Peuse, William 1833-1910 & Sara Mookhoek Family
PEUSE, MOOKHOEK, BLOEMENDAL, BOONE
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Date: 9/13/2024 at 06:14:43
Peuse, William 1833-1910 & Sara Mookhoek Family
This story was taken from pages 453-454 of the Maurice Centennial Book (1891-1991). The story was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuw of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society. Some research notes were added by Wilma J. Vande Berg..
William Peuse (September 4, 1833 – September 21, 1910), and Sara Mookoek (April 17. 1838 – April 1, 1911), and their three daughters and one son, came from Holland in 1876. They first lived in Wisconsin, then came to Maurice, where they farmed one mile north, and 1¼ mile east of Maurice. They attended the First Reformed Church and their children went to country school. Nettie and Kate were school teachers, Anna took in sewing, and John was a farmer. (John’s twin brother died in infancy). Nettie married John Penhalligan and moved to Minnesota. Anna married Frank Baker and moved to South Dakota. Kate married Tip Baker and moved to Minnesota. Later William and Sara moved to the town of Maurice, and son John stayed on the farm.
John married Maggie Roelfson of Alton, in 1901. They had nine children. Six were born on the Maurice farm (Sarah, 1902; Jennie, 1904; Minnie, 1905; William, 1907; Mattie, 1909; and Evert, (1911). They then moved to Ireton where John, (1913) and Kate, (1916), were born. They then farmed at Alton, for one year and then back to Maurice, where they lived one mile north of town. Henry was born there in 1920. In 1924 they bought a farm one mile south and 2¾ miles east of Maurice. They continued to live there for many years. Most of their children married while living on that farm. (Stories of Jennie, Minnie, William, Evert, and John Jr. appear elsewhere).
Sarah married Ben Den Ouden December 27, 1935. They lived in Maurice, where Ben was the janitor of the Maurice Public School. Sarah passed away May 12, 1941. Ben later moved to Michigan, where he passed away April 11, 1958. Mother Maggie passed away August 7, 1936. Father John continued to stay on the farm with sons John and Henry, and daughters Mattie and Kate. In 1946, Father John, Mattie and Kate moved to Orange City. Henry stayed on the farm. He married Harriet Kleinhesselink August 20, 1946. They have four children. Father John Sr. passed away December 4, 1948. The Peuse farm was sold and Henry and Harriet moved to an acreage east of Orange City, in 1949. Mattie lives in Orange City, and continues to do housework for others. Katie married Alvin Van Berkum August 24, 1955. They farmed four miles north, one west, and ½ mile north of Orange City, until 1962, when they moved to Orange City.
(End of family story from the Maurice Book)
RESEARCH Notes – From a family report on ancestry.com public member trees submitted by others than this submitter. Marriage and births confirmed by www.wiewaswie.nl .
Willem Peuse was born 4 Sep 1833 Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands and died 21 Jul 1910 Maurice IA. His parents were Antoni Morrenhof Peuse 1785-1838 and Johanna Bloemendal 1798. He married 3 Nov 1864 at Kloetinge, Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands to Sara Wilhelmina Mookhoek 1838-1911.
Sara Wilhelmina Mookhoek was born 17 Aug 1838 Hoofdplaat, Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
died 1 Apr 1911 Maurice IA. Her parents were Joost Mookhoek and Cornelia Boone. Willem and Sarah had the following childrenCHILDREN -
1. Naatje ‘Nettie’ Johanna. Pause born Jul 1865 died 4 Dec 1948 Princeton MN married 2 Apr 1890 Plymouth County IA to Frank M. Penhallegon. Find A Grave lists children as Sadie Rebecca Doughty, Frank Stanway Penhallegon, Millard Samuel Penhallegon and John Quincy Penhallegon.2. John Peuse 1866- died 4 Dec 1948 Orange City IA Wife was Maggie Roelfson and children were one daughter Sara Mrs. Ben DenOuden died in 1941. surviving are 8 children; Jennie Mrs. Benjamin VanRoekel; Minnie Mrs. Harry Bras; William, Evert, Henry Peuse all of this vicinity. Mattie and Kate Peuse.
