Sunday, December 16, 2007

Faber-Hop Generation 4

8. Frans Hessels Faber
b. 03 May 1861 Arum, Friesland
m. 12 May 1883 Wonseradeel, Friesland
d. 01 May 1940 Orange City, IA
Notes:
-Married four times
-Buried: West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, Section D, Row 3 from east side of section

9. Ynskjen Wybrens Wijnalda
b. 03 Feb 1860 Pingjum, Wonseradeel, Friesland
d. 21 Jan 1901 Orange City, IA
Notes:
-AKA Ynskje
-Buried: Section B. South of path road, north of gravel road. Center part west end going east from the baby section. From the Evergreen tree going east - row 8.

10. Jannes Driesen
b. 1871 Vollenhove, Ambt. Overijsel
m. 30 Oct 1897 Zwartsluis, Zwartewaterland, Overijsel
d. 11 Nov 1949 Rock Valley, IA
Notes:
-AKA James
-Buried: Valley View East Cemetery, Rock Valley, IA, South Section, Row 30

James Driesen and Family's Passenger Manifest:
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11. Hendrikje Evenboer
b. 1877 Nieuwleusen, Overijsel
d. 01 Aug 1946 Rock Valley, IA
Notes:
-Didn't know english when she came to America, so she said she'd pay James to teach her.
-AKA Henrietta
-Died, at home, of a "paralytic stroke" that had occurred 14 weeks before
-Buried: Valley View East Cemetery, Rock Valley, IA, South Section, Row 30

12. Hendrikus Hop
b. 16 Sep 1860 Harderwijk, Gelderland
m. 16 Sep 1887 Harderwijk, Gelderland
d. 21 Jun 1945 Hawarden, IA
Notes:
-AKA Henry
-Came to America sometime after 1892, first to Wisconsin, then to near Maurice, IA.
-When sons started to leave, they semi-retired to a small house in Maurice, and he then took up road maintennance around the town.
-Buried: Cemetery is located 1.5 miles east of Maurice IA. Grave is located 3rd row west of East entrance road.

13. Artje Boone
b. 28 Mar 1862 (or 22 Mar) Ermelo, Gelderland
d. 08 May 1949, Orange City, IA
Notes:
-AKA Arta
-From the Maurice Centennial Book: "Many remember Arta as the tired mother of 5 boys"
-Buried: Cemetery is located 1.5 miles east of Maurice IA. Grave is located 3rd row west of East entrance road.

14. Migchiel Vander Tuig
b. 22 Mar 1868 Barradeel (?)
m.
d. 1939 Seldon, IA
Notes:
-AKA Michael, Michiel, Michal, Nick

15. Sjoerdtje Feenstra
b. 18 Sep 1872 Franekeradeel, Friesland
d. 05 or 10 Jan 1941 Artesia, CA
Notes:
-AKA Susie, Suzie
-Buried: Pleasant Hill Cemetery is on the SE corner of Ireton at the intersections of County Rds B85 and K30. Grave is located between the E-W entrance roads, row 30 west of Cty Rd K30.
-Had the hardest time finding her- Finally found her in the CA SS death index, got a birthdate from that, and then searched for Feenstras in the netherlands with that birthdate. Found her under her dutch name, Sjoerdtje.

1 comment:

Jill TenHaken (Driesen) said...

Thank you for the information. I was looking for info on my Driesen family history (before and after they came to the US).

I am from the James Driesen line (he was my great-grandfather).

Edward (grandfather)
Harlan (father)