DeMots, Gysbert 'Gilbert' 1827-1880 & Tryntje Van de Pol

DEMOTS, VANDERPOL, TYSSEN, VANWILLGENBURG, VANDENKAMP, DIRKSE

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 9/12/2021 at 15:23:06

DeMots, Gysbert ‘Gilbert’ 1827-1880 & Tryntje Vander Pol Family

This story was taken from the Sioux Center Centennial book of 1991 pages 289-290 and was submitted to the book by Wilma J. Vande Berg. It was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuw and some research notes were added by Wilma J. Vande Berg; both are members of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society.

The family of Gysbert De Mots came to America in August of 1867 from the Putten-Ermelo area in the Netherlands. The family of Gysbert’s sister Gysbertje De Mots and her husband Gysbert Van Beek came on the same ship. They are believed to have briefly lived at East Olive, Michigan before coming to Greenleafton, Minnesota. Gysbert De Mots died while the family was living in Minnesota.

Gysbert was born in 1827 to Hendrik Gyserten De Mots and Jannetje Van Wilgenburg. He had been married first to Willempje Vande Kamp, and she had died in 1858. He had married a second time to Tryntje Vander Pol. He was a brother of two of the wives of the first pioneer families to settle on the site of the town of Sioux Center. Gysbertje (Mrs. Gysbert Van Beek) and Matje (Mrs. Jacob Koster). After Gysbert De Mots died his widow and children decided to come to Sioux Center to join the other relatives here.

The street that ran north and south past the cemetery in those days was named De Mots street, so named in the memory of Tryntje De Mots as her farm bordered this street. She bought a farm that ran a mile west at $10.00 per acre and later when the railroad came through she sold part of it and sold what was left to Te Grotenhuis for $150 per acre.

Trynte (Vander Pol) De Mots was born December 9, 1833 at Putten Netherlands to Jan Dirksen and Styntje (Tyssen) Vander Pol, she died on November 20, 1908, her funeral was held in the Christian Reformed Church, and she was buried in the Sioux Center Cemetery.

Details of the children’s families is somewhat sketchy, the following is what was found.

Son, Henry De Mots was born February 26, 1868 and on August 25, 1892 he married Ella Beernink. Henry died August 1, 1911 and Ella died May 10, 1948. They had five children: Maude (Mrs. Eugene Edwards) of Douwny CA; William married Marie Mettendorf and were from Sioux City, Iowa and later Long Beach, CA; Gilbert born 1900 died 1903; Laurence “Bob” De Mots married Gladys Ikhorst and they were from Sioux City and later Redding CA; Leona (Mrs. Benjamin Nicholan — Austin Davis) she lived in LeMars, Iowa and later Burbank, CA.

Son, John De Mots was born November 1862 and he married Louisa Tammel. Details of their life and tragic deaths are described after the children part of this story. They both died as well as their daughter, Lydia, in a train-car crash in California, which took the life of three other De Mots family members as well. Their children were Edward, Lydia (Mrs. Conrad Jongewaard), Tena, Eldora, and Callie (Mrs. Rev. Flipse).

Son, Edward De Mots was born December 25, 1865 and also died in the accident May 6, 1923. Edward had gone to South Dakota on a claim but had come back to Sioux Center, later he worked in the court house in Orange City, and finally he moved to California.

Gerrit De Mots was born January 27, 1872, he also went to South Dakota first and came back to reside in the Hull area. He was the only son of the family that survived after the fatal accident that claimed the life of two brothers, a brother-in-law, a sister and a niece. He married Carrie E. Dillon. His children were Esther, Ruth, Carol, and Scot De Mots of Oregon.

Stena De Mots was born May 17, 1861 and she married Dr. James Ogg and they were from Orange City, Iowa. Both she and her husband were killed May 6, 1923. They had one daughter. Mrs. Westerman of Montgomery, MN.

Aaron “Bob” De Mots (1875-1902) is believed to be a sibling of the above children of Gysbert and Tryntje (Vander Pol) De Mots. Not much has been recorded about him.

The following is taken from the Sioux Center News of Wednesday May 9, 1923.

A telegram was received Monday morning by Mrs. R.C. Jongewaard notifying her of an accident which occurred Sunday, near Fresno, California. An auto driven by John De Mots, formerly of Sioux Center was struck by a Southern Pacific train killing all the occupants. Traveling in the auto were Dr. and Mrs. James W. Ogg of Orange City, Mr. and Mrs. John De Mots of Orange Grove, California, Mr. Edward De Mots of Orange Grove, and Mrs. Conrad Jongewaard of Merced, California. Four of the bodies were carried about 200 yards by the train and two were thrown 50 feet.

