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Ferdinand Schaffer of Blue Island Pre paring History of Families Who Redeemed the Low Lands and Prairies of Calumet District Early Settlers and Those Who Can Furnish Correct History of this Vicinity Are Urged to Help in Interesting Work—Mistakes in Some Names and Many Names Not Yet Reg istered—Here’s an Article that Will Interest Our Readers The following historical sketch is reprinted from the Cal umet Index, Mr. Carl Morgan, editor. The Pointer is sure it will interest many of our readers. As explained below, Mr. Schapper is preparing a history of the early settlers of this section and if you can help him correct the errors and omissions do so at your earliest convenience: “Some day the history of this terri tory will be written in capital let ters.” That was the statement of a far-sighted man who early saw the advantages of settling on ‘‘The Hill,” near the great car works and the great lake behind them. And the old plank road, with its crooked turn, its mud and its clay, was the inspiration that led the “early Dutch settlers” to settle here and start what today stands foremost in the minds of Chicagoans as the “com ing port,’ the Calumet region. But the Calumet region grew even more than the early Dutch settlers had dreamed of. Men came, saw and conquered the trials that always face the newcomer into strange and bar ren lands. The names of men and their off spring never die, however, and it has remained for one man—Ferdinand Schapper of Blue Island—to compile the “Calumet Region Dutch Family Tree” of early settlers, which this newspaper herewith submits to its readers, asking for corrections should the list be incorrect, or should better information be available. Mr. Schapper’s Letter. The following letter, written to our readers by Mr. Schapper, explains the “tree,” and is as follows: Some ten or twelve years ago I began to collect material to preserve the early history of Blue Island, also the names of its residents from 1834 to 1860. Later I concluded to extend the collection of names of the early settlers 3008 to include the whole territory that in the early days was tributary to Blue Island. This terri tory includes the present townships of Worth, Palos, Orland, Bremen, Rich, Bloom, Thornton and that part of Calumet south of Ninety-fifth street and west of Lake Calumet and the Grand Calumet River. When com pleted, this history will not be for sale. Only four or five copies will be issued, one of which will be placed in the Chicago Historical Society and the other in the several public libra ries in this vicinity. In addition to the mere names of these pioneer settlers I have—when possible — obtained a short family sketch of each—where they came from, where they lived, their occupa tion, who their children were, whom these children married, etc. The following list contains the names of all the natives of Holland tat settled in and near the present Roseland, and in the vicinity of the present South Holland from 1847 to Isleo; also the names of others besides natives of Holland that lived in and near the present Roseland during the same period and before that I have been able to obtain. Of those marked with an (X) my information is incom plete, and I shall be glad to receive further information from anybody. Undoubtedly errors and omissions will be found in this list, and my ob ject in making this list public at the present time is to give those inter ested in this matter an opportunity to make such corrections as may be necessary. I shall be pleased to call on anyone that desires to make corrections, ad ditions, or revise his own family sketch. F. SCHAPPER. 