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Jane DeMaster

Female 1866 - 1951  (84 years)


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  • Name Jane DeMaster 
    Birth 15 Nov 1866  Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1905  Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WI State 
    • Enumerated 1 Jun by J. B. Huenink, Ass't Clerk, visit 40:
      Henry Huenink - age 41, head, b. Holland, parents b. Holland, farmer, employed 12 months, rents home
      Jane - age 38, wife, b. WI, parents b. Holland
      William - age 17, son, b. WI, parents b. WI, farmer, employed 12 months
      Minnie - age 15, daughter, b. WI, parents b. WI
      Katie H. - age 12, daughter, b. WI, parents b. WI
      Josie - age 9, daughter, b. WI, parents b. WI


    • Role: Household Member
    Census 1920  Holland, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WI 
    • Enumerated 5 & 6 Jan, visit 53, house 48:
      H. J. Huenink - age 56, head, manager in milk factory, b. Holland, parents b. Holland, imm. yr not readable, naturalized 1910
      Jane - age 53, wife, b.WI, parents b. Holland
      Wilemina DeMaster - age 75, mother-in-law, b. Holland, parents b. Holland, imm. 1848

      Visit 54:
      A.C. Lubbers - age 32, head, b. WI, parents b. WI, occ. unreadable
      Kathryn H. - age 26, wife, b. WI, F b. Holland, M b. WI
      Elaine Janette - age 3yrs 10 mos, daughter, b. WI, parents b. WI
      Arthur Calvin - age 1yr 11 mos, b. WI, parents b. WI
    • Role: Household Member
    Census 1930  Holland, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WI 
    • Enumerated 17 Apr (by Wm Huinink), resided Hwy 141, visit 56, family 64:
      Henry J. Huenink - age 65, head, farmer, age 22 at marriage, owns radio set, b. NL, parents b. NL
      Jenna - age 63, wife, age 21 at marriage, , b. WI, parents b. NL

      Visit 56, family 64:
      Dirk W. - age 42, head, farmer, age 26 at marriage, b. WI, F b NL, M b WI
      Henrietta A. - age 41, wife, age 25 at marriage, b. WI, F b NL, M b WI
      Margaret J. - age 5, adopted daughter, single,b. WI, F b NL, M b WI
    • Role: Household Member
    Census 1940  Holland, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WI 
    • Enumerated 23 Apr, visit 47, family 170:
      Henry J. Huenink - age 76, head, b. Netherlands, renting home
      Jane - age 72, wife, b. WI
    • Role: Household Member
    Census 1950  Holland, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WI 
    • Enumerated 18 Apr, visit 320:
      Jane Huenink - age 82, head, widowed, b. WI
    Death 16 Aug 1951  Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 18 Aug 1951  Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Named as Johanna DeMeester in the 1895 birth record of her daughter Jozina.

      Obituary in the Sheboygan Press on 16 Aug 1951
      Mrs. H. J. Huenink, 84, widow of the late H. J. Huenink, died suddenly early today at her farm home, one mile east of the village of Cedar Grove.

      She is survived by a son, D. W. Huenink; three daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Lubbers and Mrs. Joseph (Josephine) Duncan of Sheboygan and Mrs. Minnie Lubach of Cedar Grove; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Peter and John DeMaster of Cedar Grove.

      Her husband, Henry J., and one brother preceeded her in death.

      Funeral services will be held at the Huenink farm home at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian church in Cedar Grove. The Rev. Edward Huenemann, pastor, will officiate.

      Interment will be in the Presbyterian cemetery at Cedar Grove.


      Funeral service in the Sheboygan Press on 22 Aug 1951
      Funeral services for Mrs. H. J. Huenink, Cedar Grove, who passed away early Thursday at her home, were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at the Huenink home and at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Edward Huenemann officiated and burial was made in the Presbyterian cemetery north of the village.

      During the services Mrs. E. Huenemann and Mrs. Ellsworth Te Ronde sang "Abide With Me" and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul". They were accompanied by Raplh Brill.

      Pallbearers, all grandsons of the deceased, were John Lubbers, Howard Lubach, Owen Lubbers, Melvin Lemberger, Robert Lubbers and Donald Duncan.

      Mrs. Huenink, neé Miss Jane De Master, was born at Cedar Grove on Nov. 15, 1866, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John De Master. She was married to Henry J. Huenink at Cedar Grove on May 3, 1887.

      For seven years the couple lived near Cedar Grove where he operated a cheese factory, then they moved to the village when he built the Corner Store. In 1909 they moved to the farm east of the village, now operated by their son, William.

      In May, 1937, the couple observed their 50th anniversary. He passed away Oct. 3, 1945. Mrs. Huenink was a life-long member of the First Presbyterian church and a member of the Women's Missionary Society.

      Those attending the services included Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lemberger and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Berenschot of Milwaukee; Mrs. Josie O'Leary of Ripon; Henry L. Huenink of Evanston, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Huibregtse of Waukesha; and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lubach of Sioux Center, Iowa. - Sheboygan Press, 22 Aug 1951
      .....
      Jane translated letters for the townspeople of Cedar Grove, both from Dutch to English and vice versa. - Marcia Leedom remembrance
    Person ID I106  Ives-Leedom
    Last Modified 29 May 2022 

    Father Jan DeMeester,   b. 15 Oct 1844, Zierikzee, Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1904, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmina Martha Van Der Jagt,   b. 9 Jun 1845, Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1925, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 15 Feb 1866  Holland, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F50  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry John Huenink,   b. 15 Oct 1863, Haart, Aalten, Gelderland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1945, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 3 May 1887  First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Hendrik and Jane were both residents of Cedara Grove according to their marriage record where Hendrik's occupation is given as Cheese Maker. HIs brother, J. B. Huenink, and H. Huenink, possibly Jan Berand's wife Henrietta, were the witnesses.
    Children 
     1. Dirk William Huenink,   b. 26 Feb 1888, Holland, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1963, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     2. Willamina Martha Huenink,   b. 6 Apr 1890, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1959, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     3. Katherina Hendrika Huenink,   b. 2 Jul 1893, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1985, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     4. Josephine Jane Huenink,   b. 16 Sep 1895, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1978, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Headstones
    Huenink-H J and Jane
    Huenink-H J and Jane
    Katie's maternal great-grandparents
    Marriage
    Huenink-H J and Jane deMaster Golden wedding anniversary in 1937
    Huenink-H J and Jane deMaster Golden wedding anniversary in 1937
    Family
    Huenink-Hendrik and Jane deMaster 
50th wedding anniversary portrait
    Huenink-Hendrik and Jane deMaster 50th wedding anniversary portrait
    Huenink-HJ and Jane deMaster wedding 1887
    Huenink-HJ and Jane deMaster wedding 1887
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 18 Aug 1951 - Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
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  • Obituaries
    DeMaster-Jane d1951
    DeMaster-Jane d1951

  • Sources 
    1. [S176] Mrs. Ervin R. Van der Jagt, Van der Jagt Family Tree - The DeMaster Branch, (typewritten copy - 1969).

    2. [S310] Obituary.

    3. [S17] Vital Records, Marriage record, 1891.