Jongewaard, Cornelius 1828-1904 & Helena Stoutenburg Family

JONGEWAARD, STOUTENBURG, MEEREBOER, KLOMP

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/7/2025 at 17:02:21

Jongewaard, Cornelius 1828-1904 & Helena Stoutenburg Family

This biography of the Cornelius Jongewaard 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 public member trees; Find A Grave Index and various local books and publications.

Disclaimer: Names, dates and places may very from one source to another, but have been stated in this biography as presented in the source. A previous biography in this web site’s BIOS sourced from the Pella Souvenir book was found to have some errors therefore, it has been replaced by this narrative. There were several other Jongewaard family branches as Albert 1825 – 1912 and Nicholas 1830-1924, originating out of the Pella area. Tracking the children of Cornelius Jongewaard family was a challenge as so many of the Jongewaard cousins had the same first (given) names and therefore, the chance of erroneous information increased. By applying the patronymic naming system of the children the correct ancestor parents can be identified.

ACCOUNTS of the Pella Pioneer Oregon Trail experience 1864-1870
From the book THE STORY OF SIOUX COUNTY by Charles Dyke Page 402. 403
The OREGON TRAIL as told by Mr. John Ellerbroek, Mrs Janna Cornelis Jongewaard Bogaard and Mrs. Mary Ellerbroek Hornstra reads:
“ On account of the religious feuds in the Netherlands during the middle of the last century, a number of people dissatisfied with church affairs in their old homeland, set out for the United States of America and under the leadership of a Rev. Scholte they settled in Marion County, Iowa, where they founded a town which they named Pella.
They had not been long in their new homeland when the war between the states, generally called the Civil War, broke out, and after President Lincoln’s call for volunteers was not responded to by sufficient number of men to put down the rebellion the drafting of men eligible to military duty began. But there were many men who were not citizens of the United States and to those the law did not spply, for an alien could not be drafted. But the general public contended that all who enjoyed the benefits of this free government should also be compelled to fight for its maintenance, and a proclamation that all aliens in the state of Iowa were given the choice of becoming citizens of the United States or leaving the state.
Therefore, said Mrs. Bogaard, daughter of Cornelius Jongewaard, late of Orange City, ‘my father was between two fires, He came to Iowa at the age of nineteen with the Reverend Mr. Scholte, had married in the meantime and had a wife and three children, but he was not a citizen of the United States. The two fires were: enlistment in the army or an overland wagon trip across the Great Plains by way of what was called the ‘Oregon trail’ to the state of Oregon. After due consideration and conversation and deliberation with others who were of a similar position and state of mind, they chose what they considered the lesser of the two fires, and decided to leave Iowa and go to Oregon.
The names of most of the persons who went on this trip have been lost and our three informants, Mrs. John Ellerbroek, Mrs. H. B. Bogaard and Mrs. Mary Ellerbroek Hornstra, can recall only the following: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Jongewaard, and three children: Mr. and Mrs. Lutje Mars and Step children Isaac De Vries, Peter and John and Mary Ellerbroek, and Children Simon and Alida; Mr. and Mrs. John Stoutenburg; and Mr and Mrs. Rysdam. As Cornelius Jongewaard had mad the trip once before, the travelers selected him as their captain. Mr. Jongewaard he two wagon in the train. One he drove himself and the other Mrs. Jongewaard drove. They left their homes near Pella on May 1, 1864.
(Next paragraph is about the DeVries/Ellerbroek/Mars family and how it came about that they were also on that journey.)
“Some of the big wagons, known as prairie schooners were drawn by horses and mules, but most of them by oxen of which there were plenty. When we started on our journey, I (Cornelius Jongewaard) was ten years of age and would be eleven on February 29, 1865. We had five yokes of oxen on our big wagon which was heavily loaded for the long trip. As some the oxen were not very well broken is, they would make a break once in a while, and e experienced this before we started out. Once, when crossing a bridge near Pella, the oxen pulled to one side and the wagon fell over and almost on me, but I was quick and jumped out of the way and across a ditch from the wagon and no one was hurt. I thought it was fun, but it scared my folks.
When we went through Pella on our way to the West, it was raining and the roads were very soft. But we had plenty of oxen and we did not stop for mud. If one of the wagons in the train got stuck in a muddy spot, we put on more yokes of oxen and pulled it out. Sometimes the wagons would sink down to the axles, but out they came when enough yokes of oxen were put on. We crossed the Des Moines river at a place called Rider Rock, and from there we went on to Council Bluffs, where we saw the first Indians of which there was a large band. Council Bluffs was so named because the white men held council there with the Indians on the bluffs. It was there we crossed the Missouri river, where is now Omaha. There was not town, but only a large warehouse where they sold new wagons.
Before we ent on our way the to West, our wagons were inspected. If a wagon was rejected as untrustworthy the owner was compelled to by a new wagon. As luck would have it, Stepfather Mars’ wagon was rejected and he had to buy a new one, which cost $140.00. I do not remember that he got anything for this old wagon. Everything there was made ready before striking out on the way where for fifteen hundred miles there was hardly a settlement.
We went through the Nebraska sand hills and followed the Platter river to Fort Laramie. It was a great treat for us boys for we saw many Indians and something new every day. It was a great sight for us to see the fort and the many Indians there. After we left Fort Laramie we saw an Indian buried in a tree, with all his belongings: his bow and arrows, an old gun, and other things. Brother Peter and I wanted the bow and arrows very badly, but our captain told us not to touch them, for if we did we might all the killed, and we left them in the tree. We had a fine tent to sleep in, but stepfather and mother and the little children slept in the wagon. Mother baked bread in a skillet over a hot fire and it was fine.
(Another party on the wagon train was later Mrs. Bogaard) Mrs. Bogaard relates the once a week they stopped a day to wash and bake, and that their mother baked bread in an iron pot. When they camped, the wagons were driven into a circle which made a corral of their cattle, horses and mules. The milk they did not drink they put in a jar with a lid on and the shaking of the milk while the wagon was moving churned it and the butter would float on top. After salting it. It was ready for use; fresh butter every day.
“We had exciting times when crossing rivers and with the Indians,” said Mr. Ellerbroek. “some of the Indians were friendly and some were not. There was a small wagon train ahead of us and the Indians swooped down on them. And took every hoof they had, so that they could go no farther. As there were some of our countrymen with them, they were waiting for us to come along and pick them up. One of their party had caught an Indian pony and he rode back on the dangerous trail to inform us of their plight. Then we came up to them, they were camped on a river and we took them along. This occurrence put us on our guard more than ever. We passed several places where there were graves by the roadside with a little piece of board stuck in the ground with the words on it, ‘Killed by
Indians’, and the date when it had happened, as we went on we put out a double guard during the night, and in the daytime we were always ready for a fight.
(The entire account in the book will be posted our this web page in the near future.)

