Individual Details

Jacob T. Jansen von Beeston

(3 Jun 1838 - 5 Dec 1907)

Mother always talked about an Uncle Jacob Von Beesten who is also buried at Bowens Prarie. (Jon Husman):
Bowen's Prairie Cemetery
Jones County
Located west of Cascade on Hwy. 151 about 5 miles
(Von) Beeston Jacob I. June 3, 1838 December 5, 1907

Events

Birth3 Jun 1838Funnix, Wittmund, Weser-Ems, Niedersachsen, Germany
Census1861Germany
ImmigrationSep 1872Baltimore, Maryland from Bremen, Germany on the Leipzig
Census1880Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States
Naturalization21 Sep 1887Jones, Iowa, United States
Census1895Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States
Census25 Jun 1900Barneston Township, Gage, Nebraska, United States
Death5 Dec 1907Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States
BurialAft 5 Dec 1907Bowen's Prairie Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States

Families

Notes

Census

Malergeselle Werdum Edenserloog-Str.23
1)Remmer Hillrichs, 38J., Schuster (shoemaker)
, ....
4) Jacob von Beesten, 24J., Schustergeselle (shoemaker journeyman)

Immigration

Steerage

83 Tjark Von Beesten 60 Germany Germany Germany farmer
84 Jacob T " 34 " " " "
85 Adeline H. " 25 " " "
86 Johanna Elise " 22 " " "
87 Diedr. G. Folkers 23 " " " joiner


Jacob T Von Beeston
Arrival Date: Sep 1872
Age: 34 Years 0 Months Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1838
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Leipzig
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Last Residence: Germany
Birthplace: Germany
Microfilm Roll Number: M255_20

Census

John OLTMAN Self M Male W 40 PRUSSIA Farmer PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
Margurett OLTMAN Wife M Female W 30 PRUSSIA Keeping House PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
Meta OLTMAN Dau S Female W 7 IA PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
Grace OLTMAN Dau S Female W 5 IA PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
John OLTMAN Son S Male W 2 IA PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
Guret OLTMAN Son S Male W 3M IA PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
Jacob BESTUN Other S Male W 40 PRUSSIA Farmer PRUSSIA PRUSSIA

Naturalization

Second papers:
Bk-2 Pg-216. Von Beesten Jacob Johnson. County of origin- Germany. County filed -Jones Co, IA date recorded or court date - 21 Sept 1887

First papers: pg 120 van Busten Jacob Johnson. Germany. Date signed - 03/24/1885

Census

Living with his nephew Eibo -

Page #50
Ln Dw Fm Given Name Surname Age Sex M Birthplace Fa Mo Occupation Religion Other

3 32 32 Eibo Eiben 22 M S Germany " " Farmer " Luthern
4 Lena Eiben 21 F " " " " house Keeping "
5 J V(an) Beesten 56 M Single " " " Farmer "

Census

167, 169, Gerdes, Arnd J, Head, WM, April 1852, 48, Married 27 yrs, Germany 3x, Imm 1864 29 yrs in US, Farmer
Johanna, Wife, WF, May 1850, 50 yrs, M-27, Germany 3x, Imm 1872 28 yrs in US
Tjark, Son, WM, Feb 1877, 23, single, IA
Louise, Daughter, WF, Sept 1878, 21, single, IA
Grace, Daughter, WF, May 1884, 16, single, IA
VonBeston, Jacob, Brother-in-law, WM, - 1848, 62, single, Germany 3x, Imm 1872 28 yrs in US Na, Farmer

Death

(Cedar Rapids [Iowa] Evening Gazette. Saturday December 7, 1907.)
Jacob Besten died Thursday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. G. Eiben, at Bowen, at the age of 64. The deceased was stricken with paralysis two days before his death, from which he never recovered consciousness. He was a native of Germany. Thirty years ago he came to America and since that time has made his home with his two sisters, Mrs. G. Eiben of Bown and Mrs. T. G. Gerdes of Barnston, Neb.

(Monticello [Iowa] Express, Dec 5, 1907)
Home News
Mr, Jacob von Besten died this morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Gerd Eiben, on Bowen's Prairie, at the age of about 70 years. The deceased was stricken with paralysis two days before his demise. He was born in Germany, and had lived in America about 30 years. He never married, and had spent a part of his time with his sisters, Mrs. Gerd Eiben of Lovell township and Mrs. T. G. Gerdes of Barnstone, Nebraska. Until word can be received from Mrs. Gerdes, the time for the funeral will not be fixed.

Burial

Von) Beeston Jacob I., June 3, 1838, December 5, 1907


Burial List - S.S. Peter & Paul Evangelical Lutheran , Castle Grove
1907 Heinrich Athen
Katharine Folkers
Emma F. W. Warner
Jacob Jansen von Beesten

Endnotes

1. Bowens Prairie Cemetery, Richland Township, Jones Co. Genealogy Society (transcribed by Joanne Wilken) online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Bowens.htm], accessed May 2008.

2. Kirche Funnix (Kr. Wittmunt), Heiraten, Taufen (Records sent by Steve Read, ptolemy@macpl.org, Jan 2008, Thanks!), Tote Register 1838.

3. Kay Blaas, "Volkszaehlung (Census) 1861 Harlingerland," census lookup: v. beesten and eiben from (), to Ostfriesen list to Nancy Prouty, 30 August 2009.

4. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries.), Ancestry.com. Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. Original data: .

5. 1895 Iowa State Census. Castle Grove Township PAGES 44-67 + 931 Monticello Township PAGES 463-490 Monticello City PAGES 494-515, PAGES 516-537 Scotch Grove PAGES 753-776 (transcribed by Joanne Wilken http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/census.htm 2002).

6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > NEBRASKA > GAGE > BARNESTON TWP Series: T623 Roll: 927 Page: 20.

7. Bowens Prairie Cemetery, Richland Township, Jones Co. Genealogy Society (transcribed by Joanne Wilken) online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Bowens.htm], accessed May 2008.

8. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 45.

9. "," death announcement, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gazette, 7 December 1907, Jacob Besten; online images, Digital Archives of Cedar Rapids Public Library (http://crpubliclibrary.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx : accessed 4 March 2010).

10. "Home News," death notice, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 5 December 1907; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 29 January 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.

11. Rev. G. Wolf, Pastor, History of St. Peter and St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1879-1929 (Castle Grove Township, Jones County, Monticello, Iowa: n.p., 1929), pg 34.

12. Bowens Prairie Cemetery, Richland Township, Jones Co. Genealogy Society (transcribed by Joanne Wilken) online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Bowens.htm], accessed May 2008.