He was born in 1889 as Doeke Leep in Sint Annaparochie (Saint Anna's parish), the largest village and seat of municipality Het Bildt, in the northwestern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland, the one but last of eight children of shopkeeper Klaas Leep and Klaaske Prins, who had seven sons and one daughter. Doeke was probably named for un uncle.
His two oldest brothers, laborers Anne and Bertus Leep, arrived on 31 May 1893 at the age of 18 and 16 years on the SS Maasdam at New york, Ellis Island. Their destination is Chicago. Doeke (7 y), his father, carpenter Klaas Leep (47), mother Klaaske (46), his siblings Haring (16), Janke (13), Hendrik (11), and Douwe (9) arrived on 15 August 1896 at New York, on the SS Maasdam too. Their destination is Kensington; very probably is meant the station and neighborhood of Kensington in the southern part of Chicago.
In 1900 Duke Leep (11 y) resided with his parents and siblings in Calumet Township, Chicago city, Ward 31, Cook County, Illinois. The Italian or Polish census taker heard apparently wrongly Duco instead of Duke or Doeke, because he is registrated with that name.
In the beginning of 1910 Duke Leep (21 y), his father Nicholas (60 y), his mother Clara (60 y) and his brother David [Douwe] (23 y) resided in Chicago, ward 32.
His father Nicholas, a gardener, died in July 1910 at the age of 61 years at 10124 Halsted Street, 33th Ward, Chicago.
In April 1911 the families Leep emigrated from Chicago to the former Dutch settlement Cramersburg, located in the southwestern part of the Canadian south central province Saskatchewan, about 5 miles south of the river with the same name, and about 70 miles northwest of Swift Current.
On 13 March 1913 the 24 years aged Duke Leep of Cramersburg, Canada married in married in Chicago, Second Roseland CRC, 10643 Perry Avenue, Rev William Borgman officiating (1911-1919), to the one year younger Edith Dykstra of Chicago, who had Frisian parents too.
Duke and Edith Leep started their family on a homestead on the prairies of Saskatchewan. Just after a snowy Christmas in the tiny village of Lancer, about 8 miles west of Cramersburg, Saskatchewan, on 27 December 1913, a cold, snowy Saturday, their first child, Clarence was born. That winter had been particularly brutal, as a massive storm blew down from Canada into the Midwest, killing over 250 people and sinking 19 ships in the Great Lakes alone. The young couple of Duke and Edith (Dykstra) Leep had moved to Lancer from Chicago to become homesteaders, yet that winter in Canada was bitterly cold.
In 1916 Duke Leep (27 y), his wife Edith (26 y), their son Clarence (2 y) and their daughter Winnifred (1 y, alias Sid, born on 29 April 1915, Saskatchewan), resided in or near the town of Cabri, in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, southeast of Cramersburg and northwest of Swift Current. Clarence and Sid drove a horse and buggy on their own for two miles to reach their school.
Later on Duke and Edith Leep had five more children, Clara, Joseph, Charles, Jennie and Florence.
The Leeps' time in Canada would be short-lived, however. Another natural disaster wrecked havoc on the homesteaders, as a swarm of locusts destroyed the family's crops, and sent them in 1922 packing back to Chicago. A few years later they moved, like his brother David, to the small gardeners town of East Martin, Allegan County, in the western part of Michigan and Duke started like his brother David raising onions on shares. The urge and need of having a place of his own was keenly felt. Before too long a period, he too was able to acquire twenty acres of his own. Of course he too was subject to the fluctuations of crops and prices, so that prior to the outbreak of war, their success was not too pronounced. However, they carried on and when, with the war, prices improved, they too shared in the increased measure of prosperity.
In 1930 Duke Leep (41 y), his wife Edith (40 y), their children Clarence (16 y, born in Canada), Winnifred (14 y, Canada), Charles (13 y, Canada), Clara (10 y, Canada), Joseph (8 y, Canada), Jennie (4 y, Michigan) and Florence (1 y, Michigan) resided in Martin, Allegan County. The family of Duke's two years older brother David Leep was living there too.
