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* Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit van der Wilt, and children: Gerrit Jr., Figie, Gerrit G., Hendrik, Neeltje, Sygie, and Cornelia.
==1854 1853-1860 French Emigrants==Four brothers and their families all emigrated from France to Pella, IA in this time period, along with the Charles Mobile family, and the J.P. Peters family.
* Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Renaud, and son Louis.
* Mr. & Mrs. Louis Renaud. Louis settled on a farm a few miles north of Pella. Enjoyed the respect and friendship of all his neighbors and associates. Farm inherited by son Henry.
* Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Renaud, and children: Frederick, Ama and Eingenus. In 1861, Frederick Sr. was killed instantly by being thrown from a wagon during a runaway.
===1860===
* Mr. & Mrs. Charles Renaud, and children: Charles, Frederick, Louise, Louis, Edmand, Paul and Eingenus. Charles Sr. (1825-1908) was remembered in the 1922 Pella history as emigrated in 1860, and "a man of warm heart and generous impulses, a good neighbor who was always ready and willing to help in time of need, and his death was recognized as a great loss to the community."