Vermeer, Evert 1854-1934

VERMEER, SNELLER

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 12/14/2011 at 07:06:43

Evert Vermeer
1854---Nov. 7, 1934.
In 1823 in the Netherlands Jacob Vermeer was born. His son Evert was born in 1854 also in the Netherlands. When Evert was 12 years old in 1866 the family moved to Wisconsin where Evert received his early education working in a grocery store. For 5 years they lived in Wisconsin and 1871 they moved to the dangers and the hardships of pioneer life in Sioux County. The Ed. G. farm place was their homestead. This farm is located 1 mile south and 1¾ miles west of south Sioux Center.
Jacob was better financial fixed then most of the early settlers and, therefore, didn’t have all the hardships to endure that most of the settlers did. He did remember, however, the trouble he had with the wolves stealing his sheep.
On May 4, 1877, Everet married Aaltje Sneller, and settled on a farm near Alton and 1885 he moved to the farm on which Lyda Vermeer now lives which is one mile south and one mile east of south Sioux Center. He lived there until 1914 when he moved to the Pete Schutt residence in Sioux Center. Mr. Vermeer died on Nov. 7, 1934. His wife had died on Sept. 25, 1931.
Mr. Vermeers’ family now number 21 living children including the ones they married , 2 children are no longer living, 88 grandchildren including 17 who have married into the family, and 24 great-grandchildren. This splendid family have kept themselves closely knit together. They hold about 6 family reunions a year and never is there any sign of a break in their relationships toward each other. There list of contributions to our community include: Sunday school teachers and superintendents, school teachers, doctor, consistory members, political leaders, town council member, members and officers of cooperative boards, farm organization leaders and too many others to mention. In all walks of life they have been influential. Their achievements cannot be measured or enumerated.
Th original family were the parents Mr. and Mrs. Evert Vermeer and the following children: Aaltje, Mrs. P. Schutt, living in Sioux Center; Richard S., living 1 mile east and 1½ miles south; Jake E., living 1 mile south; Gerrit, a doctor in Sheldon; Peter, living 2 miles south and 1½ east; Evert, passed away when 1 year old; Maggie, Mrs. H.T. De Boer, living 2 miles south and 1½ west; Jennie, Mrs. A. Muilenburg, living 1 mile south and. ¾ mile east; Grace, Mrs. H. Ramaker, living in Sioux Center: Ed, who passed on after a brief illness in Sioux Center 1931;
Hattie, Mrs. Dr. Moll living in Grundy Center; Priscilla, Mrs. B. Ramaker, living 2 miles east and 2 miles south of Sioux Center.
Source: Sioux Center News of July 31, 1941