178 New street, Blue Island, TN. Early Dutch Settlers in This Vicinity. The first native of Holland who set tled in this neighborhood was Corne lius Aarentsen. He settled near the present village of South Holland in 1847. Shortly after his arrival, in the same year, the following countrymen of his also settled in the same neigh borhood: Henry De Young, Jan Killewinger, Huisbert Scheurwater, Jacob Duim, Mrs. Klaas Paarlenberg (widow), and Cornelius Schay. The following year, 1848, came: Simon Benschop, Klaas Pool, Isaac Schilling, Roelf Van Vuuren, Avi De Reuter, R. Rambout, Jen Van Eye and the Rev. W. C. Wust. In 1849 a colony of Hollanders con sisting of: Jan Ambaul, Peter Dalen berg, Jacob De Young, Gerritt Heni genburg, Cornelius Kuyper, Jan Von ker, Jan Bras, Klaas Dalenberg, Peter De Young, Hark Eenigenburg, Leen dert Vander Sijde, Jan Ton and Abram De Koker settled in the pres ent Roseland, and in the same year the following came to South Holland: Tunis De Young, Wm. Gouwens, Thys Gouwens and Peter Gwynenberg. The present Roseland at that time was known as the High Prairie and the present South Holland as the Low Prairie. During the fifties about one hun dred families came to the two settle ments to make it their future home. Their names in alphabetical order, with dates of arrival, are as follows. Those marked (D) are natives of Hol land; of those marked (X) informa tion is incomplete: (D) Aarentsen, Cornelius, Low Prai rie, 1847. (D) Admiral, Jacob, High Prairie, about 1858. (D) Ambuul, John, High Prairie, 1849. (X) Ainsworth, re, about 1859. (D) Anker, Ann, Low Prairie, 1852. Andrews, David, High Prairie, 1839. Andrews, John, High Prairie, about 1840. Andrews, William, High Prairie, 1839. (D) Baardwyk, Ann, Low Prairie, 1852. (D) Bartman, B., Low Prairie, 1852. (D) Benschop, Simon, Low Prairie, 1848. (D) Blankenstyn, Jan, Low Prairie, 1855. (D) Boon, Isaac, High Prairie, about 1858. (D) Boon, Maes, High Prairie, 1855. (D) Boon, Saac, High Prairie, about 1858. (D) Bras, Jan, High Prairie, 1849. (D) Brandt, John, High Prairie, early 50s. (D) Braschler, John, Low Prairie, 1855. (D) Brashart, Martin, High Prairie, 1855. (X) Bucknell, Thomas, High Prai rie, early 50s. Buhl, Charles H., High Prairie, late 40s. (X) Burdick, ———, High Prairie, 1842. Button, Leander, High Prairie, 1859. Cooper, John, High Prairie, 1857. (X) Crumby, Darius, High Prairie, 1850. (D, X) Cavitt, Tunis, (7), 1856. Cochran, James W., High Prairie, about 1850. (D) Dalenberg, Peter, High Prairie, 1849. (D) Dalenberg, Klaas, High Prairie, 1849. (D) De Young, Cornelius, Low Prai rie, early 50s. (D) De Young, Henry, Low Prairie, 1847. (D) De Young, Jacob (De Jong), High Prairie, 1849. (D) De Young, John (son of Jacob), High Prairie, 1849. (D) De Young, Gerritt (son of Ja cob), High Prairie, 1849. (D) De Young, Dirk (son of Jacob), Their Prairie, 1849 (D) De Young, Pieter, High Prairie, 1849. (D) De Young, Tunis, Low Prairie, 1849. (D) De Ridder, John, T.ow Prairie, 1850. (D) De Reuter, Ari, T.ow Prairie, 1848. (D) De Kock,’ Ari, High Prairie, early 50s. (D) De Koker, Abram, High Prai rie, 1849. (D) De Graaf, Wouter, low Prairie, about 1855. (D) De Vries, Jacob, Low Prairie, 1852. (D) De Vries, John, High Prairila, High Prai- 1852. (D) De Vries, Cornelius, High Prai rie, about 1855. (D) Dibbeltestuiver, Abram, High Prairie, 1853. (D) Duin, Jacob, Low Prairie, 1847. (X) Dunn, Charles, High Prairie, 1853. Dunn, Rovert, High Prairie, about 1856. (D) Dyk, Michael, High Prairie, 1859. (D) Henigenberg, Gerritt, High Prai