Dr. and Mrs. Ogg were visiting at the De Mots; they leave one surviving daughter, Mrs. Westerman of Montgomery, Minnesota. Mrs. Ogg was a sister of John and Ed De Mots.

Mr. and Mrs. John De Mots are well known at Sioux Center. He used to operate a drayline here, until six years ago. Their children: Edward, Lydia, Eldora, Tena and Callie all graduated from our local high school. Mrs. De Mots is a cousin to Mr. A. Te Paske, her maiden name was Louise Tammel and her girlhood home was at Greenleafton, Minnesota. Three of their children were married: Edward became a dentist and is practicing in North Dakota, Callie is married to Rev. Flipse of Long Island, New York, and Lydia who perished in the disaster was the year old bride of Mr. Conrad Jongewaard, who is active in Y.M.C.A. work at Merced, California. Their new home was just completed.

Mr. Ed De Mots was also of Sioux Center until about 25 years ago. He was Sioux County auditor for a number of years, and unmarried.

The bodies are being sent to Sioux County for interment. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at three o’clock at the home of Mrs. R.C. Jongewaard and at half past three in the First Reformed Church. All places of business including the elevator, creamery, city scale, etc. will be closed during the service. Dr. and Mrs. Ogg will also be buried at Sioux Center; a special service will be held at Orange City at one o’clock at the American Ref. Church.

The newspaper of the next week goes on to tell of the saddest funeral in the history of Sioux Center. The six caskets were placed in a double row in front of the pulpit, and Rev. C. De Young, Rev. A. Haverkamp, and Rev. James De Pree officiated at the funeral.

by Wilma J. Vande Berg

RESEARCH NOTES; added by Wilma J. Vande Berg

Netherlands records were found on www.wiewaswie.nl

BIRTH of Gijsbert de Mots to Hendrik Gijsbertsen de Mots a farmer age 54 and Jannetje Hendriks van Willgenburg age 28, he was born 17 Jul 1827 at Telgt, Ermelo Gelderland, Netherlands.

MARRIAGE to first wife - Gijsbert De Mots a farmer age 23 was married to Willempje van den Kamp age 26 on 24 Aug 1850 at Putten, Gelderland Netherlands. He was a son of Hendrik Gijsbertsen de Mots and Jannejte Hendriks van Wilgenburg, She was a dauaghter of Hendrik van de Kamp and Geertje Dirkse.

MARRIAGE to second wife - Gijsbert de Mots a farmer age 31 married Trijntje van de Pol age 25 on 21 Apr 1859 at Putten Gelderland Netherlands. He was the son of Hendrik Gijsbertsen de Mots and Jennetje Hendriks van Willgenburg, She was the daughter of Jan Dirksen van de Pol and Stijntje Tissen.

OBITUARY of Tryntje Van de Pol Mrs. Gilbert De Mots.
Alton Democrat of Dec 5, 1908 Sioux Center News
Mrs. Tryntje De Mots died here lacking a few days of being seventyfive years of age. She was born in the Netherlands and was raised and married there and during young womanhood moved with her husband and family to Greenleafton Minnesota where her husband died. For about twentyfive years she has lived in this community and although quiet and retired her home continued to be the Mecca of her children and grandchildren.
Her surviving children are Mrs. Dr. Ogg of Orange City, John and Henry De Mots of this place, G. S, De Mots of Hull and Ed De Mots formerly county auditor but now of California. All the children were present at the funeral which took place last week Tuesday from the Christian Reformed church of which deceased was a consistent member. Mrs. Bessie De Mots widow of a deceased son Aaron De Mots came over from Brookings South Dakota to attend the funeral, Edward De Mots a grandson came down from Minneapolis to be present at the last sad rites.

(From the family history book of Wilma J. Vande Berg on the VanBeek-DeMots family history. Tryntje Vander Pol was born Dec 1833 Putten Gelderland died 30 Nov 1908 Sioux Center IA. She was the second wife of Gysbert De Mots born 1827 Neth. died 9 Dec 1880 Greenleafton MN. She was the daughter of Jan Dirksen Vander Pol and Styntje Tyssen. She was a pioneer of Sioux Center with having a street named DeMots street.)