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Visits with Branderhorst family in Cedar and Lam bert
The writer visits the Branderhorst family in Cedar and Lambert, Holland born in the Netherlands, with 14 children. The tale covers emigration in 27 years, farm life on Sandridge, tax views, and family ties to Pella Prairie City and Des Moines areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Branderhorst
Branderhorst
Lambert Branderhorst
Cedar Community
Will van Dort
Wormhoudt & Plette
Columbus and
Main Streets
Tone Gysen
Trave
Holland
Lambert
States
America
Pearl Blackwell
Emma van Dort
Pella
Hester Veenstra
Bussey
Gertie de Boer
Oskaloosa
William
Newton
Marie van Ryswyk
Prairie City
Mary van Ryswyk
Monroe
Cedar
Cora Oostendorp
Birmanwood
Wis
Gerrit
Gysbert
Hester
Cora
St First Stres
B. J. di
Moines
Fairmount
John of Pettit
Des In van Essen
Matt Hoksbergen
D. W. Rietveld
Chronicle
Hoksbergen
Dirk
Netherlands
Peter
Corsica
S. D
Sam van Hem
de Mai
Denlport
John
Sandridge
Mrs. de Haai
Henry van Haatten
de Mani
Andrew Lubbers
de Hani
Ubbers
J. UW. Reuvers
East First Street
J. HL. Reuvers
Mr. Reuvers
Reuvers
Keokuk
Matt Tice
Mr. Tice
Reavers
Pella Produce Co
van der Meulen
W. C. Ver Ploeg
Charles Scharff
Central College
Geo. Gesman
Eli Hallebrands
Hallebrands
Steve van Rockel
Rey
Aneel
Katt City
Dicksey Hase Newton
Lenni Bertot
Hi 3
W. I. Merhig
Kansas City
W. J. Raymaker
Guthrie Oklahoma