ShirekChamove Tree » Magdelena Ellen Rysdam (1842-1910)

Personal data Magdelena Ellen Rysdam 

  • She was born October 1842 in Uktrecht, Netherlands.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1910: Cornelius, Washington, Oregon.
    • in the year 1880: Fulton, Multnomah, Oregon.
  • She died May 1910 in Cornelius, Washington, Oregon, she was 67 years old.
  • A child of Gerrit Rysdam and Magdalene Catrina van Velzen

Household of Magdelena Ellen Rysdam

(1) She is married to Virgil Walter Earp.

They got married on September 21, 1861 at Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, she was 18 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Ulyses G Earp  ± 1870-????
  2. Nellie Jane Earp  1862-1930
  3. John W Earp  1877-????
  4. Nancy E Earp  1873-????
  5. Catarine Earp  1879-????


(2) She is married to Jan van Rossum.

They got married February 1864 at Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, she was 21 years old.


Child(ren):



(3) She is married to Thomas Eaton.

They got married in the year 1866 at Walla Walla, Washington, she was 23 years old.


Notes about Magdelena Ellen Rysdam

OBITUARY: Death claims a Portland woman who crossed the plains in 1864. Mrs. Ellen Eaton, an early Oregon pioneer, died at Cornelius, Oregon Tuesday May 3 aged 67 years 6 mo and 8 days. Mrs. Eaton crossed the plains with her father and her first husband, John Van Rossen, in 1864 locating near La Grande. In 1866, after the death of her first husband, she was married to Thomas J. Eaton of Walla Walla, and shortly after moved to the Willamette Valley. In 1882, they moved to Portland and resided at North Front street until the death of Mr. Eaton in 1891. Mrs. Eaton, in company with her sister, Mrs. G.M. Teal (Taal), of La Grande, climbed Mount Emily in August 1908. Mrs Eaton is survived by five children, all of whom reside in Portland. They are: Arie Van Rossum, Mrs. L.D. Bohn, W.G. Eaton, G.L. Eaton, and Mrs. Anness Bertrand. The funeral will be held from the residence of W.G. Eaton, the date to be announced later (Portland Oregonian Newspaper dated 5 May 1910, p.7).

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Magdelena Ellen Rysdam

Winjand Rysdam
1774-1852
Neeltje Vandewrkolm
1771-1839
Gerrit Rysdam
1806-1880

Magdelena Ellen Rysdam
1842-1910

(1) 1861

Virgil Walter Earp
1843-1905

Ulyses G Earp
± 1870-????
Nellie Jane Earp
1862-1930
John W Earp
1877-????
Nancy E Earp
1873-????
Catarine Earp
1879-????
(2) 1864

Jan van Rossum
± 1838-????

Ari Gerrit van Rossum
1865-1922
(3) 1866

Thomas Eaton
± 1839-????


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Historical events

Day of marriage September 21, 1861

  • The temperature on September 21, 1861 was about 16.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 20 » An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
    • April 29 » American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
    • July 26 » American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
    • September 6 » American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.
    • November 9 » The first documented football match in Canada is played at University College, Toronto.
    • December 21 » Medal of Honor: Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.

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