3. Twin Infant Peuse 1866-1866 Kapelle, Netherlands died at birth
4. Kaatje ‘Kate’ Peuse born 9 Aug 1870 Kapelle Zeeland Netherlands died 15 May 1946 Nobles Co. MN She married Thomas P. Baker 1871-1945. Their children were - William M. Baker 1897-1908. Charles Preston Baker 1903-1975, and Pearl Grave Baker 1911-1963.
6. Anna ‘Emma’ Peuse born 12 Jun 1872-1944 Kenosha WE died Nov 6, 1944 Miller SD. Married Franklin f. Bakre 1872-1933. Their children were – Earl Edward Baker 1893-1987, Florence F. Baker 1895-1937, Lloyd LeRoy Baker 1899-1969, Percy J. Baker 1903-1973
OBITUARY OF WILLIAM PEUSE
William Peuse died at his home at Maurice Iowa on Thursday night July twenty first of heart failure at the age of seventy seven. He was born in the Netherlands in 1833 and came to this country several years ago. He was a retired farmer and a faithful member of the First Reformed church of Maurice. The funeral services were held on July twentyt hird from the First Reformed church at Maurice and interment was made in the cemetery east of that town. The deceased is survived by one son and three daughters. Mrs. Baker of Leota Minnesota--daughter of the deceased--attended the funeral. The services were conducted by Rev. P. Ihrman.
Source: Alton Democrat, July 30, 1910, p. 4.
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William Peuse--a resident of Maurice for many years--died at his home here last Thursday night. He was seventy seven years old and was born in Holland. He came to this country when a young man. He lived on a farm near Maurice for a number of years and later retiring he came to Maurice where he has lived since. He leaves to mourn his loss besides his wife a son and three daughters--John Peuse who lives on the farm near Maurice, Mrs. Frank Baker of Maurice, Mrs. Tip Baker of Edgerton Minnesota and Mrs. Penballegon of Minnesota. The funeral was conducted Saturday afternoon by Rev. Ihrman from the Dutch Reformed church.
Source: Alton Democrat, July 30, 1910, p. 8: Maurice Items.
The Sioux County Cemetery Index has Peuse, Wilhelm, born 4 Sep 1833, died 21 July 1910, spouse Sara, buried Sherman Township Cemetery, Maurice.OBITUARY OF SARA MOOHKOEK
On Saturday evening this community was shocked by the sudden death of Mrs. Wm. Peuse. On Thursday she was taken down with pneumonia and on Friday she passed into an unconscious condition in which she remained until Saturday evening at 6 o'clock she quietly breathed her last. A son, John, who lives on the old farm north of town and three daughters, Mrs. F. Baker and Mrs. F. Phenalligan of Princeton, Minn., survive the departed one [yes, only two daughters were listed]. Deceased was a devout member of the Dutch Reformed church of this place and was honored and respected by all who knew her. The funeral services were held Tuesday.
Source: Sioux County Herald, April 5, 1911: Correspondence, Maurice.
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Mrs. Sarah Peuse died at her home in Maurice Saturday April first at the age of seventytwo years. Mrs. Peuse had been subject to heart disease for several years and on Thurday of last week she was seized with an attack from which she did not rally and passed quietly away Saturday evening about six o'clock. Funeral services were conducted by Revs. J. Wesselink and J. E. Winter Tuesday afternoon in the First Reformed church of which the deceased was a faithful member. Interment was made in the Sherman township cemetery, where less than a year ago the husband of the deceased was laid to rest.
Source: Alton Democrat, April 8, 1911:
Also in this issue of the Democrat: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baker came from Leota Minnesota in their auto last Saturday. Mrs. Baker is a daughter of Mrs. Peuse and came just in time to see her mother breathe her last.Pictures taken from two separate family reports on ancestry.com public member trees.
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