen lived to be no less than 94 years old.

De Volksvriend, 4-1-1894

Gijs van Houwelingen was born on 3 July 1768, and baptised on the 10th in Kedichem, Holland. His late wife was Eigje van den Berg. She was baptised on 20 May 1770 in Nieuwland, and died there on 5 December 1836. Gijs and Eigje had a large family.

These are Gijs' ancestors:

2. Aart Gijsbertsze van Houwelingen was baptised on 12-3-1719 in Leerbroek, Holland He married
3. Jacobje (“Japikje”) Gijsbertse Sterk was baptised on 5-2-1736 in Schoonrewoerd, Holland.
4. Ghijsbert Herbertsz van Houwelingen was baptised on 20-5-1691 in Leerbroek. He married in Leerdam on 13-10-1715 
5. Maeijcke Aerts Sprong is baptised on 8-8-1684 in Leerdam, Holland. 
6. Gijsbert Cornelize Sterck married in Schoonrewoerd on 10-4-1735
7. Lijsbeth Ariense het Lam.
8. Herbert Gijsbertsz van Houwelingen originated in Leerbroek. He married in on 4-11-1689 
9. Metje Bolant was born around 1665 in Genderingen. 
10. Aert Bastiaansz Sprong originated in Leerdam. Aert died before 1699. He married around 1682
11. Steijntje Beerents was born around 1660 in Leerbroek. Steijntje's death was registered on 4-8-1733 in Leerbroek. 
12. Cornelis Gijsbertse Sterk married
13. Japickje Jans Hol.
14. Arie 't Lam married
15. Arike Claassen van Kersen.
16. Ghijsbert Herbertsz van Houwelingen originated in Leerbroek. He married in the spring of 1657
17. Lijsgen Thonisse was born around 1635 in Heicop, Holland. 
20. Bastiaen Herberts Sprongh originated in Leerdam. He died in March 1698. Bastiaen married around 1642
21. Maijke Huberts was born around 1620 in Leerdam. 

Map of Leerdam in 1649

Ancestors of Cornelis de Geus (1836-1930) who arrived in Pella in 1855

Pella

Cornelis de Geus was born on 26 July 1836 in Maasdam, Holland. He arrived in Pella, Iowa, in 1855 with his sisters Sija (1844-1916) and Eva (1848-1934) and their parents Willem de Geus (1806-1900) and Jozina Dekker (1814-1889). Two of this couple's sons and a daughter had died young, the youngest on 10 April 1854.

On 11 November 1863 in Pella Cornelis de Geus married Nellie van Vliet, daughter of Jacob van Vliet. She gave birth to 14 children, 11 of whom survived. Nellie died on 26 April 1920. Cornelis de Geus worked as a farmer. He lived to the ripe old age of 94, and died on 27 August 1930 in Pella.

These are Cornelis' ancestors:

2. Willem de Geus was born on 2-3-1806, and baptised on 9-3-1806 in Maasdam. Willem died in 1900, at the age of 93 or 94. Hij was buried in Pella. He married on 1-6-1834 in Maasdam
3. Jozina Dekker was born on 14-10-1814 in Puttershoek, Holland. Jozina died in 1889.
4. Cornelis de Geus was born around 1776. He died in Maasdam on 10-3-1820, aged 43. Cornelis married on 29-5-1805 in Maasdam
5. Jozina (“Sijna”) Kleijnendorst was born around 1784 in Sint Anthoniepolder., Holland. As a widow, Sijna married in Maasdam on 28-5-1826 Jan Cornelisse Smits (1802-1842) who originated in 's-Gravendeel, Holland. Sijna died in Maasdam on 6-7-1859 around 19:00.
6. Pleun Cornelisz. Dekker was born on the 18th and baptised on 22-6-1788 in Puttershoek. He died there on 31-10-1847. Pleun married in Puttershoek on 20-4-1812
7. Eva Wulfzen/Wulfse.
8. Willem de Geus was baptised on 1-11-1733 in Maasdam with witness Arjaantje Willems de Geus. Willem married
9. Maaike Reijerkerk.
10. Pieter Kleijnendorst was baptised on 28-3-1745 in Cillaarshoek, Holland. Pieter died on 18-7-1818 around 07:00 am in Sint Anthoniepolder. Pieter married around 1768
11. Kaatje Kornelisse ’t Hoentje was born around 1746. Kaatje died in Sint Anthoniepolder on 7-4-1822 around 1:00 am. 
16. Arien Willemse de Geus was baptised on 17-4-1702 in Maasdam with witness Arentje Jans Wesenhagen. Arien married around 1724
17. Leentje Jans Regenboog.
20. Jacob Pieters Kleijnendorst was baptised on 8-3-1722 in Cillaarshoek. Jacob was buried around 16-10-1792 in Sint-Anthoniepolder at the age of 70. Jacob married around 1744
21. Grietje Janse Smits was born around 1725 in Sint Anthoniepolder. She was buried there around 8-7-1809.
32. Willem Wijngaarden (de) Geus was born around 1660 in Maasdam. He married on 12-11-1869 in Maasdam 
33. Arijaantje Dirkse van der Wier was baptised on 7-6-1665 in Maasdam.

