Heusinkveld, Willem 1856-1925 & Alyda Scheevel Family

HEUSINKVELD, SCHEEVEL, PENNINGS, WIKKERINK

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 8/4/2024 at 06:14:47

Heusinkveld, Willem 1856-1925 & Alyda Scheevel Family

This story was taken from pages 372-373 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 . See the family story of his brother Hermanus 1847-1932 for more family history background and details.

Willem Heusinkveld was married to Alyda Scheevel in Minnesota, before moving to Maurice, Iowa, in 1890. Willem opened a merchandise store in Maurice, and built a two story house at the south end of Main Street. He financed and started the first Maurice band, playing both cornet and clarinet. In 1893, his business was destroyed by fire.

He then worked as a carpenter and builder, also as a painter and wallpaper hanger. He moved his family to North Dakota, in 1907, but returned to Maurice, in 1911, and opened the Heusinkveld Mercantile Co. It, too, was destroyed by fire when the entire business block was burned. In 1913, he built a cement block building to house the store. In addition to the above occupations, Willem also was a bee-keeper. He died in 1925, due to a stroke caused by lead poisoning.

Alyda was a milliner, seamstress and helped line the homemade caskets. In 1929, she moved to Annville, Kentucky, to live with her daughters, Emily and Zilda. She lived with them until her death in 1956, at the age of 98.

Willem and Alyda had nine children all of whom lived in Maurice until marriage. They were:

Effie who was the oldest, born in 1880. She married John M. Mieras in 1906, and they had one daughter. John M. was born in Zeeland, Netherlands, and after arriving in Maurice, he became the rural mail carrier and made cement blocks in the afternoon. Effie, before her marriage, was a postal clerk. After her husband’s death she moved to Kentucky, and later to Florida, and lived with her sisters. In 1965, she moved to Ocheyedan to live with her daughter. She died at the age of 93.

Alvin was the second child and he clerked in the store, was a paper hanger, painter, farmer and finally purchased a locker plant in Paullina, Iowa. He married Hilda De Young of LeMars, Iowa, and they had six children. Alvin died at the age of 92.

Benjamin, the third child, was also a paper hanger and painter until he was injured in an accident. He then attended Morningside College and became a barber. He married Fannie Usher of Primghar, Iowa, and they had five children. They made their home in Sioux City. Ben died at the age of 84.

Josie was the fourth child and married Elmer Kukuk who was a farmer. For a time Josie worked in the laundry at the air base in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She and Elmer had five children and she died at age 92.

Minnie was the fifth child and married John Kukuk after she taught school in Jamestown, North Dakota, and rural school in Maurice. She attended Morningside College prior to teaching school. John was a mail carrier, carpenter and later went into the laundry business in Rapid City, South Dakota. They had five children. Minnie was 89 years old when she died.

The sixth child was Mabel who managed the family owned business until her marriage to Ralph Mieras, a widower with children. Ralph and Mabel had two daughters and they moved to Annville, Kentucky, to work at the Institute where Ralph taught mechanics. He was killed in an accident and Mabel raised the family and did relief work at the Institute, supervised a memorial garden and headed the Sunday School Primary Department. After retirement she moved to Florida, with her sisters and died there at the age of 90.

Emily, the seventh child, attended Mankato Business College in Minnesota, and became the bookkeeper and secretary for the founder, minister and superintendent of the Annville Institute in Kentucky.

Zilda, the eighth child, attended Iowa State College and became the principal of the school at the Institute. The two sisters and their mother lived in Annville, until the sisters retirement when they moved to St. Cloud, Florida, where they were active in church work until their deaths at 92 and 90. In 1956, the Annville Institute dedicated a building to the three sisters, named it Heusinkveld Hall stating: “Some artists leave their contributions to life on canvas, other in marble, but theirs is found in the souls of men and women”.

The last child, Clifford, is listed separately on page 372 (in the Maurice book) with his family.
Synopsis added here by submitted – Clifford L. Heusinkveld was born 1900 – 1957. He took over the general merchandise store which he later purchased and ran. He lived at Maurce and was active in School, town and church affairs. Later he moved to Melbourne FL. He married Frances Ostlund. The couple had four children; Floyd died at three months of age. The other children were Beverly, Clair and Karen.
(end of the family story in the Maurice Book)

RESEARCH Notes:
Note: From an ancestry.com account on public member trees submitted by other than this submitter.

William Heusinkveld was born 28 Mar 1856 Alto, Fond du Lac County Wisconsin and died 27 Oct 1925 at Maurice IA. His parents were Evert Heusinkveld 1814-1895 and Wilemina Johanna Pennings 1818-1905. He married Alyda Catrina Scheevel 13 May 1879 at Fillmore, Minnesota.

Alydia Catrina Scheevel was born 30 Oct 1858 Milwaukee Co. Wisconsin and died 30 Jun 1956 Annville, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Johan Heinrich Scheevel 1813-1906 at Greenleafton MN and Johanna Wikkerink 1823-1915 at Fillmore Co MN.

