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Van Essen ~ De France ~ Bongers ~ Schuurmans ~ Geelkens
Hermina (Schuurmans) Van Essen,
gr-gr-grandmother, age 33?, ca. 1865?
Born 04 Dec 1832, Oss, Nord-Brabant, Neth.
Died 30 Jan 1913, Oconto, WI.
Daughter of gr-gr-gr-grandparents
Joannes and Maria (Zegers) Schuurmans.
Wife of gr-gr-grandfather Cornelius Van Essen.
(This is a portrait sketch.
There's no age or date written on it...)
Jean Charles De France,
gr-gr-gr-grandfather, age 59, 1869
Born 01 Apr 1810, Maastricht, Limburg, Neth.
Died 21 Jan 1894, Zwolle, Overijssel, Neth.
(Here is a web-page reproduction of his mortuary card.)
Son of gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents
Charles Joseph and Maria Catharina (Gerardu) De France.
Husband of gr-gr-gr-grandmother Helena Geelkens.
(Framed drawing)
Maria Catharina Helena (Geelkens) De France,
gr-gr-gr-grandmother, age 58, 1869
Born 04 Jan 1811, Maastricht, Limburg, Neth.
Died 06 Jun 1886, Wijhe, Overijssel, Neth.
Daughter of gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents
Jan Pieter and Anna Mechtildis (Claessens) Gielkens.
Wife of gr-gr-gr-grandfather Charles De France.
(Framed drawing)
Anna Gertrude Van Essen,
gr-grandaunt, age 16, ca. 1881.
Born 05 Apr 1865, Oconto, WI.
Died 05 Dec 1881, Oconto, WI.
Daughter of gr-gr-grandparents
Cornelius and Wilhelmina (Schuurmans) Van Essen.
Sister of gr-grandfather John Peter Van Essen.
(This tin-type was colored
with paint except for the face and hand.
It was glued to an oval frame but later removed.)
Helena Maria (De France) Van Essen,
gr-grandmother, age 19, ca. 1886.
Born 22 Oct 1866, Arnhem, Gelderland, Neth.
Died 14 Aug 1953, Green Bay, WI.
Daughter of gr-gr-grandparents
Anton and Elizabeth (Bongers) De France.
Future wife of gr-grandfather John Peter Van Essen.
Clarence Cornelius Van Essen,
grandfather, age 20, ca. 1911.
Born 13 Nov 1891, Oconto, WI.
Died 14 Apr 1965, Brainerd, MN.
Son of gr-grandparents
John and Helena (De France) Van Essen.
Future husband of grandmother Clare Gertrude DeRocher.
Family of Anton and Elizabeth De France,
50th Anniversary, 04 May 1914.
L-to-R: gr-grandmother Helena (Lena), age 47;
Charles, age 41;
gr-gr-grandfather Anton, age 78;
Antoinette (Nettie), age 39;
gr-gr-grandmother Elizabeth, age 75;
John, age 37;
Bertha (Bertie), age 45.
Anton Lambert De France,
gr-gr-grandfather, age 78, 04 May 1914.
Born 09 Jun 1835, Maastricht, Limburg, Neth.
Died 06 Jan 1918, Green Bay, WI.
Son of gr-gr-gr-grandparents
Charles and Helena (Geelkens) De France.
Elizabeth W. (Bongers) De France,
gr-gr-grandmother, age 75, 04 May 1914.
Born 09 May 1838, Arnhem.
Died 16 Apr 1932, Green Bay, WI.
Daughters of Joannes and Jacoba (Schumacher) Bongers,
ca. 1914.
Born in Arnhem, Netherlands to gr-gr-gr-grandparents Joannes and Jacoba.
Elizabeth Bongers De France, gr-gr-grandmother, age 75, wife of Anton.
Hendrina Bongers Boerboom Hanekamp Miller, gr-gr-grandaunt, age 62.
Geertruida Bongers Campshure, gr-gr-grandaunt, age 68, wife of Rut.
