DenHartog, John, 1868-1921

DENHARTOG, KLEINJAN, BRUINSMA

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Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:38

From De Volksvriend, October 6, 1921:

De fam. P Kleinjan was Maandag naar Sheldon om de laatste eer te bewijzen aan het stoffelijk overschot van Mr John Den Hartog, broeder van Mrs. Kleinjan, en vroeger alhier met zijne ouders woonachtig. De overledene heeft lang gesukkeld aan kanker in de maag waarvoor hij het vorige jaar eene operatie onderging, welke hem echter maar voor korten tijd baatte. Gelukkig heeft hij geen pijn geleden. Hij had den leeftijd van 62 jaar en 8 maanden bereikt en laat benevens zijne vrouw, 3 jeugdige kinderen achter. Onze sympathie met de rouwdragenden en in het bijzonder met den 86-jarigen vader Hymen Den Hartog, die eveneens lijdende is aan dezelfde kwaal, en alhierliefderijk verzorgd wordt ten huize zijner kinderen Mr. en Mrs. P. Kleinjan. De oude vader moet ontzettend veel pijn doorstaan.

TRANSLATION:

The P. Kleinjan family went to Sheldon on Monday to pay tribute to the remains of Mr. John Den Hartog, brother of Mrs. Kleinjan, and [who] formerly lived here with his parents. The deceased had ill been for a long time with stomach cancer, for which he underwent surgery last year, which, however, only helped him for a short time. Fortunately he did not suffer any pain. He had reached the age of 62 years and 8 months, and leaves behind, along with his wife, 3 young children. Our sympathy is with the mourners and particularly with the 86-year-old father Hymen Den Hartog, who is also suffering from the same ailment, and is lovingly cared for in the home of his children, Mr. and Mrs. P. Kleinjan. The old father has to endure a lot of pain.

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From De Volksvriend, October 13, 1921 (translation from the Dutch)

OBITUARY
of John Den Hartog

Mr. John Den Hartog was born in Pella, Iowa, 26 November, 1868; died 30 September, 1921, at Sheldon, Iowa, at the age of 52 years, 10 months and 4 days.

At age two he came with his parents to Orange City, Iowa, where he lived 24 years, and from there went with his parents to Lake Park, Iowa, where he lived 16 years, and from there came with his family to Sheldon, where he lived 10 years. On 7 February 1901 he married Hermina Kleinjan at Wallice, Iowa; 3 children were born to them, Elizabeth, Jannetta, and Ester.

He is survived by his widow and 3 children; his father, Hymen Den Hartog, Orange City; a brother, Henry Den Hartog, Morris, Minn.; and 5 sisters, Mrs. Tunis Jongewaard, Elk River, Minn., Mrs. R. Babcock, Dayton, Tex., Mrs. G. W. Frick, Lynden, Wash., Mrs. P. Kleinjan, Orange City, Mrs. W. E. Garritt, Hawarden.

The funeral was held Monday, 3 October 1921, at 1:30 at the home and 2 o’clock in the First Reformed church at Sheldon, where the service was conducted by Rev. Van der Naald of Sheldon in the English language and by Rev. Tietema of Carmel in the Holland language, after which the remains were entrusted to the earth.

[Signed by the widow and daughters, Sheldon, Iowa]

[A note about his death in the Sheldon news section of the same issue of De Volksvriend adds that he was a respected member of the Reformed church and lived a Christian life.]

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RESEARCH NOTES

FindaGrave.com has John DenHartog, 1868-1921, buried in East Lawn Cemetery, Sheldon, with a photo of his headstone. Spouse Hermina Albinia Kleinjan DenHartog (1877-1968, married 1901). Two children listed: Elizabeth A. DenHartog (1904-2006) and Jannetta Eileen DenHartog Muyskens (1907-1992).

His death certificate has John Den Hartog, residence 626 7th Avenue, Sheldon; wife Minnie Den Hartog; birth date is given as November 26, 1921 (an obvious error) in Pella, Iowa; parents Hyme Den Hartog and Elizabeth Brunninga[?, blurred], both born in the Netherlands; occupation, stationary engineer; died at 3:20 a.m. September 30, 1921; cause, cancer of stomach and rectum, duration 2 years 2 months; an operation was performed in September 1920.

The 1920 U.S. census shows John Den Hartog (51), a high school janitor; wife Hermina (42), born in Holland; children Elizabeth A. (15), Jannetta N. (12), and Ester (11); and father Hymen (82).

The Dickinson County, Iowa, marriage register for 1901 shows groom John Den Hartog, age 31, resident of Lake Park, Iowa, a farmer, born in Pella, parents Hymen Den Hartog and Elizabeth Bruine[remainder blurred]; bride Minnie Kleinjan, age 24, residence Westport, Iowa, born in Rhoon [Netherlands], parents Peter Kleinjan and Janette Kob; married in Westport February 7, 1901.

A membership list on Ancestry.com for the First Reformed Church of Orange City shows the Heimen den Hartog family, transferred from Dickson[sic] County, Iowa, with wife Betje nee Bruinsma and 9 children including Jan.