They had children as described above narrative and as follows:

1. Effie Heusinkveld born 1 March 1880 Maurice IA died 2 Aug 1970 Worthington MN She married John M. Mieras. Effie, before her marriage, was a postal clerk. After her husband’s death she moved to Kentucky, and later to Florida, and lived with her sisters. In 1965, she moved to Ocheyedan to live with her daughter. She died at the age of 93. Her daughter was Mrs. Bill Timmons of Ocheyedan. See the obit of Effie Mieras (Mrs. John M. ) 1880-1970 on this web page.

2. Henry ‘Alvin’ Heusinkveld born 2 Oct 1881 Fillmore Co. MN died 14 May 1975 buried Paullina O’Brien Co. IA. He married Hilda Pauline De Jong 1882-1950. They had six chldren: Milton Joy Heusinkveld 1905-1997, Freddie Dale Heusinkveld 1906-1906, Leroy Willard Heusinkveld 1909-2003, Irwin Robert Heusinkveld, Phyllis Kathryn Provenzano. Some of the info per Find A Grave.

3. Benjamin Franklin Heusinkveld born 11 Oct 1885 York, Fillmor Co. MN died 2 Jul 1969 Sioux City, IA. He married Fannie Fern Usher. Find A Grave lists children as Mary Alydia Hutsell, Cyril Ronald Huesinkveld, Margaret Ann Mosier, Zilda Ruth Brown, Paul William Heusinkveld.

4. Josephine Jeanette Heusinkveld born 21 Jul 1888 Greenleafton Fillmore County MN died 10 Feb 1981 Sioux Falls SD buried Coleman SD . Per Find a Grave, She married Elmer Raymond Kukuk. Their children were Verlynne Theo Kukuk, Murial Eileen Hotzler, Zoel Elmer Kukuk and Leulla Catherine Edmisten.

5. Minnie Heusinkveld born 17 Jun 1890 Maurice IA died 18 Mar 1980 Rapid City SD buried Palo Alto, CA Find a Grave lists her husband as John Albert Kukuk 1888-1971 and two children – Pearl L. Underwood and Beth Elaine Kukuk.

6. Mabel Heusinkveld born 3 January 1893 Maurice IA died Oct 1983 st Cloud, Florida. She married Ralph William Mieras. Children listed on Find a Grave and obit Barbara Joy Sanders and Katherine Wright.

7. Emily Elizabeth Heusinkveld born 13 Apr 1885 Annville, Kentucky died May 1987 Florida.

8. Zilda Ruth Heusinkveld born 9 Aug 1897 Annville KY died 25 Jun 1987 Osceola, St. Cloud, FL.

9. Clifford Livingston Heusinkveld born 1 Aug 1900 Maurice IA died 16 Dec 1988 Mebourne Beach FL. He married Frances Catherine Ostlund, children listed on a partial obit and Find a Grave as Clair Willis Heusinkveld. Beverly Bloemendaal, and Karen Griffin.

OBITUARY OF WILLEM HEUSINKVELD
Heusinkveld, Willem born 28 March 1856 Alton WI died 27 Oct 1927 (died 1925) Maurice IA, as listed in the Sioux county IA cemetery index.
Siouox Center Nieuwsblad of Wednesday 4 Nov 1925 In Dutch
Maurice IA – Alhier is oveleden de oude heer Heusinkveld. Twee jaar geleden kreeg hij een beroerte en was al dien tijd hulpeloos. De begrafenis werd geleid door Dss. Duiker and Straks.
Translated: Old Mr. Heusinkveld died here. Two years ago he suffered a stroke and had been a helpless ever since. The funeral was officiated by Rev. Duiker and Straks.
Hawarden Independent of Oct 22, 1925
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Heusinkveld were called to Maurice by the serious illness of Mr. Heusinkveld’s father, Wm, Heusinkveld, who suffered a stroke of paralysis Sunday. No hopes are held out for his recovery.

OBITUARY OF ALYDA HEUSINKVELD 1858-1956
Source: Sioux Center News (7-12-1956) Born: October 30, 1858 Died: June 30, 1956
Funeral services for Alyda C. Heusinkveld, who died at the home of her daughter at Annville, Kentucky, were held on Tuesday, July 3, in the First Reformed Church of Maurice, Iowa with Rev. David Laman officiating.
Mrs. William Heusinkveld was born Alyda Catarina Scheevel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 30, 1858, and moved to Greenleafton, Minnesota when she was six years old. On March 13, 1879, she was united marriage with William Heusinkveld. In 1890, they moved to Maurice, Iowa where they made their home until the death of her husband in 1925. She went to Kentucky in 1927 where she had made her home with her two youngest daughters until the time of her death on June 30 at the age of 97 years and 8 months.
Surviving her are all of her nine children; Mrs. Effie Mieras, Maurice, Iowa; H.A. Heusinkveld, Boone, Iowa; B.F. Heusinkveld, Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. Josie Kukuk, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Mrs. Minnie Kukuk, Rapid City, South Dakota; Mrs. Mabel Mieras, Emily Heusinkveld, Zilda Heusinkveld, all of Annville, Kentucky; and Clifford Heusinkveld, Maurice, Iowa; 25 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great-grandchildren.

Family picture from the Maurice Book page 372

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