DeYoung, Peter, 1885-1956

DEYOUNG, DEJONG, WEIDEMA, WIEDEMA, VLIETSTRA

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Date: 1/31/2022 at 21:27:08

From the Hawarden Independent, January 19, 1956:

Peter De Jong Dies at Age 70

Peter De Jong, 70, was found dead of a heart attack Saturday morning. Wm. Jurgenson, on whose lot Mr. De Jong’s trailer was parked, found the body. Sheriff Harry Dykstra, who investigated, said that Mr. De Jong has been dead approximately 12 hours. He had spent the preceding evening watching television at the Jurgenson home and went home at about midnight, apparently in good health.

Mr. De Jong was born January 28, 1885, in Holland where he married Essie Wiedema. He was a retired farmer and came to Hawarden from Hudson 8 years ago. He was preceded in death by his wife about 16 years ago.

The body was removed from the Barnard Funeral home Monday to the C. J. Vander More undertaking parlors at Hudson where funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon. Interment was at Eden cemetery at Hudson.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Jim Sorlie of Hudson, Mrs. Pearl Faber of Doon, and Mrs. Mary Sauers of Streeter, Ill.; three sons, Rudolph of Stillwater, Minn., Richard, who is in the navy and Sidney of California, and one half brother, Lester De Vries of Hawarden.

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From the Sioux City Journal, January 17, 1956:

Hawarden Man Is Found Dead of Heart Attack

Peter De Young, 70, a retired farmer, was found dead Saturday in his trailer home here where he lived alone. Harry Dykstra, Sioux county sheriff, aid Monday death apparently was caused by a heart attack. No inquest was planned. Mr. De Young had visited the William Jurgerson family Friday evening and appeared in good health.

He was born in Holland January 28, 1885, and married Effie Wiedema in Holland. They came to America and farmed. She died about 1940.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Jim Sorlie of Hudson, S.D.; Mrs. Pearl Faber of Doon, Ia.; Mrs. Mary Sauers, of Streeter, Ill.; three sons, Rudolph of Stillwater, Minn.; Sydney of Artesian, Col., and Richard in the navy, and a half-brother, John De Vries of Hawarden.

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His FindaGrave.com page has him as Peter De Young, born 1885, died 1956, buried in Eden Cemetery, Hudson, Lincoln County, South Dakota; spouse Effie DeYoung (1887-1940); one son listed: Pete DeYoung (1917-1940). There is a photo of his headstone.

His entries in U.S. census records all call him Peter or Pete De Young. The 1910 census for Virginia township, Union County, South Dakota has Peter (25) and Effie (23) De Young, married 1 year, both born in Holland and immigrated in 1909, and their son Rudolph (7/12), born in Iowa; Peter is a farm laborer.

The 1920 census shows the De Young family in Rock Valley: Pete (34), Effie (32), children Rudolph (10), Tena (6), and Peter (2-2/12), all born in Iowa, and Pete’s brother-in-law Henry Weidema (28), who immigrated from Holland in 1911. Pete and Henry are farm laborers.

In 1930 the De Young family is in Alcester Township, Union County, South Dakota: Peter (45), Effie (43), children Rudolph (20), Tena (16), Peter J. (12), Pearl R. (9), Mary (4-6/12), all born in Iowa, and Richard H. (9/12), born in South Dakota. Peter is a farmer, renting his farm.

In 1940 (April) they are living in Garfield Township, Lyon County. Peter (55) is a farm operator, renting his farm, listed as married although his wife had died a couple of months previous; children Pearl (19), Mary (14), Richard (10), and Sidney (8, born in Iowa). Rudolph De Young (30) and his family are listed as a separate household right underneath; Rudolph is a farm laborer, likely on his father’s farm.

The 1925 Iowa state census for Settlers Township, Sioux County has Peter De Young (40) and Aafke Veidema (37) and children; his parents are given as R. De Young and Pietytje[?] Vlietstra.

WieWasWie.nl has a birth index record for Popke De Jong, born 29 January in Franeker, Friesland, parents Ruurd de Jong and Pietje Vlietstra.

It appears that he and Effie married right 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 on WieWasWie.nl.