Edna Emma Manning

Note*parents Edwin and Eliza Manning 
Birth*25 April 1878England 
Married NameVanderPool 
Marriage*18 July 1899Orrie H. VanderPool; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Rev. W.S. McDivitt officiated with witnesses Fred A. Black and Sarah E. Manning, both of Kalamazoo 
Residence*Edna had resided in Lawton and Kalamazoo since 1882. 
Death*4 November 1957Lawton, Van Buren, MI 
NoteEdna was survived by 2 sons and one daughter: Harold of Lawton, John E. of Lombard IL and Mrs. Edna Mae Holter of Vero Beach FL; 5 sisters: Mrs. Mary Ball, Mrs. Sarah Quimby of Kalamazoo, Mrs. Margaret Holtom of Battle Creek, Mrs. Jessie Sculthorpe and Mrs. Emily Chapman of Detroit; 4 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. 
Burial*7 November 1957Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI; preceded by a private service at Truesdale Chapel 

Family

 Orrie H. VanderPool b. 7 Aug 1877, d. 23 Feb 1950
Children 1.Harold Frederick VanderPool+ b. 14 Jun 1900, d. 2 Oct 1973
 2.John Edward VanderPool b. 20 Mar 1904, d. 1958
 3.Edna Mae VanderPool b. 30 Oct 1920, d. 16 Dec 2006

Harold Frederick VanderPool

Father*Orrie H. VanderPool b. 7 Aug 1877, d. 23 Feb 1950
Mother*Edna Emma Manning b. 25 Apr 1878, d. 4 Nov 1957
Birth*14 June 1900Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Attributes*Harold was tall, of medium build, with brown eyes and hair in 1918. 
Marriage*18 March 1918Lillian Cosby; Jackson, Jackson, MI; Clarence M. Russell, Judge of Probate, officiated with witnesses Leon McMillan and Andrew Maurer, both of Jackson 
Occupation*a policeman in Kalamazoo for 20 years, retiring in 1946 
Death*2 October 1973Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; resided in Kalamazoo 
Note*Harold was survived by one son, Harold Jr. of Hudsonville; 2 grandsons, Gerald Haas of Mattawan and Garry VanderPool of Hudsonville; 6 gr-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Edna Mae Holter of Vero Beach FL; several nieces, nephews 3 aunts and cousins. 
Burial*5 October 1973Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren, MI; a memorial service was held before at Langeland Chapel at 622 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo with Reb. Wendell Stine of the Simpon United Methodist Church officiating 

Family

 Lillian Cosby b. 13 Jan 1898, d. Jul 1978
Children 1.Harold VanderPool Jr.+ b. 17 May 1919, d. 16 Mar 1988
 2.Baby male VanderPool b. 1923, d. 2 Oct 1923

John Edward VanderPool

Father*Orrie H. VanderPool b. 7 Aug 1877, d. 23 Feb 1950
Mother*Edna Emma Manning b. 25 Apr 1878, d. 4 Nov 1957
Birth*20 March 1904Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Employment*Electro-Motive Corp (locomotive engine manufacturer) in Cook County IL 
Residence*1950Oak Park, IL 
Note*He did not survive his brother, Harold, who died in 1973. 
Death*1958Maywood, Cook, IL 

Lillian Cosby

Noteparents - Arthur Cosby & Edith Agnes LeRoy 
Birth*13 January 1898De Pere, Brown, WI 
Married NameVanderPool 
Marriage*18 March 1918Harold Frederick VanderPool; Jackson, Jackson, MI; Clarence M. Russell, Judge of Probate, officiated with witnesses Leon McMillan and Andrew Maurer, both of Jackson 
Note*She was not named as a survivor of her husband, who died in 1973. They may have divorced. 
Note1960Lillian W. Vanderpool married Henry R. Johnson in Kalamazoo 
Death*July 1978Kalamazoo County, MI 
Burial*17 July 1978Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 

Family

 Harold Frederick VanderPool b. 14 Jun 1900, d. 2 Oct 1973
Children 1.Harold VanderPool Jr.+ b. 17 May 1919, d. 16 Mar 1988
 2.Baby male VanderPool b. 1923, d. 2 Oct 1923

