Name Occupation Date of Birth Birthplace Date of Death Notes
Antonie Farmer Jan 14, 1869 Iowa Feb 8, 1936 6th grade education.
De Jong Buried in Black Oak Cemetery.
Geertje Housekeeper Dec 1, 1870 Sep 11, 1964 Buried in Black Oak
De Geus Cemetery
Magrieta Daughter Mar 18, 1893 Iowa Oct 21, 1982
Cornelius Son Mar 18, 1893 Iowa Jun 19, 1893
Cornelius Son Sep 6, 1894 Iowa Oct 1, 1894
Nellie Daughter Sep 21, 1895 Iowa Mar 28, 1963
Martena Daughter Mar 5, 1897 Iowa Dec 25, 1984
Cornelius Son Apr 5, 1898 Iowa Jul 16, 1976 Buried in Black Oak
(Neal) Cemetery
John William Son Mar 12, 1899 Iowa Sep 7, 1971 Buried in Graceland Cemetery
Jozena Daughter Mar 26, 1900 Iowa Jun 28, 1971 Buried in Black Oak Cemetery
Albertha Daughter Sep 26, 1901 Iowa Nov 19, 1901
Albert Son Feb 2, 1903 Iowa Feb 23, 1981 Buried in Black Oak Cemetery
William Son Jan 29, 1905 Iowa Nov 4, 1973 Buried in Evergreen Cemetery
Gysbertha Daughter Mar 12, 1906 Iowa May 17, 1994
(Grace)
Antonie Son Oct 29, 1907 Iowa May 22, 1990
(Tony)
Gertrude Daughter Oct 26, 1910 Iowa
Anne Clara Daughter Nov 2, 1912 Iowa
Antonie and Geertje were married on March 1, 1892, by Rev. Peter De Pree, the pastor of First Reformed Church in Pella. The De Geus family were members of First Reformed Church. Antonie and Geertje’s oldest daughter, Margaret, was baptized there. However, there are no further entries in the records of First Reformed Church for this family. According to Josephine De Jong, a daughter-in-law, the De Jongs attended various Reformed and Christian Reformed Churches at one time or another.
Antonie and Geertje made their living by farming, making molasses, and had a smoke house. They smoked pork for added income. They grew mostly corn and some oats. They raised mostly hogs, some cattle and milk cows, chickens, and ducks. They also had a large garden and an orchard that contained apples, peaches, pears, and grapes.
The farm, approximately 100 acres, was originally purchased by Antonie and Geertje in 1900 for $50 per acre. It was purchased by his son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Josephine De Jong, in 1948 for $300 per acre. Today, it is worth approximately $3000 per acre and has been designated a Century Farm. There is a cemetery just north of the farm. At one time there was also a church/schoolhouse, known as Centennial School next to the farm.
Records from the 1915 Iowa State Census give us some indication of their farming operation in 1914. Antonie owned the farm. It was valued at $17, 825, with debt of $4000. Antonie gave his religious affiliation as Christian Reformed.
Calves: 3 Milk Cows: 4 Horses: 3 Young pigs: 13 Hogs: 32 Chickens: 400
Antonie passed away suddenly of a heart attack at 5:00 PM on a Saturday. It had been a very cold winter day. He had just finished gathering the eggs, sat down to rest and was seized with a heart attack and died instantly.
Location of the Antonie De Jong farm as shown on a 1963 plat map of Black Oak Township, Mahaska County, Iowa
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