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Personal data John Arie Versteeg 

  • He was born on March 25, 1882 in Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA.
  • He died on August 13, 1937 in Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA, he was 55 years old.
    John Arie Versteeg
    BIRTH25 Mar 1882 Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
    DEATH13 Aug 1937 (aged 55) Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
    BURIALWest Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
    MEMORIAL ID112892960 · View Source

    John A. Ver Steeg passed away Friday, August 13, at 7:30 a.m. at the age of 55 years, 4 months and 19 days. He suffered for several years with sciatic rheumatism and heart attacks. Later complications followed; from these he failed to rally. He was a son of the Sioux county pioneers, Mr. and Mrs. Gysbert Ver Steeg. He was born on the Ver Steeg farm about 1/2 mile east of Orange City, on March 25, 1882 and has always lived in this community. On April 24, 1902 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Visser. The young couple settled on a farm, later moving to a small acreage near town. For the past 12 years he has been employed at the Cambier Motor Co.

    For several years he served as assessor of Holland township, also held the office of trustee for a number of years. He has for several years and at the time of his death still was associated with the New York Life Insurance Co.

    He is survived by his wife and 12 children. One child preceded him in death. Surviving children are: Carrie, Mrs. William Boone, Sioux Center; Jake J. Ver Steeg, Sibley, Bert J. Ver Steeg, Holland, Mich.; Henrietta, Mrs. Gerrit Wesselink, Ocheyedan; Lawrence and Wilbur, Orange City; Harold Ver Steeg, Hopkins, Mich.; Benjamin Ver Steeg, Holland, Mich.; Mabel, Marion, Nelvina, and Clarence at home. Other survivors are 18 grandchildren, his mother, Mrs. G. Ver Steeg, three brothers, Cornelius Ver Steeg, Alton; Henry Ver Steeg, Melvin; Bert Ver Steeg, Hull; three sisters, Mrs. Gerrit Kanis, Sheldon; Mrs. Nic Ver Steeg, Hancock, Minn.; and Mrs. Isaac Luymes, Orange City.

    Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 17, at 1:30 at the home and at 2 o'clock at the First Reformed church with Rev. Mr. H. Colenbrander officiating assisted by Rev. Mr. J. G. Brouwer.

    Sioux County Capital 1937-08-19.
  • He is buried August 1937 in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, Iowa, Verenigde Staten.
  • A child of Gijsbert Versteeg and Gerritje van den Berg
  • This information was last updated on April 15, 2018.

Household of John Arie Versteeg

He is married to Anna (Annie) Visser.

They got married on April 24, 1902 at USA, he was 20 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Arie Versteeg

Beerd van den Berg
1821-1904
Aaltje Driesdr Juffer
1823-1875

John Arie Versteeg
1882-1937

1902

Anna (Annie) Visser
1880-1966


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Birthday March 25, 1882

  • The temperature on March 25, 1882 was about 9.7 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
    • June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
    • July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
    • August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
    • September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
    • September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.

Day of marriage April 24, 1902

  • The temperature on April 24, 1902 was between 2.8 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (45%). Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
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    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
    • February 27 » Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
    • April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
    • May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
    • May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
    • June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.

Day of death August 13, 1937

  • The temperature on August 13, 1937 was between 15.0 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • March 18 » Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
    • March 21 » Ponce massacre: Nineteen people in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by police acting on orders of the US-appointed Governor, Blanton C. Winship.
    • May 21 » A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.
    • September 21 » J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
    • October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.
    • November 8 » The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.


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