Brink, Henry 1867-1914

BRINK, DEVRIES

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke--Volunteer
Date: 8/15/2016 at 19:57:30

Source: Alton Democrat issue of 7 Nov 1914, Hospers column.

Henry Brink died at his home one and one-half mile west of Hospers on Wednesday November 4th. Deceased was born in Wilp Gelderland Netherlands in 1867. That same year he came with his parents to America who located in Sioux county in 1873. Funeral services were held from the Reformed church this Friday afternoon. Deceased is survived by his widow and two sons, Clarence and John and one daughter, Susie, all of Hospers. He is also survived by one brother and one sister--Sam and Mrs. Jos. Klein, of Hospers.
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Source: Le Mars Semi-Daily Sentinel (11-10-1914)

Birth: 1867
Death: November 3, 1914

After an Illness of a few weeks of a complication of diseases, Henry Brink died early Wednesday morning at the age of forty seven years and seven days at his home west of Hospers. The immediate cause of death was acute dysentery. He leaves a wife, and three little children, too young to realize their loss, besides other relatives to mourn his dead.

Henry Brink was born in Gelderland, Netherlands, on the 28th day of October, 1867. At an early age he came to the United States with his parents who located in Minnesota. A year later they moved to a farm near LeMars where they lived five years when they moved to a farm near Hospers. In 1901 he went to Minnesota and engaged in farming near Leota, where he remained five years, then he returned to Hospers and on February 13, 1907, was married to Miss Katie DeVries. Two boys and one girl came to bless this union.