DeHaan, Wopke 1816-1885 & Wives Families

DEHAAN, HIEMSTRA, VANDERMEER, DEVRIES, KIESTRA, VANDENBOS

Posted By: Wilma J. VandeBerg -volunteer (email)
Date: 2/2/2025 at 17:33:17

DeHaan, Wopke 1816-1885 and Wives Families

This biography of the Wopke De Haan family was composed by Wilma J. Vande Berg of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society. The narrative was made from various sources including records from the web site www.iagenweb.org/sioux ; family reports and vitals collected from ancestry.com records and it’s public member trees, Find A Grave index and various local archives, books and publications.

Disclaimer: Names, dates and places may very form one source to another, but have been stated in this biography as presented in the source. Family data taken from ancestry.com public member trees is subject to the submitter of data to ancestry.com and was not verified by this submitter. Information was cross checked from sources where possible. Sometimes facts may get clouded as information passes down the generations. The sources for information on the Oregon Wagon Train was passed on to the author, Charles Dyke, of the book ‘Story of Sioux County’ in personal interviews in about 1939 with grandchildren of the some of the families in the movement

OREGON TRAIL Wopke De Haan’s family may have been involved in a Wagon Train that left Pella Iowa in 1864 and six months later arrived in Oregon after a grueling over land trip enduring many hardships. Our web page www.iagenweb.org/sioux has set up a page with accounts of that journey. See ‘Onsite Resources’ go to Biographies ‘Wagons Ho’ the 1864-1870 Oregon Trail, to read about what this family may have as well as others who had experienced the wagon trip. Some of the families after coming back to Pella IA later joined the on going migration that led to Sioux County Iowa. In the book Sioux County History, there are actual transcriptions of vivid accounts of the Oregon Trail experience on pages 402-414 and pages 429-430. In the page 430 it mentions “in the group were families of Leendert Van Der Meer, Dirk Van Den Bos, C. Newendorp, Dirk Van Der Meer, Lutje Mars, Wopke De Haan and Hannes Klein. The eight Noteboom children who lost their parents were divided among the various relatives.

HOWEVER, upon researching information of Wopke De Haan family no mention was ever found about their journey on the Oregon Trail. All the claims were that the known children were born in Iowa. However, there was a gap in births from about 1864-1869. Possibly the whole Wopke De Haan family did go with the Oregon Wagon Train 1864. When the family got to Oregon, were disenchanted as many were, and returned to Iowa after a short stay, via the newly constructed railroads built at that time. There are no census records or other known records of that time period to investigate. In many cases with these pioneer families three major migration journeys were endured, first coming to America from Holland on a treacherous journey by sea, then the Oregon Trail with its perils 1864-1869, then the migration by another wagon train from Pella to Sioux County IA about 1869-1870.

RESEARCH Notes: From Ancestry.com searches for births, marriages, deaths, and public member tree reports, Find A Grave Indexes, Netherlands vitals www.wiewaswie.nl and GSCGS web site www.iagenweb.org/sioux.

1816, on Jan 26, was born Wopke de Haan to Hoeke Lammerts de Haan and Baukje Wopkes de Vries at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland Netherlands.

1838 , on August 18, married at Bergum Tietjerksteradeel Friesland Neth., marriage of Wopke Hoekes de Haan, 22, to Jetske Hiemstra. He was son of Hoeke de Haan and Baukje de Vries. She was daughter of Yme Hiemstra and Dieuwke Kiestra.

1847 Wopke Heckes De Haan age 31, born 1816, departed from Amsterdam and arrived Jun 1847 at Baltimore Maryland, on ship Peter Floris. Wife J. J. Heemstra, children Deiuwke. Wopke 4 mos. Boukje 5, Jenkje 2.

1856 census of Lake Prairie Marion Co. IA Wopke De Haan was 40 years born abt 1816 Netherlands was widowed, had one child Jemptje (Impkje) 11. His parents were living in same household Hoeke De Haan 77, and Bouktje De Haan 79.

1857, on Jul 3, Marion County IA, marriage of Wopke De Haan and Antje Vander Meer born 27 Aug 1830 Overschie, Zuid Holland Neth.

1860 census of Pella Marion IA, Wopke De Haan was a carpenter, age 42 wife was Antje age 29, son Isaac De Haan, living with them Aaltje VanTol 8, Antje VanTol 5. (Observation – In 1860 census Wopke’s daughter Impkje De Haan was 17 yrs born about 1843 working for a family Anne VanderMeulen. The Van Tol children were from a previous marriage of Wopke’s wife Antje Van Der Meer)

1870 census William Dehaan age 53 born 1817 Holland, Tsp 95 Range 43 Sioux Iowa Wife Annie Dehaan, 39 yrs, Children Adeline 19, Anna 16, Isaac 12, Mary 9, John 7 and Henry 3. All children indicated as born in Iowa.

1876 Wopke De Haan final Certificate Homestead place Iowa Land Office Sioux City, Section 30, Township 95 North Range 44 West Sioux County.

1880 census of Holland Tsp. Sioux County IA W. De Haan is 64 years, a widower, occupation Farmer, living with him son Isaac De Haan 21, Johannes De Haan 17 born IA , and Henry De Haan 12 born IA.

