Verburg, Klaas 1884-1942 and Henrietta Beek Family
VERBURG, BEEK, OUSSOREN, BLOEMHEUVEL
Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 12/8/2021 at 10:09:13
Verburg, Klaas 1884-1942 and Henrietta Beek Family
Beek Verburg Farm Evolution
This story was taken from the ‘Rock Valley Records & Recollections’ book written about 1976 in honor of the two hundredth birthday of our nation. It was a revision of the history written by Lottie Thomas in 1955. It was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuw of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society and some research notes were added by Wilma J. Vande Berg .
The Beek-Verburg farm has belonged to the family for almost seventy years. Richard Verburg, present owner of the land, resides there and does the farming. The farm is located seven miles west and two and one-fourth miles north of Rock Valley, or four and three-fourths miles directly south of Inwood, Sioux Township Southwest ¼ Section 8.
Wallace M. Crandall was the first owner of the farm, having received the land from the U.S. government. This was unusual for the land to go directly from the U.S. government to an individual, as most land in this area went from the national government to the State of Iowa, then to the railroad, and finally to the individual.
Crandall owned the 160 acres only a short time. In a span of thirty-two years, the farm changed owners a dozen times. In 1887 the farm was purchased by Douglas and Maud Morris. They sold it to E.S. Ormsby who was a trustee for W.L. Telford. Two days after this transaction, in 1907, the land was purchased by Henrietta Beek (Rich Verburg’s mother).
Henrietta Beek was born in Orange City, Iowa. At twenty-three years of age, she fell heir to enough funds to purchase the farm. Four years later, she married Klaas Verburg. Mr. Verburg was a farmer and Rock Valley businessman (refer to Verburg-Vink). Henrietta passed away in 1937, and her husband in 1942.
After the death of his parents, Richard Verburg inherited a small portion of the land, and in 1943 purchased the remaining acres.
In 1944 Rich sold a right-of-way to the U.S. Highway Department. Before that time, Highway 18, adjacent to the Verburg Farm, was not paved. It was one of the last primary roads in this area to be paved.
Some things on the Verburg farm haven’t changed even to this day. The downstairs bedroom and living room and two upstairs bedrooms comprised the original house. It has been remodeled, re-sided, and a basement added. However, the square nails are still holding in tact this part of the Verburg home, which was built about 1875 or before then. In 1912 an addition was built onto the house by Henrietta’s brother, John Beek.
Rich and his wife, Marian, have three children, Kenneth, Arlan, and Rhonda, who all reside in the Rock Valley Community.
(Above - Information collected by Mrs. John Harmelink from Rich Verburg.)
RESEARCH NOTES added by Wilma J. Vande Berg
According to a family report on ancestry.com (submitted by others)
Klaas Verburg was born 29 Feb 1884 at New-Amstel, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands died 30 May 1942 Rock Valley IA. His parents were Hendrik Verburg 1840-1909 and Neeltje Oussoren 1849-1899
Dreikje ‘Henrietta’ Beek was born 14 Jan 1884 Orange City IA died 11 May 1939 LeMars IA, her parents were William Beek 1837-1922 and Rikje Henrietta Blomheuvel.
Their children were:
Nellie Verburg born 1912-2005; married William Van Wyhe
William Henry Verburg 1914 – 2005 Primghar IA married Gertrude Tensen;
Henry Verburg 1915 – 2010 Sheldon IA married Anna De Bruin.
Richard Verburg 1917 -2013 Rock Valley IA ,married Marion Vink
Marie Verburg 1921-1999 Rock Valley, married Albert John Vink 1920-2004OBITUARY OF HENRIETTA BEEK VERBURG
Sioux Center News, May 18, 1939
Rock Valley - Mrs. Klaas Verburg, nee Henrietta Beek was born at Orange City, Jan. 14, 1885, married March 7, 1911 to Klaas Verburg and lived in this vicinity the rest of her life, and died May 11, 1939 at the age of 55 at the hospital at LeMars of complications following an appendicitis operation two weeks ago.