John A. Van Dis

Birth*5 August 1880Netherlands 
Marriage*14 June 1905Nancy/Tina VanderPool; Third Reformed Church, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Rev. E.J. Blekkuik officiated with witnesses Leonard Appeldoom and Jennie VanderPool, both of Kalamazoo 
Witness: Jennie VanderPool
Attributes*John was tall, of medium build with brown eyes and black hair in 1918. 
Employment*1918U.S. Boys Working as the associate director out of Washington, D.C. for the Dept. of Labor, residing at 12 Belmont Ave. in Woodmont, New Haven, CT 
Residence*1938Nancy/Tina VanderPool; Akron, OH 
Residence1950Nancy/Tina VanderPool; Kalamazoo, MI 
Death*24 August 1963Port Clinton, Ottawa, OH; resided out of state 
Burial*27 August 1963Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI 

Family

 Nancy/Tina VanderPool b. 25 Jan 1880, d. Apr 1955
Children 1.Elizabeth Jean Van Dis b. 12 Jul 1908, d. 19 Feb 1999
 2.Ernestine V. Van Dis b. 9 Dec 1910, d. 2 Dec 2000
 3.John Andrew Van Dis Jr. b. 20 Dec 1914, d. 5 Feb 2008

Elizabeth Jean Van Dis

Father*John A. Van Dis b. 5 Aug 1880, d. 24 Aug 1963
Mother*Nancy/Tina VanderPool b. 25 Jan 1880, d. Apr 1955
Birth*12 July 1908death cert has Tallmadge, Summit, OH; no Van Dis family in Summit Co in 1910 census 
Death*19 February 1999Akron, Summit, OH 
Burial*23 March 1999Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI 

Ernestine V. Van Dis

Father*John A. Van Dis b. 5 Aug 1880, d. 24 Aug 1963
Mother*Nancy/Tina VanderPool b. 25 Jan 1880, d. Apr 1955
Birth*9 December 1910Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Death*2 December 2000Cleveland, White, GA 

John Andrew Van Dis Jr.

Father*John A. Van Dis b. 5 Aug 1880, d. 24 Aug 1963
Mother*Nancy/Tina VanderPool b. 25 Jan 1880, d. Apr 1955
Birth*20 December 1914Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Employment*Michigan State Highway Dept as an architectural engineer in Lansing MI in 1940 
Milit-End*John A. Van Dis Jr. was in the U.S. Air Force, ranked LTC. - from U.S. Veteran Cemetery Records 
Marriage*28 May 1950Betty Virginia Booth; Los Angeles County, CA; earlier record in Cuyahoga County OH - license on 17 July 1941 
Death*5 February 2008OR; resided in Medford, Jackson, OR 

Family

 Betty Virginia Booth b. 1 Dec 1914, d. 9 Mar 2002

Harold VanderPool Jr.

Father*Harold Frederick VanderPool b. 14 Jun 1900, d. 2 Oct 1973
Mother*Lillian Cosby b. 13 Jan 1898, d. Jul 1978
Birth*17 May 1919Kalamazoo County, MI 
Marriage*17 May 1941Pauline Mable DeHollander; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Milit-End*served in the U.S. Navy in WWII as a motor machinist's mate 3rd class 
Employment*a tool and die maker at AMI (jukeboxs) in Grand Rapids 
Residence*1973Hudsonville, Ottawa, MI 
Death*16 March 1988Kent, MI; resided in Grand Rapids, Kent 
Burial*Chapel Hill Memorial Garden, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI 

Family

 Pauline Mable DeHollander b. 14 Apr 1922, d. 25 Aug 1993
Child 1.Garry VanderPool

Betty Virginia Booth

Birth*1 December 1914Akron, Summit, OH 
Married NameVan Dis 
Marriage*28 May 1950John Andrew Van Dis Jr.; Los Angeles County, CA; earlier record in Cuyahoga County OH - license on 17 July 1941 
Note*9 March 2002OR; reside in Medford, Jackson, OR 
Death*9 March 2002OR 
Burial*20 March 2002Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, OR 