rie, 1849. (D) Henigenberg, Hark, High Prai rie, 1849. Ehrhard, John, High Prairie, 1858. Goldschmidt, Emanuel, High Prai rie, 1848. (D) Gouwens, William, Low Prai rie, 1849. (D) Gouwens, Thys, Low Prairie, 1849. (D) Geluck, John, Low Prairie, 1854. Harter, John A., High Prairie, 1848. (D) Hogbaum, Cornelia, High Prai re, Isod. (D) Huizinga, Ewald, High Prairie, 1854. (D) Hoet, Ann, High Prairie, 1554. (D) Hnisman, Hop, Low Prairie, 1856. (X) Ireton, Job, High Prairie, 1857. (D) Karpenstein, Martin, High Prairie, about 1854. (D) Killewinger, John, Low Prairie, 1847. . (D) Kionka, Charles, High Prairie, about 1859. (D, X) Klompner, G., Low Prairie, 1852. (D, X) Klompner, Anton, Low Prai rie, 1852. (D) Kluit, Cornelius, High Prairie, 1857. (D) Kohlebrander, John, Low Prai rie, about 1856. (D) Kostelyk Ar, Low Prairie, 1850. (D, X) Kooy, Pieter, High Prairie, 1853. (D) Kroon, Albert, High Prairie, 1859. (D) Kuyper, Cornelius, High Prai rie, 1849. (D) Lageste, John, High Prairie, 1855. Lopp, Hamilton, High Prairie, about 1847. (D) Lutjes, Dirk, Low Prairie, 1858. (D) Madderom, Cornelius, High Prairie, 1853. (D) Madderom, Klaas (son of Cor nelius), High Prairie, 1853. (D) Madderom, Pieter (son of Cor nelius), High Prairie, 1853. (D) Mastenbrook, John, Low Prai rie, 1852. (D) Mastenbrook, James, Low Prai rie, 1852. (D), Mastenbrook, Leonhard, High Prairie, 1857. (X) Mathews, Clark, High Prairie, 1836. (D) Maat, Tunis, High Prairie, 1853. McLaughlin widow, High Prairie, 1857. (D) Mierot, Jacob, High Prairie, about 1859. (D)Mierot, Kreyn, High Prairie, about 1859, Murray, Robert H., High Prairie, 1860. (D) Ostenbrooker, John, Low Prai rie, 1855. (D. ) Oseinga, S., Low Prairie, 1855. (D) Overtoom, John, High Prairie, 1857. _ (D) Overtoom, Adriennis, High Prai rie, 1857. (D) Overtoom, Nicolaus, High Prai rie, 1857. Osterhout, Levi, High Prairie, about 1843. (D), Ooms, Adam, High Prairie, about 1859. Ortel, John, High Prairie, 1858. (D) Paarlenberg widow, Low Prai rie, 1847. Periam, Joseph, High Prairie, 1838. (D) Pool, Klaas, Low Prairie, 1848. (X) Proeschold, John, High Prairie, 1852. (D) Prins, Peter, High Prairie, 1850. (D, X) Qualander, Martin, High Prairie, 1855. Rau, Fred, High Prairie, 1848. (D) Ravesloot, John, Low Prairie, 1855. (D) Rambout, Richard, Low Prairie, 1848. (D) Ravenstein, Wm., Low Prairie, 1858. Reich, Gottlieb Fr., High Prairie, 1848. (D) Roggeveen, Cornelius, High Prairie, 1855. (D) Redhauser, Wm., Low Prairie, 1852. (D) Sandervoort, Cornelius, High Prairie, 1858 Savacool James, High Prairie, 1858. (D) Schaap, Sirk, Low Prairie, 1856. (D) Schay, Cornelius, Tow Prairie, 1847. ()) Scheuerwater, Huisbert, Low Prairie, 1847. (D, X) Schiffer, Jannecke, (?) 1858. (D) Schilling, Isaac, Tow Prairie, 1848. (D) Schimmel, John, Low Prairie, 1855. (D) Schouten, Simon, High Prairie, H4 18 (D, X) Slekhuis, Cornelius, Tow Prairie, 1855. (D, X) Slekhuis, John, Low Prairie, 1855. (D) Snip, John, High Prairie, 1853. (B) Steenbergen, John, High Prai rie, 1855. (X) Shannahan, Patrick, High Prai rie, 1852. (D) Swart, Adrian (Zwart), High Prairie, about 1856. (b) Swart, Hens (20.2 ), UWleh Prairie, about 1856. (D) Swart, John (Zwart), High Prairie, about 1856. (D) Swart, Wm. (Zwart), High Prai rie, about 1856. (D) Sweets, Giel, Low Prairie, 1855. (D) Sweets, Wouter, Low Prairie, 1855. (D)Sweets, Ienry, Low Prairie, 1855. (D) Ten Haaken, C, Low Prairie, 1857. (D) Tien, Harm, High Prairie, 1853. (D) Ton, John, High Prairie, 1849. (D) Thysen, Heer, High Prairie, 1860. (D) Thysen, Dirk, High Prairie, 8n (D) Van Bodengraven, Wm., Low Prairie, 1856. (D) Van