Mieras, Jane Mrs. Jacob W. 1867-1900

MIERAS, VANPEUSEM, KARS

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 5/18/2012 at 10:32:26

Sioux County Herald of Aug 1. 1900 p. 5
Last Friday morning at 4:00 o'clock, Mrs. Jacob Mieras residing near Maurice departed this life after an, illness of only thirty-six hours. She bad attended to her household duties and was apparently in good health up to Wednesday afternoon when she was taken with cholera morbus which the attending physician was unable to relieve in time to save her life, and resulted as above. Deceased was thirty-four years of age, and leaves a husband and six small children, the eldest of whom being eleven years and the youngest only five weeks old. Mrs. Mieras was a Christian, and a devoted mother and faithful wife, and her sudden demise cast a gloom of sorrow over the entire community. She was the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Van Peursem , who, it will be remembered buried a son about seven mouths ago, and this second fatality in the family renders the grief of the old people pitiable.
The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved family in the deepest sincerity.

(From the Sioux county cemetery index lists J. W. Mieras born 3 Sep 1865 died 13 Sep 1935 wife Jane Van Puersem born 19, Jan 1867 died 27 Jul 1900 wife of J. W. buried Sherman Tsp. Cemetery at Maurice IA.

From an ancestry.com report - Jacob Willema Mieras born Sep 3, 1865 Filmore Co. MN, died Sep 13, 1935 Sioux Center IA, His first wife was Jan Van Peursem born Jan 19,1867 IA –1900. her parents were George Van Peursem 1842 and Willemina Kars 1844. Children of Jacob and jane were William, Minnie, Corina, Stella, George, and Jane. Jacob later married Cynthia Gezina Wesseling 1874-1963. They had four children.)