Beyer, Gerrit 1841-1925 & Jane Vande Steeg Family

BEYER, VANDESTEEG, RAP, VANDEHOEF

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - Volunteer (email)
Date: 3/3/2025 at 07:08:51

Beyer, Gerrit 1841-1925 & Jane Vande Steeg Family

This biography of the Gerrit Beyer family was composed by Wilma J. Vande Berg of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society. This narrative was made from various sources including records from the Netherlands web site www.wiewaswie.nl ; our local 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.

RESEARCH Notes:
Immigration – Arrived in USA 1857 Pella IA . Hartgert Beyert born about 1813 departed from Antwerp Belguim and arrived 26 Oct 1857 New York. From the Pella Souvenir book, 1857 ship list listed Hart Byer, Heintje, Gerrit, Gysbert, and Evertje.

FAMILY RESEACH Notes: vitals from -www.wiewaswie.nl

Gerrit Hart Beyer was born 11 Jan 1841(actually 20 Jan 1842) Veenendaal Gelderland Netherlands and died 29 Nov 1924 Orange City IA. His parents were Hartger Beijer 1812 Veenendaal Neth died 1860 and Maria Rap 1816 Bennekom Ede Gelderland Neth died -1848. Gerrit married Jantje Vander Steeg

Jantje Jane Vander Steeg was born 15 Jul 1849 Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands died 29 Apr 1915 Sioux County IA. Her parents were Gerrit Lammertsen Vander Steeg born 23 Jan 1820 Ede, Gelderland Neth died 30 Dec 1900 Orange City IA; and Jacobje van de Hoef born 28 Dec 1818 Ede Gelderland Netherlands died 13 Sep 1868 Marion County IA. (In her birth record she was born as Jantje de Steeg born to Gerrit de Steeg and Jacobje van de Hoef evidently an error by records transcriber.)

CHILDREN: From ancestry.com, local obits on our web page, Find A Grave and etc.

1. Hart Beyer born 26 Dec 1872 Orange City IA died 15 Apr 1951 Wood County Wisconsin. Wife; Etta Warren born 1885 WI died 4 Sep 1939

2. Cocia Beyer born 28 Jun 1874 Orange City IA died 8 May 1958 San Bernardino Co. CA Husb: Edward
J. Franken 1879-1953. Children: Johannes Judson Franken, Harvin Franken. 1911 census of Alberta Canada Children were John J. 9, Garret 8, Jeanette 6, Harvin 3, and Edwin 2 mo. 1930 census of San Diego CA children were – Joseph 28, Harvey 21, Edwin born 1911, Ellen 16.

3. Mary Beyer ‘Miss’ born 7 Mar 1877 died 24 Mar 1904 Sioux Co IA, buried West Lawn Orange City IA. See her obit on this web page. She died of pneumonia and pleurisy.

4. Hendrika Beyer born 1878 died 4 Nov 1957 Sioux County IA She married Geurt Vogelaar. Children - two sons, Evan and Victor of George; two daughters, Jeane Vogelaar and Mrs. Ruby Pierce, both of Orange City

5. Aaltje ‘Ella’ Beyer born 7 Jan 1881, Holland Tsp Sioux Co. IA died May 1906 Bussey Marion Co. IA buried Sioux County IA She died of diphtheria. See her obituary on this web page.

6. Eva Beyer born 14 Mar 1883 Holland Tsp Sioux Co. IA died 22 Sep 1911 Sioux Center IA. She married William A. Lammers. They had one daughter Alice. See Eva’s obit on this web page.

7. Bertha Beyer ‘Miss’ born 29 May 1887 Orange City IA died 16 Aug 1961 Orange City IA. See her obit on this web page.

8. Gerrit Jacob Beyer born 13 Apr 1893 Orange City IA died 27 Jan 1954 Whittier LA CA. Find A Grave lists Gerrit Jacob Beyer, wife Mae Johanna Pas 1892-1985. Children named were Glenn H. Beyer and Barbara Beth Beyer.

OBITUARY of Gerrit Beyer 1841-1925
Alton Democrat of Dec 4, 1925 G. Beyer, SR. Pioneer, is summoned Went To Oregon in 1861 settled In Sioux County 1870
—Died Sunday-
Gerrit Beyer, one of the few living who came to Sioux county in 1870, passed beyond at four o'clock Sunday morning from a complications of troubles resulting from his advanced age. His daughter, Miss Bertha, who has kept the home for him since Mrs. Beyer’s death five years ago, and three others of the children have been with him constantly the past few weeks.
Mr. Beyer was born In Veenendaal, Gelderland, the Netherlands January 11, 1841. coming to America with his father, two sisters and one brother in 1857. His mother died when he was four years old. They settled at Pella, remaining there four years but then joined a party of travelers who went to Oregon by way of the Isthmus of Panama. But after four years of hardship and strife they returned to Pella and in 1870 Mr. Beyer moved to Sioux County where he assisted to break prairie for Mr. Pas.
In 1872 he was married to Miss Jane Vande Steeg and took possession of his homestead where ten children were born to them, two sons and eight daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Beyer endured all the hardships known in those pioneer days when advantages and comforts could not be obtained. After 3 years they moved to Orange City where Mrs. Beyer died April 29, 1915 there daughters having preceded her to the Great Beyond. Seven children and nineteen grandchildren survive to mourn the death of a much beloved father and grandfather.
Mr. Beyer’s only sister is Mrs. A Veenstra of Perry but on account of her age at 82 yrears, she was unable to be present at the funeral which was held Wednesday afternoon at the American Reformed church.
Note: Gerrit Beyer listed in the Sioux County cemetery Index as born 11 Jan 1841 died 29 Nov 1925 buried West Lawn cemetery Orange City IA. He is listed in the 1925 census as born 1841 son of Hart Beyer and Maria Rap, Daughter Berte 37.

OBITUARY of Jane Vande Steeg Mrs. Gerrit Beyer 1849-1915
Alton Democrat May 8, 1915 Mrs. G. Beyer died at her home at Orange City on April 29th of apoplexy at the age of 66 years. Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Vande Steeg and was born in the Netherlands on July 15, 1849. In 1857 she came to the United States and on May 14. 1870 she became a Sioux county resident . Two years later, in June , she was untied in marriage to Gerrit Beyer. This union was blessed with ten children, seven of whom, with the father, mourn the loss of a loving wife and mother. The funeral services were held on Monday of this week from the Beyer home and the Reformed church. The services were In charge of Rev. Engelsman. Interment was made in the Orange City cemetery. The following are the surviving children: Mrs. Ed Franken of Tabor, Alberta, Canada; Dr. Hart Beyer of Pittsville, WI; Mrs. B. H. Masselink of Grand Rapids MI.; Mrs. G. Vogelaar of Litchville, ND .; Miss Bertha of Orange City, Mrs. W. Van Steenbergen of Sioux Center, and Gerrit Beyer Jr. of Orange City. (Note: The Sioux County Cemetery Index lists Jane V. Beyer born 15 Jun 1850 died 29 Apr 1915 buried West Lawn Cemetery Orange City IA.)