Bio of the Jan DUNNEWOLD Family (b 1827),Benton Co., MN

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The Jan Dunnewold Family **
    The Jan Dunnewold family arrived in Benton County May 3,
    1869 after commencing their voyage on April 7th from
    Rotterdam by way of Hull and Liverpool, England, New York,
    St. Paul and Sauk Rapids.  Jan, son of the Police Chief,
    was a native of Winterswijk, Holland located on the
    Dutch/German border.  In Holland he owned and operated a
    tannery.  He married Johanna Willems  Feb. 8, 1861 and they
    had four children at the time the emigrated.
    The family took up temporary residence in a house in Sauk
    Rapids which they had rented for $6.00/month, while Jan set
    about locating farm land to buy.  He initially purchased 80
    acres in Section 23 of St. George Township for $5.00/acre
    becoming a grain farmer.  He moved the family into a shanty
    on the property on June 2nd.  On Aug. 18th he homesteaded
    property on Section 22 by the lake, where they located the
    family home, moving in on Nov. 19th.  Jan applied for U.S.
    citizenship on September 14, 1869. He took an active role in
    the community being elected  treasurer for School Dist. 9,
    and the Grange as well as the Township Board.
    Jan was born November 14, 1827, died November 27, 1894.
    Both are buried in the Benton County Cemetery, Sauk Rapids
    The children of Jan and Johanna are:
    i. Gerhard Hendrick Dunnewold      b. Oct. 27, 1861
    Winterswijk, Netherlands
    ii. Alida Johanna Dunnewold        b. Apr. 14, 1863
    Winterswijk, Netherlands
    iii. Judith Johanna Dunnewold      b. Mar. 31, 1865
    Winterswijk, Netherlands
    iv. Christina Hendrika Dunnewold   b. Feb. 19, 1867
    Winterswijk, Netherlands
    v. Johan Philip Dunnewold          b. Mar. 4, 1870
    St. George Township, MN
    Alida Johann Dunnewold was my fraternal great grandmother
    who married Alphonse Henry, who had emigrated from Belgium
    with his family, on Oct. 12, 1880.  From their marriage
    were born nine children, the second oldest Nancy B. Henry
    married George Allen Hall and had six children the youngest
    being Donald Alphose Hall, my father.
    ** The Dunnewold family genealogy has been traced back to the year
1510.

Joe Hall
joehall@mninter.net