In 1940 farmer Duke Leep (51 y), his wife Edith (50 y), their children Winnifred (25 y), Charles (23 y), Joseph H (18 y), Jennie (14 y) and Florence (11 y) lived at an own farm, worth $5000, in Martin Township, mailing address Shelbyville, Allegan County, Michigan, about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids. They lived in 1935 in the same house.
In 1942 Duke Leep, still residing in Martin Township, was registrated on a WW II draft card.
In October 1954 a dark cloud was cast over the lives of their family when their son Charles John "Chuck", father of three small children, was killed in a hunting accident at the age of 37 years.
In 1955 Duke and one of his sons owned and operated forty acres of land, and rented considerable additional land and were doing well.
Duke died in 1976 at the age of 87 years in a nursing home in the city of Wayland, in the northeastern part of Allegan County, about 8 miles north of his former residence place in Martin Township. His widow Edith Leep died in January 1986 in Wayland too, at the age of 96 years.
Obituary of Duke Leep:
Mr. Duke K. Leep - Shelbyville, Mich., passed away Monday (Oct 4, 1976) evening at the Sandy Creek Nursing Home. Born February 1, 1889 in the Netherlands. He was a member of the East Martin Christian Reformed Church. Was preceded in death by one son, Charles, in 1954. He is survived by: his wife, Edith; four daughters, Mrs. John (Winifred) Brink, Mrs. Harold (Florence) Tuinstra both of Martin, Mrs. John (Clara) Talsma of Shelbyville, and Mrs. Kenneth (Jennie) Helmholdt of Jennison; two sons, Clarence Leep of Shelbyville, Dr. Joseph Leep of Grand Rapids; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Anna Adrian of Martin; 26 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Marshall-Gren Chapel, Plainwell until Thursday morning. Services will be held at the East Martin Christian Reformed Church, Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, Rev. John Entingh officiating. Interment, East Martin Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the chapel Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Those who desire may make contributions to the East Martin Christian Reformed School. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette Tues 5 Oct 1976.
His two oldest brothers, laborers Anne and Bertus Leep, arrived on 31 May 1893 at the age of 18 and 16 years on the SS Maasdam at New york, Ellis Island. Their destination is Chicago. Doeke (7 y), his father, carpenter Klaas Leep (47), mother Klaaske (46), his siblings Haring (16), Janke (13), Hendrik (11), and Douwe (9) arrived on 15 August 1896 at New York, on the SS Maasdam too. Their destination is Kensington; very probably is meant the station and neighborhood of Kensington in the southern part of Chicago.
In 1900 Duke Leep (11 y) resided with his parents and siblings in Calumet Township, Chicago city, Ward 31, Cook County, Illinois. The Italian or Polish census taker heard apparently wrongly Duco instead of Duke or Doeke, because he is registrated with that name.
In the beginning of 1910 Duke Leep (21 y), his father Nicholas (60 y), his mother Clara (60 y) and his brother David [Douwe] (23 y) resided in Chicago, ward 32.
His father Nicholas, a gardener, died in July 1910 at the age of 61 years at 10124 Halsted Street, 33th Ward, Chicago.
In April 1911 the families Leep emigrated from Chicago to the former Dutch settlement Cramersburg, located in the southwestern part of the Canadian south central province Saskatchewan, about 5 miles south of the river with the same name, and about 70 miles northwest of Swift Current.
On 13 March 1913 the 24 years aged Duke Leep of Cramersburg, Canada married in married in Chicago, Second Roseland CRC, 10643 Perry Avenue, Rev William Borgman officiating (1911-1919), to the one year younger Edith Dykstra of Chicago, who had Frisian parents too.
