CARL HENRY VAN HOVEN

OBJECTIVE
This effort aims to expand the knowledge on Carl Van Hoven his ancestry and his extended family members in the United States and the Philippines providing clarification on names, dates and places, and acquiring documentation, when new information is unearthed.

FAMILY
Birth. Carl Henry Van Hoven was born on 06 January 1875 in Pine, Minnesota, United States to Edward Van Hoven and Louisa Kruse. Parents. Edward Van Hoven was born in January 1834 in the Netherlands. In formal records, his name also appears as Evenhardt, Everhadus and Everhardus a Dutch name which he very likely Americanized when he migrated to the United States in 1864. He worked was a probate judge a respected position which oversees the proper disposition of the assets of deceased individuals. He died on 22 May 1926 in Dickens, Clay, Iowa at age 92. Louisa H. Kruse was born in November 1850 in Germany. She was naturalized as an American citizen in 1870. She died on 19 February 1924 in Dickens, Clay, Iowa at age 73. Siblings. Carl had the following brothers and sisters: 1. Henrietta. She was born in 1872 in Pine, Minnesota. 2. George. He was born in June 1882 in Pine, Minnesota. He was a barber. 3. Edward. He was born in March 1887 in Minnesota. He was christened Evenhardt or Everstrand, but like his father, he used the Americanized name in many records. He died on 08 December 1907 in Cook, Illinois, after an accident where his body was crushed. 4. Emma. She was born in July 1888 in Minnesota. He married Montana-born Charles Ensley Looney Stockton, a farmer from Missouri. They had at least two children, Daniel and Charles. More information on Charles Stocktons ancestors and the couples descendants may be found on-line. 5. Heinrich Christian Daniel. He was born in 11 October 1892 in Minnesota. He married Lola Inez Moore of Wisconsin. Before he was drafted to fight in World War I, he worked as a lumberman in Freeman, Clay, Iowa. In the 1920 US Census, his occupation was general store proprietor. They had at least two children, Edward and Fred. More information on Lola Moores ancestors and the couples descendants may be found online.

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MILITARY CAREER
Carl Van Hoven was 23 years old and residing in St. Paul, Minnesota when he enlisted as a volunteer for the American campaign against Spain in 09 May 1898. On 16 May 1898, the 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry departed Camp Ramsey, St. Paul, Minnesota, boarded trains bound for San Francisco, California, where they completed their training.

The 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in training before departing for the Philippines.

After a brief training period at Camp Merritt, on 26 June 1898, the regiment steamed for Manila. The troops stopped at Pearl Harbor on 05 July 1898 and remained there until 08 July, when their trip to the Philippines resumed. On 13 July 1898, the regiment reached Manila Harbor. They remained on board the ship until August 7, when a landing was made at Paraaque.

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A private under Company D of the 13th Minnesota Infantry (see Appendix A), Carl was assigned as a stenographer at headquarters upon his deployment. The regiment set their tents in a peanut field at Camp Dewey in Tambo, Paraaque. The 13th Minnesota Volunteers were part of the 1st Brigade of American troops under the command of Brig. Gen. Arthur C. MacArthur, Jr.

The 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry along the firing line, in Manila in 1898.

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From 22 April until 26 May 1899, the 13th was split up into three battalions. PVT Van Hoven's Company joined Major General Lawton and his expedition through Luzon. Their orders were to capture all the important towns and to clear the Filipinos out of that area. This expedition lasted thirty-three days, covered over one hundred miles, with the Americans capturing twenty-eight towns and seizing or destroying large quantities of Filipino supplies.

The Gatling gun crew of the 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in 1898 or 1899.

PVT Van Hoven was injured in action and hospitalized in May 1899 in Manila. He was honorably discharged from the military on 09 August 1899, opting to stay in Manila, instead of returning with this Infantry, which sailed back to the United States the following day, on 10 August 1899, aboard the SS Sheridan. On 12 October 1899, the 13th Minnesota Infantry arrived at the Minnesota state capital, where they were greeted by thousands of families, friends and well-wishers -- President McKinley and Governor John Lind were among them.

