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* Paul Auguste Renaud '''+1901-1933+''' (b. 1856 France, emig. 1862, d. 1942 Pella, IA), son of Charles Frederic Renaud (b. 1825 Audincourt, Doubs, France, m. 1848 @ Audincourt, emig. 1862, d. 1908 Pella, IA) & Catherine Elizabeth Louys Renaud (b. 1825 France - d. 1907 Pella, IA). Paul was also a paternal grandson of Georges Louis Renaud (1785-1853 France) & Catherine Parrot Gillotte Renaud (1788-1859 France).
** Wife: Byka "Rebecca" Hagens Vandermeulen Renaud '''+1901-1933+''' (b. 1860 Marion Co., IA - d. 1943 Pella, IA), daughter of William Christopher Hagens (b. 1839 Neth. - d. 1914 Pella, IA) & Antonette Pos Hagens (b. 1841 Neth. - d. 1923 Pella, IA). Rebecca was a paternal granddaughter of Gerhardus "Gerrit" Hagens (b. 1811 Neth. - d. 1889 Pella, IA) & Anna Sophia Susanna Erts Hagens (b. 1814 Neth. - d. 1895 Pella, IA). Gerrit Hagens was a baker, by trade, his parents were Reind Hagens (1778-1864 Neth.) & Willemina Simons Hagens (1775-1840 Neth.).
* Nicholas Charles Van Vliet '''+1901-1927+''' (1857-1948 Pella, IA), son of Jacob Van Vliet (b. 1807 Breudijk, Utrecht, Neth. - d. 1859 Pella, IA) & Maria DePenning Van Vliet (b. 1827 Mijnsheerenland, Z.H., Neth., m. 1854 Marion, IA, d. 1889 Pella, IA). Maria's parents were Wouter DePenning (1784-1847 Mijnsheerenland, Z.H., Neth.) & Geertje Fortuin DePenning (b. 1788 Strijin, Z.H., Neth. - d. 1849 Mijnsheerenland, Z.H., Neth.). Two of Jacob's older (adult) children succumbed to cholera in the summer of 1854, of 16 total who died in Pella that year of that epidemic. Jacob emigrated to Pella in 1854, along with relative Nicholaas. Jacob's first wife was Neeltje Scherpenzeel Van Vliet (b. 1808 Harmelen, Utrecht, Neth. - d. 1854 Pella, IA).
In 1922, S.N. Van Vliet was serving as the librarian at the Second Reformed Church of Pella. H.M. Van Vliet (b. 1840 Neth.), came to the U.S. with his parents in 1847, first to St. Louis, then in Pella in 1848. Five children: Henry, Mattie M., Willie, Joseph, and Minnie. G. Van Vliet served as mayor 1887-1888, 1891-1894, 1897-1899.
** Wife: Margaret "Maggie" Vander Wilt Van Vliet '''+1901-1917''' (1858-1917 Pella, IA), daughter of Jan "John" Vander Wilt (b. 1831 Laagnieuwkoop, Utrecht, Neth. - d. 1906 Pella, IA) & Geuvertje Den Burger Vander Wilt (b. 1835 Schoonrewoerd, Zuid-Holland, Neth. - d. 1896 Pella, IA).
