She is married to Evert John Sleper.
They got married on April 14, 1879 at Weener, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen, she was 22 years old.
Evert Jan Sleper oo Antje "Anna" Kruithoff
Source: Author: "Winter, Alice," Title: Sleper/Jacobs FGS, (Publication location: Blue Earth MN, Publisher: A.B.W., Publication date: iv Mar MCMXCVIII) for dom = 14 Apr 1879
Another source gives 1879. Robert Kent sent a Family Group Sheet with a year of marriage = 1979, but in the same package, he sent another FGS with hand-written additions with the date 1874. Either this is an error in transcription or he had a 2nd source which he preferred over the FGS enclosure.
Author: Boyken, Hans-Georg, Title: Wo Sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika - Teil v, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMIV), 17-1923, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.
"Evert Jan SLEEPER * 3 Aug 1852 Möhlenwarf/Ostfriesland \\ oo 1879 Antje KRUITHOFF \\ > 1892 Kossuth Co., IA \\ >> 10y ago Buffalo Center, IA \\ + 17 Apr 1923 Buffalo Center, IA ['Schlagfluß'] \\= 20 Apr 1923 Ramsey Ref. Church cem. north of Titonka, IA \\R; w, (4) 2 s, (6) 5 d, 28 grand-ch 2 br, 1 si \\ O"
Author: Winter, Alice, Title: Jan Sleper / Alberdena Jakobs FGS, (Publication location: Blue Earth MN, Publisher: ABW, Publication date: iv Mar MCMXCVIII)
"M, 1, Evert Jan Sleper, farmer, ... Married 14 Apr 1879 ... Where Buried ... Buffalo Center, Iowa"
Author: Bolin, Carol, Title: Descendants of Antje "Annie" Kruithoff, (Publication location: Cedar Fls., IA, Publisher: CB, Publication date: xi Feb MMVI)
"... ANTJE 'ANNIE:'1 KRUITHOFF ... married EVERT JAN 'JOHN' SLEPER 14 Apr 1879 in Ostfriesland, Germany ..."
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Child(ren):
Antje "Anna" Kruthoff
Source: Author: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Title: Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pg. 405 Repository: Dallas TX city lib.
"Mr. and Mrs. Evert John Sleeper Antje Sleeper ... Antje Kruitoff was born November 2, 1856 in Ditzumar Hamrich, Germany to Meene and Antje (Phillips Hurlyn) Kruitoff. She had an older and younger brother. ..."
Author: NN (anonymous, sent by Robert Kent), Title: Sleper/Kruithoff FGS, (Publication location: Algona IA, Publisher: RK, Publication date: sent xi Feb MCMXCIII).
She emigrated to the USA 1891.
Title: 23 Mar 1895 German Twp Kossuth Co IA census, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.: Antje Sleeper age=38 Female born=Germany parents=foreign-born
Title: 10/11 Mar 1920 Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA census, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.:
Annie Sleeper, Wife, fem, white age=63, yr of immigration 1892, Naturalized in 1900, able to read & write.
Antje is buried in Ramsey Reformed Chr Cem., buried with E. J. Sleper.
Carl Meyer has a grand-father who married twice. His 1st wife is Johanna Krüethoff. The Meijer\\Meyer clan is also from the DitzummerVerlaat area.
Title: 4 Apr 1925 Buffalo Center Winnebago Co IA census, Repository: Algona IA Pub. Lib.
'Sleper, Janty, mother, fem., white, 68, widow, owns free, value 2000, 1500 insurance, b. Ger., fath: Krithoff, Weint, b. Ger. Herlyn, Ont, b. Ger., Janty's chr = Reformert'
The census taker is using phonetic spelling. Janty should be Antje. Reformert is the German word for Reformed.
Author: Voß, Klaas-Dieter, Title: Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Landschaftspolder (1766 - 1900) Band LXII, (Publication location: Aurich, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Upstalsboom - Gesellschaft, Publication date: MMII), Seite 275, Repository: MN Gen. Soc. Lib., Mendota Hts., MN.
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"1481. Kruithof, Meene Harms 1479, Dienstknecht zu Lp, * 3.1.1822 Bunderhammrich oo 30.4.1854 (WR: Bunderhammrich) Antje Philips Herlyn 968, * 13.7.1822 Groß-Borssum, wh. Twixlum"
Author: Yahnke, Cynthia H., Enumerator, Title: Buffalo Center town census, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr. IA, Publisher: U.S.Gov't, Publication date: iv Apr MCMXXX) e.d. 95-1, sheet 2A-141, reel T626-688, read 6 Mar 2005 by David A. Navorska at Dallas TX pub. lib.
"40, 6th Ave, 36, 39, Sleper, Annie, Head, O, r/e value 3000, Does this family own a farm? No, fem, white, ae 73, Widow, attended school since 1 Sept 1929? Yes [sic], can read/write, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, German spoken in home before immigration, Immigration year 1894 [the 4 is questionable], naturalized? No, farming, incidental, class of worker = O, Employed? yes
41, Evert E., son, male, white, ae 35, single, Attended school since 1 Sept 1929? yes [sic], can read/write, b. IA, parents b. Germany, can speak Eng, Auto mechanic, general services, Class of worker = O, Employed? yes, Veteran? Yes WW"
Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Title: Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil I, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
"MRS. EVERT SLEPER BURIED AT RAMSEY LAST WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Evert Sleeper, nee Antje Kruithoff, was born on the 2nd of November, 1856, at Hitzumer-Hamrich, in Germany. In April, 1879, she was united in marriage to Evert Sleper. In the spring of 1892 the family came to this country andsettled in the neighborhood of the Ramsey Reformed church, and of this church she became a member and was such until her membership was transferred to Buffalo Center in 1933. She had been a faithful member always. Even at her advancedage she attended service quite frequently until recently when for reason of failing strength sht was prevented to worship in the house of God.
Saturday evening, November 18, she departed this life to be with her Lord. She reached the age of four score and eight years, and 16 days, following her husband who died on 1923. Mrs. Sleper brought 10 children into the world, two ofwhom died in infancy; one daughter, Alberdina, passed away in 1898, and a son, Evert, in 1933.
She is survived by six children who mourn her going, a son John of Titonka, and five daughters: Annie, Mrs. C. J. Rippentrop; Minnie, Mrs. O. J. Rippentrop; Elisie Mrs. Otto Swalve; Hermina, Mrs Ubbe Winter; and Maggie, Mrs. Henry Baker;and a granddaughter, Alberdina Lamping, Mrs. Wentworth, who was raised by the grandmother from infancy. Besides these there are 50 grrandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. five of the grandsons are inthe armned forces, all of them serving overseas.
Funeral services were held in the Reformed church at Buffalo Center Wednesday afternoon, November 29 with burial in the Ramsey Reformed church cemetery."
Antje's parents: Meene Harms & Antje Philips (Heerlyn) Kruithoff
Author: Zimmermann, Jan-Dirk, Title: Familienbuch der Ev.-ref. Kirchengemeinde WEENER ... 1674-1900, Teilband iii, (Publication location: Weener, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Eigenverlag, Publication date: MMXV), Seite 1474, Repository: Tazewell Co. Gen. & Hist. Soc., Pekin, IL.
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"9670. Kruithoff, Meene Harms, Arbeiter, oo mit Antje Filips Herlyn
Kinder: Antje * 2.11.1856 Ditzumerhammrich (13635)"
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