Dyk, Libbe Wibbes 1820-1890 & Geiske Wijnia Family

DYK, DYKE, WIJNIA, VANDEHOEF, SYBRANDA

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 7/6/2022 at 19:28:40

Dyk, Libbe Wybes 1820-1890 & Geiske Wijnia Family

This BIOS on Libbe Dyk and wife Geiske Wijnia was compiled from several sources by Wilma J.
Vande Berg of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society. They were one of the oldest pioneer family to settle in the Hospers area. Their stories were gathered from several books and their children’s obituaries found on www.iagenweb.org/sioux (go to obits). Must add that their youngest son was, Jelle ‘Charles’ Dyke, author of the book ‘Story of Sioux County’ who has done much to preserve the county’s humanistic pioneer life and history. This small rendering of information in this BIOS does not do justice to the effects of the pioneer family.

BIRTH RECORD www.wiewaswie.nl
Libbe Dijk was born 5 May 1820 at Wolvega, Weststellingwerf, Friesland Netherlands to Wybe Jans Dijk and Grietje Klazes van der Hoef.

MARRIAGE RECORD
Libbe Wybes Dijk was born Wolvega, Friesland, Netherlands was 25 years, he married Geiske Teunis Wijnia born at Sandfirden, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Netherlands she was 21 years. Libbe’s parents were Wybe Jan Dijk and Grietje Klazes van der Hoef and Geiske’s parents were Theunis Lieuwes Wijnia and Sytske Jelles Sybranda. They married on 8 Mar 1845 at Westsellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

BIRTH RECORD of Geiske Teunis Wijnia or Wynia
Geiske was born 12 Oct 1823 Sandfirden, Wijnbritseradeel, Friesland, Netherlands. Her parents were Teunis Lieuwes Wijnia 1797-1861 and Sijtske Jelles Sijbrandi She died 23 Oct 1901 Hospers Sioux Iowa.

FAMILY – CHILDREN View most of the children’s obits at www.iagenweb.org/sioux obits
1 . Grietje Libbes ‘Margaret’ Dijk born 12 Jun 1847 Wolvehaar, West Frieslan, Netherlands died 25 May 1915 Hull IA. Husband Michael ‘Mike’ John Van Wyk born 20 Sep 1850 Pella IA. They had seven children. John, Grace, Nellie, Libby, Sarah, Arie and Johanna. See her obit for more family details.
2 . Teunis Libbes ‘Dennis’ Dijk born 16 Oct 1848 Wolvega Friesland, Netherlands died 13 Feb 1920 Orange City IA. In ancestry wife given as Cornelia Zorge Oct 1848-1929 Orange City. One step son and one son Libby T Dyke of Ventura CA .
3 . Sijtske Libbes ‘Sarah’ Dijk born 27 Dec 1850 Wolvaga, Friesland Netherlands died as an infant there 10 Feb 1851.
4 . Sijtske Libbes ‘Sarah’ Dijk born 10 Jan 1852 Wolvaga, Friesland, Netherlands died 24 Oct 1932 Edgerton MN. Her husband was Peter Kurvink born 3 oct 1850 Sheboygan WI died 2 Dec 1927 Pipestone MN marriage record has Peter Kurvink 24 and Sarah Dyk 22 married Feb 27, 1875. They had children Charles R, Lebeus J, John N, Guy W., Emma, Genjiman, Grace.
5 . Wiebe Libbe Dyke born 6 Feb 1854 Wolvega, Friesland, Netherlands died 20 Dec 1925 Sheldon IA He was married to 1. Attje “Agnes’ Jans Van Dyke 1859-1892 and had three children – Lucy, Libbe, and Grace. He then married Aartje ‘Anna’ Dykstra 1869-1946 and they had nine children – Ben, Maggie, Stella, Dennis, Kathryn, Dorothy, Paul, Margy, and Ramona.
6. Egbertje Elizabeth Dyke born 4 Apr 1856 Wolvega, Friesland, Netherlands died 26 Mar 1881 Hospers, IA. She married Gerrit Draayom 1851-1937, they had two children – Bertus, and Grace.
7 . Antje ‘Anna’ Libbes Dyke born 7 May 1858 Wolvega, Friesland Netherlands died 5 Feb 1949 Hospers IA She married Thoms L. De Boor 1858-1930. They were the paretns of two children – Anna and Grace.
8 . Jeltje Libbes Dyke born 30 July 1860 Wolvega, Friesland, Netherlands died 13 May 1945 Hospers, IA. She married Gerrit Draayom 1851-1937. They had ten children – William, Bert, Grace, Dena, Libbie, Gerrit, Julia, Margaret, Fannie, and Bertha.
9 . Pieter Libbes Dyke born 6 Oct 1862 Wolvega Friesland, Netherlands died 21 Nov 1936 Hospers IA, He did not marry.
10. Nicholas Libbes Dyk born 24 Dec 1864 Wolvega, Friesland, Netherlands died 12 Nov 1940 Hospers, IA He married Rose Rozema and they had eleven children – one died in infancy – Grace, Sadie, Clara, Beatrice, Saran and Julia, Rose and Margaret, two sons Sherman and Lester.
11. Jelle ‘Charles’ Libbes Dyke born 15 Oct 1867 Wolvega Friesland, Netherlands. He married Gertrude Maris 1878-1954. They had four children – Lester, Cornelius, Grace and Esther. Charles Dyke was the author of the famous book ‘Story of Sioux County’ There is no better source for the life and times of the Sioux County settler than that book!