* Peter Bastiaanszn Ryjkhoek '''+1927-1946''' (b. 1868 Marion, IA - d. 1946 Pella, IA), son of Bastiaan Willemsvn Rijkhoek(b. 1833 Dubbeldam, Dordrecht, Z.H., Neth. - d. 1904 Sully, Jasper, IA) & Beitske Jacobsdr Ryjkhoek (b. 1838 Dantumadeel, Friesland, Neth. - d. 1924 Sully, IA). Wife: Maria Valentinsdr Mathes Ryjkhoek (b. 1871 Iowa City, Wright, IA - d. 1944 Pella, IA), daughter of Valentin Mathes (b. 1837 Drussweiler u Kapellen, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - d. 1884 Pella, IA) & Aagje Ariesdr Kuijper Mathes (b. 1839 Charlois, Rotterdam, Z.H., Neth. - d. 1927 Pella, IA). * P.Perry L. Renaud '''+1933+-1940'''* D(1882-1940 Sully, IA), son of Edmund C. Renaud (b. 1854 Audencourt, Doubs, France - d. 1932 IA) & Johanna Van Rees Renaud (b. 1860 Pella, IA - d. 1914 IA), daughter of Leendert Van Rees (b. 1820 Neth.) & Sytje Van Rees (b. 1822 Neth.V). The Van Vork Rees family emigrated in 1854. Edmund's parents were Charles Renaud (b. 1825 Neth. - d. 1908 Pella, IA) & Cathrine Elizabeth Louys Renaud (b. 1825 France - d. 1907 Pella, IA). * Harry Lewis Renaud '''+1944-1949+'''(b. 1880 Sully, IA - d. 1962 Pella, IA), son of Paul Auguste Renaud & Byka Hagens Renaud-Vandermeulen. See previous notes on Paul & Byka. Wife: Charlotte Catherine Van Vliet Renaud (b. 1884 Pella, IA - d. 1971 Phoenix, AZ), daughter of Gysbert Van Vliet (b. 1849 - d. 1932) & Jennie Donai Van Vliet (b. 1860 - d. 1945). * Harry L. Renaud Dingeman John Van Vark '''+1944-19491951+'''(b. 1894 Knoxville, IA - d. 1987 Des Moines, IA), son of John S. Van Vark (1865-1961 Pella, IA) & Alice DeHaan Van Vark (1864-1947 Pella, IA). Dingeman was a paternal grandson of Jacob Van Vark (b. 1832 Neth. - d. 1890 Pella, IA) & Janneke "Jennie" Sijnhorst Van Vark (b. 1840 Noordeloos, Giessenlanden, Z.H., Neth. - d. 1914 Pella, IA).
* John Valkenberg '''+1949-1951+'''
* Harry A. Renaud '''+1951+'''
* Frank Van Der Hart '''+1962-1966+'''
* L.F. Brand '''+1962-1973+'''
* Mr. & Mrs. A.G. Vandermeulen, and children Geurt and Henry. Also Bonne and his wife, and children Egbert, Aartje, Jacob, Tenske, Gaardske, and Arie. Paul Auguste Renaud (1856-1942), who served as correspondent +1901-1933+, his wife Byka "Rebecca" Hagens' first husband was a Vandermeulen. A.G. (b. 1821) opened a jewelry (watch & clock) store on W. Washington St. on the corner that in later years became the residence of the family of L. Stegeman. By the early 1920's, with the help of A.G.'s sons, the jewelry store had morphed into a mercantile firm that had become one of the largest and most successful businesses in central Iowa, under the name of "Vandermeulen & Co.".
1922 firm members: J.H. DeVries, H.J. Boland, John F. Dykstra, and Henry P. Vandermeulen, the latter being a grandson of A.G. Also, G.A. Vandermeulen (b. 1845 Bergom, Neth. - d. 1916 Los Angeles, CA) and Harry H. Vandermeulen were among the sons that helped develop the mercantile business. G.A.'s wife Nellie Kramer (b. Feb. 7, 1848), daughter of Peter Kramer & Welmoed Pos Kramer, was the first girl born in Pella. In April 1881, a fire destroyed a Vandermeulen hardware store. Henry P. Vandermeulen's wife served as the first President of the Executive committee of the Ladies Auxiliary for Central College. She also served as the first vice-president of the Women's Federated Club of Pella in 1914, which was organized in the home of Mrs. Aschenbrenner, whose husband was among the physicians in 1922. C.H. Vandermeulen had a cream produce company in 1922.
* Mr. & Mrs. Willem van Vark, Jr., and child Matje. Matje may not have survived the voyage as it is noted in a trip diary of fellow traveler John Hospers that on June 5th, a small child with the Willem van Vark family died. The correspondent +1944-1951+ was D.V. (and/or D.J.) Van Vark. In 1922, a Van Vark was part owner of Globe Plumbing & Heating (corner East First & Franklin Sts.
==1854 Holland==
* 20 members in the home of D. Van Ham.
Also, in 1851, according to a 1915 History of Marion County, a minister named Demoss held held services in schoolhouses in the Franklin and Dallas townships, organizing a society in each, with no erection of churches. The history identifies this group as "United Brethren", and credits it as one of the first to organize in the county. Probably no relation to the PB.
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