Pike Township Family Stories
EDWARD SCHAAPVELD FAMILY
Nichols, Iowa Centennial Book 1884-1984, pages 324-325
By Linda Daly WieskampHenricus Schaapveld was born 27 November 1811 in Holland; he died 28 June 1880. His wife was Mary Frecks. Their children were Elizabeth Schaapveld, Henry Schaapveld, John Schaapveld, Barnardus Schaapveld, William Schaapveld and Mary Schaapveld.
William Schaapveld was born in 1859 in Holland; he died 4 October 1921 in Lone Tree. He was married to Anne Jehle, who was born 1 November 1866; died 4 May 1946 in Muscatine. Their children were:
Joseph Henry Schaapveld, born 19 December 1885, died 15 November 1960; married Mary Frances Hiebing 15 June 1910.
Henry John Schaapveld, born 9 January 1888, died 6 March 1949; married Mecelia Milder.
Theodore Bernard Schaapveld, born 14 June 1890, died 17 April 1967; married Wilma Posten.
Julius William Schaapveld, died 23 February 1931; married Adelia Bullman.
William Edward Schaapveld, born 20 November 1898; died 11 March 1965; married Alfrieda Johansen.
Joseph Henry Schaapveld and Mary Hiebing Schaapveld raised six children.
Mildred Schaapveld, born 17 May 1911, died 19 august 1983; married 2 June 1931 Bernard Bekker, born 16 July 1908.
Marcella Schaapveld, born 19 January 1930; married 9 May 1949 Edward Wieskamp, born 19 November 1909.
Raymond Schaapveld, born 27 December 1915, died 14 November 1978; married 24 February 1941 Delores Witte, born 25 August 1917.
Edward Schaapveld, born 9 December 1917; married 30 March 1949 Genevieve Beach Daly, born 15 April 1918.
Valeria Schaapveld, born 27 July 1919, died 10 April 1980; married 18 February 1943 Bernard Wieskamp, born 22 February 1912.
Cecil Schaapveld, born 2 March 1922; married 10 February 1942 Delores Fabrizius, born 9 December 1923.
Edward William Schaapveld and Genevieve Schaapveld had three children. Genevieve had been married to Jack Daly before, and they had two children. The five children they raised are Sandra Daly, Linda Daly, William Schaapveld, Leo Schaapveld and Berniece Schaapveld.
Sandra Daly married Stuart Schmitt. Their son is Stuart Schmitt II.
Linda Daly married Roger Wieskamp. Their children are Alan Wieskamp and Carol Wieskamp.
William Schaapveld was the child of Edward and Genevieve Schaapveld.
Leo Schaapveld married Marilyn Brade, and their child is Jamie Schaapveld.
Berniece Schaapveld married David Hilsenhoff. Their son is Danny Hilsenhoff.
Edward and Jenny Schaapveld moved to Nichols from Muscatine. It was nice for Ed to move back to his home town and be able to do a little farming in addition to working full time as a carpenter. For the first three years in Nichols, the family raised mink. With the influx of Russian mink, the profit in raising the beautiful animals went down. During the early years of Bill and Leo’s life on the farm, they raised a few milk cows and pure bred hogs. Bill and Leo were in 4-H and the hogs were projects for them. Jenny took a job at The University of Iowa hospitals as a ward secretary and worked there until she retired. Ed and Jenny then moved to Grove, Oklahoma, where they enjoy fishing and living a relaxing life.
Ed loves to tell stories, so we have a lot of memories of this family. Great Grandpa William Schaapveld was a farmer and owned his own farm about three miles from Lone Tree. This is where he raised his family. His son, Joseph Schaapveld, also farmed in Lone Tree and Nichols after his marriage. When all the children were raised and on their own, he and Mary moved to Muscatine and farmed a small acreage until he retired. Mary was a cook at the Catholic grade school and high school for years. She loved the kids, and from talk at reunions, you knew they loved her, too.
The Schaapveld family was one of many that enjoyed getting together with friends and playing the popular game of Solo. The men played in one room and the women in another. Children played outside. A large luncheon was served later in the evening.
On most Saturday evenings, Joseph and Mary would take the children and go dancing at the Circle Inn near Lone Tree. When the children grew tired, they would go to a room there, with bunk beds, and go to sleep until it was time to go home.
The children and Joseph formed a band. Joseph and son, Ed, shared playing the one set of drums they owned. Millie played the piano and Marcie played the violin. Others that played in the band were Ed Wieskamp, banjo; Bernie Oostendorp, clarinet; Margaret Oostendorp, saxophone; George Stych, saxophone; and Marie Milder, violin. They played at the Circle Inn a few times; most often they played for church and wedding dances. The most memorable time was playing for the wedding dance of Bob Chown and Doris Chown.
Once a year it was a big affair getting ready to go to the West Liberty Fair and spend the whole day there. Ladies would prepare food the day before to take along, and the men would get up very early to do chores before leaving. Talk at the fair would usually turn to farming and prices. In 1928, 199 and 1930, times were hard, and prices for hogs were two cents a pound and corn sold for eight cents a bushel. Joseph’s hired hand earned $7 a week, with room and board. A guy could take a girl to a movie and buy one bag of popcorn to share for 25 cents.
Talk also turned to the weather now and then, and one of the most interesting years to remember would be 1936. That winter the snow was so deep at the end of driveways that people could walk over the telephone lines. On Christmas Eve that year, many Nichols residents went to midnight mass with the sky looking clear. When they emerged an hour later, there was so much snow that no one was able to travel home to their farms. They stayed with friends in town.
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