William Earl Van Essen,
father, age 23, Sept. 1943, Navy Pilot in WW II.
Born 24 Dec 1919, Kenosha, WI.
Died 14 Dec 1994, Brainerd, MN.
Son of grandparents
Clarence and Clare (DeRocher) Van Essen.
Future husband of mother Patricia Ann Maghan.
Maghan ~ Gardner ~ Sleeper ~ Robbins ~ Bellmuth ~ Rydén
Pvt. David D. Sleeper, Co. E, 11th Vt. Inf.,
gr-gr-grandfather, age 30, 1864.
Born 11 Apr 1834, Vershire, VT.
Died 02 Mar 1892, Wolcott, VT.
Served in Company E, 11th Vermont Infantry
from 04 Dec 1863 to 27 Aug 1865
Son of gr-gr-gr-grandparents
Timothy and Ruth (Flanders) Sleeper.
Husband of gr-gr-grandmother Elizabeth Hill.
Home of James K. and Abba (Robbins) Gardner,
ca. 1880.
Labeled "Grandmother's Home in Vermont" in my grandmother's scrapbook.
Her Sleeper grandparents stayed in Vermont while
the Gardners came
to Minnesota, so I assume that
it's the Gardners' farm in Craftsbury.
(The people are
in the yard are unidentified - no names are on the original.)
Family of Adam and Johanna (Danielsdotter Rydén) Bellmuth,
ca. mid-1887.
Agnes, age 11½, gr-grandmother, future wife of W. Thomas Maghan.
Harry, age 9, future husband of Mary Costello and Mina Boyer.
Ella, age 2½, future wife of Peter J. Wolvert.
Annie, age 13½, future wife of Charles T. Crowell.
Autograph Book belonging to Josephine Nelson,
1888.
It was a gift from my great-grandaunt-to-be, Anna Bellmuth, age 14.
It has entries from her and my great-grandmother-to-be, Agnes, age 12.
This allowed the descendents of Josephine to connect with me, and they
were then able to discover our mutual Swedish roots.
William Thomas "Tom" Maghan,
gr-grandfather, age 25?, ca. 1890?
Born 1865, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
Died 14 May 1903, Duluth, MN.
Son of gr-gr-grandparents
William W. and Margaret (Toner) Maghan, of Ireland.
Future husband of gr-grandmother Agnes Bellmuth.
James B. Gardner,
gr-grandfather, age 36?, ca. 1890?
Born 05 Jan 1854, Craftsbury, VT.
Died 11 Feb 1916, Brainerd, MN.
Son of gr-gr-grandparents
James K. and Abba M. (Robbins) Gardner.
Husband of gr-grandmother Carrie E. Sleeper.
(This is a tin-type.)
Carrie E. (Sleeper) Gardner,
gr-grandmother, age 29?, ca. 1890?
Born 20 Mar 1861, Eden, VT.
Died 27 Aug 1939, Brainerd, MN.
Daughter of gr-gr-grandparents
David D. and Elizabeth (Hill) Sleeper.
Wife of gr-grandfather James B. Gardner.
(This is a tin-type.)
Family of James B. and Carrie (Sleeper) Gardner,
08 Jan 1905.
FRONT L-to-R: grandmother Gladys, age 3½
gr-grandfather James, age 51;
Pearl (dau. of Cora);
gr-grandmother Carrie, age 43;
Arthur, age 7;
BACK L-to-R: Edward, age 10;
Ernest, age 19;
James Kramer (husb. of Cora);
Cora, age 22;
Bert, age 16;
Leon, age 14;
Johanna (Danielsdotter Rydén) Bellmuth,
gr-gr-grandmother, age 64?, ca. 1910?
Born 18 Mar 1848, Östra Torsås, Småland, Sweden.
Died 19 Nov 1932, Brainerd, MN.
Daughter of gr-gr-gr-grandparents
Daniel Svensson and Christina Petersdotter.
(The mother and children used the Rydén surname
when they emigrated to America)
Wife of gr-gr-grandfather Adam Bellmuth.
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