Jansma, Charles 1883-1953 & Anna Schouten Family

JANSMA, SCHOUTEN, JOUSMA, VANVOORST

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 8/6/2024 at 04:23:18

Jansma, Charles 1883-1953 & Anna Schouten Family

This story was taken from page 389 of the Maurice Centennial Book (1891-1991). The story was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuw of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society. Some research notes were added by Wilma J. Vande Berg .

Charles Jansma was born March 9, 1883. He was one of six children born to Pier and Lempke Jansma. They were both born in the Netherlands. When they came to America, they settled in Michigan, and Pier worked in a factory and raised celery to earn money to move farther west into Iowa.

When Charles was a young boy, his mother passed away and he and his brothers and sisters were separated and were brought up in various homes. Later their father died of typhoid fever. Charles lived with his uncle, John Jansma, who was a bachelor.

On October 29, 1909, Charles married Anna Schouten. She was born in Alta, Wisconsin, on January 20, 1884, and later moved with her parents to the Sioux Center area.

Charles and Anna started farming on a farm owned by John Mahr, 2½ miles west of Maurice. Later they moved into Maurice, and Charlie worked with a dray line in Maurice, and also hauled ice from the West Branch in the winter. The ice blocks were stored in saw dust in an ice house, and were sold in the summer to be used in ice boxes in homes and business places.

Three children were born into their family. The first, a son, died in infancy.

Arnetta was born January 4, 1916. She married a farmer, Wallace Van Roekel. They had two children: Carol and Arlan. Arnetta died of Hodgkins disease on November 11, 1951. Wallace died of cancer December 23, 1983.

Pierce was born January 7, 1919. He married Arloa Brink and three children were born into their home: Sheryl, Kenneth and Mark. Pierce died on January 30, 1984, of a sudden heart attack.

Anna Jansma passed away November 26, 1945, following a stroke. Charles died April 12, 1953, of asthma and heart failure.
(end of story in the Maurice Book)

RESEARCH Notes: From a family report on ancestry.com public member trees submitted by other than this submitter. See their obits on this web page.

Charles Pierce Jansma was born 9 Mar 1883 Kalamazoo Co.MI died 12 April 1953 Hawarden IA. His parents were Pier J. Jamsma born 1856 Hantumeruitburen Friesland and Luella Jouwstra/Lamke Dirks Jousma born 1857 Nes westdongeradeel Friesland Netherlands, both of his parents died when he was young in Michigan.

Anna Scholten was born at Alton Wisconsin abt 1883 was married age 26 on 29 Oct 1909 Sioux County IA, her parents were Gerrit G. Schouten born 1829 Neth died 1 Aug 1904 Sioux Center IA and Aartje Van Voorst born 1842 died 9 Jul 1924 Maurice IA.

CHILDREN - Source narrative above and obits on this web page.

Three children were born into their family. The first, a son, died in infancy.

Arnetta was born January 4, 1916. She married a farmer, Wallace Van Roekel. They had two children: Carol and Arlan. Arnetta died of Hodgkins disease on November 11, 1951. Wallace died of cancer December 23, 1983. See her obit on this web page VanRoekel, Arnetta (Mrs. Wallace) 1916-1951

Pierce was born January 7, 1919. He married Arloa Brink and three children were born into their home: Sheryl Mrs. Duane Laman, Kenneth and Mark. Pierce died on January 30, 1984 , of a sudden heart attack.
See his obit on this web page Jansma, Pierce 1919-1984.

OBITUARY OF CHARLES JANSMA
Source: Sioux County Capital (4-23-1953)
Birth: March 9, 1883 Death: April 12, 1953
Rites Held Friday for Charles "Chas" Jansma Maurice Resident Died April 12, at Age 70
Funeral services for Charles Jansma, delayed two days by last week's blizzard, were held Friday afternoon at the First Reformed Church in Maurice. Interment was made in Sherman Township Cemetery.
Mr. Jansma died Sunday, April 12, at the Panska Nursing home in Hawarden. He was 70 years, one month, three days old.
Born March 9, 1883, at Kalamazoo, Michigan, Charles Jansma was married October 29, 1909, to Anna Schouten of Sioux Center. They made their home in the Maurice vicinity all their married lives.
Three children were born to the couple. One son died in infancy; Mrs. Jansma died November 26, 1945; and a daughter Arnetta (Mrs. Wallace) Van Roekel died November 11, 1951.
The survivors include one son, Pierce, of Maurice; five grandchildren; two brothers, John of Broadview, Montana, and Dick of California; and two sisters, Mrs. Nick Hibma of Harris, and Mrs. Ed De Jager of Orange City.

OBITUARY OF ANNA JANSMA 1884-1945 (The maiden name of Anna was Schouten as well as her brothers)
Mrs. Chas. Jansma, Maurice, Dies Suddenly.
Mrs. Charlie Jansma, 61 year old Maurice resident passed away very suddenly at the De Bey hospital at Orange City on Monday evening. She had been enjoying good health and then suffered a stroke on Monday morning from which she did not rally. She is survived by her husband and two children, Mr. Pierce Jansma and Mrs. Wallace Van Roekel both of Maurice. Also two grandchildren and two brothers, Bert Scholten of Ireton and William Scholten of Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at one o'clock at the home and at 1:30 at the First Ref. Church at Maurice with Rev. Roggen officiating. Mrs. Jansma (born Anna Scholten)(Schouten) was born at Alto, Wisc, and lived in Sioux Center before her marriage to Mr. Jansma on Oct. 28, 1909. Since the time of her marriage the family has been making their home in the Maurice vicinity.
Sioux Center News, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1945.

Picture of Charles and Anna on page 389 of the Maurice book.

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