Iowa Dutch Immigrants on the Oregon Trail -- from wikitree.com

Iowa Dutch Immigrants on the Oregon Trail This Sioux County IAGenWeb site has been pursuing the identity of the families from the Pella, IA area who in 1864, joined in an Oregon Wagon Trail adventure. This account was written by submitter, Wilma J. Vande Berg, of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society.  Objective of the Sioux County web site was to identify those who were on the Oregon Trail Wagon Train 1864, came back to Pella and in about 1870 moved on from Pella to Sioux County IA; a few even moved on from there to South Dakota.  The BIOS - Biographies have been entered on the page www.iagenweb.org/sioux under heading ‘Biographies’ Wagons Ho the 1864 – 1870 Oregon Trail, and also on the heading BIOS on the left margin.  Some of those families that stayed in Oregon and Pella are also included in the BIOS section of our page because they were in most case closely intertwined in relationships with prominent surnames of those who ended up in Sioux County Iowa. Then after doing a substantial amount of research work and identifying about a dozen of the families who moved on to Sioux County IA and those related, the submitter stumbled across the web site Iowa Dutch Immigrants on the Oregon Trail listed on https://wikitree.com .  This site is a very detailed account of the families and people who were on the Wagon Train and substantiated with researched references. Please read this very interesting account.  Lists - Sixteen Families:  A summary of names involved in the Wiki Tree article has been listed below, many of whom have been included on our Sioux County web page biographies.  1. Cornelis Jongewaard, with wife Helena van Stoutenburg, Children Elizabeth, Adriaantje, Ringert Cornelius, Janna Cornelis, Tryntje (born in Oregon) This family moved back to Pella, then on to Sioux County IA, then on to Douglas County SD.  2. Jan Van Blokland, wife Jane, with child Alexander Van Blokland (born in Oregon)  3. Barend ten Broek with wife Geertruij Anna Van Os, and Children Henry, Elisabeth, Anna and Aart born about 1863.  4. Teunis Burggraaf, son at the time of Pieter Burggraaf. See BIOS on our web page.  5. Arie Jongewaard (died in Oregon) wife Dirkje van Rossum. And Children RingertA. Hendrika, Jennie, Gysbert Peter, Albert Arie (born in Oregon) and Tryntje (born in Oregon)  6. Geert ‘Gerrit’ Jot.  He and several sons went on the Wagon Train, his wife and several daughters stayed in Pella. He and sons came back in 1869 as the mother had died, then the other daughters went on to Oregon and the family stayed there. See the BIOS on our page done by local submitter.  7. Johannes ‘Hannes’ Klein A BIOS of this family has been done on our web page with a good deal more information than on the Wike site.  8. Cornelis Lakeman step father of Cornelis Jongewaard, not yet found in 1870 census, included was Martje Kleman born 1855 who may have been a part of this group.  9. Lutje Mars and wife . Jannejte van der Meer/De Vries/ Ellerbroek, with his step children, see the BIOS on this family on our web page under BIOS. Isaac De Vries was a step son who’s death was not found. He was in 1870 census Oregon as Isaac De Friest 22 born Holland working as a farm hand at Benton OR. The submitter may have found him with similar name DeVeries, in an institution in Napa CA in 1900 and 1910. Three Ellerbroek step children John, Peter, and Mary; three Mars children Peter, Simon and Adaline.  10. Dirk Van der Meer and wife Cornelia Van den Bos with children Aaltje, Jaantje, Cornelia, Cornelis died before trip , Isaac, Cornelius (born in Oregon) and John (born in Oregon) See the BIOS of this family on our web page.  11. Leendert Van Der Meer and wife Antje van den Bos with children Isaac and Jane. Leendert’s brother Isaac died in Civil War. See the BIOS of this family on our web page.  12. Christian Nieuwendorp and wife Neeltje van der Meer with children Adeline Jennie, Isaac (born in Oregon) and Mary (born in Oregon). See the BIOS of this family on our main Sioux County web page.  13. Pieter Noteboom with wife Maria Van der Meer both died in Oregon, with children Arie, Isaac, Gerrit, Alida, Peter, John, A., Maria. See the BIOS of this family on our web page.  14. Gerrit Rijsdam aka Rysdam went with two sons, Gerrit and Arie Rysdam. Wife Magdelena and 3 daughters remained in Iowa, the wife died in Iowa and later the daughter went to Oregon 1969 also. See the BIOS of this family on our web page.  15. Jan Van Rossum and wife Ellen van Rossum with one child and another ,Arie (born in Oregon)  16. Alexander Stoutenburg and wife Regina de Haan., with children Elizabeth, John, Dingeman, Cornelus (born in Oregon) and Jan (born in Oregon). See BIOS on our web page.  SINGLE MEN Individuals a. Gerrit Roorda (driver for Lutje Mars) His brother Hendrik Roorda died in the US Civil War  b. Cornelis and Jacob Van der Meulen see families below.  OTHER PEOPLE (2nd group or individuals)  They are in the 1870 Iowa census with child born in Oregon.  c. John De Brown aks De Bruin, and wife Mary, with children Cornelia, Keyn, John, Mackie  d. Izaak Roorda with wife Boelee and children Effie, Allie, Flora, Tenia, Abraham (born in Oregon) and Henrietta (born in Oregon)  e. Engel Verploeg with wife Pauline and children Henry, Aaltje, Abraham, Aartje (born in Oregon) and John.  IN OREGON in 1870 census, born in Netherlands with connection to Iowa. No known connection to Sioux County IA. Posted here for informational purposes… See the Wiki site for more info.  f. Peter Barendregt family  g. J. Le Boost family  h. Peter Burns family  i. Lubberrt Dijkstra family  j. T. J. Eaton family  k. Wm. De Penning family  l. Egbert Van der Meulen family  m. Jan A. Versteeg family  n. Nicholas Verstieg family