Groeneveld, Hendrik 1824-1888 & Annetjen Luchtenburg Family

GROENEVELD, LUCTENBURG, LUCTENBERG, HIDDINK, VANESSEN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 9/27/2021 at 13:11:57

Groeneveld, Hendrik 1824-1888 and Anna Luchtenburg Family

This story was taken from the Sioux Center Centennial book of 1991 page 350 and 351 and submitted to the book by Henrietta Schuiteman.It was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuw and research notes were added by Wilma J. Vande Berg.

Hendrik Groeneveld was born June 26, 1824 at Goutel by Nunspeet, Netherlands. His wife Annetje “Anna” Luctenburg was born July 31, 1832 at Hierden, Netherlands.

In the year 1870, Hendrik Groeneveld and Anna (Luctenburg) Groeneveld and their one year old daughter, Peterje “Priscilla,” left the Netherlands to come to America, settling in Waupon, Wisconsin. A little son, Peter, their firstborn, died in the Netherlands at the age of three years.

After living in Waupon for four years, a daughter, Gerritje “Hattie” was born on January 1, 1874. Some relatives of mother, Anna (Luctenburg) Groeneveld had left the Netherlands earlier and had been urging the Groeneveld family to join them in Iowa, and so in 1879 the Hendrik Groeneveld family decided to move to Iowa and made their home near Sioux Center. On July 18, 1880 a daughter, Jennie was born. Jennie later became Mrs. Isaac “Ike” Vander Schaaf.

Hendrik Groeneveld was able to purchase a 40-acre tract of land at nine dollars per acre, which was located a mile south and two miles east of Sioux Center. Work was started at once to build a small house, which consisted of two small bedrooms, a small kitchen and living room, plus a pantry. They also built a barn, a hog house, a granary, corn crib and buggy shed and a chicken house. They also set out a lot of trees. Nine years later, before the sidings had even been put on the house, Hendrik became ill and died at the age of 63, on October 3, 1888.

The first three years of life in Sioux County were hard, as the hail took all of the crops for the first two years and the third year the grasshoppers came and destroyed the entire crop.

The house had only one stove for the first years, and this had to be kept going by using cow dung, which had to be picked up by the basketful in the pasture, in the fall. They also burned corn stalks and hay which was twisted into small bundles to resemble a figure eight.

There were no storm windows, and it got so cold during the winter nights that the water in the tea kettle on the stove would be frozen by morning, and the white frost would be on the blankets on the beds.

All water for cooking, drinking and cleaning, as well as all the water for the livestock, had to be carried by bucket from a well, at least one-fourth of a mile from the house.

After Hendrik Groeneveld died, neighbors were very good to the widow Anna, and to her young daughters and came to help with the heavy farm work. In return, the daughters had to go out and help the neighbors with such work as they were able, including driving horses during harvest time and picking corn by hand often late in the fall after snow had started to fall.

At a very young age, the oldest daughter, Priscilla, met and married a man by the name of John Den Otter on December 21, 1893 and moved to Volga, South Dakota. This was a heavy burden on the mother Anna Groeneveld and her family since Volga, South Dakota was very very far away and could be reached only by train, so they seldom saw the daughter Priscilla again. Priscilla died at a young age, leaving her husband and three small children. The children of John and Priscilla Den Otter were Henry Den Otter, Annie (Mrs. John Vander Waal) and Gertie (Mrs. Joe Wyman).

Daughter, Hattie Groeneveld became the housekeeper for Jan Schuiteman and his son, Gerrit. Hattie married Gerrit Schuiteman. They lived near Sioux Center all their lives and were the parents of five children; John, Annie, Allie, Henrietta, and Priscilla. See the separate story of Gerrit and Hattie (Groeneveld) Schuiteman.

The youngest daughter, Jennie, married Ike Vander Schaaf on November 30, 1904. They lived near Maurice and were the parents of five children: John Vander Schaaf, Henry Vander Schaaf, Andrew Vander Schaaf, Nettie and Joanna (Mrs. Art Brenneman).

After the last daughter was married, the mother Anna Groeneveld went to make her home with the newly married couple, and the land was sold for $210 per acre. After some years, all of the buildings were taken down.

Hendrik and Anna Groeneveld were members of the First Reformed Church in Sioux Center. Mrs. Anna Groeneveld died February 6, 1914 and she with her husband Hendrik are buried in the Sioux Center Cemetery.

Submitted to the book by Henrietta Schuiteman

RESEARCH NOTES added by Wilma J. Vande Berg

BIRTH record Hendrik Groeneveld was born to Peter Groeneveld a farmer 36 and Johanna van Essen age 40, born 24 Dec 1824 at Epe, Gelderland.

BIRTH record of Annetjen Luchtenburg born to Willem Willemsen Luchtenburg, a farmer age 38 and Gerritje Rijnders Hiddink age 40, born on 31 July 1832 at Hierden, Harderwijk, Gelderland Netherlands.

MARRIAGE record – Hendrik Groeneveld a farmer age 41 Married Annetjen Luchtenburg age 33, His parents were Peter Groeneveld and Johanna Van Essen and Her parents were Willem Willemsen Luchtenburg and Gerritje Rijnders. They were married 20 Oct 1865 at Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands.

OBITUARY of Hendrik Groeneveld 1824-1888
Source: Sioux County Herald (1-11-1888)
Birth: June 26, 1824 (don’t know where this birth date came from) See actual birth record above 24 Dec 1824.
Death: October 3, 1888
Hendrik Groeneveld, a farmer living near Sioux Center, died Monday of dropsy.
He was about 60 years of age and had been very feeble for some years.
He was married to Annetje Luchtenberg.
He was laid to rest at Memory Gardens, Sioux County Cemetery, Sioux Center, Iowa.

OBITUARY of Annetje Mrs. Hendrik Groeneveld 1832-1914
Source: Sioux Center Nieuwsblad of Feb 11, 1914 In Dutch
Translated:
Friday, Feb. 3, died at the home of her children, Mr. and mrs. Isaac Vander Schaaf, Mrs. Annetje Groeneweg (?) b. Luchtenberg, aged 81 years, 5 months and 6 days, She was born in Dieren, Gelderland, Netherlands and also married in the Netherlands to Hendrik Groeneveld, About 37 years ago they emigrated to America, stayed a short time in Wisconsin and came then to Sioux Center. Twenty-six years ago, her husband was robbed of her by death. Ever since they came here, the deceased mother has lived by Sioux Center for all those years. For the last nine years she has had her home with her children, Mr. and Mrs. Isaak Van der Schaaf, where she is died after a short period.
When there was talk of the agony of the Christians here on earth, thanks to them speaking from experience. That struggle she had always made her worry about her state of mind. The Desire to live for the Lord, however, was always felt. Trusting in Christ, the only ground of salvation, she is gone.
The neighbors and friends who showed their help and sympathy in her illness and death and funeral are heartily thanked.
Children . Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Van der Schaaf, Mr. and Mrs. G. Schuitemen, Mr. Jn Den Otter, (by?) F. Lubbers.

Source: Alton Democrat (2-14-1914)
Birth: July 31, 1832
Death: February 6, 1914
Old lady, Mrs. Hendrik Groeneveld, died last Friday and was buried Monday from the First Reformed Church.
John Den Otter of Volga, South Dakota, is visiting here now, having been called here for the funeral of Mrs. Annetje (Leugtenberg) Groeneveld, a relative.

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