DeYoung, Effie (Mrs. Peter), 1887-1940

DEYOUNG, DEJONG, WEIDEMA, WIEDEMA, FEENSTRA

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/31/2022 at 12:32:03

From the Alton Democrat, March 8. 1940, Rock Valley news:

Mrs. Peter De Jonge, a former resident here, but lately of the Doon vicinity, passed away recently and the remains were taken to Hudson, S.D., former home of the family, for interment.

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The Sioux County Index (Hull), February 23, 1940, Local News Items, has this note: Mrs. Pete De Young of Doon, who was admitted to the hospital last Wednesday, was operated on yesterday. In the same column for March 1, 1940, is this note: Mrs. Pete De Young of Doon died at the hospital Monday, of acute gall bladder infection.

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RESEARCH NOTES

Her death certificate (informant Henry Weidema) has Mrs. Effie Weidema De Young, wife of Peter De Young; born March 7, 1887 in Schettens, Netherlands; parents Rudolf Weidema and Tena Feenstra, also both born in Schettens; in the U.S. for 31 years; usual residence rural Lyon County, 2 miles east and ½ mile south of Doon; in the Hull community 1 year; died in the Hull Hospital, where she had been for 12 days, at 7:30 a.m. February 26, 1940; cause, ruptured appendix, duration 2-15 [or 2-13?] and cholocystitis, duration 2-11; was operated on for drainage of appendical abscess on 2-21-40; buried in Hudson, S.D.

FindaGrave.com has Effie DeYoung, 1887-1940, buried in Eden Cemetery, Hudson, Lincoln County, S.D.; husband Peter DeYoung (1885-1956), son Pete DeYoung (1917-1949).

The 1910 U.S. census for Virginia Township, Union County, South Dakota has Peter (25) and Effie (23) De Young, married 1 year, born in Holland, immigrated in 1909, and their son Rudolph (7/12), born in Iowa; Peter is a farm laborer.

WieWasWie.nl has a birth index record for Aafke Weidema; parents Ruurd Weidema and Trijntje Feenstra; born 7 March 1887 in Friesland.

It is possible that they actually married after coming to Iowa. The Sioux County marriage register for 1909/1910 has groom Popke de Jong, age 24, a Hollander, residence Sioux Center, a farmer; parents Ruward de Jong and Pietje Blutstra; bride Afke Wiedema, age 23, a Hollander, residence Sioux Center, parents Remce Wiedema and Tryntje Vienstra; married in Orange City July 8, 1909. No marriage record for them was readily located in WieWasWie.nl.

Her husband Peter’s obituary (posted separately) also spells her birth name Wiedema.