Familie Hieminga - Person Sheet
Familie Hieminga - Person Sheet
NameKlaas van der Laan
Birth18 Jul 1878, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands4
Death1953, Bison, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA5
Burialabt 7 Sep 1953, Garfield Park Cemetery Sec. B, Lot 28, Grand Rapids, Michigan USA
*New [OCCU]1918, Bison, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA
FatherSieger Bouwes van der Laan (1847-1929)
MotherMartha Lubberts de Vries (1849-1928)
Notes for Klaas van der Laan
This individual was found on GenCircles at: http://www.gencircles.com/users/pwvolbeda/3/data/1813935
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Schouten & Smith book says:
Emigrated to United States of America.
Agnes Vanderlaan Boomstra said it was before 1902.
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He also has these data sources listed on geneanet.org.
overlijden: Deathdate = publishdate of Obituary gebeurtenis: General No more information found from Klaas
Bronnen: - geboorte: - 2 CONC BS Haskerland geb.akte nr. 132 d.d. 19-7-1878 - overleden:- 2 CONC GR Herald Obit
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http://www.genlias.nl/nl/searchDetail.jsp?val=6&xtr=10536326&vgr=1

Bron Burgerlijke stand - Geboorte
Archieflocatie Tresoar, Frysk Histoarysk en Letterkundich Sintrum
Algemeen Gemeente: Haskerland
Soort akte: Geboorteakte
Aktenummer: A 132
Aangiftedatum: 19-07-1878
Kind Klaas van der Laan
Geslacht: M
Geboortedatum: 18-07-1878
Vader Sieger Bouwes van der Laan
Moeder Martha Lubberts de Vries
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Ellis Island record - [maybe not the right one - says he's married, but he's the right age, and from the right town, an d the manifest also states that he's a butcher and joining L. van der Laan, of Grand Rapids - Lubbertus was his older brother.]

First Name: Klaas V.d.
Last Name: Laan
Ethnicity: Holland, Dutch
Last Place of Residence: Nijehaske
Date of Arrival: Nov 03, 1903
Age at Arrival: 25y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Rotterdam
Port of Departure: Rotterdam, Holland
Manifest Line Number: 0018
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An Ellis Island record lists
Name Last Residence Arrival Age
40. Klaas Vid. Laan Nijehaske Nov 03, 1903 25
[indicating birth in 1878, as was that of Klaas, brother of Lubbertus]
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[this one maybe - but destination was Iowa ]

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Klaas Laan Name: Klaas Laan
Arrival Date: 21 Feb 1907
Birth Year: abt 1879
Birth Location Other: hoorn
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Dutch
Port of Departure: Rotterdam
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Noordam

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South Dakota Naturalization Records Index: First Papers

Last Name First Name County of Residence Date of Intent Birth Country Location Page
VanderLaan Klaas Spink 05/09/1907 Holland589214

source:http://history.sd.gov/Archives/Data/Naturalization/FirstPapersSearch.aspx

search for second papers results: "Sorry, no matches were found."

NOTE: Spink county is about 80 - 90 miles East of Perkins county, SD.

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This is the land patent information for Klaas's farm. Land patents are the legal documents that transferred land ownership from the U.S. Government to individuals.

Records of Klaas's land in Bison Township, Perkins County, South Dakota:

Accession Names Date Doc # State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Sec. # County
92690 VAN DER LAAN, KLAAS 12/1/1909 05822 SD Black Hills 018N - 013E SW¼ 10 Perkins

The property was about 1 mile north and three miles west of the town of Bison, on the NE corner of a farm track (on a section line) and Highway SD-20.

The lat/long coordinates are 45 deg, 32', 13" North, 102 deg, 29', 42" West for the center of the section; N45.533685, W102.516079 for the center of the land.

source: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/defau...id#resultsTabIndex=1

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United States Census, 1910 for Class Vanderlaan

Name: Class Vanderlaan
Birthplace: Holland
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Bison, Perkins, South Dakota
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Holland
Mother's Birthplace: Holland
Family Number: 85
Page Number: 3
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Picture caption from:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakespeare/68470658/in/set-1709471/

Klaas (purchased a large farm in Bison, South Dakota. Froze to death after an accident in the field, shortly after World War 2),
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Klaas Vander Laan, "South Dakota, State Census, 1915"
Name: Klaas Vander Laan
Age: 34
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Friesland
Nationality:
Marital Status: Single
Marriage Year:
Spouse's Maiden Name:
Event Place: South Dakota, United States
Years in State: 10
Arrival Year in State (Estimated): 1905
Years in United States: 10
Arrival Year in the United States (Estimated): 1905
Naturalized: No
Religion: Methodist
Father's Birthplace: Friesland
Mother's Birthplace: Friesland
GS Film number: 2283982
Digital Folder Number: 4246016
Image Number: 01605
Sheet Number: 315

Citing this Record

"South Dakota, State Census, 1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMHR-BNH : accessed 14 Jul 2013), Klaas Vander Laan, South Dakota, United States.
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1920 census data from FamilySearch
Name: Klaas Vanderlasn
Residence: , Perkins, South Dakota
Estimated Birth Year: 1879
Age: 41
Birthplace: Holland
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Holland
Mother's Birthplace: Holland
Film Number: 1821725
Digital Folder Number: 4392006
Image Number: 00397
Sheet Number: 1
Collection: United States Census, 1920
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Klaas Vanderlaan, "South Dakota, State Census, 1925"
Name: Klaas Vanderlaan
Age: 46
Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Holland
Ethnicity:
Marital Status: Single
Marriage Year (Original):
Spouse's Maiden Name:
Event Place: South Dakota, United States
Years in State: 17
Arrival Year in State (Estimated): 1908
Years in United States: 20
Arrival Year in the United States (Estimated): 1905
Naturalized: Yes
Religion: Presbyterian
Father's Birthplace: Holland
Mother's Birthplace: Holland
GS Film number: 2369050
Digital Folder Number: 4246690
Image Number: 00031
Sheet Number: 484

Citing this Record

"South Dakota, State Census, 1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM4X-795 : accessed 14 Jul 2013), Klaas Vanderlaan, South Dakota, United States.
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1930 census, Perkins County, South Dakota, United States is in Enumeration District 53-7.

United States Census, 1930 for Klaas Vander Laan

Name: Klaas Vander Laan
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Bison, Perkins, South Dakota
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Netherlands
Estimated Birth Year: 1879
Immigration Year: 1904
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Netherlands
Mother's Birthplace: Netherlands
Enumeration District Number: 0007
Family Number: 81
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Line Number: 63
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2229
Film Number: 2341963
Digital Folder Number: 4548143
Image Number: 00243
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Name: Klaas Vanderlaan
Age: 56y
Estimated Birth Year: 1879
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Birthplace:
Race (Standardized): White
Marital Status: Single
Year Married:
Spouse or Maiden Name:
Residence: Bison, Perkins, South Dakota
Post Office: Bison, South Dakota
Years in United States:
Arrival Year in United States:
Naturalized: Yes
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace:
Film Number: 2370723
Digital Folder Number: 4446391
Image Number: 2354
Sheet Number: 97
Collection: South Dakota State Census, 1935
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Obituary published in Grand Rapids, Michigan "Press" on 09/07/1953
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Tombstone seen and photographed by Douglas James VanderLaan, Summer 2010, at Garfield Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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