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Souvenir
History of Pella, Iowa [1847-1922] D Arie DeReus was born in the Netherlands on April 8, 1836. He has ten children, ninety-six grand children and twenty-eight great-grandchildren. He came to this country in 1850. Peter DeReus was born September 29, 1839. He has nine children and fifteen grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He has been a resident of this community since 1850. M. DeReus is the father of nine children, has forty-nine grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren. He was born December 9, 1842, and has been a resident of this community since 1850. N. DeReus was born on August 18, 1845, and is the father of nine children, has sixteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. All have followed the vocation of farming with the exception of Peter and all have retired on account of advanced age, and are living in this community. Dr. Dunn was the third President of Central College. He was a man of great intellectual power and of fine physical strength, and combined with these elements of leadership a gentleness and sweetness of character that won for him the respect and love of all who knew him. He accepted the position of President in 1871 and through the following ten years he put his life and strength into the school. Because of failing health, he resigned in 1881, but was again prevailed upon to take the presidency in 1886. For two short years he again lead where others were glad to follow. Then Death called him home. Born in Nylander,
Province of Friesland, Netherlands, November 13, 1845, and was raised
there until he reached manhood when he came to America with his parents
in 1867 and located in Jasper county. In the spring of 1874 he came
to Pella and engaged in business with Van Spanckeren & Stubenrauch,
in the general merchandising business. This partnership continued until
August, 1897, when he started in business for himself. He had a limited
amount of capital, but gradually worked himself up to where he was considered
the leading merchant of his time. In the spring of 1878 he was united
in marriage to Miss J. Terpstra. She was a native of New York and born
December 8, 1853. During his lifetime in the community he was considered
one of the progressive citizens of the community and assisted greatly
in the building up of the city which he lived to enjoy until 1921.
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