Jean's Family Stories: BUUS GENERATIONS 1774

HARBERT HINDERKS BOES

Born February 26, 1774 in Larrelt, Ostfriesland. Died July 14, 1848 in Twixlum, Ostfriesland.

Married: Aje Allen Poppen Eertmoed, born in 1786, died on January 18, 1871 in Twixlum, Ostfriesland.

(Great, great, great grandfather of Jean E. Straatmeyer)

HARBERT HINDERKS BOES WAS FATHER TO:

HENDRICK SIMONS HARBERTS BOES (BUUS)

(Great, great grandfather of Jean E. Straatmeyer)

Hinderk Simons Harberts Boes was born on October 25, 1810 in Twixlum, Ostfriesland and died on February 22, 1911. He was buried in Turner County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

He married Antje Berends Ailts who was born on March 10, 1810 and died on May 26, 1889.

Great, great grandpa - Hinderk Simons Harberts BOES

He died at the age of 100 years, 3 months and 4 days.

She died at the age of 79 years, 2 months and 16 days.

The Hinderk Buus family - circa 1910

Children of Hinderk and Antje Buus:

1. Aje (Ella) b. Dec. 12, 1835 d. Feb. 25, 1880 Buried at Grundy Center, IA

Married: John Haan

2. Berend b. Nov. 27, 1837 d. Jan. 28, 1919 Buried at Lennox, SD

Married: Kia Friese

3. Harbert b. Dec. 1, 1840 d. July 26, 1923 Buried at Ellsworth, MN

Married: Abena Laura Schnus

4. Henderk b. Mar. 24, 1842 d. Oct. 9, 1911 Buried at Lennox, SD

Married Antje Fokken

5. Engel b. July 19, 1845 d. May 2, 1938 Buried at Ellsworth, MN

Married: Jan Meester

6. Harm G. b. Feb. 1, 1847 d. July 31, 1924 Buried at Lennox, SD

Married: Hindina Margaretta Bossman

HARM G. (Hinderks) BUUS (Boes)

(Great grandfather of Jean E. Straatmeyer)

Harm Buus, born Feb. 1 1847 in Twixlum, Ostfriesland, Germany, died July 31, 1924 in Rural Lennox, SD. He was the son of Hinderk Simons Boes and Antje Berends Ayelts. He married Hedina Margaret Bossman Sep. 11, 1870 in Grundy Center, Iowa.

Note: His birth name was Harm Hinderks Boes. He may have changed his middle initial later because of similarities in names of his relatives. The family name also went through several changes – from Boes to finally, Buus.

Hedina Margaret Bossman, born Dec. 29 1850 in Holthusen Kreis, Weiner, Ostfriesland, Germany, died May 7, 1938 in Rural Lennox, SD. She was the daughter of Juren R. Bossman and Swantze Geersma.

Circa 1900

Children of Harm Buus and Hedina Bossman are:

1. Antje (Annie) Buus, born May 11, 1871; died July 24, 1919, m. John Kuper – six children

2. Jerry Buus, born Dec. 11, 1872, died Feb. 3, 1899, m. Minnie Braak – two children

3. Henry Buus, born Oct. 17, 1874, died Oct. 6, 1952, m. Amanda Bunger – six children

4. Swantje (Maggie) Buus, born Oct. 4, 1876; died June 22, 1964; married John Naatjes.

5. Harmina (Minnie) Buus, born Oct. 24, 1878 in Lennox, South Dakota; died Sep. 8, 1949 in St. Johns Hospital, Huron, Beadle Co, South Dakota; married Eilert (Louie) Ludwig Thaden Mar. 11, 1897 in Lennox, South Dakota; born May 25, 1870 in Peoria, IL, died Dec. 19, 1962 in Huron. Both Minnie and Louie were buried at Willow Lake, SD. (Minnie was Jean Straatmeyer’s grandmother on her mother’s side.)

6. George Buus, Born Nov. 9, 1880, Died in 1882 (while Hedina was pregnant with the next baby, also named George.

7. George Buus, born Dec. 9, 1882, died Feb. 28, 1971, m. Tena Cramer – two children

8. Engel (Annie) Buus, born Jan. 7, 1885, died July 12, 1955, m. Fred H. Bunger, 2^nd husband: Mr. Ludens after 1921, m. Henry Weise before 1955 – four children

9. Kate Buus, born April, 1887, died June 2, 1962; m. Andrew Mortenson, - two children

10. Habina (Bertha) Buus, born June 23, 1889 in Lennox, South Dakota; died Oct. 16, 1974 in Lennox, South Dakota; married Luberto (Bert) F Oltmanns; -- three children

11. Harmannus (Herman) Buus, born Sep. 16, 1891, died July 21, 1969, m. Bertha Hippen, - two children

12. Berend (Ben) Buus, born 13 Dec 1893, died Dec.10, 1979, m. Lizzie Knock – three children