Kuiken, Jake 1887-1933 & Alida Vander Stoep Family

KUIKEN, VANDERSTOEP, PORTE, NOTEBOOM

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Date: 8/15/2024 at 05:42:39

Kuiken, Jake 1887-1933 & Alida Vander Stoep Family

This story was taken from pages 411-412 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.

Jake Kuiken was born March 5, 1887, in St. Anne Parockie, The Netherlands. His parents were Gepke Porte and Douwe Kuiken. Jake came to America with his parents and sister Nellie in 1889. His brothers Frank, Gerrit, Martin and sisters, Griet and Renske, were soon added to the family.

Jake attended school in Iowa, until eleven and through the fifth grade. He worked for many farmers, living in their homes and earning a little money.

On March 1, 1910, he married Alida, the daughter of Klaas and Nellie Vander Stoep. They started farming on bare land ½ mile west of the Million Dollar Corner near Maurice, building their own home and outside buildings.

Jake was a self-educated man – the Bible his favorite book. Music was also very important to him, and encouraged all his children to get an education and take music lessons. He sang in a male quartet, all who were members of Maurice Reformed Church. He was in the consistory many years in the church and a friend of the Rev. Straks. One of the highlights of his life was being appointed as a delegate to General Synod in New York City. His wife Alida was able to accompany him.

Jake and Alida (later called Allie) became parents of seven children: Grace (Ver Steeg), Clarence, Dewey, Nellie (Boone), Muriel (Hop), Elaine (Riphagen) and Allen.

The winter of 1933, Jake became very ill with mastoids and was rushed to LeMars Hospital, where he died on February 14, at the age of 46. Alida stayed on the farm with the family until 1937, when she married Titus Van Bruggen and moved to his farm in Hawarden.

IN MEMORY OF DAD - By Andy and Muriel Hop
(End of family story in the Maurice Book)

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

Jacob ‘Jake’ Kuiken was born 5 Mar 1887 Sint Annaparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Netherlands and died 14 Feb 1933 Maruice IA. He was the son of Dowe Folkerts Kuiken 1849-died 21 Nov 1914 Maurice IA and Gepkje Jacobs Porte 1861- died 9 Aug 1954 IA . He married Alida Vander Stoep on 2 Mar 1910 Maurice IA.

Alida Vander Stoep was born 3 Apr 1891 Sherman Township, Sioux County IA and died 2 Aug 1963 Covina Los Angeles CA. Her parents were Klaas Vander Stoep 1858-1927 and Nellie Noteboom 1860-1951. Jacob and Alida had the following children:

CHILDREN – Information from ‘Find A Grave’, local obits on this web page, and ancestry.com Births, marriages and deaths. Children’s information may not be complete because recent ‘living’ births, marriages and deaths are deemed ‘private’ in official records.

1. Grace Rosella Kuiken born 8 Apt 1911 Maurice IA died 20 Nov 1994 Artesia CA . She married Gerald ‘Jack’ VerSteeg 1909-1979. Their children were – Allen Jake VerSteeg 1934-2001, James Dale VerSteeg 1936-1997, Robert Dean VerSteeg 1945-1999.

2. Clarence Donald Kuiken born 6 Aug 1913 Maurice IA died 29 Oct 1970. He married Bernice Elizabeth Straks 1914-1993 One child named Marilyn Joyce Kuiken 1939-1993.

3. Dewey Francis Kuiken born 17 Jul 1915 Maurice IA died 19 Apr 2002 Council Bluffs, IA buried Atlantic IA. Find A Grave lists his wife as Evelyn Irene Bretthauer 1916-2013. They had  four daughters, Pat Henrikson of Madison, Wis., Pam Ladd of Chicago, Ill., Vicki Podolak of Basalt, Colo., and Cindy Hayes of Lawrence, Kan.; one son, Tim Kuiken of Fairfield; 

4. Nellie Luella Kuiken born 2 Mar 1918 West Branch Tsp. Sioux County IA and died 12 Mar 1963 Covina CA. She married Lawrence Beans Boone 1916-1972. One child named - Danny Roy Boone 1956-2002

5. Allen ‘Boz’ Eugene Kuiken born 1 May 1929 Maurice IA died 13 Jun 2001 Los Angeles CA. He was married with possibly four children.

