Jennie was born in the Netherlands to Willem "William" and Geertje "Gertie" (Willemsen) Pippel. She was the first child of 8. Most of her siblings were given Dutch names and were later changed to American names. Her siblings were Mereke "Mary" born 1886, Jonsha "Nancy" born 1888, Christinna "Christina" born 1891, Wilhelmina born 1893, Peter born 1895, Elisabetje "Elizabeth" "Bessie" born 1897, Geertje "Gertrude" "Gertie" born 1900.
Jennie, Mereke and Jonsha immigrated with their parents to America in 1889. The family settled in Mahaska County IA where William pursued farming, as did many of the Dutch immigrants.
January 7 1909 in Mahaska County, Jennie married Arie, son of Gerrit and Maria (DeJong) VanDe Haar. Jennie was 23 years old and Arie was 40. Arie was a farmer. They had two children, Gerrit "Gary" born 1911 who married Gladys DeKock, and Gertrude Marie born 1914 who married Clarence Schroeder.
By 1940 Arie had passed away and their daughter, Gertrude, was living with Jenny on Broadway St. in Pella.
Jennie was 81 when she passed away after being a widow for 32 years.
Jennie, Mereke and Jonsha immigrated with their parents to America in 1889. The family settled in Mahaska County IA where William pursued farming, as did many of the Dutch immigrants.
January 7 1909 in Mahaska County, Jennie married Arie, son of Gerrit and Maria (DeJong) VanDe Haar. Jennie was 23 years old and Arie was 40. Arie was a farmer. They had two children, Gerrit "Gary" born 1911 who married Gladys DeKock, and Gertrude Marie born 1914 who married Clarence Schroeder.
By 1940 Arie had passed away and their daughter, Gertrude, was living with Jenny on Broadway St. in Pella.
Jennie was 81 when she passed away after being a widow for 32 years.
Jennie was born in the Netherlands to Willem "William" and Geertje "Gertie" (Willemsen) Pippel. She was the first child of 8. Most of her siblings were given Dutch names and were later changed to American names. Her siblings were Mereke "Mary" born 1886, Jonsha "Nancy" born 1888, Christinna "Christina" born 1891, Wilhelmina born 1893, Peter born 1895, Elisabetje "Elizabeth" "Bessie" born 1897, Geertje "Gertrude" "Gertie" born 1900.
Jennie, Mereke and Jonsha immigrated with their parents to America in 1889. The family settled in Mahaska County IA where William pursued farming, as did many of the Dutch immigrants.
January 7 1909 in Mahaska County, Jennie married Arie, son of Gerrit and Maria (DeJong) VanDe Haar. Jennie was 23 years old and Arie was 40. Arie was a farmer. They had two children, Gerrit "Gary" born 1911 who married Gladys DeKock, and Gertrude Marie born 1914 who married Clarence Schroeder.
By 1940 Arie had passed away and their daughter, Gertrude, was living with Jenny on Broadway St. in Pella.
Jennie was 81 when she passed away after being a widow for 32 years.
Jennie, Mereke and Jonsha immigrated with their parents to America in 1889. The family settled in Mahaska County IA where William pursued farming, as did many of the Dutch immigrants.
January 7 1909 in Mahaska County, Jennie married Arie, son of Gerrit and Maria (DeJong) VanDe Haar. Jennie was 23 years old and Arie was 40. Arie was a farmer. They had two children, Gerrit "Gary" born 1911 who married Gladys DeKock, and Gertrude Marie born 1914 who married Clarence Schroeder.
By 1940 Arie had passed away and their daughter, Gertrude, was living with Jenny on Broadway St. in Pella.
Jennie was 81 when she passed away after being a widow for 32 years.
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Thank you to Cindy and Steve for creating this memorial and photographing the gravestone. Also, thanks to Mark DeJong for some of this information.
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