Duke and Edith Leep started their family on a homestead on the prairies of Saskatchewan. Just after a snowy Christmas in the tiny village of Lancer, about 8 miles west of Cramersburg, Saskatchewan, on 27 December 1913, a cold, snowy Saturday, their first child, Clarence was born. That winter had been particularly brutal, as a massive storm blew down from Canada into the Midwest, killing over 250 people and sinking 19 ships in the Great Lakes alone. The young couple of Duke and Edith (Dykstra) Leep had moved to Lancer from Chicago to become homesteaders, yet that winter in Canada was bitterly cold.
In 1916 Duke Leep (27 y), his wife Edith (26 y), their son Clarence (2 y) and their daughter Winnifred (1 y, alias Sid, born on 29 April 1915, Saskatchewan), resided in or near the town of Cabri, in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, southeast of Cramersburg and northwest of Swift Current. Clarence and Sid drove a horse and buggy on their own for two miles to reach their school.
Later on Duke and Edith Leep had five more children, Clara, Joseph, Charles, Jennie and Florence.
The Leeps' time in Canada would be short-lived, however. Another natural disaster wrecked havoc on the homesteaders, as a swarm of locusts destroyed the family's crops, and sent them in 1922 packing back to Chicago. A few years later they moved, like his brother David, to the small gardeners town of East Martin, Allegan County, in the western part of Michigan and Duke started like his brother David raising onions on shares. The urge and need of having a place of his own was keenly felt. Before too long a period, he too was able to acquire twenty acres of his own. Of course he too was subject to the fluctuations of crops and prices, so that prior to the outbreak of war, their success was not too pronounced. However, they carried on and when, with the war, prices improved, they too shared in the increased measure of prosperity.
In 1930 Duke Leep (41 y), his wife Edith (40 y), their children Clarence (16 y, born in Canada), Winnifred (14 y, Canada), Charles (13 y, Canada), Clara (10 y, Canada), Joseph (8 y, Canada), Jennie (4 y, Michigan) and Florence (1 y, Michigan) resided in Martin, Allegan County. The family of Duke's two years older brother David Leep was living there too.
In 1940 farmer Duke Leep (51 y), his wife Edith (50 y), their children Winnifred (25 y), Charles (23 y), Joseph H (18 y), Jennie (14 y) and Florence (11 y) lived at an own farm, worth $5000, in Martin Township, mailing address Shelbyville, Allegan County, Michigan, about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids. They lived in 1935 in the same house.
In 1942 Duke Leep, still residing in Martin Township, was registrated on a WW II draft card.
In October 1954 a dark cloud was cast over the lives of their family when their son Charles John "Chuck", father of three small children, was killed in a hunting accident at the age of 37 years.
In 1955 Duke and one of his sons owned and operated forty acres of land, and rented considerable additional land and were doing well.
Duke died in 1976 at the age of 87 years in a nursing home in the city of Wayland, in the northeastern part of Allegan County, about 8 miles north of his former residence place in Martin Township. His widow Edith Leep died in January 1986 in Wayland too, at the age of 96 years.
Obituary of Duke Leep:
Mr. Duke K. Leep - Shelbyville, Mich., passed away Monday (Oct 4, 1976) evening at the Sandy Creek Nursing Home. Born February 1, 1889 in the Netherlands. He was a member of the East Martin Christian Reformed Church. Was preceded in death by one son, Charles, in 1954. He is survived by: his wife, Edith; four daughters, Mrs. John (Winifred) Brink, Mrs. Harold (Florence) Tuinstra both of Martin, Mrs. John (Clara) Talsma of Shelbyville, and Mrs. Kenneth (Jennie) Helmholdt of Jennison; two sons, Clarence Leep of Shelbyville, Dr. Joseph Leep of Grand Rapids; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Anna Adrian of Martin; 26 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Marshall-Gren Chapel, Plainwell until Thursday morning. Services will be held at the East Martin Christian Reformed Church, Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, Rev. John Entingh officiating. Interment, East Martin Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the chapel Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Those who desire may make contributions to the East Martin Christian Reformed School. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette Tues 5 Oct 1976.
