Individual Details
Jacob T. Jansen von Beeston
(3 Jun 1838 - 5 Dec 1907)
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
Families
Father | Tjark von Beesten (1801 - ) |
Mother | Friese Margareta "Friese, Freida" Hinrichs (1810 - 1868) |
Sibling | V von Beesten (1837 - ) |
Sibling | Eÿbe Haÿken von Beesten (1840 - ) |
Sibling | Christina von Beeston (1843 - 1916) |
Sibling | Adeline Henrietta "Alina, Ziva" von Beesten (1847 - 1894) |
Sibling | Johanna Elisa "Elise" Von Beeston (1850 - 1919) |
Notes
Census
Malergeselle Werdum Edenserloog-Str.231)Remmer Hillrichs, 38J., Schuster (shoemaker)
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4) Jacob von Beesten, 24J., Schustergeselle (shoemaker journeyman)
Immigration
Steerage83 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 PRUSSIAMargurett 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, FarmerJohanna, 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, 1907Burial 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.