When Henry Peter Van Dyke was born on 21 April 1873, in Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Petrus Verdijk or VanDyke, was 25 and his mother, Catherine Geenen, was 18. He married Clara Genevieve Ebben on 22 February 1892, in Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States in 1873 and Wisconsin, United States for about 57 years. He died on 5 November 1962, in Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States.
Appleton Post Crescent Mon., Nov. 5, 1962 pg. B13
Henry P. VanDyke
Freedom, Wis. Age 89, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Monday after a short illness. He was born April 21, 1873 in Freedom. He was a carpenter by trade. He served as town chairman, assessor and town clerk during his lifetime. He was a member of the Holy Name Society, St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Freedom. Mr. VanDyke is survived by six daughters. Mrs. Herman (Ann) Ebben, Redondo Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Ray (Katherine) Ebben, Milwaukee; Mrs. Frank (Rosella) Ebben, Menasha; Mrs. William (Frances) Derks, Kaukauna; Mrs. Loretts Verstegen, Little Chute; Mrs. William (Genevieve) Martzhall, Kaukauna; four sons, Clarence, Stockton, Calif.; Ignatius, San Francisco; Harold, Kaukauna; Alvin, Freedom; five brothers, Matt, William and John, all of Kaukauna; Peter, Shawano; August, Menasha; two sisters, Mrs. Patrick (Delia) McCarty, Kaukauna; Mrs. John (Ann) Adrian, Appleton; 45 grandchildren, and 85 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Freedom. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Greenwood Funeral Home, Kaukauna after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Rosary will be prayed at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.[[1]]
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