He was born in 1889 as Doeke Leep in Sint Annaparochie (Saint Anna's parish), the largest village and seat of municipality Het Bildt, in the northwestern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland, the one but last of eight children of shopkeeper Klaas Leep and Klaaske Prins, who had seven sons and one daughter. Doeke was probably named for un uncle.
His two oldest brothers, laborers Anne and Bertus Leep, arrived on 31 May 1893 at the age of 18 and 16 years on the SS Maasdam at New york, Ellis Island. Their destination is Chicago. Doeke (7 y), his father, carpenter Klaas Leep (47), mother Klaaske (46), his siblings Haring (16), Janke (13), Hendrik (11), and Douwe (9) arrived on 15 August 1896 at New York, on the SS Maasdam too. Their destination is Kensington; very probably is meant the station and neighborhood of Kensington in the southern part of Chicago.
In 1900 Duke Leep (11 y) resided with his parents and siblings in Calumet Township, Chicago city, Ward 31, Cook County, Illinois. The Italian or Polish census taker heard apparently wrongly Duco instead of Duke or Doeke, because he is registrated with that name.
In the beginning of 1910 Duke Leep (21 y), his father Nicholas (60 y), his mother Clara (60 y) and his brother David [Douwe] (23 y) resided in Chicago, ward 32.
His father Nicholas, a gardener, died in July 1910 at the age of 61 years at 10124 Halsted Street, 33th Ward, Chicago.
In April 1911 the families Leep emigrated from Chicago to the former Dutch settlement Cramersburg, located in the southwestern part of the Canadian south central province Saskatchewan, about 5 miles south of the river with the same name, and about 70 miles northwest of Swift Current.
On 13 March 1913 the 24 years aged Duke Leep of Cramersburg, Canada married in married in Chicago, Second Roseland CRC, 10643 Perry Avenue, Rev William Borgman officiating (1911-1919), to the one year younger Edith Dykstra of Chicago, who had Frisian parents too.
Duke and Edith Leep started their family on a homestead on the prairies of Saskatchewan. Just after a snowy Christmas in the tiny village of Lancer, about 8 miles west of Cramersburg, Saskatchewan, on 27 December 1913, a cold, snowy Saturday, their first child, Clarence was born. That winter had been particularly brutal, as a massive storm blew down from Canada into the Midwest, killing over 250 people and sinking 19 ships in the Great Lakes alone. The young couple of Duke and Edith (Dykstra) Leep had moved to Lancer from Chicago to become homesteaders, yet that winter in Canada was bitterly cold.
In 1916 Duke Leep (27 y), his wife Edith (26 y), their son Clarence (2 y) and their daughter Winnifred (1 y, alias Sid, born on 29 April 1915, Saskatchewan), resided in or near the town of Cabri, in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, southeast of Cramersburg and northwest of Swift Current. Clarence and Sid drove a horse and buggy on their own for two miles to reach their school.
Later on Duke and Edith Leep had five more children, Clara, Joseph, Charles, Jennie and Florence.
The Leeps' time in Canada would be short-lived, however. Another natural disaster wrecked havoc on the homesteaders, as a swarm of locusts destroyed the family's crops, and sent them in 1922 packing back to Chicago. A few years later they moved, like his brother David, to the small gardeners town of East Martin, Allegan County, in the western part of Michigan and Duke started like his brother David raising onions on shares. The urge and need of having a place of his own was keenly felt. Before too long a period, he too was able to acquire twenty acres of his own. Of course he too was subject to the fluctuations of crops and prices, so that prior to the outbreak of war, their success was not too pronounced. However, they carried on and when, with the war, prices improved, they too shared in the increased measure of prosperity.
In 1930 Duke Leep (41 y), his wife Edith (40 y), their children Clarence (16 y, born in Canada), Winnifred (14 y, Canada), Charles (13 y, Canada), Clara (10 y, Canada), Joseph (8 y, Canada), Jennie (4 y, Michigan) and Florence (1 y, Michigan) resided in Martin, Allegan County. The family of Duke's two years older brother David Leep was living there too.
