Sioux County, Iowa

Oregon Trail Wagon Journey from Pella

1862-1870 

and their Connection to Sioux County, Iowa.

 

 

 

 

1862-1870 Oregon Wagon Trail from Pella to Oregon
Source: 1942-The Story of Sioux County, by Charles L. Dyke pp. 402-414 & pp 429-430
Chapter titled: THE OREGON TRAIL, as told by Mr. John Ellerbroek, Mrs. Cornelia Jongewaard Bogaard and Mrs. Mary Ellerbroek Hornstra, who were Journey eye-witnesses. "Read the book link above."

-More To Come-

In the near future this page will give the particulars on a group of Pella Iowa Dutch settlers who took up their families and belongings and left on a Wagon Train to Oregon. They endured a grueling six months journey with many hardships and encounters with the Indians. Some were non-citizen conscientious objectors to being drafted for the Civil War in 1862-1864. For various reasons many returned to Pella on or before 1870, then moved on to Sioux County IA. 

 There will be Biographies on the known pioneers in our BIOS section of our Sioux County Web Page at www.iagenweb.org/sioux. If you have a biography on one of these pioneers to share with this page contact: Wilma J. Vande Berg query@mtcnet.net 

 Disclaimer: Information on this page was transcribed as on the source, consequently there may be some question as to the accuracy. Errors will be corrected when found, so check with this script often to get the full advantage of this history.

 

Known List Pioneer Oregon Trail Families

Biography is linked.

Obits/Notes

Linked 

Surnames included

Research Status
Burggraaf, Pieter
   
   
De Vries, Isaac
 
    
 
    
Ellerbroek, Peter
 
    
   
 
    
   
 
Nieuwendorp, Christiaan (alt spelling; Niewendorp)  
    
Rysdam, Gerrit
 
   
 
    
...More Research to Come...

Sources used during research:
books, newspapers, family documents, etc.

1. Book, Golden Jubliee Edition 1891-1941 pp44-45
2. Sioux Center News, July 31, 1941 pg 29
3. Sioux County Capital, Jan 2, 1947 pg 1 "Pella Centennial article"
4. Alton Democrat, March 1, 1935 pg 1 "Survivor Oregon Trail"
5. Sioux Center Nieuwsblad, Feb 17, 1915 pg 5or13 "R.C. Jongewaard acct in Dutch"
6. Alton Democrat, July 1, 1965 pg 7 "40 Yrs Ago column"
7. The Story of Sioux County, 1942 by Charles L. Dyke pp 402-414
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Copyright 2025. This page will be under construction as information is found and assembled. Please reference the family’s BIOS link on our web site for the family names and separate information on them. 

Historical accounts of the Journey, and obits of the primary couples on the journey will be added as available.

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