Betten, Cornelia A. (Mrs. Antonie J.), 1858-1936

BETTEN, VANDERLINDEN, MORET

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Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:32

Birth: March 27, 1858
Death: December 9, 1936

From a newspaper identified as the Pella Chronicle (no date):

Cornelia Vander Linden was born at Amsterdam, Marion county, Iowa on March 27, 1858. She attended district school there and later, when she lived in Pella, she was a student at Central college of which school she was an early graduate. She taught at the schools of Pella and in the Academy at Orange City. In 1898 she was married to Antonie J. Betten. He preceded her in death in 1925. She entered the Pioneer Home in 1928.

Mrs. Betten died at seven o'clock Wednesday morning at the age of 78 years and 8 months. According to present plans, Reverend Mr. Dykstra of Baldwin, Wisconsin will conduct the services from the American Reformed Church either Saturday or Monday pending word from relatives.

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From the Alton Democrat, December 18, 1936:

MRS BETTEN PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Cornelia Betten, well known pioneer citizen of Sioux county, died early Wednesday morning, December 8, at her home at the Pioneer Memorial home at the age of 78 years and 9 months. Her active Christian life won the love and admiration of the entire community. After a brief illness of only two weeks she passed on, leaving only pleasant memories of her among a host of friends.

Miss Cornelia Vander Linden was born on March 27, 1858, at Amsterdam in Marion county, Iowa. She attended district school until 15 years of age, and taught in her home school for some time before enrolling as a student at Central college, graduating from that institution in 1880. She taught in Pella until 1894 when she came as a teacher to the Northwestern Classical academy here. In 1897 she was married to Mr. A. J. Betten who died in 1925. On March 13, 1928, Mrs. Betten took up residence in the Pioneer home here.

Rev. J. D. Dykstra of Baldwin, Wis., had charge of the funeral services at the Pioneer home and in the American Reformed church. Out of town relatives here for the funeral included Mrs. Hunter of Fargo, N.D., Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Schalekamp of Sioux Center, Mr. and Mrs. N. Aalfs of Sioux City, Mrs. De Kok of Archer, and Mrs. J. Grotenhuis and Mrs. M. Jansma of Hospers.

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A similar obituary (in Dutch) in De Volksvriend, December 17, adds that in 1880 she obtained her PhD from Central College, being one of the school’s first PhD candidates. In Pella she taught at the Openb. [Open Book?] school until coming to Orange City in 1894. For many years she taught the Adult Bible Class at the American Reformed Church here. Mrs. Hunter of Fargo was Nettie Betten. This obit includes a photo of her.

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RESEARCH NOTES

From area newspapers: A similar obituary was published in the Sioux County Capital (Dec. 10). She willed her entire estate to the Pioneer Memorial Home; she had been one of the organizers of the home and gave it its name (Sioux County Capital, Dec. 17, 1936).

FindaGrave.com gives her full name as Cornelia Adriana Vanderlinden Betten; died 9 Dec 1936 in Pella [which is incorrect]; buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City. Parents Jan Willem VanDerLinden (1811-1895) and Elizabeth (Lijpje) Moret VanDerLinden (1813-1895). Several siblings listed. Husband Antonie Jacob Betten (1843-1925); she was his second wife. There is a photo of her headstone.

The Sioux County marriage register for 1898 shows her marrying Antonie J. Betten Jr. in Orange City on September 12, 1898.

No death certificate was readily located online.