In 1940 farmer Duke Leep (51 y), his wife Edith (50 y), their children Winnifred (25 y), Charles (23 y), Joseph H (18 y), Jennie (14 y) and Florence (11 y) lived at an own farm, worth $5000, in Martin Township, mailing address Shelbyville, Allegan County, Michigan, about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids. They lived in 1935 in the same house.
In 1942 Duke Leep, still residing in Martin Township, was registrated on a WW II draft card.
In October 1954 a dark cloud was cast over the lives of their family when their son Charles John "Chuck", father of three small children, was killed in a hunting accident at the age of 37 years.
In 1955 Duke and one of his sons owned and operated forty acres of land, and rented considerable additional land and were doing well.
Duke died in 1976 at the age of 87 years in a nursing home in the city of Wayland, in the northeastern part of Allegan County, about 8 miles north of his former residence place in Martin Township. His widow Edith Leep died in January 1986 in Wayland too, at the age of 96 years.
Obituary of Duke Leep:
Mr. Duke K. Leep - Shelbyville, Mich., passed away Monday (Oct 4, 1976) evening at the Sandy Creek Nursing Home. Born February 1, 1889 in the Netherlands. He was a member of the East Martin Christian Reformed Church. Was preceded in death by one son, Charles, in 1954. He is survived by: his wife, Edith; four daughters, Mrs. John (Winifred) Brink, Mrs. Harold (Florence) Tuinstra both of Martin, Mrs. John (Clara) Talsma of Shelbyville, and Mrs. Kenneth (Jennie) Helmholdt of Jennison; two sons, Clarence Leep of Shelbyville, Dr. Joseph Leep of Grand Rapids; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Anna Adrian of Martin; 26 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Marshall-Gren Chapel, Plainwell until Thursday morning. Services will be held at the East Martin Christian Reformed Church, Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, Rev. John Entingh officiating. Interment, East Martin Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the chapel Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Those who desire may make contributions to the East Martin Christian Reformed School. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette Tues 5 Oct 1976.
His two oldest brothers, laborers Anne and Bertus Leep, arrived on 31 May 1893 at the age of 18 and 16 years on the SS Maasdam at New york, Ellis Island. Their destination is Chicago. Doeke (7 y), his father, carpenter Klaas Leep (47), mother Klaaske (46), his siblings Haring (16), Janke (13), Hendrik (11), and Douwe (9) arrived on 15 August 1896 at New York, on the SS Maasdam too. Their destination is Kensington; very probably is meant the station and neighborhood of Kensington in the southern part of Chicago.
In 1900 Duke Leep (11 y) resided with his parents and siblings in Calumet Township, Chicago city, Ward 31, Cook County, Illinois. The Italian or Polish census taker heard apparently wrongly Duco instead of Duke or Doeke, because he is registrated with that name.
In the beginning of 1910 Duke Leep (21 y), his father Nicholas (60 y), his mother Clara (60 y) and his brother David [Douwe] (23 y) resided in Chicago, ward 32.
His father Nicholas, a gardener, died in July 1910 at the age of 61 years at 10124 Halsted Street, 33th Ward, Chicago.
In April 1911 the families Leep emigrated from Chicago to the former Dutch settlement Cramersburg, located in the southwestern part of the Canadian south central province Saskatchewan, about 5 miles south of the river with the same name, and about 70 miles northwest of Swift Current.
On 13 March 1913 the 24 years aged Duke Leep of Cramersburg, Canada married in married in Chicago, Second Roseland CRC, 10643 Perry Avenue, Rev William Borgman officiating (1911-1919), to the one year younger Edith Dykstra of Chicago, who had Frisian parents too.
