Mrs. Aart Verrips Rites Mark Long Life in Pella
Mrs. Aart Verrips 93 died Friday evening at home after over four months illness. Born March 2, 1843 in Rossini Netherlands she came to America at age 12 and settled in Pella. Surviving children, grandchildren, great grandchildren number 106 descendants with many relatives visiting from Davenport Oskaloosa and other towns for the funeral at First Reformed Church.
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Aart Verrips
Pella
Rossini
Netherlands
Verrips
America
Gertrude Willemsen
Rozella
John den Hartog
Peter Sela
Louis Vander
Streck
Flins
Lovilia
Koen
Albert de Wild
Davenport
Sam
Art
Albia
Gerrit
Oskaloosa
Simon Steenbock
Leighton
Elizabeth
A. Haverkamp
R. T. Fine
Oskwood
Mietta Vanden Oever
Vander Linden
William Bogaards
Elbert de Wild
Herman Vander Streek
Byrum Byers
Margaret Hurley
John Wildedour
St. Joseph
Lane Vander Linden
Knoxville
Leonard Schakel
Gerrit Verrips
Barnett
van Wort
Iowa
Naming Customs in Dutch Ancestry Clarified
Dirk P. De Young of Avenel New Jersey explains Dutch naming patterns. The first son often bears the paternal grandfather's name, the second the maternal grandfather's, with alternation continuing for other children. Sons and daughters commonly used both their own given name and their father's name in formal documents.
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de Young
Dirk P. de Young
Avenel
N. J
Holland
John de Young
Henry de Young
John Hendrikse de Young
Local visits span Newton and Pella households
Fifield and families visited Sunday at John Van Dam home in Newton. Pauline Bovenkamp of Newton ed last week with her friend Nellie Zegers. Mrs. Dirk Dickema of Pella and Mrs. Gerrit Vande Kieft with daughters visited Thursday afternoon with Mrs. John Bloodsworth. Mrs. Frank Rexront and daughter Fern visited Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Rean Van Enghoven. Arthur De Rand of Pellavn with friends Albert and I Van de Kieft and Nickolas Schuring spent a few days of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Schuring
John van Dam
Newton
Pauline Bovenkamp
Nellie Zegers
Dirk Dickema
Pella
Gerrit Vande Kieft
John Bloodsworth
Frank Rexront
Fern
Rean van Engelhoven
Arthur de Rand
Pellavn
Albert and
I van de Kieft
Nickolas Schuring
John van Waardhuizen
Rene. van Engelenhoven
Bryan Karr
Delight Vander Gaarde
Wm. Ver
Local social notes and events from Knoxville area
A roundup of visits, illnesses, and household changes in Knoxville and nearby towns. Mrs. Zegers and Mrs. Bovenkamp hosted callers. Van Waardhuizen and Rene Van Engelenhoven visited. Bryan Karr and Delight Vander Gaarde stopped by. Mrs. Verners ill but improving. Page mentions baptisms at Harvey Assembly of God, a Roofing incident with Joe Sneller, and Governor Landon receiving a hat from Independence locals amid labor bureau job figures.
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John Hendrikse
Mr. de Young
Fifield
Charli
Charles, Chaplin In
Claudette Colbert
Gene Raymond
Wendy Barrie
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
William Zegers
Marie Bovenkamp
Newon
Ners
Margaret Kooyman
William van Dyke
Norma Jean
Roy Glen
Virgil Bloodsworth
Herman
Fair
Cordova
Calvin Bricker
Joe Vanden Berg
Gerrit Hoksbergen
Marie
Jim van Hemert
Ann Hemert
Mary Jane
Herman Sneller
Ruthie Pitt
Betty Murphy
Alf M. Landon
Independence
Kansas
State Labor Bureau
Nella Penunzi
Red Parrott
Arcada
St. Charles
Benteco
Cooch
Rolt
Cascade Inn
Pacace
Lipton
Maxwell House Coffee
Prince Albert
Velvet
Loganberries
Hume
C. Benteco
Sinclare
Lima
Re Cone
Pinkham
Senorita Castile
Swift
Guia
Ela Ideal Harmacy
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