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VAN ESSEN Genealogy - Immigrants to the U.S.


This is a list of the immigrants to the U.S. from the Netherlands with a surname (or maiden name) of Van Essen. Please contact me at <[email protected]> with any additions or corrections.

Please note - I'm only maintaining information for the first generation born to the immigrant Van Essen as a service to enable other Van Essen 'cousins' to contact each other.

NOTE: In February, 2000, I discovered that my immigrant ancestor's surname was Van Ussen instead of Van Essen. I've included his line here, and, even though I won't be related to any Van Essen's other than the ones I already know about, I've decided to continue maintaining this list.

NAME  BIRTH  EMIGRATION
Albertus Leroy VAN ESSEN II 1881 Oldebroek, Geld. 1911 (Pella?), IA
Antje (VAN ESSEN) TUINSTRA 1829 in the Netherlands 1874 Grand Rapids, MI
Reyer VAN ESSEN 1833 in the Netherlands 1866 Fon du Lac, WI
Cornelis VAN USSEN 1839 Oss, Noord-Brabant 1864 Oconto, WI


VAN ESSEN,
Albertus
Leroy II
  *   Born April 6, 1881 in Oldebroek, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Father: Albertus Leroy VAN ESSEN, born in ________, ________.
Mother: _________ __________, born in ________, ________.
  *   Emigrated from Oldebroek, Gelderland to Iowa in 1911, eventually ending up in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  *   Married Marjorie (Mary) VELDHOEN February 24, 1910 in the Neth.
  *   Children surviving to adulthood:
 
  *   Son Albertus LeRoy VAN ESSEN III was born September 29, 1910 in Oldebroek. Lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  *   Son Cornelius "Neil" VAN ESSEN was born September 12, 1912 in Sioux City, Iowa. Lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Married Janet Altena. Had four children - Marilyn, Harold (Gene), Connie and Barbara.
  *   Daughter Bertha VAN ESSEN was born January 7, 1915 in Sioux City, Iowa. Lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  *   Son John VAN ESSEN was born August 14, 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa. Lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  *   Daughter Fanny VAN ESSEN was born February 28, 1920 in Sioux City, Iowa. Lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Married Asa OLIVIER. Had two children - Roger and Lowell.
  *   Son Albertus "Bud" VAN ESSEN was born August 17, 1922 in Sioux City, Iowa. Lived in Huron, South Dakota. Married Doris Dambrink. Had two children, Mary and Bert.
  *   Son Marion VAN ESSEN was born April 16, 1925 in Sioux City, Iowa. Lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Married Lois ________. Had two children, James and Sue.
Contact: Susan Hallock <shallock at prodigy dot net> (brother-in-law's line)
Contact: Christina Olivier <christinal1966 at charter dot net> (descendant of Fanny)
Contact: Betty York <york at tri-lakes dot net> (descendant of Bertha)
Contact: Connie Wohlford <cardlady at altelco dot net> (descendant of Cornelius)
Contact: Elizabeth Baack <bethbaack at yahoo dot com> (descendant of Albertus "Bud")

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VAN ESSEN,
Antje
  *   Born August 17, 1829 in ________, ________, Netherlands.
Father: Meine VAN ESSEN, born in Oudemarkt, Overijssel.
Mother: _________ __________, born in ________, ________.
  *   Married Auke C. TUINSTRA in the Netherlands.
  *   Emigrated to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1874. Family was in the florist business.
  *   Children surviving to adulthood:
 
  *   Son Jan TUINSTRA was born in 1849 in the Netherlands.
  *   Son Geert TUINSTRA was born in 1851 in the Netherlands.
  *   Son Auke TUINSTRA was born in 1852 in the Netherlands.
  *   Son Berend TUINSTRA was born in 1854 in the Netherlands.
  *   Son Ale TUINSTRA was born in 1857 in the Netherlands.
  *   Son Meine TUINSTRA was born in 1864 in the Netherlands.
  *   Son Eelke TUINSTRA was born in 1865 in the Netherlands.
  *   Son Hylke TUINSTRA was born in 1868 in the Netherlands.
  *   Daughter Geertje TUINSTRA was born in 1871 in the Netherlands.
Contact: Miriam Midkiff <kidmiff at juno dot com>

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VAN ESSEN,
Reyer
  *   Born November __, 1833 in ________, ________, Netherlands.
Father: _________ VAN ESSEN, born in ________, ________.
Mother: _________ __________, born in ________, ________.
  *   Married Geertje VAN HIESDEN (surname from 1878 Fon du Lac birth/death record for child Hannah).
  *   Emigrated to Fon du Lac, Wisconsin in 1866. Moved to Pipestone County, Minnesota (near Edgerton), around 1895.
  *   Children listed in 1900 census:
 
  *   Daughter Hattie VAN ESSEN was born in ____ 18__ in Wisconsin(?).
  *   Daughter Nettie (Antoinette?) VAN ESSEN was born in ____ 18__ in Wisconsin(?).
  *   Son William VAN ESSEN was born in September 1870 in Wisconsin. Married Jenny Vander Brandt and had 7 children that survived to adulthood: Ray, Gertrude, Martha, William, Jennie, Nettie, and Henry. Was living in Pipestone County, Minnesota, in 1900.
  *   Daughter Gertie (Gertrude?) VAN ESSEN was born in June 1881 in Wisconsin.
  *   Son Ryer VAN ESSEN was born in March 1884 in Wisconsin. Married _______ _________ and had __ children that survived to adulthood: _________, ... and _________.
  *   Daughter Hannah VAN ESSEN was born in March 1887 in Wisconsin.
Contact: Mrs. Myra (Earl) Kooiman, Edgerton, MN. Some info obtained from 1900 census.

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VAN USSEN,
Cornelis
  *   Born September 25, 1839 in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Father: Machiel VAN USSEN, born in Oss, Noord-Brabant.
Mother: Anna Maria Raaijmakers, born in Oss, Noord-Brabant.
  *   Married Hermina SCHUURMANS, March 31, 1864, in Oss, Noord-Brabant.
  *   Emigrated to Oconto, Wisconsin, later in 1864.
  *   Children surviving to adulthood:
 
  *   Son John VAN ESSEN was born January 22, 1867 in Oconto. Early in adulthood, changed his last name from Van Ussen to Van Essen. Married Helena DE FRANCE and had 7 children that survived to adulthood: Clarence (lived in Brainerd, Minnesota), Anna, Mildred, Ethel, Raymond (lived in Green Bay, Wisconsin), Harold (lived in Charles City, Iowa), and Lucille. Lived in Oconto, Wisconsin; Quinnesec, Michigan; and Howard and Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Contact: John Van Essen <[email protected]>

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