Maria Gertrudis Swakhoven (1870-1945) was placed under guardianship

Maria Gertrudis Swakhoven was born on April 8, 1870, in Sittard, Limburg, The Netherlands. Her parents are (Maria) Margaretha Clemens (1843-1917) and Martinus Hubertus Swakhoven (1838-1904). He was a son of Hermanus (Herman) Swakhoven - who may have originated in Cleves in Germany - and his wife Maria Ida Olmans who originated in Nieuwenhagen.

Maria Swakhoven was married on September 12, 1899, to veterinarian Leonard (“Leo”) van Kempen. Bride and groom were both aged 30. Leonard was born on September 1, 1869, in Echt, Limburg, as eldest son of Jacobus Hubertus van Kempen en Maria Catharina Elisabeth Hubertina Joosten.
After giving birth to 3 children (with one dying while still baby in 1905), Maria was - by order of the court in Maastricht - in October 1906 placed under guardianship due to “sillyness”. At the time she was pregnant once more.

Nederlandsche Staatscourant, 29-1-1906: Maria Swakhoven is placed unter guardianship

Apparently, Maria's “sillyness” was no reason for her husband to stop having intercourse with her, because Maria gave birth to a fifth child in 1908.
These are the children of Maria Swakhoven and Leonard van Kempen:

1. Jacques Martin Leon, born on August 7, 1900, in Sittard. He was married on June 17, 1924, in Evergem, Belgium, to Suzanna Elisa Antoinette van Trappen. She was born in Evergem as daughter of Leonard Vantrappen and Emma Maria de Muijnck. Jacques died in Sittard on August 7, 1968.
2. Maria Helena Margaretha Hubertina, born on April 8, 1902, in Sittard.
3. Maria Elisa van Kempen, born on September 7, 1904, in Sittard. She died there on April 17, 1905.
4. Josephina Maria, born on January 10, 1907, in Sittard. She died there on February 26, 1910.
5. Piet, born on March 14, 1908, in Sittard.

Barend Booi (21) died in 1947 in Indonesia

Following World War II, the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) launched a military campaign in 1947 to try to re-establish Dutch control of Indonesia. The infantry regiment 4-11 departed on 5 February 1947 on the "Johan van Oldebarneveldt" for Indonesia, where it arrived on 5 March 1947. The regiment consisted of young boys recruited for obligatory military service, among them was Barend Booi. 
While fighting 4 kilometers west of Mangoenreja, Indonesia, Barend Booi died on 22 November 1947, aged 21. The death of Barent Booi was registered on 12 April 1948 in Dubbeldam, Holland. The Dutch military efforts to re-establish their colony failed, and The Netherlands recognized Indonesian independence on 27 December 1949. 

Source: oorlogsgravenstichting.nl

In Dubbeldam Barend Booi was born on 25 February 1926. His parents are Abraham Booi and Wilhelmina Maria van der Burg. They had been married on 28 November 1918 in Dordrecht, Holland. Wilhelmina Maria van der Burg had been 23 years old, and was born in The Hague. Her parents are Johannes Franciscus van der Burg en Maria Adriana Philip.
Barent's paternal grandmother, Barendina Boertje, was born on 15-7-1858 in Wieldrecht, Holland, and was buried in Dubbeldam on 5 September 1942, 84 years old. She had been married on 9 May 1877 in Dubbeldam to Abraham Booij sr. He was born on 17 September 1854 in Dubbeldam and died there on 16 November 1934.
Barent's paternal great-grandparents were Joris Booi (1827-1906) and his first wife Marigje Naaktgeboren (1831-1864). Joris is a son of Nicolaas “Claas” Booij (1787-1847) and Johanna Piere (1796-1854). Claas is a son of my ancestors Joris Booij (1753-1813) of Dubbeldam and his wife Hendrina Sprong (1759-1832).

Signatures of Barent's parents

Sources: wiewaswie.nl, regionaalarchiefdordrecht.nl, oorlogsgravenstichting.nl, www.indie-1945-1950.nl, 4en5mei.nl, vomi-nederland.nl/monumenten, lijstvangevallenen.nl.

Evert van der Vorst moved from Cleves to Rotterdam

Evert van der Vorst, his brother Jan and their sister Sibille were all born in Cleves, Germany. The tree siblings all had children baptized named Adolph(us) and (He)Lena which are likely their parents names.

View of Cleves in Germany

Evert van der Vorst was married in Rotterdam on 1 May 1680. His bride was Aaghtjen van der Horst, born in Utrecht. Aeghtjen van der Horst was likely baptized on 27 January 1656 in Utrecht with parents Adriaen (“Arien”) van der Horst and Adriaentjen (Jacobs) Schoeriens.
In the spring of 1686 and the autumn of 1689 Evert and Aalghtjen were living in de Breestraet in Rotterdam. On 3 December 1686 in Rotterdam Aeghtie van der Vorst [=Horst] and Arijaentie van Dooren were witnesses at the baptism of Ariaentie, a daughter of Jacobus van Dooren and Maddaleentie Wassenbergh in the Bruggensteegh (an alley) in Rotterdam.

Evert and Aaltgen had the following children:

1. Helena was baptized on 26 June 1681 in Rotterdam with witnesses Lijsbeth van der Vorst and Jan van der Vorst^*.
2. Adrianus was baptized on 28 January 1683 in Rotterdam with witnesses Arijaentie van Dooren and Jacob van Dooren^**. Adrianus was married on 22 May 1708 in Rotterdam to Martijntje Admiraal of Rotterdam. They were the parents of a.o. Aegie and Evert. Martijntje Admiraal was remarried in 1721 in Rotterdam to Philippus van der Spek.
3. Adolphus was baptized on 6 August 1684 in Rotterdam with witnesses David van Verneij (and his wife) Sebille van der Vorst and Lijsbet van der Vorst. Evert was married on 20 September 1718 in Rotterdam to Anna den Harder of Rotterdam. They had a son Evert baptized on 6 July 1721 in Rotterdam with witnesses Cornelis van der Smisse, Sebilla van der Vorst and Elisabeth van der Smisse. Adolph van der Vorst, husband of Anna den Harder, was buried in Rotterdam on 10 June 1726, leaving 2 young children. His widow married Cornelis de Vries in 1729.
4. Lena was baptized on 24 March 1686 in Rotterdam with witnesses Jan van der Vorst and Gerretie van der Vorst.
5. A baby in the autumn of 1689, possibly stillborn.

Aaghtjen van der Horst was buried with a small child in her arms on 8 October 1689 in Rotterdam. She was survived by 4 small children.

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.