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This is a stereographic image of the parade where President McKinley and the Minnesota Governor John Lind welcomed the 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry back from the Philippines.

Carl Van Hoven stayed in Manila, until the late 1910s.

PERSONAL LIFE
On 04 October, 1917, Carl Van Hoven passed the Philippine Bar Exams. In his US passport application (see Appendix B) in 1918, he listed his occupation as Attorney. In the same document he declared his wife Emilia, as his travelling companion. In 1920, Carls name appears in the University of the Philippines Commencement Programme. His address was Kneedler Building, Manila. Carl appears in the 1930 US Census (see Appendix C) as Charles Henry as a resident of California, together with his wife named Emilia, listed as born in Spain and of Spanish descent. At age 54, he worked in an insurance company. It is apparent that Carl returned to Manila in the late 1930s. When war broke out in the early 1940s, Carl was residing in Manila. Being an American civilian, he was rounded up together with his compatriots and imprisoned by the Japanese. The University of Santo Tomas, which had been converted into a POW camp, was his home during the war. He was released in December 1943. Carl lived in Manila for the rest of his days. At the 51st reunion of the 13th Minnesota Regimental Association in August 1949, his address was listed as 705 Sta. Mesa, Manila, PI. He died on 18 January 1955 in Quezon City, Philippines at age 80. He was, at this time, married to Alvara Sanchez. Carl Van Hoven
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Carl is buried at the Manila North Cemetery at the Philippine-American War veterans plot.

NEXT STEPS
1. This preliminary report was prepared using on-line resources only. It would be prudent to find other sources to enrich the genealogical study. 2. Interview senior family members to get preliminary data on wives and descendants of Carl Van Hoven. 3. Consult microfilm records at the CLDS Family History Center to find data on Carls Filipino family. 4. Plot the family tree on on-line collaboration platforms like Ancestry.com or Geni.com to find other family members who may have the same ancestor. 5. Consult a genealogy specialist to conduct social history research on how other ancestors lived and how they were relevant to significant events of their day. 6. Read the following books and reports at your leisure. Family members may be interested to read Carl van Hoven mentioned in the following: a. State of Minnesota. Annual Report of the Minnesota Secretary of State. MN, USA: University of Minnesota, 1896. b. Bowe, John. "With the 13th Minnesota in the Philippines". Minneapolis: US Army, 1905. c. Holbrook, Franklin F. "Minnesota in the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection". St. Paul, MN, USA: Riverside Press, 1923. d. Stevens, Frederic Harper. Santo Tomas Internment Camp: 1942-1945. Michigan: Stratford House Inc, 1946. e. Ward, Kyle. In the Shadow of Glory: The 13th Minnesota in the SpanishAmerican and Philippine-American Wars, 1898 to 1899. North Star Press, 1999.

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APPENDICES
A. B. C. D. E. Carl Van Hoven - Military Records, 1899 Carl Van Hoven Passport Application, 1918 Carl Van Hoven US Census, 1930 Carl Van Hoven WWII POW Report, 1944 Historical images of the 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry

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APPENDIX A
Carl Van Hoven - Military Records, 1899

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APPENDIX B
Carl Van Hoven Passport Application, 1918

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Carl Van Hoven US Census, 1930

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APPENDIX D
Carl Van Hoven WWII POW Report, 1944

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APPENDIX E
Historical Images of the 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
The 13th Minnesota Volunteers, acted as police, immediately after the mock battle of Manila. In this photo taken in Manila in late 1898, the soldiers raid an opium den and arrest 4 Chinese addicts.

Filipino forces attack the barracks of the 13th Minnesota Volunteers during the Tondo Fire in 1899. (Harper's Weekly, April 24, 1899 edition, drawn by G.W. Peters)

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The 13th Minnesota Infantry, Company C and M, guarding burned district of Tondo in 1899.

Company C, Thirteenth Minnesota, was in the thick of the fight in Tondo District, Manila. [Photo is taken from an undated newspaper article.]

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The Company I, 13th Minnesota Volunteers, at mess, in Manila in 1899.

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