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Personal data Ipina Jansonius 

• Alternative name: Ipina Jansonius Harken
• She was born on March 28, 1884 in Ackley, Hardin Co., IA.
• She was christened in W. Friesland Presb. Chr., German Twp., Grundy Co., IA.
• She died on May 28, 1966 in Aplington, Butler Co., IA, she was 82 years old.
• She is buried on May 31, 1966 in German Twp., Grundy Co., IA (W. Friesland Presb. Chr. Cem.).
• This information was last updated on August 1, 2010.

Household of Ipina Jansonius

She is married to Reemt U. Harken.

They got married on March 16, 1905 at home of the bride, Ackley, Hardin Co., IA, she was 20 years old.

Reemt U. Harken oo Ipina Jansonius

Marriage source: Brockman, Charles, Charles Brockman's Genealogical Database, (Pub. location unknown, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, ix Dec MMV)

'... Reemt U Harken ... Change Date: 9 Dec 2005 ...

Marriage 1 Ipina Jansonius ... Married: 16 Mar 1905 in home of the bride, Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa ...' <>

Child(ren):

1. Margretha Harken  1906-1966 

Notes about Ipina Jansonius

Ipina Jansonius

Source: Brockman, Charles, Charles Brockman's Genealogical Database, (Pub. location unknown, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, ix Dec MMV)

'... Ipina Jansonius ... Sex: F Birth: 28 Mar 1884 in Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa Christening: Westfriesland Presbyterian Church, Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa Death: 28 May 1966 in Aplington, Butler County, Iowa Burial: 31 May 1966Westfriesland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa ...

Religion: Presbyterian

Note: Written by Bob Harken:

Mother was the fifth of ten children of John and Margaret Nymeyer Jansonius. One brother and three sisters were older and two brothers and three children were younger. She was born in the Island Grove area northeast of Ackley, Iowa on thefarm in Grundy County to be nearer the school. Mother went to Cedar Falls to school for six weeks and taught country schools unti l her marriagae on March 16, 1905.

Dad was the fifth of a total of 13 children born to Ubbe and Margretha (Weichmann) Harken in Butler County, Iowa. I believe they were all born on the farm two miles south and 3/4 mile east of Austinville. At the age of 6 1/2 his 5 yearold sister died and I remember Dad talking about his pretty younger sister. At age 9 a 15 year-old brother died; at age 15 a 4 year-old brother died. These boys were named Klaas. At age 20 his father died and Dad was the oldest boy athome. Uncle Corneal Harken was married and probably lived down the road, but Grandma was left with girls 23, 22, 15 and 11 years of age and boys 20, 17, 13, 8 and 2 yea rs of age.

Dad talked of going to school thru the winter quarters until he was well into his teens. They were taught on an individual basis and he learned enough math to help me with algebra whe n I got to high school.

One of my cousins told me that when Grandpa died Grandma told her boys that if they would sta y home and work they could have a farm rent free for one year after they were married. After Dad and Mother married, they joined theWestfriesland Presbyterian Church and farmed on Grandma's farm for four years. Margery and John were born on this farm 2 miles southand 1 1/2 miles east of Austinville. As Uncle Isbrandt Harken got married in 1909 I assume that is th espring they moved to the Meickley farm 1 mile south of where they were living. Urban and F red were born on this farm which was larger than where they had been living.

In the spring of 1912 they moved to a small house in Austinville where Cornelius and Gertrude were born. They moved the house 3/4 of a block north and built the new house where Bernice, I and Anna Marie were born. Dad worked for R. C.Bode in the general store after moving to Austinville and later purchased the store in partnership with his cousin, John R. Harken . They sold the business in 1931 and Dad then did carpenter work, sold Raleigh Products and Davis Paint,and worked in the WPA program, not necessarily in that order.

In 1934 Dad started driving a school bus to Aplington for high school students. He worked his carpenter work around this and probably drove until 1945 when he was 65. He also worked for Jack Limburg in the grocery store even after his 1stheart attack in, I believe, 1949 or 1950.

Dad and Mother were both active in the Westfriesland Presbyterian Church. Mother was in Ladies Aid and taught Sunday School, and Dad was an elder, (over 30 consecutive years as elder and Clerk of Session), Deacon, and Sunday Schoolteacher. Before the Christian Reformed Church in Austinville started, my parents were very instrumental in starting a nondenominational S unday School in Austinville of which Dad was superintendent. He also served several terms on theAustinville School Board.

Through good times and bad, there was always food on the table, clothing to wear, juicy fruit gum on Sunday and a penny for Church and Sunday School.

Several asides:

Dad always got up first in the morning, lit the fire, made a cup of tea, gave Mother a cup of tea in bed and went out to do chores. After Dad died Mother commented that she wasn't sure she liked the tea in bed but she never said anythingbecause she liked the thought and attention.

One time when only the three of us were home, Mother had dry cereal for breakfast during the week. Dad commented on needing something to stick to the bones and we had pancakes every morning (including Sundays) for a long time. ChangeDate: 10 Dec 2005 ...

Father: Jan Jansonius b: 8 Sep 1846 in Oldemarkt, Overjissel, Friesland, Holland Mother: Margaret Nymeyer b: 21 Oct 1855 in Balk, Friesland, Holland

Marriage 1 Reemt U Harken b: 27 Apr 1882 in Austinville, Butler, Iowa Married: 16 Mar 1905 in home of the bride, Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa

Children

1. Margretha Harken b: 6 Jan 1906 in Austinville, Butler County, Iowa 2. John Bert Harken b: 25 Nov 1907 in Austinville, Butler County, Iowa 3. Urban Harken b: 22 Dec 1909 in Austinville, Iowa 4. Fred Henry Harken b: 10 Jan 1912 in Austinville, Butler County, Iowa 5. Cornelius Edward Harken b: 19 Jul 1914 in Austinville, Butler, Iowa 6. Gertrude Kathryn Harken b: 1 Sep 1916 in Austinville, Iowa 7. Bernice May Harken b: 14 May 1919 in Austinville, Iowa 8. Robert Arthur Harken b: 26 Apr 1921 in Austinville, Iowa 9. Anna Marie Harken b: 29 Mar 1924 in Austinville, Iowa' <>

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