I am fairly sure that the obit has a transposition error when it says that he came over in 1885. Should be 1858, I believe. I find an 1860 census that matches them:
Name: Jacob Boot
Age in 1860: 29
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Netherlands
Home in 1860: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Gender: Male
Post Office: Pella
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Boot 29
Aartje Boot 23
John Schippers 32
Name: Aartejes Schippers
Gender: Female
Spouse: Jacob Boot
Marriage Date: 14 May 1858
County: Marion
State: Iowa
Name: Jacob Boot
Age in 1870: 39
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Netherlands
Home in 1870: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Pella Marion County
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Boot 39
Aartye Boot 35
Maria L Boot 10
Ane Boot 7
Jane Boot 5
Johanna Boot 3
Hunter Boot 7/12
Boot
Name: Johanne Boat
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1880: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Jacob Boat
Father's Birthplace: Holland
Mother's name: Artie Boat
Mother's Birthplace: Holland
Jacob Boat 48
Artie Boat 45
Mary Boat 19
Arie Boat 17
Jane Boat 15
Johanne Boat 12
Katie Boat 10
Nellie Boat 6
Name: Jacob Boot
Age in 1860: 29
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Netherlands
Home in 1860: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Gender: Male
Post Office: Pella
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Boot 29
Aartje Boot 23
John Schippers 32
Name: Aartejes Schippers
Gender: Female
Spouse: Jacob Boot
Marriage Date: 14 May 1858
County: Marion
State: Iowa
Name: Jacob Boot
Age in 1870: 39
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Netherlands
Home in 1870: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Pella Marion County
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Boot 39
Aartye Boot 35
Maria L Boot 10
Ane Boot 7
Jane Boot 5
Johanna Boot 3
Hunter Boot 7/12
Boot
Name: Johanne Boat
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1880: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Jacob Boat
Father's Birthplace: Holland
Mother's name: Artie Boat
Mother's Birthplace: Holland
Jacob Boat 48
Artie Boat 45
Mary Boat 19
Arie Boat 17
Jane Boat 15
Johanne Boat 12
Katie Boat 10
Nellie Boat 6
I am fairly sure that the obit has a transposition error when it says that he came over in 1885. Should be 1858, I believe. I find an 1860 census that matches them:
Name: Jacob Boot
Age in 1860: 29
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Netherlands
Home in 1860: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Gender: Male
Post Office: Pella
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Boot 29
Aartje Boot 23
John Schippers 32
Name: Aartejes Schippers
Gender: Female
Spouse: Jacob Boot
Marriage Date: 14 May 1858
County: Marion
State: Iowa
Name: Jacob Boot
Age in 1870: 39
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Netherlands
Home in 1870: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Pella Marion County
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Boot 39
Aartye Boot 35
Maria L Boot 10
Ane Boot 7
Jane Boot 5
Johanna Boot 3
Hunter Boot 7/12
Boot
Name: Johanne Boat
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1880: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Jacob Boat
Father's Birthplace: Holland
Mother's name: Artie Boat
Mother's Birthplace: Holland
Jacob Boat 48
Artie Boat 45
Mary Boat 19
Arie Boat 17
Jane Boat 15
Johanne Boat 12
Katie Boat 10
Nellie Boat 6
Name: Jacob Boot
Age in 1860: 29
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Netherlands
Home in 1860: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Gender: Male
Post Office: Pella
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Boot 29
Aartje Boot 23
John Schippers 32
Name: Aartejes Schippers
Gender: Female
Spouse: Jacob Boot
Marriage Date: 14 May 1858
County: Marion
State: Iowa
Name: Jacob Boot
Age in 1870: 39
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Netherlands
Home in 1870: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Pella Marion County
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Boot 39
Aartye Boot 35
Maria L Boot 10
Ane Boot 7
Jane Boot 5
Johanna Boot 3
Hunter Boot 7/12
Boot
Name: Johanne Boat
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1880: Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Jacob Boat
Father's Birthplace: Holland
Mother's name: Artie Boat
Mother's Birthplace: Holland
Jacob Boat 48
Artie Boat 45
Mary Boat 19
Arie Boat 17
Jane Boat 15
Johanne Boat 12
Katie Boat 10
Nellie Boat 6
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