DE HAAN FAMILY RESEARCH

Wopke Hoekes De Haan born 26 Jan 1816 Bergum Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands died 21 Oct 1885 Orange City, IA. Son of Hoeke Lammerts De Haan 1780-1870 and Baukje Wopkes de Vries 1777-1870. He married Jetske Ymes Hiemstra 18 Aug 1838 Bergum Friesland Netherlands, after she died he married Antje Van Der Meer July 3, 1857 Marion County IA.

Wife #1. Jetske Ymes Hiemstra born 11 Feb 1816 Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Netherlands and died in 1847. She died abroad ship on way to America. Her parents were Yme Jelles Hiemstra and Dieuwke Pyters Kiestra.

Wife #2: Antje Van Der Meer was born 1830 at Overschie Zuid Holland Netherlands died 26 Oct 1871 Sioux County IA. She was daughter of Izaak Van Der Meer and Alida Van Den Bos. She had been previously married to William Van Tol.

CHILDREN: There is some confusion in the records as posted on Ancestry, as to Adeline and Anna Van Tol under name De Haan in census. Antje Wife #2 was first married to William Van Tol 1829-1857, they had Adaline 1851-1939 and Aaltje 1852-1911 and Anna 1853-1927, .

Children of Wopke and #1: Jetske Hiemstra:
1. Dieuwke De Haan born 9 Jul 1839 Deinum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands. died before 1860 She was on the 1847 family passenger list
2. Boukje De Haan born 3 Oct 1841 Drageham, Achtkerspelen, Friesland Neth. She was not recorded the 1856 Marion County census assumed had died before 1856
3. Ymkje ‘Emma’ de Haan born 16 Nov 1844 Marion County IA died 12 Dec 1926 Leighton Mahaska County IA She married Feike Sytzes Hiemstra born1829 Friesland Netherlands and died 4 Feb 1892 Lake Prairie Marion IA. They had children - Anna Hiemstra Mrs. Nicholas Van Essen 1869-1942 and Henrietta Hiemstra born abt 1874.

Children of Wopke and #2: Antje Van Der Meer:
4. Isaac De Haan born 14 May 1858 Pella IA died 26 Jul 1941 Pella IA. He married Jannetje Jennie Doorn 1863-1953. They had children Anna De Haan 1883-1953, Cornelius De Haan 1885-1955, Isaac De haan 1886-1977, Lena De Haan Stevens 1888-1945, Marie De Haan Vanden Bos 1891-1918, Jennie De Haan Hasseler 1892-1951, Emma De Haan 1895-1995, Lorena De Haan 1898-1988 and John De Haan 1901-1988.
5. Marrigje ‘Mary’ De Haan 8 May 1861 Pella IA died 6 Dec 1927 Harrison SD She married Heijme ‘Henry’ Vis 1855-1912 They had children Elizabeth Vis Strake 1881-1960, Anntje Annie Vis Cady 1883-1960, Marie Elizabeth Vis Vander Werp 1885-1954, Alice Vis De Lange 1887-1960, Hilda Vis 1887, Heyme Vis 1889-1956, Dirk Vis 1891-1985, Fred Henry Vis 1894-1942, Margaret Vis Krediet 1897-1988.
6. Johannes ‘John’ De Haan born 27 Jun 1864 Marion County IA died 26 Jan 1949 Orange City IA. He married Alice Van’t Hoff 1858-1930 they had children – Henry De Haan 1895-1968, and Louis De Haan 1889-1969.
7. Leonard De Haan 1869 Marion Co. IA – died Sioux County IA. 1870 No further information.
8. Hendrik ‘Henry’ De Haan 26 Jun 1873 Marion Co. IA -1941 Find a Grave lists Henry De Haan died 26 Aug 1941 Rochester MN Lived at Sheldon IA buried Sioux Center IA. Wife Hattie Okkinga 1867-1934 , children Cynthia Franken 1880-1964, Anna De Haan 1894-1986, Maria Mary De haan 1897, Ethel Rae De Haan 1902-1995, and Henry J. Wilber De Haan 1909-1911.
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OBITUARY of Wopke ‘William’ Hoekes De Haan 1816-1885
DeHaan, Wopke Hoekes ‘William’ born 26 Jan 1816 Bergum Friesland Netherlands died 21 Oct 1885 Orange City IA . 69yrs. 9 mo. assumed to be buried at Orange City, no headstone.
Netherlands birth record has Wopke de Haan born 26 Jan 1816 at Tietjerksteradeel Friesland Netherlands to Hoeke Lammerts de Haan and Baukje Wopkes de Vries.
DeVolksvriend of Oct 22, 1885 In Dutch
Monday Mr. W. De Haan died at the age of 69 years and 9 months. The funeral held midday at this place officiated by Ds. Guelker from the Holland Christian Reformed church.

DEATH of Anntje Van Der Meer Mrs. Wopke De Haan 1830-1871
There were no newspapers in Sioux County IA at the time of her death.
Pella Newspaper Today died my beloved wife Antje Van Der Meer at age 41 years. Orange City, 26 Oct. 1871. W. De Haan. Pella's Weekblad dated 11 Nov 1871 in Plaatselijk Niews.