She leaves to mourn her husband, children: Mrs. Wm. Van Wyhe, Marie and Richard at home, William of Hudson, and Henry of Doon. 3 grandchildren; also one brother, John Beek, one half brother Rick Beek, Sunnyside, Wash., and one sister, Mrs. Arie Boscaljon of Doon.
Funeral was held 1:30 at the home and 2:00 p.m. at the First Reformed Church, Rev. John De Jongh of Rock Rapids and Rev. Aberson conducting the services.
From the Rock Valley Bee, May 19, 1939:
[this is a longer obit than in the Sioux Center News, but the first two paragraphs are badly mangled and partly missing. They include her birth date as January 14, 1884; she died at the Sacred Heart Hospital, which she had entered ten days ago for an appendix operation.]
[Surviving children] are: Mrs. Wm. (Nellie) Van Wijke (Wyhe); William; Henry, Richard and Marie, all of whom reside near here, the latter two still at home. There are also three grandchildren; a half brother, Rik Beek, of Sunnyside, Washington; John Beek of Rock Valley, and Mrs. A. Boscaljon of Doon.
Mrs. Verburg was of unassuming, retiring nature, whose joy was found in making a home for her family and rearing them to be Christian men and women. She was a life-long member of the Reformed church, and died with the hope of seeing her Savior.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 16th, at 1:30 in the home and at 2:00 o’clock in the First Reformed church, Rev. H. J. Aberson, assisted by Rev. J. De Jongh, of Rock Rapids, in charge. A quartet [of] Mrs. J. A. Vander Ploeg, Mrs. F. Gunnink, Clarence Mulder and Stanley De Zeeuw, sang “Just As I Am” and “Have Thine Own Way Lord.”
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RESEARCH NOTES (included in the obit published on www.iagenweb.org/Sioux )
An obituary in the Sioux County Capital, May 18, 1939, adds that one child died in infancy and that two brothers, Reynold and Albert, preceded her in death.
Her death certificate also gives her birth date as Jan. 14, 1884; parents William Beek and Henrietta Bloemheuvel, both born in the Netherlands; died in the Sacred Heart Hospital, LeMars at 8:10 a.m. May 11, 1939; causes: influenza & strep throat, onset April 1, appendix, onset 4-24-39, appendectomy, 4-30-39, and septicemia, onset 5-9-39.
The Iowa Births and Christenings Index on Ancestry.com gives her birth date as 14 Jan 1884 and her name as Hendrika Beek.
Her FindaGrave.com page gives her name as Henrietta “Driekje” Beek Verburg and includes a photo of the joint headstone of her and Klaas, with her name as Henrietta.
The Lyon County marriage register for 1910/1911 has groom Klaas Verburg, age 28, resides near Rock Valley, a farmer, born in the Netherlands, parents Hendrik Verburg and Neeltie Oussoren; bride Hendrika Beek, age 28, resident of Doon, Iowa, born in Orange City, parents Willem Beek and Riekje Bloemheuvel; married at Doon March 7, 1911.OBITUARY OF KLAAS VERBURG
Sioux Center News, June 4, 1942
Klaas Ver Burg, who lived 2 miles south of Rock Valley died at the Hull hospital on Saturday. He had been ill with cancer.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 on Monday at the home and 2 o'clock at the First Reformed Church in Rock Valley, Rev. Aberson officiating.
Mr. Ver Burg was preceded in death by his wife a few years ago.
Five children are survivors namely: Nellie (Mrs. Willis Van Wyhe) of Perkins, William and Henry who live near Rock Valley, Richard and Marie, at home.
Rev. L. Brunsting of Sioux Center was a former partner of Mr. Ver Burg about 25 years ago in the Implement business in Rock Valley.
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NOTE: Per his wife's obituary his wife's name was Henrietta Beek.Picture submitted by Mary Lou Mrs. Ken Verburg.
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