    

    Sint Anthonijpolder

40. Pieter Jacobsz Kleijnendorst was baptised on 13-3-1695 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Pieter married secondly in Cillaarshoek on 1-4-1725 in Dirkjen Thomasse de Boo. Pieter married thirdly in Cillaarshoek on 24-5-1744 Grietje Paulusse de Haan. Pieter  died before 1769. Pieter married in Cilaarshoek on 11-1-1722 his first wife
41. Hadewij Simonse Barendrecht was baptised on 3-4-1701 in Cillaarshoek. Hadewij died around 1724.
42. Jan Gijse Smits was baptised on 11-8-1697 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Jan was buried there around 6-12-1766, aged 69. Jan married around 1720
43. Maeijke Ariens Monster was baptised on 16-1-1695 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Maeijke was buried there around 29-5-1765.
64. Wijngaert (“Wingert”) Cornelisse (de) Geus was born around 1633 in Maasdam. Wingert married secondly in Maasdam on 30-10-1678 Ariaentien Jansen Multum (1639-1711). Winger was buried around 20-8-1712 in Maasdam. He married around 1655 his first wife
65. Jacolijntgen Ariens Wesenhagen was baptised on 30-12-1629 in Maasdam. She died around 29-5-1678. 
66. Dirck Janse van der Wier whose death was registered on 11-6-1708 in Maasdam. He married 
67. Neeltie Hendrickx Spies.
80. Jacob Cornelisse Kleijnendorst was born around 1651 in Sint Anthoniepolder. He died before 1734. Jacob married on 19-3-1679 in Sint Anthoniepolder 
81. Aeghje Jansse Steenhoek was baptised in 1656 in Sint Anthoniepolder.
82. Simon Hendriksz Barendrecht was born omstreeks 1660. He married around 1686
83. Neeltje Teunisse Schilperoort was baptised on 21-8-1661 in Strijen.
84. Gijsbert Simonsen Smits was baptised on 6-10-1669 in Sint Anthoniepolder. He died before 1717. Gijsbert married in Maasdam on 8-5-1695
85. Grietie Janse Blaeck was baptised on 28-11-1666 in Maasdam. Grietie's death was registered on 30-3-1741 in Sint Anthoniepolder.
86. Adriaen (“Arie”) Monster was born on the 17th and baptised on 20-1-1669 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Arie married secondly in Sint Anthoniepolder in the summer of 1721 Cornelia Bastiaans Gelderblom. Arie married his first wife in Sint Anthoniepolder on 25-4-1694
87. Teuntie Cornelisse Barendregt was born on the 13th and baptised on 16-12-1674 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Teuntie died around 1719. 

Teunis Rijkhoek (1816-1882) in Pella

Pella in Marion County in Iowa was founded in 1847 when some 800 Dutch immigrants - led by minister Hendrik Pieter (“Henry”) Scholte - settled in the area. Among them were Teunis Rijkhoek (31) and his wife. They boarded the ship "Nagasaki" with captain F.A. Bunnemeijer. Departure from Rotterdam was on 11 April 1847 with 239 passengers on board. Two persons died at sea, and one person was born at sea. Subsequently, on the trip to Iowa, even more people died.

