Gysbertsen, Jacobus 1868-1932 & Gertrude Peters Family
GYSBERTSEN, GIJSBERTSEN, PETERS, VEGGELERS
Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 7/27/2024 at 05:46:10
Gysbertson, Jacobus 1868-1932 and Gertrude Peters Family
This story was taken from pages 363-364 of the Maurice Centennial Book (1891-1991). The story was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuw of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society. Some research notes were added by Wilma J. Vande Berg.
Jacobus Gysbertsen, son of Joannes and Johanna Veggeler Gysbertsen was born in Wageningen, the Netherlands, on October 4, 1868, and immigrated to the United States by boat arriving in New York City, in 1894, at the age of 24 years. Jacobus traveled by train to Pella, Iowa. He then moved to the Orange City area, where he worked for the Gerrit De Jong family and the Bert Van Roekel family as a farm hand for several years. He later returned to the Netherlands, and convinced a young lady, his future wife, to come to the United States. Jacobus had four brothers and three sisters, all remaining in the Netherlands.
Gertrude (Peters) Gysbertsen was born in Renkum, the Netherlands, on February 8, 1870, and immigrated to the United States on July 4, 1901, at the age of 31 years, taking eleven days to make the trip. She was ill all eleven days of seasickness. She traveled by train from New York City to Pella, Iowa. On her trip to Pella, Gertrude’s purse was stolen, and not knowing the English language was unable to react. However, a man from Sioux Center, was riding on the train and saw the man take the purse, ran after him, caught him and retrieved Gertrude’s purse. After she arrived in Pella she was hired out to do housework for the farm families. Gertrude was from a family of six children. All of her brothers and sisters remained in the Netherlands.
Jacobus and Gertrude were married in a Catholic church in Knoxville, Iowa, on February 9, 1902, by a traveling priest who came through the community once a month to say Mass. During that same year Jacobus and Gertrude moved to Maurice, Iowa, where he worked for the railroad as a “section hand” for $1.00 a day. Later he worked as a “hired man” on the John Linnan farm and the Gerrit Vander Brake farm. They attended the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Maurice. Jacobus and Gertrude were the parents of two sons and five daughters. Their first baby, Nellie (Mrs. Daniel Kuecker) of Maurice, Iowa, was born January 1, 1903, and was the first baby delivered by Dr. H.D. Oggel, the town’s doctor; Marie (Mrs. Joseph Ruhland) was born March 31, 1904, and died July 27, 1989; John (Jack) Gysbertsen was born May 24, 1905, and lives in Struble, Iowa; Pauline (Mrs. Raymond Hauser) was born September 19, 1907, and lives in Struble; Henry (Hiene) Gysbertsen was born October 29, 1909, and died August 17, 1986; Katherine (Mrs. Raymond Steichen) was born January 21, 1912, and died October 25, 1971; Dora (Mrs. John Hauser) was born March 27, 1914, and lives in East Bend, North Carolina; Jeanette (Mrs. Lloyd Brinkman) was born April 5, 1916, and lives in Sheldon.
Jacobus and Gertrude lived on several farms in the Sioux and Plymouth counties. They moved from the home in Maurice, in 1904, to the Vander Brake farm located in Sioux County. Marie and Jack were born on the Vander Brake farm located in Sioux County, and attended rural schools. Pauline, Henry, and Katherine were born on the Nick Schlesser, Sr. farm located three miles south and one and one-quarter mile east of Maurice. Dora and Jeanette were born on the Tom Woodall farm located four miles west and two and three-quarter mile south of Maurice. In 1919, the family moved to the Merritt Hawkins farm located two miles south of Maurice, and farmed there until 1922, when they moved to the Matt and Bill Werley farm located three miles east of Struble, in Plymouth County. The family attended the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Struble. Jacobus farmed with his sons, Jack and Henry, in Sioux and Plymouth counties. Jacobus bought eighty acres of land one and one half miles west of Struble, in 1926, just before the banks closed during the depression of the ‘30s. Henry left home in the early 1930’s to work at the North West Pig Company in Sioux City. Jacobus passed away on November 6, 1932, at the age of 64 years. Gertrude remained on the Werley farm with Jack and Jeanette remaining with her. Jeanette finished her schooling, graduating from Westmar College in LeMars, with a BA degree in Education. Jeanette taught school from the years 1935 through 1979. In 1938, they moved to the Leo Keough farm in Sioux County. In 1940, they moved to the Werley acreage in Struble. In 1942, Gertrude, Jack and Jeanette moved to the Marie Siege home in Struble. Jack continued farming the eighty acres west of Struble, and Jeanette continued teaching school. Jeanette married in 1962, and Jack continued to live with his mother until her death on February 15, 1965, at the age of 95 years. Jack continues to live in Struble. Jacobus and Gertrude Gysbertsen are buried in the St. Joseph Cemetery at Struble, Iowa.
(end of family story in the Maurice Book)
RESEARCH Notes: From a family report on ancestry.com public member trees submitted by other than this submitter.
Jacobus Gysbertsen born 4 Oct 1868 Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands died 6 Nov 1832 Struble IA. His parents were Jan Gijsbertsen 1834 and Wilhelmina Johanna Weggelers 1828-1898. He married Gertrude Peters February 9, 1902 at Knoxville IA.
