Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1913 — Brother Named Van Rensselaer Whose Birthday Was Feb. 22. [ARTICLE]

Brother Named Van Rensselaer Whose Birthday Was Feb. 22.

Mrs. J. P. Green had a brother named Yan Bensselaer Carr, whose birthday was the same as George Feb. 22nd. He was wounded In the battle of Fort Huron, Miss., in 1862, while serving under General Grant He lived, however, to be 65 years of age. Mrs. Green does not know of any living relatives by the name of Van Bensselaer, although she came from New York state, where the famous Holland family lived. She had an uncle, whose Christian name was also Yan Bensselaer and her family was of Holland descent and related to the Yan Rensselaers.