THIRD GENERATION

4. John Cornelia VAN DEN BOSCH was born on 16 Apr 1898 in Wright County, Iowa. He died on 17 Jul 1987 in Edgerton, Minnesota. He was buried on 20 Jul 1987 in Edgerton, Minnesota Hillside Cemetary. He was married to Ida Mable BERGHUIS on 28 Feb 1924 in Edgerton, Minnesota.

5. Ida Mable BERGHUIS was born on 14 Aug 1901. She died on 13 Feb 1960 in Edgerton, Minnesota. She was buried on 16 Feb 1960 in Edgerton, Minnesota Hillside Cemetary. She was adopted. Born on a farm near Prinsburg, Minnesota. Family won a connect-the-dots contest prize sponsoired by newspaper for $1,000. Used this prize money to purchase farm in 1910 north of Edgerton, Minnesota. They lived on an old farm house on this farm as Jacob Berghuis build a new house by himself. He purchased the building material from Sear Roebuck & Co. This new house was a much larger house, containing two stairways to its second floor. The Berguis family lived in this house and on this farm for 20 years. I 1933 (Depression), the family was foreced to move off this farm due to financial hard times. They moved to Edgerton and lived in the Baker Salebarn. Jacob Berguis died there in Dec 1935. After her husband's death, Hattie bought a house on South Mechanic Street in Edgerton. - Lucille van den Bosch in personal writings to Lugene Henry van den Bosch

Ida had Rh-negative blood. Her husband, John had Rh-positive blood. The result was a Rh Disease in which, during Ida's pregnancy, and especially during labor and delivery, some of the fetus's Rh-positive red blood cells may get into the mother's blood stream. Since red blood cells containing the Rh factor are foreign to the mother's system, her body tires to fight them off by producing antibodies against them. This triggering of the mother's immune system is referred to as sensitization.

In Ida's first pregnancy with Henary wesley, there was little danger to the Rh-positive fetus because the baby is usually born before sensitization occurs, or at least before the mother produces substantial Rh anmtibodies. But, since sensitization occured, in each later pregnancy these material Rh antibodies crossed the lacenta and reached the fetus. Since each fetus had Rh-positive blood, the mother's antibodies destroyed the fetal blood cells. The result was a Rh Disease. This didsease leaves the woman with no symptoms and she is otherwise as healthy as ever. Note: Today, a simple test can tell if a woman is Rh-negative. Rh Disease can be prevented today. Unfortunately, this test and treatment was not available in the 1920s and 1930s. (Reference: March of Dimes Web-site, Public Health Education Information Sheet, 1999)

Funderal Services Tuesday, Feb 16, 1960
1 PM in the church basement
1:30 PM First Christian Reformed Church
Edgerton, Minnesota
Rev. Gareth S. Kok
Text: John 10:27,28
Pallbearers:
Ben Berghuis
Jack Berguis
Dick Boeve
Bill Berghuis
Harm Geerdes
Wm. Mulder Children were:

child2 i. Henry Wesley VAN DEN BOSCH.
child ii. Jacob VAN DEN BOSCH was born on 4 Jul 1926 in Edgerton, Minnesota. He died on 4 Jul 1926 in Edgerton, Minnesota. stillborn (RH blood factor reaction)
child iii. (baby boy) VAN DEN BOSCH was born on 11 Sep 1927 in Edgerton, Minnesota. (RH blood factor reaction) He died on 21 Sep 1927 in Edgerton, Minnesota.
child iv. (baby boy) VAN DEN BOSCH died on 20 Jan 1928 in Edgerton, Minnesota. He was born on 19 Jul 1928 in Edgerton, Minnesota.
child v. (baby boy) VAN DEN BOSCH was born on 23 Jan 1930 in Edgerton, Minnesota. He died on 23 Jan 1930 in Edgerton, Minnesota.
child vi. (baby boy) VAN DEN BOSCH was born on 21 Jun 1931 in Edgerton, Minnesota. He died on 22 Jun 1931 in Edgerton, Minnesota.
child vii. (baby boy) VAN DEN BOSCH was born on 1 Jun 1932 in Edgerton, Minnesota. He died on 17 Jun 1932 in Edgerton, Minnesota.
child viii. (baby girl) VAN DEN BOSCH was born on 19 May 1933 in Edgerton, Minnesota. She died on 19 May 1933 in Edgerton, Minnesota.
child ix. (baby) VAN DEN BOSCH was born in 1934 in Edgerton, Minnesota. He (or she) died in 1934 in Edgerton, Minnesota.
child x. Hattie VAN DEN BOSCH was born on 1 Nov 1935 in Edgerton, Minnesota. She died on 1 Nov 1935 in Edgerton, Minnesota.
child xi. Gerald John VAN DEN BOSCH (Private).
child xii. Gloria Mae VAN DEN BOSCH (Private).

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