Dam, Cornelius, High Prai rie, 1859. (D) Van Drunen, Rokus, Low Prai rie, 1856. (D) Van Drunen, Sebastian, Low Prairie, 1856. (D) Van Drunen, Anton (son of Se bastian), Low Prairie, 1856. (D) Van Drunen, Cornelius (son of Sebastian), Low Prairie, 1856. (D) Van Drunen, John (son of Se bastian), Low Prairie, 1856. (D) Van Drunen, Ari (son of Sebas tian), Low Prairie, 1856. (D) Van Drunen, Peter (son of Se bastian), Low Prairie, 1856. (D) Van Eil, Jan, Low Prairie, 1848. (D) Van Maanen, Herman, Low Prairie, 1856. (D) Van Mijnen, Barend, High Prai rie, 1853). (D, X) Van Velthuisen, Jacob, (?) 1859. (D) Van Villigen, Adrian, High Prai rie, 1855. (D) Van Vuuren, Roelf, Low Prai rie, 1848. (D) Van Wieren, re, 1858. (D) Van Zanden, Jacob, Low Prai rie, about 1854. (D) Vandenberg, Bart, High Prai rie, 1859. (D) Van der Aa, , Low Prai rie, 1858. (D) Van der Bilt, Lucas, Low Prai rie, 1857. (D) Van der Berg, Albert, High Prairie, 1855. (D, X) Van der Heyden, Ames, Low Prairie, 1852. (D) Van der Kley, Aart, Low Prai rie, 1851. (D) Van der Linden, Art, High Prai rie, 1855. (D) Van der Staar, Martin, High Prairie, 1853. (D) Van der Lijde, Leendert, High Prairie, 1849. (D) Van der Wolf, Hendrick, Low Prairie, 1855. (D) Ver Hoef, Jan, High Prairie, bout 1858. (D) Veld, Henry, Low Prairie, about 1858. (D) Veld, Evert, Low Prairie, about 1858. (D) Veld, Engelbert, Low Prairie, about 1858. (D) Ver Meulen, John, High Prai rie, 1855. —+——, Low Prat (D) Vincke, Jan, Low Prairie, about 1859. * (Db) Wagenaar, Wm., Low Prairie 1853. ‘ Weitkamp, Wm. High Prairie about 1858. Wheeler, Wm., High Prairie, abit 1854. (D) Witt, Cornelius, High Prairidid 57 (D, X) Workman, Klaas, High Prai rie, 1855. (D) Wist, Rev. W. C., Low Prairie, 1848. (D) Yonker, John, High Prairie, 1849. (D) Yuma, M. A., High Prairie, 1855. (D) Zwynenberg, Peter, Low Prai rie, 1849. Early Settlers in Riverdale, Dalton, Sandridge and Vicinity Up to 1860. Anderson, Andrew, about 1857. Bachman, Fred, 1848. vy ay Ate aos Berger, Nicolaus, 1847. Berger, Jacob, 1853. Balsiger, Nicolaus, 1854. (X) Bauer, Jacob, about 1858. Bauer, George, 1857. Dahlman, Fred, about 1888. Diekman, Ernst, 1852. Dollcn, George, 1837. Ridam C. Gottfried, about 1856. Kiger, Hernhard, 1555. wuuhe, Christian, 1852. Lind, Christian, 1852. t) Freitag, , about 1858. (a) Gallinger, — , 1834. Gergen, Mathias, 1856. (X) Griese, Christoph, 1855. (A) Gutgesell, J. Adolph, 1868. (X) Haman, Henry, 1853. Hacker, Henry, 1857. (X) Hanschel, Carl, 1860. Hardbrecht, David, about 1848. (X) Hansford, John, about 1842. Haasler, Martin, about 1858. Haasler, Louis, about 1858. Homeir, Anton, 1857. Jonas, Christoph, 1855. Jonas, Henry, 1855. Johnson, William, 1857. Kluckhohn, Fred, 1855. Kluckhohn, Charles, 1855. Kluckhohn, Fred (a cousin), 1855. Kluckhohn, August, 1855. Kraatz, Joachim, about 1850. (X) King, George, 1837. (X) Mathias, Michael, 1855. (X) Mathias, Martin, 1855. (X) Nagel, Henry, 1856. (X) Nagel, Louis, 1856. Neunzerling, Leo, 1856. Neunzerling, John, 1856. (X) Nitsche, Fred, 1853. (X) Nitsche, August, 1853. Osterhage, Simon, 1849. Pfotenhauer, Carl, 1852. Pohlers, Gotlieb, 1854. Propper, Fred, 1856. Reich, Fr. Aug., 1854. Saak, Conrad, 1850. Schirmer, Aug. Fr., 1858. Schmidt, Fred, 1852. Schneider, Jacob, 1855. Schreiber, Gotlieb, 1861. Schulz, John, 1853. Sherman, John, 1846. Spindler, Fritz, about 1857. Themer, Joachim, 1853. Titschner, Fred, 1853. Trapp, George, 1850. Terrison, Holsten, 1845. Vollrath, Henry, 1856. Waterman, Henry, 1855. Wernecke, Henry, 1855. Wetzel, Gotlieb, 1852. (X) Zachow, , 1852.
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