PIONEERING TIMES - Small renderings of stories from their son, Charles Dyke’s book
“Story of Sioux County”. Foreword Page VII – A few excerpts
Few counties in Iowa, if any, have a more interesting history than Sioux county, and “The Story of Sioux County” was written so that his history should not vanish from the face of the earth. When a boy on the homestead near Hospers, we heard the prairie chickens boom and cackle on the hills in the early morning, we wandered over the primeval flower bedecked prairie, and fished and swam in the limpid waters of the rose embowered Floyd river, while the birds warbled sweetly in trees and willows and thickets of currant, elder and plum. During the long winters when the snow lay deep, we heard the pioneer happenings discussed and re-discussed, around the “Iowa” cook stove, in our little two-room, sod-veneered house, and with our parents visited in the dugouts and sod houses and shanties of our widely scattered neighbors, and we heard the wolves and coyotes howling in the night.
Pages 59-64 The Coming of Our Family - this story is too long for the submitter to type per-batem. A few summaries follow:
The first freight train (in October 15, 1872) on the Omaha north of Alton whistled in. The brakemen jumped up, swaggered out of the caboose, clambered up the boxcars and down, ran swiftly over flatcars, pulled with all their strength on the brakes, until with much bumping and groaning and grinding the train came to a stop. The conductor arose from this desk and papers and addressing our parents, said, ‘Well, this is Hospers. You are the first passengers these rails have carried. The passenger train will begin to run tomorrow. The road is now open to Sheldon, the next station north.
There were eleven of us: father (Libbe), mother (Geiske) and nine children. The oldest Theunes L. Dyke, had preceded us about a month before to make arrangements to put up the necessary buildings on the eighty-acre homestead which father had bought for $200.00 in the spring of that year.
We filed out of the caboose or way-car as it is now called, and the L. W. Dyke family bestrode the station platform of the new town of Hospers. The framework of the station was just going up. Also a cottage for the agent and a store building were in the course of erection. The town of Hospers had its first building boom.
We were met on the platform by a man … from behind his camouflage of hair and whiskers there shone a pair of friendly eyes. … after shaking hands with our parents and older children, I being the youngest, he patted me on the head and said “een flinke jonge,” which means sturdy boy.
Harke Boersma, for that was his name, pointed to a couple of wagons at the end of the platform and said that he had come to convey us to our new home. Mother and the greater part of the family were accommodated on the wagon of Boersma, while the others rode with his nephew, Gerben Wynia on whose wagon our baggage was loaded. … (This narrative was followed by some descriptive words about the prairie they were crossing. Charles Dyke had a way of making you feel like you were part of the scene being described)
Their destination… was the west half of the southeast quarter of section nine, Floyd township, in Sioux county, Iowa, which is about three and a half miles southwest of Hospers. Here a one room house sixteen by sixteen, eight foot posts, with a lean-to was under construction and almost finished. Abraham Lenderink and his son Henry and brother Theunes were working like beavers when we arrived.
The walls of this little house were of one-inch thick rough boards. As these were insufficient to keep out the cold, sod as later built around the outside up to the roof. Also the gable ends were later covered with black tar-paper held on with plaster laths. Then this was done we all marched out on the prairie for a distance to see how nice it looked and we were all very much pleased and proud of it…
Page 62 Describes the Floyd river … The Floyd river was then a gem of purest water on the immaculate bosom of mother earth. It was ten feet deep, or even deeper in places and the water was so clear that when we dropped a white bean in it we could see it settle on the sand and gravel bottom. It abounded with game fish like pike and pickeral, sun fish and bullheads, and the delicious brook trout. ( Submitters’ comments - this was before the rivers became clogged up with cultivation silt of farm land. The reader should read on about the fruitful prairie and all about pioneer life in this book! )

OBITUARY of Libbe Dijk – Dyk 1820-1890
Dijk, Libbe W. 70 years of Hospers DeVolksvriend of Jun 19, 1890 died Friday Jun 13. DeVolksvriend of Jun 19, 1890 In Dutch
Obituary Translated:
To my deep sorrow, my beloved husband and our children, Libbe W. Dijk, died on Friday, June 13, 1890, at the age of 70 years, 3 months and 9 days. His suffering was long and painful, but his departure was calm and full of hope, or the salvation of the Lord.
The deceased was born in Wolvega Friesland Netherlands, the 2nd March 1820. After a happy marriage of 46 years, he is grieved with me by 9 children and 22 grandchildren.
All who assisted us during the illness and death, and who paid their last respects at the funeral, are warmly thanked. Geeske T. Dijk – Wynia.

OBITUARY of Geeske Mrs. Libbe W. Dyk 1823-1901
From the Alton Democrat of Oct 26, 1901 Hospers news
Mrs. L. Dyk died at the home of her daughter on Wednesday evening. Funeral Services were held from the Presbyterian Church Friday.
(Burial is presumed to be beside her husband in the Presbyterian Cemetery Hospers IA, From the an

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