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| Notes for Janna (Jane) Grace Hoopman [immigrant] | ||||||||||||||||||
| In the Netherlands, she lived nearby her future husband ("they were neighbors").94 Emigrated to America 1856.78 Settled in eastern Wisconsin.96 In 1878 she moved with her husband and children to a farm west of Lime Springs, Iowa, where she resided until 1893 when she moved into town, where she resided until her death.78 One source has her death as 24 Dec 1911.79 Jane Hoopman came to America because her father had died and her mother had remarried a man that did not get alone with her mother's, Hattie's, children. Jane was mistreated and on some nights, had to sleep in a ditch near what was her father's home. She came to America with friends of her family. On the boat she met Aaron Ruesink and 4 years later they had saved enough money to move to Wisconsin and get married. After clearing the land and building a house near Sheyboygan Wisconsin on the west shore of lake Michigin, Jane Hoopman sent for her mother Hattie to come to America and help with raising her new family. Jane's story is a great compliment to the Ruesink Family story.79 [This story may not match the official records. Instead, it appears they were married the same year they arrived.] Swierenga has a record which is probably this Janna: Ia Ga Hoopman, female, age 20, from Aalten in year 1856.63 In 1878 she moved with her husband and family to a farm west of Lime Springs, Iowa, where she resided until 1893 when she moved into town, where she resided until her death.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notes for Arent Jan (John) (Spouse 1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emigrated to America from Aalten (IJzerlo) 15 Dec 1856 with parents and 2 sibs.10 Swierenga has this family departing from Rotterdam on the ship "George F Patton" and arriving at New York 29 Sep 1856 (i.e., the same ship as Everdina Ruesink, her husband Arent J. Prinsen, and three of his sibs).40 Settled in eastern Wisconsin.96 Grandaughter Gertrude has him emigrating in 1852 on the same boat as Jane Grace Hoopman. "At the end of journey to America both stayed on the East Coast and worked for people in Dutch settlements. In 1856 both had earned enough money to get married. They went to Sheboygan Co. Wisc. where they built a log house. Two sons, Garrett and John, were born before the Civil War."94 Another source has them marrying in 1857.82 When the Civil War broke out, he went to enlist but was rejected because of an earlier arm break which had not been set properly.94 In 1911 his son Joe wrote in the margin of his mother's obituary that "Father & Mother in 1856 crossed ocean. Came in a sail boat. Were 3 months on ocean. Boat leaked. Had to pump water to keep from drowning. Joe" Copy sent with letter from Joe's daughter.97 In 1860 U.S. census of Holland Twp., Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin, Gerrit Hendrik Ruesink (b. 1797) was in dwelling #1088, Arend J. Ruesink was in #1089, and Gerrit J. Ruesink was in # 1085. For dwelling #1089 they have: -Arent J. Ruesink a. 26 -Janna G. Ruesink a. 24 ---Gerrit H. Ruesink a. 2 ---Gerrit J. Ruesink a. 6/12 The family moved from Sheboygan in 1878, settling on a farm west of Lime Springs, Iowa.78 The 1880 U.S. census of Howard Co., Chester Twp., Iowa, has the following household: -John Ruesink a. 46 b. Holland -Jane Ruesink a. 44 b. Holland ---John Ruesink a. 20 b. Wisc. ---Hattie A. Ruesink a. 18 b. Wisc. ---Herman Ruesink a. 16 b. Wisc. ---Ira J. Ruesink a. 13 b. Wisc. ---Jane G. Ruesink a. 11 b. Wisc. ---Joseph Ruesink a. 9 b. Wisc. ---Delia Ruesink a. 6 b. Wisc. ---Mina Ruesink a. 2 b. Wisc. -Hattie Hoopman a. 60 b. Holland (mother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||
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