Gertrude Peters born 8 Feb 1879 Renkum, Heteren, Geladerland, Netherlands died Feb 15, 1965 Struble IA. She was the daughter of Henricks Peters and Nellie Peters. They were the parents of eight children.
CHILDREN: Found in local obituaries of Sioux and Plymourth County obits, and from family reports on ancestry.com submitted by other than this submitter.
1. Petronella Gysbertsen born Jan 1, 1903 Sioux County IA died 30 Aug 1991 Maurice IA. She married Deus Kuecker born 1893. See her obit on this web page. Their children were Violet M. Mrs. Alphonse Steichen, Dorothy Wanningen, Helen Williams, son Ralph Kuecker
2. Marie Gysbertsen 31 Mar 1904 Maurice IA died 27 Jul 1889 Maurice IA . Her husband was Joseph Ruhland, They had sons, Edward and Lawrence, both of Hawarden. See her obit on this web page.
3. John ‘Jack’ Gysbertsen born 24 May 1905 IA died 21 May 1994 Struble IA.
4. Pauline Gysbertsen born 19 Sep 1907 Maurice IA died 8 Feb 2000 Le Mars IA. She married Edgar Raymond Hauser 1904-1963. Their children were James Edgar Hauser 1929-1982 and one other not names.
5. Henry ‘Hiene’ Gysbertsen born 29 Oct 1909 Sioux Co. IA died 17 Aug1986 Sioux City IA
6. Catherine Gysbertsen born 21 Jan 1912 IA, died 25 Oct1971 Fargo, Cass, North Dakota She married Ray Steichen on 30 Jun 1936 at Struble Iowa . They lived at Tappen ND. Children were Dwayne Raymond Steichen 1937-2009, Thomas Leo Steichen 1938-1984, and three more listed as private on ancestry.com. Ray’s obit in the Le Mars Globe Post of paper of Sep 12.1963 listed children as Duane, tom, Dean, Bob and Donna.
7. Dora Elizabeth Gysbertsen born 27 Mar 1914 IA and 27 Apr 2005 Winston Salem, NC married 1 Nov 1930 Lincoln County SD, to John Neal Hauser. Three children not named in Ancestry.com.
8. Jeannette Gysbertsen born 5 Apr 1916 Maurice IA. Died 31 Jan 2003. She married Lloyd C. Brinkman, their children were two sons, Lyle & Sue Brinkman, of Lexington, KY, and Lowell & Sheri Brinkman of Omaha, NE; See her obit on this web page.
OBITUARY OF JACOBUS GYSBERTSEN
Jacob Gysbertsen dies at Struble – Has Been Resident of Plymouth County Past Eleven Years.
Jacob Gysbertsen, resident of Plymouth county for the past 11 years, passed away at this home near Struble, Sunday, Nov 6, 1932, at the age of 61 years, 1 mo and 2 days. He was a well known character in Elgen township, and in the LeMars vicinity.
Jacob Gysbertsen was born in the Netherlands to Mr. and Mrs. John Gysbertsen. He came to the Untied States with his parents 31 years ago, when he took up farming. He was united in marriage on February 9, 1902, to Gertrude Peters, the ceremony taking place at Knoxville Iowa. The young couple then moved to Sioux County settling down at Maurice and later moved to Plymouth county, where they have resided for the past 11 years.
Mr. Gybertsen is survived by eight children, Mrs. Dan Knecker Maurice; Mrs. Joe Ruhland, Strubel; Mrs. Ray Hansen (Hauser), LeMars; Mrs. John Hansen (Hauser), Maurice; John Henry, Katherine and Jeanette at home. Many old friends and acquaintances will also grieve the passing of there old friend.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 9:30 at the Catholic church at Struble, with Father Gretenen officiating. Interment will be made in the Struble cemetery, with Wiltgen’s in charge of the funeral arrangements. (Le Mars Globe Post of Nov 7, 1932.) Dispute the spelling of Hansen, should be Hauser.OBITUARY OF GERTRUDE GYSBERTSEN
Mrs. Gertrude Gysbertsen, 95, longtime Maurice and Struble resident, died Thursday at her home in Struble after a short illness. She made her home with her son John.
She was born Feb 8, 1870, in the Netherlands and came to Knoxville, Iowa, in 1901. her marriage to Jacobus Gysbertsen took place Feb 9, 1902, at Knoxville. The couple came to Maurice -Struble area in that year and farmed there until 1932, when Mr. Gysberten died.
Mrs. Gybertsen moved to Struble in 1942, where she has since lived. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Struble, with Rev. Eugene Schumacher officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of the Wiltgen-Luedtke funeral home.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday Parish rosary will be recited at 8 o’clock Friday at the funeral home.
Survivors are six daughters, Mrs. Nellie Kuecker of Maurice, Mrs. John Ruhland and Mrs. Pauline Hauser both of Struble; Mrs. Catherine Steichen of Tappen ND; Mrs. Loyd Jeanette Brinkman of Sheldon, and Mrs. Dora Hauser of East Bend N.C.; two sons, John of Struble and Henry of Sioux City; 19 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a brother and two sisters. Mrs. Gysbertsen was a charter member of St. Joseph Altar society at St. Joseph church.
(LeMars Daily Sentinel, of Feb 18, 1965).Picture on page 363
Sioux Biographies maintained by Linda Ziemann.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen