Ancestors of Della Swets Generation 1 1. Della Swets, daughter of Teunis (Dennis) Swets and Nellie Ravensteyn was born on 27-12-1885 in South Holland, Cook, Illinois, USA. She died on 24-4-1947 in Orange City, Sioux, Iowa, USA. She married Ben (Berend) Wiersema on 14-3-1912 in Middleburg, Iowa, USA, son of Jan Eisses Wiersema and Trijntje Bierma. He was born on 22-4-1883 in Sioux Center, Iowa, USA. He died in 1958. Ben (Berend) Wiersema was christened on 3-6-1883 in Sioux Center, Iowa, USA. Generation 2 2. Teunis (Dennis) Swets, son of Wouter Swets and Dientje (Dinke) van der Drunen was born on 17-4-1861 in Illinois, USA. He died in 1942. He married Nellie Ravensteyn on 21-2-1885 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. 3. Nellie Ravensteyn, daughter of Pieter Ravestein and Evertje de Ruiter was born on 25-11-1860 in Meerkerk, Zuid-Holland. She died in 1947. Nellie Ravensteyn and Teunis (Dennis) Swets had the following children: 1. i. Della Swets was born on 27-12-1885 in South Holland, Cook, Illinois, USA. She died on 24-4-1947 in Orange City, Sioux, Iowa, USA. She married Ben (Berend) Wiersema on 14-3-1912 in Middleburg, Iowa, USA, son of Jan Eisses Wiersema and Trijntje Bierma. He was born on 22-4-1883 in Sioux Center, Iowa, USA. He died in 1958. ii. Peter Swets was born about 1888 in Illinois, USA. He married Mary Brouwer on 16-2-1911 in Hull, Iowa, USA, daughter of William Brouwer and Neeltje de Vries. She was born about 1889. iii. Walter Swets was born on 30-4-1891 in South Holland, Cook, Illinois, USA. iv. Evertje Swets was born on 25-1-1894 in South Holland, Cook, Illinois, USA. v. Bastian Swets was born on 25-1-1894 in South Holland, Cook, Illinois, USA. vi. Cornelius Swets was born on 5-3-1896 in Middleburg, Sioux, Iowa, USA. He married Mary Bruinooge on 18-12-1919 in Orange City, Sioux, Iowa, USA, daughter of Johannes Bruinooge and Susanna van den Dorpel. She was born about 1899 in Lodi, Bergen, New Jersey, USA. vii. Johnnie Swets was born on 4-9-1899 in Capel, Sioux, Iowa, USA. He died on 20-9-1940 in Orange City, Sioux, Iowa, USA. He married Johanna Willemsen about 1925. Notes for Johnnie Swets: Alton Democrat of Sep 20, 1940 John Swets passed on at his home five miles north of Orange City Saturday and services in his memory were held Tuesday at the First Christian Reformed church, Rev. R. Bronkema in charge. Interment was made in the Local cemetery. (West Lawn Cemetery Orange City) Mr. Swets was born near Orange City 41 (1899) years ago. He was married 15 years ago to Miss Johanna Willemsen. Mrs. Swets and the three children, Joyce, Delbert and Marvin, survive the husband an father. he is also survived by this aged parents, Mrs. and Mrs. P.(T.) Swets, and several brothers and sisters. Mrs. Swets was taken n January to the Denver sanatorium for Tuberculosis, but after a ten weeks stay he returned home. Complications developed which caused his death. (From the 1925 Iowa Census his parents were Teunis Swets and Nellie Ravenstein. This family is chronicled in the Willemsen book done by ther submitter) viii. Effie Swets was born on 11-2-1901 in Capel, Sioux, Iowa, USA. She died on 5-3-1996 in Hull, Iowa, USA. She married John van Oort on 3-11-1925 in Orange Page 1 of 8 viii. 5-3-1996 in Hull, Iowa, USA. She married John van Oort on 3-11-1925 in Orange City, Clinton, Iowa, USA. Notes for Effie Swets: EFFIE VAN OORT Born: February 11, 1901; Orange City, Iowa Passed Away: March 5, 1996; Hull, Iowa Age: 95 years, 24 days Memorial Service: Friday; March 8, 1996; 10:30 am., First Reformed Church, Orange City, Ia. Clergyman: The Rev. Cornie Keunen Interment: West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, Iowa Arrangements: VanEtten-Oolman-VanGelder Funeral Home Orange City, Iowa Effie was the daughter of Teunis and Nellie (Ravenstein) Swets. She was raised at Middlehurg. On November 3, 1925, she married John G. Van Oort at Orange City. They farmed north of Orange City. Mr. Van Oort passed away April 21, 1974, at Denver, Colorado. In 1975, Mrs. Van Oort moved into Orange City. In 1987, she became a resident of the Heritage House in Orange City, and on August 16, 1991, she transferred to the Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull, where she passed away. She was a member of the First Reformed Church and Reformed Church Womens Ministries. Survivors include three daughters, Joan and her husband, Harvey Van Rooyen of Sanborn; Norma and her husband, Russell Kenney of Orange City; and June Van Oort of Houston, Texas; eleven grandchildrem and twenty great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two infant sons, a sister, and four brothers. Source: VanEtten-Oolman-VanGelder Funeral Home Orange City, Iowa Generation 3 4. Wouter Swets, son of Teunis Wouterszn Swets and Aartje Oldemans was born on 25-12-1825 in Hardinxveld. He died in 1895 in South Holland, Cook, Illinois, USA. He married Dientje (Dinke) van der Drunen on 9-4-1853 in De Werken en Sleeuwijk. 