Notes for Bastian Vander Aarde, Jr.

!US Census 1900 (14 June) Iowa, Sioux Co., Nassau Township, Roll T623_459, SD 11 ED 140, Sheet 15A, Page 158A, House No. 255, Lines 34-37: Bastian Aarde (b. Aug 1870 - 29 - in Holland - Occ: Day Laborer - Fa: Holland and Mo: Holland - NOTE: Came to US in 1874 and is Naturalized) married 7 years to Annie (b. Aug 1871 - 28 - in MI - Fa: Holland and Mo: MI) having 2 children born and 2 still living. Children listed (born in IA) are: Robert F. (son b. Aug 1894 - 5); and Agnes (dau b. June 1896 - 3).

!US Census 1910 (15 April) Iowa, Sioux Co., Holland Township, Orange City Town, Roll T624_423, SD 11 ED 150, Sheet 1B, Page 136B House No. 19, Lines 79-84: Bastian Vander Aarde, Jr. (b. 1871 - 39 - in Holland - Occ: Retail Merchant Groceries Store - Fa: Holland and Mo: Holland) married 17 years to Anna (b. 1872 - 38 - in MI - Fa: Holland and Mo: MI) having 4 children born and 4 still living. Children listed (born in IA) are: Robert F. (son b. 1895 - 15 - Occ: Salesman Grocery Store); Agnes D. (dau b. 1897 - 13); Bernard J. (son b. 1905 - 5); and Jennie H. (dau b. 1908 - 2)

!US Census 1920 (3 January) Iowa, Sioux Co., Holland Township, Orange City Town, Roll T625_514, SD 11 ED 165, Sheet 2A, Page 103A, House No. 39, Lines 14-18: Bastian Van der Aarde (b. 1870 - 50 - in Holland - Occ: Carpenter House - Fa: Holland and Mo: Holland - NOTE: Came to US in 1874 and was Naturalized in 1890) married to Anna (b. 1871 - 49 - in MI - Fa: Holland and Mo: MI). Children listed (born in IA) are: Bernard J. (son b. 1905 - 15); Jennie H. (dau b. 1908 - 12); and Lucile E. (dau b. Sept 1915 - 4 4/12)

!NOTE: Wednesday, April 12, 1893, the Sioux County Herald, Orange City, Iowa:
TOWN AND COUNTY. Bastiaan Van der Aarde and Miss Annie Lubbers were married at the home of the bride's parents last Thursday, and are now living in their home just southeast of town. We extend congratulations.