Due to the length of the report of the Oregon trail on pages 402-414 The submitter of the biography refers you to the narrative made up from accounts of the perilous journey. See ….

A brief family biography from the obituary of Ringert C. Jongewaard that was in the Dutch Sioux Center News of Feb 17, 1915. Translation:
Ringert C. Jongewaard was born on 23 Dec. 1859, in Pella, Ia. At four years of age he went with his parents "overland" along the "Old Oregon Trail" from Pella to Oregon. The trip was made in "Prairie Schooners." The party was attacked on two occasions by Indians, who made off with horses and cattle. After a three year stay in Oregon he moved with his parents by the Panama route, via New York, to Pella, in 1868. In New York he became separated from the group and got onto a wrong train, which departed earlier. They discovered it however, and soon he was happy again with his parents, when their trip to Pella could continue without delay.
In 1869 he accompanied his father, the late C. Jongewaard, to Sioux Co. He was the only boy in the company. - They chose a good place to homestead out in the area that the previous year the committee had chosen for settlement. - The group traveled from Pella to Sioux City by train and from there on horseback to Sioux County. He was a handsome nine years old. In 1870 his parents settled on a homestead near Orange City. On 21 May 1885 he married Miss Jennie Verploeg, which marriage occurred in Welcome Township. They settled on the farm between here and Orange City, where they lived until the year 1894, when they moved to Sioux Center, where they have lived since that time. Here Mr. Jongewaard was a cattle buyer and furniture dealer and had retired from business in the last few years. For years he was a member of the school board.