Duke and Edith Leep started their family on a homestead on the prairies of Saskatchewan. Just after a snowy Christmas in the tiny village of Lancer, about 8 miles west of Cramersburg, Saskatchewan, on 27 December 1913, a cold, snowy Saturday, their first child, Clarence was born. That winter had been particularly brutal, as a massive storm blew down from Canada into the Midwest, killing over 250 people and sinking 19 ships in the Great Lakes alone. The young couple of Duke and Edith (Dykstra) Leep had moved to Lancer from Chicago to become homesteaders, yet that winter in Canada was bitterly cold.
In 1916 Duke Leep (27 y), his wife Edith (26 y), their son Clarence (2 y) and their daughter Winnifred (1 y, alias Sid, born on 29 April 1915, Saskatchewan), resided in or near the town of Cabri, in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, southeast of Cramersburg and northwest of Swift Current. Clarence and Sid drove a horse and buggy on their own for two miles to reach their school.
Later on Duke and Edith Leep had five more children, Clara, Joseph, Charles, Jennie and Florence.
The Leeps' time in Canada would be short-lived, however. Another natural disaster wrecked havoc on the homesteaders, as a swarm of locusts destroyed the family's crops, and sent them in 1922 packing back to Chicago. A few years later they moved, like his brother David, to the small gardeners town of East Martin, Allegan County, in the western part of Michigan and Duke started like his brother David raising onions on shares. The urge and need of having a place of his own was keenly felt. Before too long a period, he too was able to acquire twenty acres of his own. Of course he too was subject to the fluctuations of crops and prices, so that prior to the outbreak of war, their success was not too pronounced. However, they carried on and when, with the war, prices improved, they too shared in the increased measure of prosperity.
In 1930 Duke Leep (41 y), his wife Edith (40 y), their children Clarence (16 y, born in Canada), Winnifred (14 y, Canada), Charles (13 y, Canada), Clara (10 y, Canada), Joseph (8 y, Canada), Jennie (4 y, Michigan) and Florence (1 y, Michigan) resided in Martin, Allegan County. The family of Duke's two years older brother David Leep was living there too.
In 1940 farmer Duke Leep (51 y), his wife Edith (50 y), their children Winnifred (25 y), Charles (23 y), Joseph H (18 y), Jennie (14 y) and Florence (11 y) lived at an own farm, worth $5000, in Martin Township, mailing address Shelbyville, Allegan County, Michigan, about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids. They lived in 1935 in the same house.
In 1942 Duke Leep, still residing in Martin Township, was registrated on a WW II draft card.
In October 1954 a dark cloud was cast over the lives of their family when their son Charles John "Chuck", father of three small children, was killed in a hunting accident at the age of 37 years.
In 1955 Duke and one of his sons owned and operated forty acres of land, and rented considerable additional land and were doing well.
Duke died in 1976 at the age of 87 years in a nursing home in the city of Wayland, in the northeastern part of Allegan County, about 8 miles north of his former residence place in Martin Township. His widow Edith Leep died in January 1986 in Wayland too, at the age of 96 years.
Obituary of Duke Leep:
Mr. Duke K. Leep - Shelbyville, Mich., passed away Monday (Oct 4, 1976) evening at the Sandy Creek Nursing Home. Born February 1, 1889 in the Netherlands. He was a member of the East Martin Christian Reformed Church. Was preceded in death by one son, Charles, in 1954. He is survived by: his wife, Edith; four daughters, Mrs. John (Winifred) Brink, Mrs. Harold (Florence) Tuinstra both of Martin, Mrs. John (Clara) Talsma of Shelbyville, and Mrs. Kenneth (Jennie) Helmholdt of Jennison; two sons, Clarence Leep of Shelbyville, Dr. Joseph Leep of Grand Rapids; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Anna Adrian of Martin; 26 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Marshall-Gren Chapel, Plainwell until Thursday morning. Services will be held at the East Martin Christian Reformed Church, Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, Rev. John Entingh officiating. Interment, East Martin Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the chapel Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Those who desire may make contributions to the East Martin Christian Reformed School. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette Tues 5 Oct 1976.
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