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Husband: Isaac Cornelius Van Valkenburg (1)
   Born: 19 FEB 1835               in Port Dover, County of Norfolk, District of Talbert, Ontario, Canada
Married: 26 SEP 1869               in Smithland, Woodbury Co., Iowa
   Died: 09 NOV 1906               in Medical Lake, Spokane Co., Washington
 Father: 
 Mother: 
Spouses: 
   Wife: Helen Louise Elizabeth Bower
   Born: 03 DEC 1852               in Waukegan, Lake Co.,  Illinois
   Died: 23 DEC 1928               in Souix City, Plymouth Co., Iowa
 Father: Joseph Bower
 Mother: Mary Murrie
Spouses: Franklin
Children
01  (F): Lilly Bell Van Valkenburg
   Born: 28 AUG 1870               in Smithland, Woodbury Co., Iowa
   Died: 01 OCT 1877               in Smithland, Woodbury Co., Iowa
Spouses: 
02  (F): Mary Anna Van Valkenburg (10)
   Born: 27 JUL 1872               in Smithland, Woodbury Co.,  Iowa
   Died: JAN 1945                  in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington
Spouses: Thomas Jud Holcomb; >>>; >>>
03  (F): Sarah Charolette Van Valkenburg
   Born: 20 APR 1874               in Plymouth City, Cerro Gordo Co., IA
   Died: 03 DEC 1958               in Smithland, Woodbury Co.,  Iowa
Spouses: James Fergeson Monroe Jones
04  (M): Joseph Corneileus Van Valkenburg
   Born: 18 JUL 1876               in Smithland, Woodbury Co.,  Iowa
   Died: 08 JUN 1942
Spouses: Bertha Dixon
05  (F): Ella Paulene Van Valkenburg
   Born: 05 JUN 1878               in Smithland, Woodbury Co.,  Iowa
   Died: JUN 1933
Spouses: J. R. Archibald (Aldridge)
06  (F): Ruth Leona Van Valkenburg (11 12 13 14)
   Born: 27 DEC 1880               in Smithland, Woodbury Co., Iowa
   Died: 21 MAY 1949               in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington
Spouses: Albert Johnson Castle
07  (M): William Anthony Van Valkenburg
   Born: 31 JUL 1882               in Smithland, Woodbury Co.,  Iowa (15)
   Died: 12 OCT 1952               in Rockland, Power Co, Idaho (16)
Spouses: Klea Gergetha Peck; Mrs. Jessie Elsenpeter
08  (F): Geneva May Van Valkenburg (17)
   Born: 17 FEB 1884               in Smithland, Woodbury Co.,  Iowa (18)
   Died: 07 FEB 1951 (19)
Spouses: Ludwig; Johansen
09  (M): Edgar Richard Van Valkenburg
   Born: 16 JUN 1886               in Smithland, Woodbury Co.,  Iowa (20)
   Died: 11 MAY 1897
Spouses: 
10  (F): Laura Francis Van Valkenburg
   Born: 06 APR 1888               in Smithland, Woodbury Co., Iowa (22)
   Died: 06 MAR 1968 (23)
Spouses: Harold Brown
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Laura Francis Van Valkenburg
11  (M): Eber Harley Van Valkenburg (24 25)
   Born: 31 AUG 1890               in Smithland, Woodbury Co.,  Iowa (26 27)
   Died: 22 JAN 1976               in Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington (28 29)
Spouses: Gertrude Goudy; Marjorie Anna Peel
12  (F): Rosy Marjory Van Valkenburg
   Born: 23 MAR 1893               in Smithland, Woodbury Co.,  Iowa (31)
   Died: 07 FEB 1902 (32)
Spouses: 
13  (M): Leslie Dewy Van Valkinburgh (33)
   Born: 08 MAR 1898               in Smithland, Woodbury County,  Iowa, (34)
   Died: 11 FEB 1965               in Coeur D' Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho
Spouses: Mildred Clarinda Anderson

Additional Information

Isaac Cornelius Van Valkenburg:
Name: Issac Van Valkinburgh
Born: 1840, Illinois 2
Buried: UNKNOWN, Smithland Cemetery, Little Souix Twp., Woodbury Co., Iowa
Census: 1851, Age 17
Census: 1851, In Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1885, Woodbury, Iowa 3

Notes:
Issac's Grandfather was a general in the war of 1812 and his Uncle was a captain in the war of 1812.

Issac's 1/2 Brother Cornelius was in the American civil war and died as a result of injuries sustained there.

Issac was naturalized as a young man and "was a good citizen".

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Issac went to Onawa, Iowa, and got the charter for the Mason Lodge of Smithland Iowa. His lodge was called the "Amuckables". Louise Van Valkinburgh sent his lodge papers to a Mr. J.D. Grove of "Grove and Grove Co.", Merchants, an uncle and a nephew at Chewelah, WA. The elder Mr. Grove died, Louise wrote for the return of the papers, but never got an answer.