RESEARCH Notes: From family accounts on ancestry.com public member trees and local obits on this web page.

Cornelius Ringerts Jongewaard was born 19 Feb 1828 Berkfout, Koggenland, Noord Holland, Netherlands and died 8 Apr 1904 Orange City, Sioux, Iowa. His parents were Ringert C. Jongewaard born 15 Dec 1793 Berkhout Noord Holland Netherlands died 1848 Pella Marion Iowa and Ariaantje Meereboer born 10 Sep 1797 Blokker, Noord Holland Netherlands died 17 Feb 1834 Berhout Noord Holland Netherlands. Cornelius married 26 Jan 1854 Marion County Iowa to Helena S. Stoutenburg.

Helena S. Stoutenburg born 5 Feb 1833 Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands died 13 Dec 1899 Holland Tsp. Sioux, Iowa. Her parents were Jan Van Stoutenburg born 27 Mar 1808 Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands died 1846 at sea coming to America and Elizabeth Klomp born 24 Feb1811 Rhenen, Utrecht died Apr 1860 Black Oak Mahaska IA. Helena and Cornelius Jongewaard were the parents of the following children:

CHILDREN: Found in local obits, Find A Grave, Ancestry.com sites.

1. Naamloos (nameless) Jongewaard born 1855 Pella Iowa died 1856 Pella Iowa

2. Elizabeth Cornelisdr Jongewaard born 4 May 1856 Pella Marion Iowa died 2 Apr 1891 Orange City, Iowa. She married Jellis Grandia in 1876 They had six children: Helena (Lena) Grandia 1878-1958 Mrs John Van Olst, Jacob (Jake) Grandia 1879-1941, Cornelius (Corny) Grandia 1881-1938, Anthony (Tone) Grandia 1883-1955, Albert Grandia 1885-1891and Maria Grandia 1888-1951. Their son Albert died two days after Elizabeth was buried. He is buried next to his mother in her parent’s family lot. See the obituary of Elizabeth on this web page.

3. Ariaantje Jane Jongewaard born 7 Jan 1858 Mahaska Co. Iowa died 6 Nov 1938 Iroquois Beadle SD. She married John Hubert Muilenburg 1856-1939. Children were Clara Muilenburg1880-1956, Helena Wilhelmina Muilenburg 1881-1958, Hubert John Muilenburg 1882-1954, Cornelius Muilenburg 1883-1967, Edward George Muilenburg 1888-1979, Mabel Muilenburg 1890 – 1922, and Florence Muilenburg 1895-1980. Family information derived from ancestry.com’s public member trees.

4. Ringert Cornelius Jongewaard born 23 Dec 1859 Pella Marion Iowas died 12 Feb 1915 Sioux Center Iowa. He married Jane J. Ver Ploeg 1866-1952. Their children were Pietertje Hendrika Jongewaatd 1886-1963, Cornelius Ringert Jongewaard 1888-1959, Conrad Jongewaard 1890-1963, Elizabeth Jongewaard 1892-1964, Helena Regina Jongewaard 1894-1989, Cornelia Wilemina Jongewaard 1896-1976, Maria Jongewaard 1899-1994, Aaltje ‘Alice’ Johanna Jongewaard 1902-1988, Ellis J. Jongewaard 1903-1910, Richard Harold Jongewaard 1907-1984.
Dutch Sioux Center News of Feb 17, 1915. Translation:
His obit - Ringerd C. Jongewaard was born on 23 Dec. 1859, in Pella, Ia. At four years of age he went with his parents "overland" along the "Old Oregon Trail" from Pella to Oregon. The trip was made in "Prairie Schooners." The party was attacked on two occasions by Indians, who made off with horses and cattle. After a three year stay in Oregon he moved with his parents by the Panama route, via New York, to Pella, in 1868. In New York he became separated from the group and got onto a wrong train, which departed earlier. They discovered it however, and soon he was happy again with his parents, when their trip to Pella could continue without delay.
In 1869 he accompanied his father, the late C. Jongewaard, to Sioux Co. He was the only boy in the company. - They chose a good place to homestead out in the area that the previous year the committee had chosen for settlement. - The group traveled from Pella to Sioux City by train and from there on horseback to Sioux County. He was a handsome nine years old. In 1870 his parents settled on a homestead near Orange City. On 21 May 1885 he married Miss Jennie Verploeg, which marriage occurred in Welcome Township. They settled on the farm between here and Orange City, where they lived until the year 1894, when they moved to Sioux Center, where they have lived since that time. Here Mr. Jongewaard was a cattle buyer and furniture dealer and had retired from business in the last few years. For years he was a member of the school board.

