Gysbertje and Hendrikus Vos Family

Gysbertje (De Jong) and Hendrikus Vos Family

Name	Occupation	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Date of Death	Notes
Hendrikus Vos	Farmer	Aug 22, 1847	Netherlands	Jan 6, 1922
Gysbertje De Jong (2nd wife)	Housekeeper	May 26, 1852	Arkel, Netherlands	May 5, 1889
Gysbert Jacob	Son	May 7, 1882	Iowa	Mar 1899
Martena Gysbertha	Daughter	Dec 19, 1883	Iowa	Nov 20, 1953

Hendrikus and Gysbertje were married on June 2, 1881 by Rev. Egbert Winter, pastor of the First Reformed Church in Pella. Hendrikus was a member of First Reformed Church. Gysbertje joined First Reformed Church on April 18, 1883.

They farmed in Black Oak Township, Mahaska County near her father Pieter. Hendrikus and Gysbertje purchased the original family farm from Pieter Sr. in Jan, 1887. After Gysbertje’s death in 1889, Hendrikus re-married and continued to live on this farm for a time. He sold the farm to Tuenis A. Tysseling and Jan Vos in 1891, but repurchased it from them in 1902. Martena’s descendants, the Vermeers, still own the original Pieter De Jong Sr. farm. It has been designated a Century farm because it has been in the family for over 100 years.