VanDyke, William August

1877 - 1942  (64 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 25 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VanDyke, William August
  Born	12 Apr 1877	De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Family History Researcher	Bill was a lifelong farmer, raising wheat, oats, and barley, as well as ch erries walnuts and filberts. Like most farmers of the era, he grew most of what his family needed including hogs, c ows, and chickens. Bill and his sons start ed the first commercial grain cleaner in the Verboort area in 1930. He had invented an auger t hat fed the grain onto a canvas which he patented in 1935. He later sold the p atent rights. Bill's father Theodore, passed h is love of music to his son. Bill played cornet in a series of bands in the late 1 890's to the late 1920's, including the Verboort Orchestra and Verboort Cathol ic Band. A photo exists of him seated with a base drum, posing with other membe rs of a band that was described as being quite good, and in high demand. Bi ll in turn passed his interest in music down to his children, who all played in b ands, including The Nightingales and The Swing Melodians. * * * * * * * * ** * * * (Several ne wspaper articles were written following his death. Following text is from a March 18, 1942 newspaper article) Death Tak es W. VanDyke of Verboort Forest Grove, March 18-- W illiam August VanDyke, farmer of the Verboort district for 64 years, died suddenly Sunday. W orry over loss of his sons, called into service, leaving the operation of his big farm on h is hands, is believed to have aggravated a heart condition. High requiem mass was said Wednesd ay at St. Francis Catholic Church of Roy with the Reverend Mathus Jonas, the Rev. Joseph Saa l, and the Rev. Edmund Vanderzanden on the altar. St.James church choir of McMinnville san g. Burial was in Verboort cemetery. VanDyke came with his parents from DePere, Wiscons in to Verboort five years after five families had bought the big tract of land, which they named V erboort, establishing the parish. He was three years old, was reared in the parish, attending i ts school, and on May 5, 1908, married Alice Cecilia Evers, a descendant of one of the first fa milies, who survives him. There are eight children. Julius of Carlton, Robert of North Fork, Te xas; Mrs Julius (Irene) Moore of Cornelius, Cyril, Stanley, Ervin, Esther and Mrs. Martin (Ev elyn) Herb of Forest Grove. There are three sisters: Mrs.William Verboort, Mrs. W. Van dervelden and Mrs. Albert Jansen, and two brothers: Henry and John VanDyke, all of Verboo rt and vicinity. Excerpts from other articles: Prosperous Farm er Dies in Sleep: Community Shocked Verboort-- The people of Verbo ort were shocked by the sudden death of William VanDyke who died Sunday morning at 7:45. M rs. VanDyke, up earlier, went to the bedroom to call Mr. Van Dyke and found him dead. M r. VanDyke was 64 years old and a prosperous farmer of Verboort.... ". "..Mr. VanDyke died at his fa rm home Sunday morning, in sleep. He had complained of chest pains Saturday morning, but w as apparently well before retiring Saturday night..." Parents of William VanDyke: Theodore VanDyke and Mary Bernards VanDyke Siblings: Henry (born 1872, d ied 1944) John (born 1873, di ed 1957) Walter (born 187 6, died 1940) William (born 187 7, died 1942) Annie (born 1880, d ied 1965) Nellie (born 188 2, died 1954) Dora (born 1886, di ed 1955) William VanDyke and Alice Eve rs were married May 5, 1908 Their children: Julius ("Juke") Irene Evelyn ("Curly") Ervin ("Blackie") Cyril Robert ("Bud") Esther Stanley
  Other Info or Events	Alice Evers married William Van Dyke on May 5, 1908 Their children: Julius Van Dyke Irene Van Dyke Moore Evelyn Van Dyke Herb Ervin Van Dyke Cyril Van Dyke Robert Van Dyke Esther Van Dyke Seus Stanley Van Dyke
  Died	15 Mar 1942	Verboort, Washington, Oregon, USA
  Person ID	I56979	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	VanDyke, Theodore,   b. 29 Jul 1847, Reek, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 16 Feb 1934, Verboort, Washington, Oregon, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Bernards, Mary Ann,   b. 7 Apr 1846, Reek, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 29 May 1922, Verboort, Washington, Oregon, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F18494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evers, Alice,   b. 7 Mar 1884, Verboort, Washington, Oregon, USA ,   d. 6 Oct 1959, Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	5 May 1908	Verboort, Washington, Oregon, USA
  	VanDyke, William and Alice Evers Family Julius, Irene, Evelyn, Ervin, Cyril, Robert, Esther, Stanley
  Children	+ 1. VanDyke, Cyril Anthony,   b. 3 Jan 1917,   d. 24 Oct 1977  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2010
  Family ID	F18543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 12 Apr 1877 - De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Married - 5 May 1908 - Verboort, Washington, Oregon, USA Died - 15 Mar 1942 - Verboort, Washington, Oregon, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  VanDyke, William August Apr 12, 1877 - Mar 15, 1942