5. Janna Cornelia Jongewaard born 22 Jan 1863 Iowa died 1 Dec 1945 Orange City, Sioux, Iowa. She married Hillabrant Bogaard 1859-1936. Family found on ancestry.com family trees. They married 24 Feb 1885. Their children were – Arie Edward Bogaard 1887-1911, Cornelius Bogaard 1891-1977, David Boogaard 1893, Helena Boogaard 1895-1981, Winifred 1897-1982, Elizabeth Bogaard 1899-1978, William Bogaard 1902-1983, Joseph S. Bogaard 1905-1991, Harvey H. Bogaard 1907-1959, Kenneth Bogaard 1909-1967. See the obit of H. B. Hillabrant Bogaard 1859-1936. See her obit on this web page under Obits as Bogaard, Jana Cornelia (Mrs. Hillebrant) 1863-1945.

6. Trijntje Catherine Jongewaard born 5 Jul 1865 Portland Multnmah, OR died 9 Dec 1932 Orange City Iowa. She married Herman Ringert Spaan 1862-1934. Their children were Henry Edward Spaan 1895-1957, Cornelius Ringert Spaan 1896-1960, Alfred Allen Spaan 1899-1982, Helena Regina Spaan 1901-1996, Clarence Wilfred Spaan 1904-1963, and Cornelia Wilhelmina Spaan 1908-1999. See her obituary on this web page as Spaan, Trijnjte (Mrs. Herman) 1866-1932, as well as Spaan Herman 1862-1934.

7. John C. Jongewaard born 1 Nov 1869 Pella IA, died 17 Jun 1943 Turner, SD. He married Wilhelmina Synhorst 1873-1830, married 26 Feb 1892 Sioux County Iowa. Their children wee Cornelius Jongewaard 1892-1964, Hugo Jongewaard 1898-1970, As found on ancestry.com family trees Children were Cornelius Jongewaard 1892-1964, Helena Jongewaard Wormmood, 1896-1983, Hugo Jongewaard 1898-1970, Jennie Jongewaard 1902, Lester Jongewaard 1907, Marion Jongewaard 1908-1970, Stanley John Jongewaard 1909-1966

8. Helena R. Jongewaard born 14 Nov 1871 Pella, Marion Iowa died March 1929 Orange City IA, married Feb 1900 to William Sterrenburg . They did not have any Children. See her obit on this web page as Sterrenburg, Helena, Mrs. Willem J. 1871-1929.

9. Wilhelmina Jongewaard born 12 Feb 1874 Orange City Iowa, Iowa died 9 Jul 1963 Salem, Oregon, buried in Rock Valley. She married Charles A. Walhof Their children were – Bernard Walhof of Boise, Idaho; a daughter, Helen Ruth Walhof - Mrs. Park (Helen Ruth) Anderson, Salem, Oregon. She was a long time Rock Valley resident. See her obituary on this web page www.iagenweb.org/sioux .

10. Albert Cornelius Jongewaard (Dr.) born 11 Dec 1878 Orange City Iowa died 2 Jan-1938 Sioux Center, Iowa. He married Johanna Christina Vander Meer 1885-1953. Their children were – Helen Gene Jongewaard 1904-1985, Richard Jongewaard 1905-1906, Richard Cornelius Jongewaard 1905-1992. Melbe Marion Jongewaard 1910-1983, Albert John Jongewaard 1914-1994, Judith Mae Jongewaard 1918-1994, June Elizabeth Jongewaard 1922-1989, Beverly Anne Jongewaard 1926-2005, Andriana Jongewaard.