!NOTE:In May 1899, Annie (LUBBERS) Vander AARDE was seriously burned by a prarie fire in White Lake, Dakota, like the following newspapers announced:
*****TOWN AND COUNTY. Bastian Van der Aarde and wife came home last Wednesday from White Lake and are now at the home of H. Lubbers. Mrs. Van der Aarde is still suffering severely from the effects of that terrible prairie fire, the left hand and arm being badly burned and refusing to heal. Her condition is critical. (*Source: The Sioux County Herald, Wednesday, May 24, 1899 Orange City, Iowa).
*****TOWN AND COUNTY. Mrs. R. Lubbers went to Dakota yesterday to nurse her daughter, Mrs. Van der Aarde, who was seriously burned in the prarie fire last Friday. (*Source: The Sioux County Herald, Wednesday, May 3, 1899 Orange City, Iowa).
*****Last Saturday morning C. A. Dodge received a telegram from White Lake, S.D., stating that a prairie fire had destroyed the buildings of his ranch and had also burned one of the men and several head of horses to death. Wilcox and M. H. Lewis own a cattle ranch three miles from the Dodge ranch and on being informed by Mr. Dodge of the nature of the dispatch he had received, they, of course, and correctly, supposed their ranch and suffered a like fate, and Dodge and Wilcox, accompanied by K. Van der Aarde, C. Lewis and L. Snyders immediately started for White Lake. Mr. Van der Aarde's anxiety was caused by the fact that his brother, B. Van der Aarde and family were keeping house and working on the Dodge ranch. Mr. Snyder's son, Jake, is employed on the ranch and he was also anxious to know the exact condition of affairs. On arriving at the burned district they found that a terrific prairie fire, fanned by a wind blowing at a rate of 60 to 70 miles per hour, had passed over an area of land about 7.5 miles in length and from 15 to 20 miles wide, destroying nearly everything, in its path. At the Dodge ranch all the buildings were entirely destroyed, along with a fine stallion and seven head of blooded brood mares, also 500 bushels-of wheat, wagons, harness, and implements, there was nothing left except a partially burned wagon and parts of harness. Mr. B. Van der Aarde and family, who were living on the ranch, and Jake Snyders and another young man, also employed on the ranch, took refuge in an old cave, covered with straw, which ignited as the fire passed over it, and Mr. Van der Aarde and family and Jake Snyders escaped from the cave, barely with their lives – but the other young man was unable to make his way out and perished in the cave—his companions who had escaped were so badly burned and in such an exhausted condition, they were unable to render him assistance in time to save his life. All were severely burned except the two children, both of whom escaped without a scratch or a blister. Mrs. Van der Aarde is seriously burned and much alarm is felt concerning her condition. The exposure of a two hours' drive to White Lake in the night air served to make their injuries much worse than they would have been if they had had immediate medical attention. They are still at the hotel in White Lake and are having the best of care. At the Wilcox and Lewis ranch all the buildings were burned to the ground, and eight head of horses, including a valuable stallion, and twelve head of cattle perished in the flames. A fourteen year old boy who was herding about three hundred head of cattle on this ranch saw the fire in time to round up his herd and drive it into a small lake and all were saved. This lad's cool head and good judgment saved Wilcox and Lewis from a heavy loss and it is duly appreciated by them. The fire came so rapidly that nothing could be done in the way of saving the buildings or their contents—all were compelled to flee for their life. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bassett, who are keeping bouse on this ranch, and Jake Synhorst employed there, all formerly Orange City people, took shelter in a well and were uninjured. Their first, impulse was to flee in a wagon before the storm of fire and had gotten into the wagon for that purpose—which would have meant certain death—when Jake Synhorst suggested taking refuge in the well, which was done with more haste than grace, and resulted as above. Mr. and Mrs. Basset and Mr. and Mrs. Van der Aarde lost everything they possessed except the clothing they had on, and in the case of the Van der Aardes, these were pretty well burned off of their bodies. C. A. Dodge's loss is said to be much heavier than that of Wilcox and Lewis; he having some fine barns nnd other good buildings on the premises. Wilcox and Lewis' loss is principally in the stock that was burned to death; their loss in building will not exceed $500. There were a number of heavy losses in the course of the fire. A man living near the Dodge ranch lost all his buildings and 2000 sheep and 1060 head of calves. (*Source: The Sioux County Herald, Wednesday, May 3, 1899 Orange City, Iowa).
*****In a special Orange City Centennial edition of May 1970 the Vander AARDE pioneer experiences were mentioned:
ON MR. VANDER Aarde’s side: Bastian Vander Aarde Sr. and family migrated from The Netherlands and settled in Orange City. He bought the tract of land southeast of Orange City which today is known as the Vander Aarde addition. The son, Bastiaan Vander Aarde Jr., married Anna Lubbers, daughter of Roelof Lubbers and Jane Heemstra Lubbers, who lived on a farm a mile south and and a half mile west of Orange City, Jane Heemstra was the daughter of Tjeerd Heemstra who homesteaded three-quarters of a mile south of Orange City. According to Mr. Vander Aarde, "all of these families told of their pioneer experiences with severe winters, drought, swarms of grasshoppers, depression times, with meager living in the early years, yet continued in faith through much adversity."
*****On Thursday, August 28, 1952, the Sioux County Herald announced the death of Bastiaan Vander AARDE Jr.:
Bastiaan Vander Aarde Died at Home, Sunday, August 24 [*1952].
Bastiaan Vander Aarde, age 83 years and 12 days, died at his home Sunday, August 24, after a prolonged illness of 23 years. Mr. Vander Aarde was born in Kolhorn, North Holland, Netherlands, on August 12, 1869. At the age of five years he came to America and lived in this vicinity. On April 6, 1893, he was united in marriage to Anna Lubbers. Surviving are his wife and five children: Robert F. of Richmond, Virginia; Mrs. Agnes Vermeer of Bellflower, California; Bernard of Orange City; Mrs. Jennie Vermeer of Sioux Center; and Mrs. Edna Zevenbergen of Bellflower, California, and twelve grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Also surviving is a half brother, Gerrit Vander Aarde of Milford, Iowa. Three brothers and four sisters and one son-in-law, Wm. Vermeer preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at the First Reformed Church on Wednesday, August 27, with Dr. K. Colenbrander officiating. Burial was in the local cemetery.
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