(submitted by Jean Janes)
The Aarts name emerged in the 1700s when people were obligated to assume a surname. Their ancestors' first name was Aart and it was pluralized for the surname.
Aarts family, 2005. Back: Peerke, Willem. Front: Maaike, parents Wilma and Peter. Courtesy P Aarts.
Peter and Wilma were married in 1977 and came to Canada on their honeymoon. They visited a cousin, Tony Van Kessel, and Peter's aunt and uncle, the Verhoevens. Mrs. Verhoeven was Peter's mother's oldest sister.
In 1992 Peter was fortunate to win a ten-day trip from a seed company from Chatham to holiday in southwestern Ontario. While one cannot say a midlife crisis erupted, still the 1992 trip set in progress the idea of more challenge.
In 1993 farm equipment and furniture were packed into containers to be shipped to Ontario as the family had purchased a 250-acre farm from John Verheyen at Lot 15, Con. 3 NER Warwick Twp. They intended to set up a dairy farm. However, their contractor said that the construction could not be done until spring. As a result Peter spent the winter renovating the existing barns to accommodate a hog operation. They later expanded the hog business and developed a poultry operation.
Their children are Maaike, Peerke and Willem. In 2006 the children all live in Warwick Twp. Peerke was married in 2007 and now lives on Hickory Creek Line. Maaike was also married in 2007 and lives on Bethel Rd. between Brickyard and Birnam Lines.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Aarts Family
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