He married Caroline Amelia Smith on 09 Mar 1845 in New York; 6 children; she died in 1953.
He married Catherine Braugham on 14 Nov 1854 in Cook County, Illinois; 6 children; she survived him.
Died
Van Velzer - At the residence of his son, John, in Postville, on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 1894, B. Van Velzer, aged 78 years, five months, and 26 days.
The funeral was held from the Congregational Church on Wednesday afternoon, the interment being in the Minert Cemetery. Mr. Van Velzer was an early settler here and well known. Some of his children from abroad were present at the Obsequies. We sympathize with the bereaved family.
He married Catherine Braugham on 14 Nov 1854 in Cook County, Illinois; 6 children; she survived him.
Died
Van Velzer - At the residence of his son, John, in Postville, on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 1894, B. Van Velzer, aged 78 years, five months, and 26 days.
The funeral was held from the Congregational Church on Wednesday afternoon, the interment being in the Minert Cemetery. Mr. Van Velzer was an early settler here and well known. Some of his children from abroad were present at the Obsequies. We sympathize with the bereaved family.
He married Caroline Amelia Smith on 09 Mar 1845 in New York; 6 children; she died in 1953.
He married Catherine Braugham on 14 Nov 1854 in Cook County, Illinois; 6 children; she survived him.
Died
Van Velzer - At the residence of his son, John, in Postville, on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 1894, B. Van Velzer, aged 78 years, five months, and 26 days.
The funeral was held from the Congregational Church on Wednesday afternoon, the interment being in the Minert Cemetery. Mr. Van Velzer was an early settler here and well known. Some of his children from abroad were present at the Obsequies. We sympathize with the bereaved family.
He married Catherine Braugham on 14 Nov 1854 in Cook County, Illinois; 6 children; she survived him.
Died
Van Velzer - At the residence of his son, John, in Postville, on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 1894, B. Van Velzer, aged 78 years, five months, and 26 days.
The funeral was held from the Congregational Church on Wednesday afternoon, the interment being in the Minert Cemetery. Mr. Van Velzer was an early settler here and well known. Some of his children from abroad were present at the Obsequies. We sympathize with the bereaved family.
Gravesite Details
It is believed that Belvel Van Velzer's body as moved from Minert Cemetery to the Postville Cemetery around 1908.
Family Members
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