She was born in 1882 as Janke Leep in Sint Annaparochie, the largest village and seat of municipality Het Bildt, in the northwestern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland, the fourth of eight children and only daughter of shopkeeper Klaas Leep and Klaaske Prins, named for her maternal grandmother Janke Dirks Kloosterman.
Her 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. Janke (13 y), her father, carpenter Klaas Leep (47), her mother Klaaske (46), her siblings Haring (16), Hendrik (11), Douwe (9 y) and Doeke (7) 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 Jennie Leep (18 y) resided with her parents and siblings in Calumet Township, Chicago city, Ward 31, Cook County, Illinois.
Jennie worked in 1901 in one of the beautiful homes on Longwood Boulevard and met with an accident. The last job of the day was floor polishing and as she was ready to go home she slipped on the floor and fell. As she was unable to get up, they picked her up and brought her home in a buggy and laid her on the couch. Her family sent for the doctor who diagnosed it as a wrenched knee and kneecap. Poultices and liniments were to be applied to reduce pain and swelling, but little or no improvement could be seen. In spite of the hope held out by the doctor, her condition seemed gradually to get worse. She became emaciated and was pining away. Finally the doctor came to the discovery that tuberculosis of the bone had developed, holding out hope for recovery no longer. To this she was wholly reconciled but her family was grief stricken. The winter wore on, and in February 1902 you could see that the flame of life would soon be quenched. The family was all standing around her bed in tears as father read to her II Corinthians 5. "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in heaven, etc." Upon the concluding the chapter father asked her whether she had understood the Word. To this she answered: "Yes." Thereupon she folded her hands and prayed: "Lord, please take me now and comfort our family." Those were her last words. In less than a minute she had gone home. She was 20 years old when she left us.
Jenny Leep died in February 1902, five days after her 20th birthday and was buried on 24 February 1902 in the same cemetery as her brother Harry and her father Klaas Leep were buried in 1900 resp. 1910: Mount Greenwood Cemetery in Chicago.
Her 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. Janke (13 y), her father, carpenter Klaas Leep (47), her mother Klaaske (46), her siblings Haring (16), Hendrik (11), Douwe (9 y) and Doeke (7) 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 Jennie Leep (18 y) resided with her parents and siblings in Calumet Township, Chicago city, Ward 31, Cook County, Illinois.
Jennie worked in 1901 in one of the beautiful homes on Longwood Boulevard and met with an accident. The last job of the day was floor polishing and as she was ready to go home she slipped on the floor and fell. As she was unable to get up, they picked her up and brought her home in a buggy and laid her on the couch. Her family sent for the doctor who diagnosed it as a wrenched knee and kneecap. Poultices and liniments were to be applied to reduce pain and swelling, but little or no improvement could be seen. In spite of the hope held out by the doctor, her condition seemed gradually to get worse. She became emaciated and was pining away. Finally the doctor came to the discovery that tuberculosis of the bone had developed, holding out hope for recovery no longer. To this she was wholly reconciled but her family was grief stricken. The winter wore on, and in February 1902 you could see that the flame of life would soon be quenched. The family was all standing around her bed in tears as father read to her II Corinthians 5. "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in heaven, etc." Upon the concluding the chapter father asked her whether she had understood the Word. To this she answered: "Yes." Thereupon she folded her hands and prayed: "Lord, please take me now and comfort our family." Those were her last words. In less than a minute she had gone home. She was 20 years old when she left us.
Jenny Leep died in February 1902, five days after her 20th birthday and was buried on 24 February 1902 in the same cemetery as her brother Harry and her father Klaas Leep were buried in 1900 resp. 1910: Mount Greenwood Cemetery in Chicago.
She was born in 1882 as Janke Leep in Sint Annaparochie, the largest village and seat of municipality Het Bildt, in the northwestern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland, the fourth of eight children and only daughter of shopkeeper Klaas Leep and Klaaske Prins, named for her maternal grandmother Janke Dirks Kloosterman.
Her 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. Janke (13 y), her father, carpenter Klaas Leep (47), her mother Klaaske (46), her siblings Haring (16), Hendrik (11), Douwe (9 y) and Doeke (7) 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 Jennie Leep (18 y) resided with her parents and siblings in Calumet Township, Chicago city, Ward 31, Cook County, Illinois.
Jennie worked in 1901 in one of the beautiful homes on Longwood Boulevard and met with an accident. The last job of the day was floor polishing and as she was ready to go home she slipped on the floor and fell. As she was unable to get up, they picked her up and brought her home in a buggy and laid her on the couch. Her family sent for the doctor who diagnosed it as a wrenched knee and kneecap. Poultices and liniments were to be applied to reduce pain and swelling, but little or no improvement could be seen. In spite of the hope held out by the doctor, her condition seemed gradually to get worse. She became emaciated and was pining away. Finally the doctor came to the discovery that tuberculosis of the bone had developed, holding out hope for recovery no longer. To this she was wholly reconciled but her family was grief stricken. The winter wore on, and in February 1902 you could see that the flame of life would soon be quenched. The family was all standing around her bed in tears as father read to her II Corinthians 5. "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in heaven, etc." Upon the concluding the chapter father asked her whether she had understood the Word. To this she answered: "Yes." Thereupon she folded her hands and prayed: "Lord, please take me now and comfort our family." Those were her last words. In less than a minute she had gone home. She was 20 years old when she left us.
Jenny Leep died in February 1902, five days after her 20th birthday and was buried on 24 February 1902 in the same cemetery as her brother Harry and her father Klaas Leep were buried in 1900 resp. 1910: Mount Greenwood Cemetery in Chicago.
Her 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. Janke (13 y), her father, carpenter Klaas Leep (47), her mother Klaaske (46), her siblings Haring (16), Hendrik (11), Douwe (9 y) and Doeke (7) 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 Jennie Leep (18 y) resided with her parents and siblings in Calumet Township, Chicago city, Ward 31, Cook County, Illinois.
Jennie worked in 1901 in one of the beautiful homes on Longwood Boulevard and met with an accident. The last job of the day was floor polishing and as she was ready to go home she slipped on the floor and fell. As she was unable to get up, they picked her up and brought her home in a buggy and laid her on the couch. Her family sent for the doctor who diagnosed it as a wrenched knee and kneecap. Poultices and liniments were to be applied to reduce pain and swelling, but little or no improvement could be seen. In spite of the hope held out by the doctor, her condition seemed gradually to get worse. She became emaciated and was pining away. Finally the doctor came to the discovery that tuberculosis of the bone had developed, holding out hope for recovery no longer. To this she was wholly reconciled but her family was grief stricken. The winter wore on, and in February 1902 you could see that the flame of life would soon be quenched. The family was all standing around her bed in tears as father read to her II Corinthians 5. "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in heaven, etc." Upon the concluding the chapter father asked her whether she had understood the Word. To this she answered: "Yes." Thereupon she folded her hands and prayed: "Lord, please take me now and comfort our family." Those were her last words. In less than a minute she had gone home. She was 20 years old when she left us.
Jenny Leep died in February 1902, five days after her 20th birthday and was buried on 24 February 1902 in the same cemetery as her brother Harry and her father Klaas Leep were buried in 1900 resp. 1910: Mount Greenwood Cemetery in Chicago.
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