(internet research on 18 Aug. 2000 finds a lodge in Smithland, Iowa named the Amicables, #289)

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Notes received from The National Association of the Van Valkenburg Families:

1851 age 17
1851 in Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada, living with parents.
Source: additional information for this family is from Archive record in the FHL.

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Helen Louise Elizabeth Bower:
Name: Louisa Bower 4
Name: Eliza S Van Valkenburg 5
Born: 1852, Iowa 6
Born: 1853, Fremonth 7
Died: 23 DEC 1926, Souix City, Plymouth Co., Iowa
Buried: UNKNOWN, Smithland Cemetery, Little Souix Twp., Woodbury Co., Iowa
Moved: 1854, Smithland, Iowa
Census: 1860, Listed as 7 years old, living in Little Sioux Township, Woodbury Co, Iowa
Residence: 1885, Woodbury, Iowa 8
Residence: 1925 9

Notes:
From the records of Laura Brown 1974:
[note: all spellings of names are as per Laura Browns notes]

"Louise Bower was the only child of a German father, Joseph Bower who was born May 4, 1813 at Baden Germany. Her mother, Mary Murie was born in Perth, Scotland, in 1814. Joseph and Mary Bower married 1845.

Dave and John Murie, Mary's brothers had ranches in Waukegan. Dave Murie sold his property to the railroad and a depot was was put there and was called Russel Station.

Joseph Bowers had a sister, Tearesa, who married a Mr. Burkett. After Burkett died she married a man named McCall. Tereasa had a daughter named Mary Burkett.

Helen Louise E. Bowers was born in Lake County, Illinois Dec. 3, 1852. Moved with her parents to Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa in 1854 by wagon train. She was married to Isaac Van Valkinburgh in 1869 at age 16 years. To them was born 13 children:

Lilly Bell b. Aug 28, 1870; d. Oct 1, 1877
Mary Anna b. July 27, 1872; d. Jan 1, 1945
Sara Charolette b. April 20, 1874; d. Dec. 3, 1958
Joseph Cornelius b. July 18, 1876; d. June 8, 1942
Ella Pauline b. June 5, 1878; d. June 1933
Ruth Leona b. Dec. 27, 1880; d. May 24, 1949
William Anthony b. July 31, 1882; d. October 1952
Geneva May b. Feb 17, 1884; d. Feb 7, 1951
Edgar Richard b. June 16, 1886; d. May 11, 1897
Laura Francis b. April 6, 1888; d. March 6, 1968
Eber Harley b. Aug. 31, 1890; d. 1976
Rosy Marjory b. Mar 23, 1893; d. Feb 7, 1902
Leslie Dewy b. March 8, 1898; d. Feb 1965

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from http://www.navvf.org/VVgene/pafn103.htm#333 10-31-2006

1920 age 67; listed as Louisa Franklin a widow

1920 in Everett, Snohomish Co, WA

(09) Edgar Richard Van Valkenburg:
Died: 03 APR 1897 21

(12) Rosy Marjory Van Valkenburg:
Name: Rosa Margery Van Valkenburg 30

Footnotes

  1. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [45].
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  2. Ibid.
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  3. Ibid.
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  4. Ibid.
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  5. Ibid.
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  6. Ibid.
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  7. Ibid.
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  8. Ibid.
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  9. Ibid.
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  10. 1900 United States Federal Census [5].
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Spokane, Washington, ED 73, roll T623 1751, page 2A.
  11. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [45].
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  12. Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 [96].
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - Washington State Department of Health. State Death Records Index, 1940-1996. Microfilm. Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington.
  13. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [45].
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
  14. 1920 United States Federal Census [7].
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Sioux City Precinct 5, Woodbury, Iowa, ED , roll , page , image 692.
  15. NAVVF Vols I and II [62].
  16. Ibid.
  17. 1910 United States Federal Census [6].
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/">NARA</a>.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.T624, 1,178 rolls. Chewelah, Stevens, Washington, ED , roll T624_1672, part , page .
  18. NAVVF Vols I and II [62].
  19. Ibid.
  20. Ibid.
  21. Ibid.
  22. Ibid.
  23. Ibid.
  24. Personal Van Valkinburgh Family Notes [71].
  25. Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1906-1957 [34].
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - <li>Detroit, Michigan. Card Manifests (Alphabetical) of Individuals Entering through the Port of Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954. Micropublication M1478. RG085. 117 rolls. National Archives, Washington, D.C.<li>Detroit, Michigan. Passenger and Alien Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at the Port of Detroit, Michigan, 1946-1957. Micropublication M1479. RG085. 23 rolls. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
  26. NAVVF Vols I and II [62].
  27. SSDI [82].
  28. NAVVF Vols I and II [62].
  29. SSDI [82].
  30. NAVVF Vols I and II [62].
  31. Ibid.
  32. Ibid.
  33. Marriage Certificate, Leslie Van Valkinburgh [56].
  34. Banks, Ray, comp., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations [11].
    Online publication - Banks, Ray, comp.. WWI Civilian Draft Registrations [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1987-1988.Microfilm Publications: M1509.

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