VOS ~ VOSS 1863

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12 Children of John & Gertrud VOS           

Five children died young, in Echt, prior to the family emigrating.  

Son, Johannes Hubertus, died of smallpox in America, at the age of 16

Peter John Henry. VOS. Peter Joannes Hubertus VOS (1837-1901);   

Married Anna Catharina Hubertina SCHREURS (1836-1900)  on 2 Feb 1863 in Echt, Limburg, Netherlands.    NOTE:  Was she the "Maria" listed on the ship passenger list?  They married two months prior to emigration.

Peter John H VOS died in Hennepin Co; buried in St. Anthony Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin.  Peter John Henry Vos owned and ran the Town Pump Saloon at 801 Marshall Street in Minneapolis. Peter John and his wife, Catherine had 3 children, John Peter, Gertrude, and Mathilda. The Saloon passed to his son, John Peter Vos.   We had heard that Peter John H. Vos's brother, Anton Vos, Sr, worked for a while for his brother in this bar.  not confirmed. 

Catharina's parents: Leonard SCHREURS and Allagonda GRANSIER

3 Children: John Peter, Gertrude, Matilda

Maria Ida Hubertina VOS (1839-1843)  b. 19 Mar 1839; died 5 March 1843 in Echt, Limburg, Netherlands at age 3 years.   The birth declaration witnesses were Peter Vos (35), a day-labourer and Jacob Jannissen (51), a gardner, both living in Echt.

Joanna Maria Hubertina VOS (1841-1842)  b. 2 Jan 1841; d. 21 Jan 1842 in Echt, Limburg, Netherlands at age 1 year.  The birth declaration witnesses were Willem Ingendael (25), a school teacher and Peter Vos (38), a day-labourer, both of them living in Echt.

Antonius 'Anton' Hubertus/Hubertus VOS, Sr (1842-1925) married. Anna Elizabetha BECKERS on 8 Nov 1867, in Benton, Carver, MN

They settled in Stearns County.  They followed several of their children up to Canada. Anton died in Alberta Canada;  Elizabeth moved back to Stearns Co. to be near family, and is buried in St Benedict's Cemetery, Avon, Stearns Co

Photos:  https://link.shutterfly.com/gO0OSj6n7zb 

12 Children:    John Peter,  Gertrude Anna,  Theodore,   Peter John,  Anton Jr,  Henry, Leonard,  Mary Catherine,  Joseph Reinhard,   Herman,   Anna Maria,   Frank    

Anton VOS Grave Record, listing wife, children, siblings. 

   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116622740/antonius-herbertus-vos

Ida VOS (1844-1849)  b. 3 Aug 1844, Posterholt, Limburg, Netherlands; d. 1 Sep 1849, Echt, Echt, Limburg, Netherlands (Age 5 years)

Anna Maria VOS (1846-1848)  b. 11 May 1846, Posterholt, Limburg, Netherlands; d. 27 Feb 1848, Posterholt, Limburg, Netherlands (Age 1 years)

"Elizabeth" Gertrudis Elizabeth VOS (1848-1909)  b. 1848;   Married in 1868 in Chaska, Carver to Hermann BRINKHAUS 

They are buried in Guardian Angles Cemetery, Chaska, MN.

1 Child:John    4 Children frm Herman's prior marriage Franz Henry Mary Georg

Joanna Hubertina VOS (1850-1853); born on 5 Nov 1850 in Echt, Limburg, Netherlands and died on 28 Apr 1853 in Echt, Limburg, Netherlands at age 2.  The birth declaration witnesses were Joannes Antoon Smeets, a carpenter, and Hubert Halfkan, a farmer, both living in Echt.

Agnes Hubertina Maria VOS (1853-1957); b. 1853; m. 1870 in Cologne, Carver Co to John Anthony MUYRES (1847-1907);  moved to Stearns County;  

D. in Freeport, Stearns. Buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Holdingford, Stearns       

16 Children:   Theodore,  John Peter, Elizabeth, Peter, William, Gertrude, Leonard, Sophia, George, Magdalena Helena, Mary, Bartholomy, Walburga, Mary, Augusta, Mathias

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154829909/agnes-hubertina-muyres

Johannes Hubertus VOS (1855-1872)  died young.  b. 30 Mar 1855; in Echt; 

d. 16 Feb 1872 in Dahlgren Township, Carver, MN.    listed in 1870 US Census
Johannes Died of Smallpox age 16

"Leonard" Leonardus Hubertus VOS, Sr. (1857-1948) (grave states 1858 but Birth Cert states '57); m1. 1879  Mary EIDEN in Dahlgren Township; m2. 1902 Otellia MOHRBACHER; m3. 1912 Elizabeth WELTERS, they moved to Benton, where Leonard served as Mayor for 34 years. Died in Chaska, Dahlgren Township, Carver.

13 Children: Elizabeth, Katherina, Anna, Agnes, Maria, Peter John,

Magdalena, Nicholas, John, Anthony, Leonard T., baby #14  (died in childbirth) 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185419163/leonard-hubertus-vos

Reinhard Peter (b. Peter Reinier) VOS (1861-1918);  Married Magdalena  "Lena" SCHMID on 8 July 1883, in Victoria, Carver County;  relocated and settled in Stearns County.   https://link.shutterfly.com/TMyAVS3wSzb      

9 Children: Elizabeth (Ebnet), Joseph, George, Catherine (Meyer), Thomas,   

       Magdalena "Lena" (Gruidl), Marie (Krekelberg), Rose (Ehrlichmann), Elmer 

Reinhard's Grave Record, lists seven of his and Lena's nine children

     https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123610731/reinhard-peter-vos

Magdalena's Grave & Obituary  "PIONEER LADY LAID TO REST"

   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123610927/magdalena-vos

On April 10, 1941, Mrs. Magadalena Vos, the widow of Reinhard Vos, was called by death at the age of 77 years. She was the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Schwikart) SCHMID who were pioneer settlers in Victoria and Minnetrista Townships.  She was a charter member and officer of St. Mary's Church Mothers for 45 years. For the last 15 years of her life, she made her home with her daughter, Rose Ehrlichmann. She was the mother of nine children, 50 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

NOTE:  Anton, Agnes, and Reinhard left Carver County and moved north to Stearns County.   Peter J.H, Elizabeth, and Leonard remained in Carver County.  

Surnames of our  Stearns County Ancestors

VOS:   Vos, Voss, Ebnet, Zeis, Meyer, Gruidl, Krekelberg, Ehrlichmann, Schmidt, Kubicek,  Beckmann, Neuwirth, Schwinghammer, Hottinger, Albrecht, Westphal, Aase,  Peltz, Lundquist, Simone, Cochran, Schaefer,  Skaj, Burger, Anderson, Heisick, Folta, Peterson, Hanson, Pulkrabek, Miller, Doble, Horvath, Mader, Hofman, Oehrlein, Simpson, Condon, Burton, Thell, Kirchenwitz, Schriver,  Brinkhaus,  to name a few 

Our Stearns County ancestors lived in the Townships of HOLDING, KRAIN, AVON, SALK CENTRE, SAINT CLOUD

VOS/MUYRES: Muyres, Greener, Gerads, Michael, Munkler, Boeckermann, Scheibel, Kuefler, Schueller, Kerfeld, to name a few

HOLDINGFORD Early Scenes https://link.shutterfly.com/D6DygXDmbCb