Fifth Generation

18. Egbert Jelles JELSMA⁴ was born on 22 March 1818 in Boornbergum, Holland, Netherlands. He immigrated in 1849 at ship='Franziska'. He appeared in the census in 1860 in Marion County, Iowa, USA. Egbert died on 24 July 1904 at the age of 86 in Marion County, Iowa, USA. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetary, Pella, Marion Co, Iowa, USA. He has Ancestral File Number 21TW-Q1F. Egbert was quite tall and slender. Someone told me 5'8" bu t he looks taller than that in his pictures. He also had b lue eyes and was quite a tease. Don Scharff was built lik e him. (Gladys Meyer)

Son of Jelle Lebeles Jelsma and Sietske Egberts van der Meulen. They were married November 26, 1813 at Opsterland, Friesland, the Netherlands.
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Egbert Jelsma, aged 86 years, 4 months and 2 days, an early settler of Lake Prairie township, died at his home in Pella Sunday, July 24, at 1 p.m.
Mr Jelsma was born in Holland and came to America while yet a young man and settled on a farm near Pella in the early 40's, where he resided until his retirement from active business several years ago, when he came to Pella to spending his declining days.
He is survived by his aged companion and five grown children, namely Peter and Gerrit, now living at Guthrie, Okla., Mrs. Hendreka (Arie) Scharff, at Lacey, Iowa; Mrs. Lucy Weyerse, at Otley; and Mrs. DeHaai at Monroe.
The funeral occurred Wednesday afternoon at the First Ref. church, services by Rev. Van Kersen, and burial at Oakland Cemetery.
The Pella Banner, Pella, Iowa, Thursday, July 28, 1904 Evertje Gerrits KLEIN and Egbert Jelles JELSMA were married on 9 August 1850 in Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA.

19. Evertje Gerrits KLEIN⁴ was born on 12 July 1833 in Leerdam, Holland, Netherlands. She immigrated in 1847 at ship='Nagasaki'. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Marion County, Iowa, USA. Evertje died on 24 July 1904 at the age of 71 in Marion County, Iowa, USA. Mrs. E Jelsma died at her home in this city about 12:30 o'clock last Sunday at the age of sixty-two years. She was naturally weakened on account of her advanced age and a cancer on her breast finally caused death. The funeral was held at the First Reformed church yesterday and burial took place in Oakland cemetery.

Her husband died a few months ago on one Sunday about the same time of the day as her death occurred, and thus with a year this old couple have gone to their reward.

The Pella Chronicle, Pella, Iowa, Thursday, December 15 1904 Page One. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetary, Pella, Marion Co, Iowa, USA. She nickname eva . Evertje has Ancestral File Number K24H-BB2. (Eva) was rather short about 5' 3" and chunky in her late r years. She was very quiet had blue eyes and always wor e a nightcap to bed. (Gladys Meyer)

Eva immigrated in 1847 with parents on ship Nagasaki with f irst wife. They had a son Jelle. Apparently his first wif e died in 1849 or 1850 and Egbert married Eva. See Souveni r History of Pella, Iowa

Children were:

9	i.	Hendrikja Petenella "Henrietta" JELSMA.
	ii.	Sarah JELSMA⁴ was born on 5 December 1853. She died on 30 August 1864 at the age of 10.
	iii.	Gerret JELSMA⁴ was born on 7 October 1854. He died on 22 September 1857 at the age of 2.
	iv.	Gerrit JELSMA⁴ was born on 7 May 1858 in Marion County, Iowa, USA. He was buried in 1941 in Guthrie Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 5 July 1941 at the age of 83 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA.
	v.	Peter JELSMA⁴ was born on 21 February 1861. He died on 12 October 1862 at the age of 1 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA.
	vi.	Peter JELSMA⁴ was born on 21 March 1866 in Marion County, Iowa, USA. He died on 2 January 1945 at the age of 78 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA.
	vii.	Sietse JELSMA⁴ was born on 5 February 1870. She died on 30 June 1870 at the age of 0.
	viii.	Sarah JELSMA⁴ was born on 16 December 1872. She died Y.
	ix.	Lucy JELSMA⁴ was born on 24 April 1875. She died Y.