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Portrait of the Vogels Family. Herman Vogels was an educated Dutch businessman born in the Hague in 1868. He drew the attention of Hugh MacRae and Dr. Frederik van Eeden who were interested in starting a Dutch farm colony near Watha, NC. Vogels moved his family to Castle Hayne, NC in 1911, and he began working for Hugh MacRae, helping to select appropriate colonists and providing advice on how to begin farming. Sometime between 1913 and 1915, Vogels left his family and never returned. His wife, Hendrika (Henrietta), remained in Castle Hayne and later remarried. Hugh MacRae was a pall bearer at her funeral, and she is buried in Oakdale Cemetery.
Herman Wilhelmus Cornelis Marie Vogels (b.1868) was the son of Willem Pieter and Catharina Geertruida Dantz of The Hague, Holland. He married Hendrika Johanna Eggink at Utrecht in 1895. She was the daughter of Gerrit Jan Eggink and Mina Arends of Utrecht. Herman emigrated to the United States in 1908 and sent for his family in 1910. They settled at Castle Hayne, North Carolina. Herman and Hendrika were later divorced. She later married John W. Winders in 1920. Herman and Hendrika were the parents of Wilhelmina Catharina Geertruida (b.1896), Herman Jan (1897-1897), Gerrit Jan (1899-1900), Gerrit Jan (b.1900), Herman Godfried Jan (b.1902), Catharina Carolina Alida (b.1906) and John William Vogels (1912-1987). John William married Mary Olive Mintz, the daughter of Benjamin Julius Mintz and LaVada Kate Sellers of Wilmington, North Carolina. They were the parents of four children. The Vogels family lineage is traced from Joannis I, who died in 1314. Family members live in North Carolina, Texas and elsewhere. |