5. Dientje (Dinke) van der Drunen, daughter of Bastiaan van Drunen and Viverke Snoek was born about 1828 in De Werken en Sleeuwijk. Dientje (Dinke) van der Drunen and Wouter Swets had the following children: i. Bastian Swets was born about 1859 in Illinois, USA. ii. Alice Swets was born about 1860 in Illinois, USA. 2. iii. Teunis (Dennis) Swets was born on 17-4-1861 in Illinois, USA. He died in 1942. He married Nellie Ravensteyn on 21-2-1885 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, daughter of Pieter Ravestein and Evertje de Ruiter. She was born on 25-11-1860 in Meerkerk, Zuid-Holland. She died in 1947. iv. Sophia Swets was born about 1863 in Illinois, USA. v. Lena Swets was born about 1865 in Illinois, USA. vi. Walter Swets was born about 1867 in Illinois, USA. vii. John Swets was born about 1868 in Illinois, USA. 6. Pieter Ravestein, son of Mathijs (Thijs) Ravestein and Neeltje Versluis was born on 5-12-1823 in Noordeloos, Giessenlanden, Zuid-Holland. He died on 20-5-1914 in Orange City, Sioux, Iowa, USA. He married Evertje de Ruiter. 7. Evertje de Ruiter, daughter of Jacob de Ruiter and Klara van Buren was born on 14-4-1826 in Leerbroek, Zederik, Zuid-Holland. She died after 1910 in USA. Page 2 of 8 Evertje de Ruiter and Pieter Ravestein had the following children: i. Klara Ravestein was born on 18-4-1857 in Meerkerk, Zuid-Holland. 3. ii. Nellie Ravensteyn was born on 25-11-1860 in Meerkerk, Zuid-Holland. She died in 1947. She married Teunis (Dennis) Swets on 21-2-1885 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, son of Wouter Swets and Dientje (Dinke) van der Drunen. He was born on 17-4-1861 in Illinois, USA. He died in 1942. iii. Cornelis Ravestein was born on 23-9-1862 in Meerkerk, Zuid-Holland. iv. Jannigje Ravestein was born on 23-10-1864 in Noordeloos, Giessenlanden, Zuid-Holland. Generation 4 8. Teunis Wouterszn Swets, son of Wouter Teuniszn Swets and Hendrikje van Pelt was born on 6-11-1796 in Hardinxveld. He married Aartje Oldemans on 30-12-1819 in De Werken en Sleeuwijk. 9. Aartje Oldemans, daughter of Hendrik Oldemans and Teuna Gerritje Klop was born on 21-1-1795 in Dordrecht. Aartje Oldemans and Teunis Wouterszn Swets had the following children: i. Teuna Swets was born on 20-6-1821 in Hardinxveld. She died on 12-12-1827 in Hardinxveld. ii. Hendrika Swets was born on 26-9-1822 in Hardinxveld. She married Giel Swets on 3-11-1843 in Hardinxveld. He was born on 7-1-1819 in Hardinxveld. iii. Marigje Swets was born on 19-6-1824 in Hardinxveld. She died on 28-11-1825 in Hardinxveld. 4. iv. Wouter Swets was born on 25-12-1825 in Hardinxveld. He died in 1895 in South Holland, Cook, Illinois, USA. He married Dientje (Dinke) van der Drunen on 9-4-1853 in De Werken en Sleeuwijk, daughter of Bastiaan van Drunen and Viverke Snoek. She was born about 1828 in De Werken en Sleeuwijk. v. Marigje Swets was born on 21-8-1827 in Hardinxveld. She died on 11-11-1827 in Hardinxveld. vi. Teuna Swets was born on 14-3-1830 in Hardinxveld. She died on 23-6-1830 in Hardinxveld. vii. Teuna Swets was born on 16-12-1831 in Hardinxveld. She died on 8-3-1832 in Hardinxveld. viii. Teuna Swets was born on 17-11-1833 in Hardinxveld. She died on 2-1-1834. ix. Teuna Swets was born on 17-2-1835 in Hardinxveld. She died on 3-4-1835 in Hardinxveld. x. Teunis Marechienus Swets was born on 14-1-1837 in Hardinxveld. He died on 8-4-1837 in Hardinxveld. xi. Teuna Aartje Swets was born on 14-9-1838 in Hardinxveld. She died on 13-1-1839 in Hardinxveld. 10. Bastiaan van Drunen, son of Lucas van Drunen and Dingena van den Dag was born on 16-8-1792 in De Werken en Sleeuwijk. He married Viverke Snoek on 12-5-1813 in De Werken en Sleeuwijk. 11. Viverke Snoek, daughter of Antonie Snoek and Anneke van Krugten was born on 18-3-1795. Viverke Snoek and Bastiaan van Drunen had the following children: i.