Teunis Rijkhoek was born on 21 February 1816 in 's-Gravendeel, Holland. His parents are Willem Rijkhoek and Pietertje van Ham (1790-1847) who is a male-line descendant of my 18th-century ancestor Jan Willems van Ham. The couple had other sons named Joost, Jan (1820-1907), Frans (1824-1904) and Johannes (1830-1889) Rijkhoek. 

Teunis Rijkhoek was married on 8 September 1838 in Groote Lindt, Holland. His bride Cornelia was born there on 15 August 1818 as daughter of Willem Boer and Janna Hoogerwerf. The marriage  of Teunis and Cornelia remained childless. 

Teunis Rijkhoek died in Pella in June 1882, aged 66.

Pella, Iowa

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Dutch Immigrants that followed Scholte, WeRelate.org, IAGenWeb.org. 

Teunis Klootwyk (1865-1938) and his wives

Teunis (“Tunis”) Klootwyk was born on 11 August 1865 in Pella, Iowa. He is one of two sons of Johannes Klootwijk and his first wife Gezenna Maria Mathilda Krijnders. Johannes Klootwijk was born on 10 December 1836 in Kedichem in The Netherlands, as a son of an earlier Teunis Klootwijk whose 18th-century ancestors were living in Dussen in The Netherlands.
In the USA Johannes was known as "John". He married his second wife in Pella on 20 March 1879, when his eldest son Teunis was 13 years old. John Klootwijk lived to the old age of 80, and died on 16 November 1917 in Pella.

Pella, Iowa

Teunis Klootwyk married his first wife Mary de Bond on 18 December 1888. They had 7 sons in the period 1889-1902^*. Mary died, aged 34, on 13 May 1870 in Pella.

De Grondwet (newspaper), 1-11-1904

Teunis married his second wife Neeltje (“Nellie”) Toll on 29 Noember 1906 in Pella. Nellie was born on 13 july 1880 in Barendrecht, Holland. Her parents are Arie Tol (1834-19150 and his fourth wife Arendje Zevenbergen (1849-1919). Nellie arrived in the USA with her parents at the age of seventien. Her first husband was Everett van Engelenhoven (1872-1904).
In Washington Township, Iowa, Nellie and Teunis had two sons - Ira Nelson (1908-2000) and Nelson Tunis (1911-1991) - and a baby who lived for just four weeks. Nellie died on 7 September 1911, nine weeks after the birth of her youngest child.

In 1916 Teunis married his fourth wife Minnie or Jennie van Steenis. She was born on 19 February 1879 in Pella and died on 14 October 1920 in Melcher-Dallas, Iowa. She had earlier been married in 1889 to Philip Schmidt (1851-1915).

Longevity ~ Maria Wilhelmina Branderhorst (97)

Maria Wilhelmina Branderhorst was born on 23 July 1895 in Genderen, Brabant, The Netherlands, as the 6th child of  William Marius Branderhorst (1863-1944) and hist wife Maria Johanna van der Beek (1869-1957). One of her elder siblings, Gijsbert, died on 8 October 1898 at the age of 6. Eight more siblings were to follow. The siblings closest in age to Maria Wilhelmina were Gerrit Branderhorst, born on 13 January 1894 in Genderen, and Pietronella Cornelia ("Nellie") Branderhorst, bron on 18 Ocotber 1896 in Genderen.
In 1908 Maria Wilhelmina and her parents and siblings boarded the S.S. Rotterdam and travelled to the U.S.A. The family settled in Pella, Iowa. There, Maria Wilhelmina had 2 additional sisters.

In 1915 Maria Wilhelmina Branderhorst was married to Hessel D. van Ryswyk. He was born on 31 December 1898 in Leighton, Mahaska County, Iowa. His father is Dirk Jan van Rijswijk (1861-1952) who originated in Heukelum in The Netherlands. Hessel's mother is Dena Evelena Bierma (1864-1937). She was born on 28 October 1864 in Holwerd, Frisia, The Netherlands, as Ybelina Hesselina Bierma, daughter of Hessel Bierma and Jelktje Denkema.

Arie Toll (1834-1915) and his 3 wives

When Arie Tol married his second wife Neeltje Mouthaan, it was stated in the marriage registration that his father Aart was resident in Pella in the USA. Arie Tol was born on 25 August 1834 in Nieuw-Beijerland, Holland. He was the seventh of 14 children of Aart Tol and Neesje de Jong (1804-1850). While many of his siblings had died young, Arie survived. He was 16 when his mother died, aged 46.

