- He was born in December 1856 as Leendert van der Meijden (Dutch for: Of the Meadows) in the country village Zuidland in the southwestern part of the Dutch southwestern province Zuid-Holland, son of the 33 years aged laborer Arij van der Meijden and Wilhelmina van Wamelen.
He is a three years younger brother of Hendrik van der Meijden, born in August 1853, in Zuidland too. See Find A Grave Memorial# 109758727, Henry Vandermyde.
In 1870 Leonard Vandermyde (13 y, born in Holland), his father Orrie [Arij] Vandermyde (40, Holland), his mother Willhelmina (38, Holland) and his brother Hendrick (18, Holland) were living in Illinois, USA, very probably in or just south of Chicago, Cook County.
In 1880 Leonard Vandermyde (23), his father Harry Vandermyde (56, farmer) and his mother Wilhelmina (66) were living in the former Dutch truck farmers settlement of Roseland, nowadays a southern district of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
In June 1900 Leendert Vandermijde (44, born in December 1856 in Holland, immigrated in 1868, widower, working at burial fund), his children Arie (17, September 1883, Illinois, farm laborer), Jacob (15, April 1885, Illinois, farm laborer), Minnie (12, July 1888, Illinois), Henry (10, July 1890, Illinois), Johan (8, October 1892, Illinois), Martin (6, November 1894, Illinois) and John (3, July 1897, Illinois) were living at their own home at 347 West 109th treet in Calumet Township, Ward 34 of [South] Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
In 1910 Leonard Vander Myde (53, immigrated in 1868), his [second] wife Gertie (51, Illinois), his children Jacob C (25), Wilhelmina H (21), Henry J (19), Johan H (17), Martin (15) and James L (12) were living in Ward 33 of [South] Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Foreman Leonard Vander Meyde died in October 1926 at the age of 69 years in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
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1856 - 1926 (69 jaar)
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