Schuiteman, Art 1862 and Wilhelmina Rensink 1870 Family

SCHUITEMAN, PONSTEEN, PONSTEIN, RENSINK, JUKKING

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 6/14/2021 at 07:25:27

Schuiteman, Art 1862 and Wilhelmina Rensink 1870 Family

This family story was taken from the Sioux Center Centennial book of 1991 page 520 and submitted to the book by Gertrude Rozeboom. It was transcribed for this BIOS and some research notes were added by Wilma J. Vande Berg.

Art Schuiteman was born January 4, 1862 at Nunspeet, Netherlands. He came to America in 1880 at age eighteen accompanied by his brother Gerrit who was fifteen years old. They fled from the Netherlands because at age eighteen every young man was forced to serve in the military for one year. When he came, all of his earthly possessions were in one trunk.

Art and Gerrit settled on a farm one-half mile south of Sioux Center. They purchased the land for three dollars per acre. On March 6, 1890 Art married Wilhelmina Rensink. She was born July 25, 1870 at Waupon Wisconsin. Wilhelmina and her parents had moved to Sioux Center several years before. Art and Wilhelmina settled on a farm two miles east and one mile north of Sioux Center.

Seven children were born to Art and Wilhelmina. They were Anna who married Henry Kruizenga, William who married Dena Kempers, Minnie who married Joe Navis, John who married Henrietta Sandbulte, Grace who married Herman Ennema, Myna who married Ed Schut and Art who married Katherine Hofland. To these unions were born thirty grandchildren.

The children had many happy times on the farmstead. They attended the country school one mile couth and one mile east of their home. The Schuitemans were members of the First Reformed Church of Sioux Center.

Mr. and Mrs. Schuiteman retired to Sioux Center. Their son John, resided on the home place. Mrs. Arvin Schuiteman and family now operate the farm.

Art died January 27, 1934. Wilhelmina died December 24, 1944. Both are buried in the Sioux Center Cemetery.

Above submitted to the book by Henrietta Schuiteman

RESEARCH NOTES: added by Wilma J. Vande Berg

BIRTH record in Netherlands of Aart Schuiteman born to Jan Schuiteman age 47 a day laborer and Eibertje Ponsteen age 36, on 4 Jan 1863 at Ermelo, Gelderland Netherlands. Slight discrepancy in Aart’s the birth year, 1862 verses 1863, however the official record on wiewaswie.nl list it as 1863 and born at Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Family report on ancestry.com lists Aart and ‘Mina’ got married 6 March 1890 in Sioux County. Wilhelmina ‘Minnie’ ‘Mina’ Rensink was born 25 Jul 1870 at Waupon, Wisconsin to Hendrik Willem Rensink born 1839 Netherlands died 1890 Sioux Center and Harmina Rensink born abt 1837 Netherlands died 9 March 1921 Steen Rock Minnesota.
According to the First Reformed Church early membership records Hendrik Willem Rensink’s wife was Hermina Geziena Jukking, they had three children – Willemina Rensink 25 Jul 1870, Grada Rensink born 30 Dec 1875 and Tonia Rensink born 19 Feb 1878.

OBITUARY of Aart Schuiteman 1862-1934
AART SCHUITEMAN, SR.
Mr. Schuiteman was born in the Netherlands in 1862 and came to America with his parents when a young lad of 16 years. The family settled in Sioux County on a farm east of town. Mr. Schuiteman applied himself as a young man and in 1890 he was united in marriage to Miss Whilemina Rensink by the Rev. James De Pree.
Mr. and Mrs. Schuiteman were to have celebrated their 44th anniversary of happy married life next summer. During that time they lived on a farm east of town with the exception of nine years. In 1925 they retired and moved to Sioux Center.
Besides his widow, six children and a brother, Gerrit, survive Mr. Schuiteman. The children are Mrs. Henry Kruizenga, Will Schuiteman, John A. Schuiteman, Mrs. Herman Ennema, Mrs. Edward Schut and Art Schuiteman. One of his daughters, Mrs. [illegible] Navis, preceded Mr. Schuiteman in death, passing away last year.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, 1:00 o'clock at the home and 1:30 at the First Ref. Church, the Rev. L. A. Brunsting officiating. Interment was in the local cemetery.
Source: Sioux Center News, February 1, 1934.

BIRTH ETC. for Wilemina Rensink Schuiteman born 25 Jul 1870 Wisconsin, died 24 Dec 1944 buried Sioux Center IA. Her parents were Hendrik Willem Rensink and wife Harmina Jukking.

OBITUARY of Mina Mrs. Aart Schuiteman 1870-1944.
Mrs. Aart Schuiteman Passed Away
Mrs. Aart Schuiteman passed away at the Doornink hospital at Orange City on Sunday afternoon, December 24, '44 after a lingering illness due to diabetes and heart trouble. She had reached the age of 74 years.
Left to mourn her departure are her six children: Anna (Mrs. Henry Kruizenga), William, Grace (Mrs. Herman Ennema), John, Mina (Mrs. Edward Schut), and Arthur. Also 28 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 28, 1944 at one o'clock at the home and at 1:30 at the First Reformed Church with Rev. L. A. Brunsting officiating. Burial will take place at the local cemetery and acting as pallbearers will be Arthur J. Schuiteman, Melvin Schuiteman, Andrew Ennema, Pvt. Arthur Ennema, Arthur Kruizenga and Ellsworth Schut.
Mrs. Schuiteman was born on July 25, 1870 in Wisconsin and came to this community as a small child spending the rest of her life here. She was preceded in death by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Joe Navis.
Two of her grandsons are in the service, Pvt. Arthur W. Schuiteman who is overseas, and Pvt. Arthur Ennema who is expected home for the funeral.
Source: Sioux Center News, December 28, 1944.
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The Sioux County Cemetery Index has Schuiteman, Mina, 1870-1944. Her husband's obituary (Sioux Center News, Feb. 1, 1934) has her as Whilemina Rensink.
A similar, somewhat shorter obit in the Sioux County Capital (Dec. 28) adds that Pvt. Arthur Schuiteman is in New Guinea and Pvt. Arthur Ennema is at Camp Wolters, Texas.
A similar obit in the Sioux County Index, Hull (Dec. 28) adds that she was the grandmother of Mrs. George Caswell of Hull.

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