When Arie Tol married his second wife on 10-10-1867, his father was in Pella.

Arie Tol was first married on 7 October 1853 in Heerjansdam, Holland, to Jannetje van der Mast. She was born 14 July 1827 in ‘s-Gravendeel, Holland. Her parents are Johannes van der Mast (1792-1857) and his first wife Adriaantje Naaktgeboren (1796-1828). They had 5 children before Jannetje died on 17 January 1867 in Rhoon. Holland.

Arie Tol was remarried on 10 October 1867 in Barendrecht, Holland. His second wife, Neeltje Mouthaan, was born on 18 June 1834 in Middelharnis, Holland. She was the widow of Cornelis Tulp, and had a surviving son of her first marriage named Simon. On 1 August 1869 Neeltje gave birth to a son named Arij who died after 11 days. Neeltje died on 12 September in Haarlemmermeer.

Arie Tol married his third wife, Arendje, on 11 July 1872 in IJsselmonde, Holland. She was born on 25 April 1849 in Ridderkerk, Holland. Her parents are Arie Zevenbergen and Neeltje Schilperoort. Arendje gave birth to 7 additional children. The youngest, Annetje, was born on 26 April 1888 in Zwijndrecht, Holland.

Somewhere between 1888 and 1896, Arie Tol and his third wife Arendje left for the USA. They were accompanied by Arie’s youngest daughter with his first wife, and the five surviving children of his third marriage. They settled in Pella, Iowa, and added an extra ‘l’ to their surname. Three of his daughters married three sons of Jan van Engelenhoven (1830-1915) and his wife Jansje Hessink (1834-1881) who originated in Ede in The Netherlands.

William Marius Branderhorst (1898-1976) travelled to Pella

William Marius Branderhorst of Pella, Iowa, was born on 17 December 1863 in Genderen, Brabant, The Netherlands as Willem Marius, younger son of Gerrit Branderhorst (1826-1911) and his first wife Peterke van Gammeren (1823-1866). Peterke died on 30 July 1866 at the age of 43, leaving 6 young children.
Widower Gerrit Branderhorst, aged 49, was married secondly on 15 March 1876 to 23-year-old Pieternella van Wijk (1852-1924). They had at least 4 additional children.
William Marinus and his father Gerrit are male-line descendants of an earlier Gerrit Branderhorst (1680-±1749) who is also my ancestor. The area where this line of the Branderhorst lived was dotted with 3 villages: Heesbeen, Eethen and Genderen.

At the age of 24, William Marius was married on 2 August 1888 to Maria Johanna van Beek. She was born on 30 April 1869 in Genderen as daughter of Gijsbert van Beek (1827-1900) and Emmeke Bax (1835-1904. Her brother Lambert Gijsbert (1867-1941) had earlier married Hester Margaretha Branderhorst (1861-1942), a full sister of William Marius.
Soon, approximately every 1½ year Maria Johanna gave birth to a new child. One of their children, Gijsbert, had died in 1898 at the age of 6.
After the birth of their 14th child, Lambert, William Marius and his wife and 13 children left The Netherlands on the S.S. Rotterdam. William Marius was already fluent in English, and travelled second class. On board he made acquaintance of the novelist Newton Booth Tarkington (1869–1946). Their ship with its 1,243 passengers arrived in the U.S.A. in 1908.

Dagblad van Noord-Brabant (newspaper), 16-9-1908

Longevity ~ Aart van Houwelingen (94) in Pella

Aart van Houwelingen died on 31 December 1893 in Pella, Iowa, USA, at the old age of 94. He was born in Nieuwland, Holland, on 3 October 1799. His parents are Gijsbert van Houwelingen (1768-1849) and Eigje van den Berg (1770-1836).

De Volksvriend, 4-1-1894

At the age of 30, Aart was married on 21 May 1830 in Hoogblokland, Holland, to Dirkje Sterk, aged 20. Dirkje was born on 8 December 1809 and baptized on the 17th in Zijderveld. Her parents are Pel Sterk and his second wife Elisabeth de Raad. Aart and Dirkje had 11 children. Of those 4 children died young: Gijsbert, Jan, Pel Jan and Gijsbertje, who was twin with Elisabeth.

