Alberja H. (Saathoff) de Jonge (1871 - 1955)

Born 27 Mar 1871 in Germany

Wife of Eibe Ommo de Jonge — married 20 Jan 1895 (to 1950) in Macon, Franklin, Nebraska, United States

Died 22 Nov 1955 at age 84 in Macon, Franklin, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

• Albertje Saathoff was born in 1871 in Germany, the daughter of Harm Hinrich Saathoff and Gretje Middent Zimmerman. The family immigrated to the United States in 1883, first settling on a farm in Gage County, Nebraska, then moving to near Macon, Franklin County, Nebraska. In Macon, she met Eibe O. DeJonge. They were married in 1895. Albertje died on 22 November 1955, aged 84, in Macon, Nebraska, and is buried with her husband at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Macon.^[1]

E. DeJonge, 29, and Albertze Saathoff, 24, were married on 20 January 1895 in Macon, Nebraska. ^[2]

In 1900, the DeJonge family lived in Logan, Nebraska. The household included Eibe DeJonge, 24, born in Germany in November 1866, who immigrated in 1890 and was a naturalized citizen, a general merchant, who owned their house, and could read, write and speak English, as could his wife; his wife of five years, Alberta, 29, b. Germany in March 1871, who immigrated in 1885, and had had two children; their two children, Ommo, 5, b. Nebraska in Sept. 1895; and Harm, eight months, b. Nebraska in Sept. 1899. ^[3]

In 1910, the DeJonge family lived in Logan, Nebraska. All members of the household could read and write except for the youngest three children. The household included Eibe DeJonge, 44, born in Germany (as were his parents), a retail /general store merchant, who immigrated in 1890 and was a naturalized citizen, and who owned their home without a mortgage; his wife of 15 years, Albertje, 39, b. Germany (as were her parents), who had had six children; their six children, all b. Nebraska, all in school, except for the youngest two: Ommo, 14; Harman, 10; John A., 8; Albert, 6; Johanna, 4; and Grace, 2. ^[4]

Eibe DeJong and his wife Allie applied for their first US passport on 2 August 1922 in Franklin, Nebraska. Eibe was born 1 November 1865 in Popens, Germany, the son of Ommo E. DeJonge (b. Germany; deceased). Eibe immigrated to the US from Antwerp, Belgium in March 1890, and settled in Franklin county, Nebraska. He became a naturalized citizen on 6 October 1906 in Holdrege Phelps county, Nebraska. Eibe was a farmer and merchant. He was 5’ 8”, with blue eyes, light hair, and a fair complexion. The DeJongs intended to leave New York on 2 September 1922 aboard the SS America to Germany to visit relatives, and also travel to France, Belgium, Holland, England, Denmark, and Sweden. They were to return within six months. ^[5]

Eibe DeJonge, 56, and his wife Alice (Albertje/Allie), 51, departed Breman, Germany on 25 October 1922 aboard the SS America, and arrived 4 November 1922 at the Port of New York (Ellis Island). Eibe and his wife were residents of Macon, Nebraska. He was born in 1866, and became a naturalized citizen in 1904 at the Supreme Court of Holdrege, Nebraska.^[6]

The SS America was launched in Belfast in 1905 as the Amerika for the Hamburg America Line, a German Company. She was one of the largest and most luxurious passenger liners during her long life upon the sea. She plied the Hamburg to New York routes. During a voyage from New York to Europe in April 1911, she carried “the mortally ill composer Gustav Mahler back home. He died in Vienna on 18 May 1911.” On 14 April 1912, the Amerika was the ship that radioed the message that there were icebergs in the area near where the HMS Titanic was heading. During the early days of WWI, the Amerika laid up in Boston Harbor for nearly three years to avoid seizure by the British Royal Navy, but she was later seized by the United States, a few hours before the US declared war on Germany. The US renamed her the USS America, and used her for troop transport, moving over 40,0000 troops to France. After Armistice, she transported over 51,000 troops back from Europe. The America remained under US military control (most likely after war reparations were made to Germany) until 1920. She was eventually reconditioned and transferred to the United States Lines, and resumed service as a passenger liner sailing the Breman to New York routes in 1921. In 1924, the America carried the US Olympic team to Cherbourg for the Paris summer games. During WWII, the America was again used as a troop ship, and afterwards used as a military dependents transport ship until 1949. The USS America was scrapped in 1957.^[7]

In 1930, the DeJonge family lived in Logan, Franklin, Nebraska. The household included Eibe DeJonge, 64, born in Germany (parents b. Germany), who owned their property with a mortgage, also had a radio, who immigrated in 1891, a naturalized citizen, a merchant, and not a veteran; his wife Albertje, 59, b. Germany (parents b. Germany), immigrated in 1883, also a naturalized citizen; their children, son Albert, 26, b. Nebraska, a farmer, and not a veteran; and daughter Martha, b. Nebraska. ^[8]

In 1940, the DeJonge family lived on their farm in Logan, Township, Nebraska. They had lived in the same house for at least five years, and owned their property, valued at $1400. The household included Eibe DeJonge, 74, b. Germany; his wife Albertje, 69, b. Germany; their sons, both b. Nebraska: John, 38; and Albert, 36; and grandchildren, all b. Nebraska, and all in school: Evern, 16; Irene, 14; and Verna Mae, 9. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #21234159
2. ↑ Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z2-RMKJ)
3. ↑ 1900 US Census, Logan and Macon Township S, Franklin, Nebraska (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3B9-X6T)
4. ↑ 1910 US Census, Logan, Franklin, Nebraska (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML48-FPY)
5. ↑ US Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-PPYC)
6. ↑ New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JN2B-KY9)
7. ↑ Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_America_(ID-3006))
8. ↑ 1930 US Census, Logan, Franklin, Nebraska (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQKJ-C54)
9. ↑ 1940 IS Census, Logan Township, Franklin, Nebraska (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM11-RFK)