6. Muriel Kuiken born 13 Aug 1921 Maurice IA died 12 Sep 2016 Greeley CO. She married Andy Hop moved to CO. Children a son, Jay (Ele) Hop, daughters Nadine (Hank) De Jong, Jackie (Arthur) Hommes and Elaine (Greg) Danhoff, daughter-in-law Maureen (Larry) Hop-Hergenreder and Rick Hop; See Muriel’s obit on this web page.

7. Elaine Rosalie Kuiken born Mar 1, 1927 Maurice IA. Married 12 Jun 1946 at Ireton IA to Merlin Gerald Riphagen. Merlin died at Artesia CA Aug 25, 1996. Child listed - daughter Bonnie and her husband Jeff Ter Keurst 

OBITUARY OF JAKE KUIKEN 1887-1933

Source: Alton Democrat (2-17-1933) Birth: March 5, 1887 Death: February 14, 1933
JAKE KUIKEN WELL KNOWN FARMER DIES
Mastoid Trouble Is Cause of Death Tuesday
Jake Kuiken, prominent West Branch farmer, died after a short illness at the hospital in LeMars at 1 o'clock Tuesday morning, from mastoiditis. Mr. Kuiken had been in his usual good health up to a week or two ago when the mastoid trouble developed and finally claimed his life.
Funeral services are being held at the First Reformed church at Maurice this Thursday afternoon—one o'clock at the home and one-thirty at the church, with the pastor, Reverend J.H. Straks in charge of the services.
He would have been 46 years of age in March. Mr. Kuiken was born in the Netherlands, coming to this country with his parents when but two years of age. He attended school as a boy at Orange City and 23 years ago married Miss Allie Vander Stoep, daughter of K. Vander Stoep, prominent family living near Maurice.
Recognized as one of the best farmers and possessed of sound judgement Mr. Kuiken had served for many years as chairman of the West Branch township board of trustees. He was an elder of the First Reformed church of Maurice and taught a Sunday School class there for many years.
Survived by his wife and seven children, Grace, Clarence, Dewey, Nellie, Muriel, Elaine and "Sonny" aged 3½ years, the family has the heartfelt sympathy of a great host of friends in their bereavement of husband and father.
He is also survived by three brothers – Frank of Sioux Center, Gerrit and Martin of Maurice – as well as by three sisters – Mrs. John Van de Meulen, Mrs. John Brink and Mrs. Gerrit Raak, all of Orange City. His mother also survives, residing at Orange City.

OBITUARY OF ALIDA (Mrs. Jake) KUIKEN 2nd marriage to Titus Van Bruggen
Allie Kuiken Van Bruggen Date of Birth: APRIL 3, 1891 Date of Death: AUGUST 2, 1963
Services : FIRST REFORMED CHURCH, MAURICE, IOWA
AUGUST 7, 1963
INTERMENT: SHERMAN TOWNSHIP CEMETERY
ARRANGEMENTS : Van Etten Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Allie Van Brusgen, 72, Lakewood, Cal., former Sioux County resident, who died Friday at Lakewood were at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Maurice Reformed church. Rev. John Hulst officiated and burial was in the Maurice cemetery.
Mrs. Van Bruggen was born at Maurice April 3, 1891. She was married to Jake Kuiken March 4 1911. He died about 1931. She was married to Titus Van Bruggen who died in 1954.
Survivors include two daughters; four sons; nine step-children; two sisters, Mrs. Rudy Van Pelt of Lakewood and Mrs. George Van Roekel of Maurice and two brothers, Arie Vander Stoep of Orange City and Peter Vander Stoep of Alton.
Source: Van Etten Funeral Home obit & Sioux Center News of August 8, 1983

Picture on page 411 of the Maurice Book.

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