Pella

Jan van der Linden (1838-1902) of Dubbeldam in Pella

Jan van der Linden was born on 26 April 1811 in Dubbeldam, Holland. His parents are Willem Willems van der Linden (1773-1822) and Maaike Aries Kleinjan (±1775-1822). Jan is a male-line descendant of my ancestor Dirrick Dirricxe van der Linden (±1620- ±1676) of Strijen, Holland. Jan's mother, too, is related to several of my ancestors.
On 5 February 1834 in 's-Gravendeel, Holland, Jan was married to Lijpje Moret. She was born there on 30 May 1813. Her parents are Leendert Moret (±1784-1865) and his first wife Maria Snijders (±1787-1823). In 's-Gravendeel Lijpje gave birth to six children in the period 1835-45, but two of them died young.

Rotterdamsche Courant, 6 April 1847

In Rotterdam in 1847, painter Jan van der Linden (36), his wife Lijpje (34) and their 4 remaining children Leendert (9), Maaike (6), Willem (4) and Marinus (1) boarded the ship "Nagasaki". The schip's captain was F.A. Bunnemeijer. Departure from Rotterdam was on 11 April 1847 with 239 passengers on board. Two persons died at sea, and one person was born at sea. 
The ship’s cleanliness was not to Dutch standards. Almost immediately its inhabitants—both men and women—cleaned the ship from top to bottom. Religious services were held daily, consisting mostly of psalm singing. The ship passed the Isle of Wight on April 27. They arrived in Baltimore in the U.S.A. on 10 June 1847. 
From Baltimore, the arriving colonists took the train to Columbia, Pennsylvania, where they were herded onto overcrowded canal boats. At Pittsburgh, they were transported down the Ohio River to St. Louis. Although the colony had lost a few members at sea and four on the trip from Baltimore, many more died in the extreme heat of St. Louis. Adding to their troubles were reports that had preceded them that the colonists were “possessors of great wealth”. Merchants over-charged them; townspeople came to gawk at them; and the colonists were worried about being robbed.
It was a curious procession of colonists that subsequently made its way to the Des Moines River valley. As part of the prairie, wave after wave of grass grew as far as the eye could see, studded with wildflowers of every color. On 26 August 1847 they arrived at a place where stood a pole with a shingle nailed to the top, and on the shingle one word: "PELLA".

Pella, Iowa

In the U.S.A. Jan and Leipje seem to have had some additional daughters. For example, a daughter named Maria Aaltje was born on 31 March 1851 in Lake Prairie, Marion County, Iowa. Jan van der Linden died on 11 October 1895 and was buried in Pella. His wife had died 9 months earlier on 10 January. Their son Leendert was known in Pella as Lane VanderLinden (1838-1902).

Sources: wiewaswie.nl, delpher.nl, terlouw.voorouders.net, erfskipterpdoarpen.nl, pellahistorical.org, geni.com, werelate.org. 

John Terlouw (1848-1919) in Pella

Pella in Marion County in Iowa was founded in 1847 when some 800 Dutch immigrants led by Minister Hendrik Pieter (“Henry”) Scholte settled the area. Among them was Jan Terlouw (1825-1908), younger son of Jan Terlouw  (±1786-1850) and Grietje den Ottolander (1787-1849). Grietje is a paternal descendant of my 16th-century ancestor Vastert Adriaansz.

The first Jan Terlouw (1825-1908) with his family.

Jan Terlouw sr., the first emigrant, had some elder brothers, including Huijbert Terlouw (1816-1902). Huibert and his first wife, Maaijke de Groot (1826-1852), had an only child, Jan Terlouw jr., born on 27 July 1848 in Noordeloos, South Holland, The Netherlands. After Maaijke's early death, aged 26, on 22 January 1852 in Langerak, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Huijbert married there on 1 April 1853 Hilligje de Jong (1817-1894), widow of Cornelis Maat (1802-1849) and mother of several children. Hilligje is a descendant of my ancestors Hillige Teunisse and Claes Adriaensz Brand (±1616-±1673). Hilligje and Huibert had 4 additional children. 
Jan Terlouw jr. was married on 23 January 1880 in Vianen, Utrecht, to Bartje Bogaard (1848-1899) of Vianen. They had the following children: Maaijke (1880), Johanna (1881), Grietje (“Gertie”), Huijbert (1884), Jacoba (1886), Bastiaan (died young) and Bastiaantje (1889). After Bartje's death on 20 February 1899 in Langerak, aged 50, her widower Jan Terlouw emigrated to the Pella, Iowa, USA, and took the name “John”. He died there on 24 August 1919.