OBITUARY of Cornelis Jongewaard 1828-1904
Sioux County Herald Orange City, April 13, 1904
Another Old Pioneer Gone.
Mr. C. Jongewaard, whose dangerous illness The HERALD has mentioned from time to time, passed away on Friday afternoon, April 8th, at 4:20 o’clock, at his home just west of town, surrounded by his children and other near relatives who had watched about the sick bed for days awaiting the silent message, which they well know could not long be deferred. Though death was expected at any time, and prepared as the children were for the hour of dissolution, when the word was passed, “Father is dead,” it brought most bitter grief to them. And they sorrowed not alone, for a deep shadow of gloom overcast the entire community, and especially did this old companions, who went with him through the hardships of early life in Sioux County, mourn when the sad intelligence was gained that this old and highly respected pioneer had passed on to his reward.
Deceased was born in Berkhout, Netherlands, North Holland, in the year 1828; came to America in 1847 settling at Pella, Iowa, where he was united in marriage to Miss Helena Santenburg (Stoutenburg) in the years 1858. In 1864 he, with his family, crossed the plains and resided in Oregon for four years, returning to Pella, in 1868, remaining there two years, ehdn he came to Sioux County being one of the first settlers of the colony, and resided here up to the time of his death. In 1899 his beloved wife was call to her reward, and he was left to struggle on in lonesomeness until the Master, who had given such peace and comfort in the declinging days of life, chose to call him.
Thirteen children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jongewaard five of whom are dead. Those living are Mrs. J. H. Muilenbug of Hurley SD, R. C. Jongewaard of Sioux Center, Mrs. H. B. Bogaad, Mrs. Herman Spaan, J. C. Jongewaard, Mrs. Wm. Sterrenberg, Miss Mina Jongewaard of Orange City, and A. C. Jongewaard, student at Rush Medical College.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock from the family home and at 2 o’clock from the First Reformed church, of which deceased had long been a devoted member. Conducted by Rev. E. W. Stapelkamp, and both services were largely attended. The remains were placed at rest in the Orange City cemetery, and many old friends and neighbors had gathered to pay the last sad rites to the memory of the beloved dead.
(There are other versions of the obit on this web site under Obits.)

OBITUARY of Helena Mrs. Cornelius Jongewaard 1833-1899
Sioux County Herald of December 13, 1899
Mrs. Cornelius Jongewaard, one of the earliest settlers of Sioux county, died this morning after a long illness, having suffered from a stroke of paralysis some years ago and never recovered for it’s effects. Mrs. Jongewaard came here from Pella with her husband in 1870. They settled on a farm three miles west and one mile north of town and have been prosperous. She was 67 years old. One daughter, Mrs. J. H. Muilenburg, lives at Hurley SD, her oldest son R. C. Jongeaard, is a resident of Sioux Center, Mrs. Herman Spaan and H. Bogaard are daughters living in this vicinity, three children Albert, Mina and Gertrude, live at home and J. C. Jongewaard lives on the old farm.

(From the Cemetery Index of Sioux County, Helen Jongewaard died 13 Dec 1899 at 66 yrs 10 mo. 8 dys. Buried West Lawn Cem. Orange City IA. Her husband Cornelis Jongewaard died 8 Apr 1904 age 78 yrs 1 mo. 18 days buried West Lawn Cem. Orange City.

This picture was taken from the 1908 Sioux County Atlas and is shown by ancestry.com family reports to be the family of Cornelius R. Jongewaard.

Note: 1/07/2025 A special section on the Sioux County Oregon Trail pioneer ancestors is in the process of being constructed and will be available in the future on our page at www.iagenweb.org/sioux It will consist of articles from books, lists of those involved, obituaries of the participants and what we can dig up on this event.

Sioux Biographies maintained by Linda Ziemann.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen