Van Maveren, Aart 1822-1903

VANMAVEREN, VANDERSLOOT, MUILENBURG

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke --Volunteer
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:37

Source: Alton Democrat (2-7-1903)

Born: December 9, 1822
Died: February 4, 1903

Aart Van Meveren died at his home in this city of kidney trouble Wednesday night at eleven o'clock after a lingering illness. He was eighty years old and had been poorly for several months.

He was one of Sioux county's oldest settlers having come here about thirty years ago and settled on a farm three miles north of town.

He raised a family of nine children by his first wife, Gysbertje (Muilenburg) Van Maveren, who died some years ago. Four years ago he married Mrs. Vander Sloot of Keokuk and moved to Alton.

The children are Pete of North Yakima Washington, Neil and Will on the farm, Mrs. DeRaad of Maurice, Mrs. Johnson of Boyden, Mrs. Menning of Devils Lake, North Dakota, Mesdames Johanning and Kooyman of Leota Minnesota. The funeral will be Saturday at two.
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**Note. On Aart's gravestone his last names is spelled Van Maveren but in other records it is spelled Van Meveren and Van Meeveren.

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Aart married Gysbertje Muilenburg on October 22, 1855 in Pella, Iowa.

Aart and Gysbertje are the parents of nine children:
1. Hendricka b. February 13, 1858 d. March 19, 1926
2. Peter b. 1859 d. January 12, 1940
3. Neeltje "Nellie" b. December 19, 1861 d. November 1890
4. Aartje "Etta" b. October 2, 1864 d. October 17, 1936
5. Jeanetta b.September 3, 1866 d. May 8, 1954
6. Jennie b. September 24, 1870 d. August 31, 1938
7. Cornelius b. November 4, 1872 d. December 9, 1925
8. William b. August 19, 1874 d. May 27, 1944
9. Wilhelmia Pieternella "Minnie" b. May 31, 1878 d. December 5, 1956

After Gysbertje's death Aart married her sister Jane (Muilenburg) Vander Sloot on December 15, 1898 in Sioux County, Iowa.