Huibert de Booy (1825-1912) in Iowa

On Twitter @Anneke_Bode tweeted the following article about H. de Booy in Iowa:

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Huibert de Booy was born in Noordeloos, Holland, on 23-1-1825 around 2 in the morning. His parents are Matthijs ("Tijs") de Booij and his second wife, Adriaantje den Ottolander. Adriaantje descends from my ancestor Vastert Adriaansz. (†1581). Huibert grew up with siblings from both his father's marriages. 
In 1847 Huibert travelled with his parents and several siblings to the first "Holland Colony" in the U.S. After living with his parents for several years, Huibert moved to Pella and started a grocery store in 1853. The next year he added a stock of dry goods. 
On 25-8-1855 Huijbert married Antje van der Linden who was born on 25-11-1834 in Vuren, Gelre, The Netherlands. Antje's parents are Gijsbert van der Linden and his wife Cornelia van der Giessen. 
Tree of Huibert's 10 children died young, leaving Cornelia, Susanna, Annie, Matthew, Dina, Harry and Carolina.
Huibert de Booy has held the office of overseer of the poor. For 6 years he held the office of alderman of the third ward, an administrative section. He died in Pella on January 2, 1912, at the age of 87. 

De Volksvriend, 4-1-1912

Sources: Delpher.nl, WieWasWie.nl, The history of Marion County, Iowa, containing history of the county, its cities, towns,, etc., Des Moines, Union Historical Company, Birdsall, Williams & co, 1881.

Cornelis Kleinendorst (1822-1906) in the USA

Strijen, church

Cornelis Kleinendorst was born in Strijen, Holland, on October 19, 1822, as a younger son of Teunis Kleinendorst (±1782-1840) and his wife Jannigje Dorst (1781-1858).  Cornelis' eldest surviving brother Jacob died on April 10, 1836, aged just 25. His other surviving brother, Willem, died on February 13, 1843, leaving Cornelis as his parents only son. 

  

In Strijen Cornelis Kleinendorst was married to Aartje Weijerse on October 5, 1849. She was born on April 9, 1824, in nearby Maasdam. In 1837 Aartje's mother had died. Her father, Herman Weijerse / Weyers, and his 2nd wife, Maria Vermaas (1811-1863), boarded the ship "Ocean Home" in Rotterdam, arriving in the United States on May 2, 1856. They were accompanied by his children Souverin (26), Jannetje (19), Herman jr. (7), Maarten (4) and Leendert (3). They settled in Marion County, Iowa, USA.
By early 1856 Cornelis Kleinendorst had decided to follow his in-laws to the USA, and offered his house and barn in the Sint Anthoniepolder for sale in a newspaper advertisement.

The Kots Family in Maurice

Farmer Gerrit Jan Kots (31) and maid Hendrika Hane (21) were married on May 28, 1858, in Aalten, The Netherlands. Gerrit Jan Kots was a son of Engelbarts Kots and Dora Geerdes. Hendrika Hane was a daughter of Joannes Christiaan Hane and Janna Willemina Gerritsen.

They took up residence in Barlo near Aalten. There, Hendrika Hane gave birth to their children: 

• Jan Berend, born on September 13, 1859, 
• Dora Willemina, born on September 28, 1861,
• Hendrik Jan, born on February 15, 1866, 
• Engelina Berendina, born on February 7, 1869,
• Tonia, born on February 17, 1871,
• Willemina, born on March 31, 1874,
• Johannes, born on July 25, 1878, died on April 19, 1879,
• Johanna, born on April 9, 1880. 

The family moved to Maurice, Iowa. Newspaper "De Volksvriend" mentioned their daughter Tonia Kots on December 7, 1893, as being ill. "De Volksvriend" mentioned G.J. Kots on March 30, 1893, when he travelled to Pella to be treated for cancer. He died on April 4, 1896.

De Volksvriend, 9-4-1896