Dorsman, Adrian, 1841-1935

DORSMAN, VANDERBIE, VANDENBERG

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:36

From De Volksvriend, February 21, 1935, Alton news:

(In Dutch) We have heard that grandfather Dorsman, of Sanborn, who must be 94 years old, had fallen and broken his hip. Mr. Dorsman lived one mile south of Alton, and was one of the first settlers in this area. He now lives with his children in Sanborn.

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From De Volksvriend, May 30, 1935, Rock Valley news:

(In Dutch) Mr. Dorsman, the father of Mrs. Abe Brinkhuis, died in Sanborn, 94 years old. He was one of the first settlers in Northwest Iowa.

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From De Volksvriend, May 30, 1935, Alton news:

(In Dutch) The funeral of Mr. Dorsman was conducted by Rev. Fikse of Sanborn. Mr. Dorsman was buried in the Alton cemetery in the family lot.

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This appears to be Adrian Dorsman, whose death certificate shows him to be a resident of Sanborn, O’Brien County, and to have died there at 3 a.m. May 23, 1935. He was born August 25, 1841 in the Netherlands; parents Coyn Dorsman and “unknown” Vander Bie; widowed, wife Gertrude Vanden Berg; informant Ed Buren, Sanborn; cause of death, myocarditis, onset May 20, 1935, and fractured femur, onset April 1, 1935; contributory cause, senility. But the section of the death certificate that asks if death was due to external causes (violence) says that an accident occurred at home on February 9, 1935, in which he fell on the floor and fractured his femur. Buried at Alton.

The Sioux County Cemetery Index has Dorsman, Adrana K., b. 1841, d. 1935, Father, Nassau Township Cemetery, Alton IA. His FindaGrave.com page has him as Adrianus Kryn Dorsman, with a photo of his headstone: “Father, Adrans K. Dorsman 1841-1935.” It shows him born In Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; wife Gertrude B. Vandenberg Dorsman (1855-1929, married 1880). Six children listed: Kryn Dorsman (1884-1972), Adrianna Dorsman Buren (1888-1965), Hattie Dorsman Den Hartog (1890-1965), Cornelia Dorsman Buren (1891-1970), Mary G. Dorsman Mulder (1894-1985), and Peter Dorsman (1896-1981).

The 1900 U.S. census also gives his name as Adrianus, immigrated to the U.S. in 1870, naturalized, a farmer living in Nassau Township. Wife Gertrude immigrated in 1870. Children Bertha (17, born Aug. 1882)), Gerrit (13, born June 1887), Jennie (11, born Aug. 1888), Hattie (10, born Jan. 1890), Katie (8, born Oct. 1891), Mary (6, born April 1894), and Peter (4, born April 1896).

The 1925 Iowa state census gives his parents as Kryn Dorsman and Adrianna Vander Bee.