Family

 John Andrew Van Dis Jr. b. 20 Dec 1914, d. 5 Feb 2008

Jan Kastelein

Birth*Netherlands 
Marriage*Cornelia Bakelaar 

Family

 Cornelia Bakelaar
Child 1.Leentje Kastelein+ b. 1797, d. 16 Dec 1876

Cornelia Bakelaar

Birth*Netherlands 
Marriage*Jan Kastelein 
Married NameKastelein 

Family

 Jan Kastelein
Child 1.Leentje Kastelein+ b. 1797, d. 16 Dec 1876

Maarten VanHuizen

Birth*Netherlands 
Marriage*Krijntje Grinwis 

Family

 Krijntje Grinwis
Child 1.Cornelius VanHuizen+ b. 1794, d. 17 Jul 1848

Krijntje Grinwis

Birth*Netherlands 
Marriage*Maarten VanHuizen 
Married NameVanHuizen 

Family

 Maarten VanHuizen
Child 1.Cornelius VanHuizen+ b. 1794, d. 17 Jul 1848

Henry W. VanderVelde

Father*Henry VanderVelde b. 25 May 1839, d. 23 May 1913
Mother*Sarah Duindam b. 29 Aug 1841, d. 16 Apr 1914
Birth*15 May 1871Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
(Witness) Marriage2 July 1901John VanderVelde, Cora Vanderberg; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Miss Cora Vanderberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Vanderberg, and John VanderVelde . . . The flower girls, Abbie Vanderberg, sister of the bride, and Dena Sikkenga. Attending the bride was Miss Katherine Ramaker of Chicago. The groom was attended by his brother, Henry Vandervelde, as best man. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones, Findlay, OH, John Vanderberg, Otsego (MI), Mr. and Mrs. David Moore, Chicago, Henry Coons, Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis, Augusta, Mr. and Mrs. John Nason, Staples Minn, Miss Grace Nason, Pueblo, Colo. 
CauseDeathsudden, undetermined, found dead in bed 
Note*1939He was survived by brother, Walter, and sisters, Mary F. Vandervelde and Mrs. L.P. Foss all of Kalamazoo. 
Death*14 April 1939Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Witness: Walter D. VanderVelde
Burial*17 April 1939Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI 

Walter D. VanderVelde

Father*Henry VanderVelde b. 25 May 1839, d. 23 May 1913
Mother*Sarah Duindam b. 29 Aug 1841, d. 16 Apr 1914
Birth*October 1865Kalamazoo County, MI 
(Witness) Death10 June 1938Jacob VanderVelde; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Residence*1939Kalamazoo, MI 
(Witness) Death14 April 1939Henry W. VanderVelde; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Death*September 1949Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Burial*14 September 1949Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI 

Mary F. VanderVelde

Father*Henry VanderVelde b. 25 May 1839, d. 23 May 1913
Mother*Sarah Duindam b. 29 Aug 1841, d. 16 Apr 1914
Birth*29 May 1863Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
CauseDeathhad acute broncho pneumonia of right lower lobe, had fallen 10 days prior and broken right hip 
Residence*1939Kalamazoo, MI 
Death*24 April 1939Kalamazoo State Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Burial*26 April 1939Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI 

Frances VanderVelde

Father*Henry VanderVelde b. 25 May 1839, d. 23 May 1913
Mother*Sarah Duindam b. 29 Aug 1841, d. 16 Apr 1914
Birth*27 December 1864Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Married Name1888Foss 
Marriage*5 March 1888Leonard Peter Foss; 2nd Reformed Church, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Pastor R. Veneureu (?) officiated with witnesses Henry Van Dervelde and Peter L. Foss, both of Kalamazoo 
Witness: Henry VanderVelde
Residence*1939Kalamazoo, MI 
Death*5 February 1950Fairmount Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Burial*7 February 1950Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 

Family

 Leonard Peter Foss b. 7 Mar 1863, d. 20 Jun 1953

Jacob VanderVelde

Father*Henry VanderVelde b. 25 May 1839, d. 23 May 1913
Mother*Sarah Duindam b. 29 Aug 1841, d. 16 Apr 1914
Birth*23 June 1870Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
(Witness) Death16 April 1914Sarah Duindam; at home, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
CauseDeathhad a peptic ulcer 
Death*10 June 1938Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Witness: Walter D. VanderVelde
Burial*13 June 1938Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI 

Dames VanderVelde

Father*Henry VanderVelde b. 25 May 1839, d. 23 May 1913
Mother*Sarah Duindam b. 29 Aug 1841, d. 16 Apr 1914
Birth*7 June 1879Kalamazoo County, MI 
CauseDeathhad Tuberculosis 
Death*10 February 1907Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Burial*13 February 1907Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 

Leonard Peter Foss

Birth*7 March 1863East Williamson, Wayne, NY 
Marriage*5 March 1888Frances VanderVelde; 2nd Reformed Church, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Pastor R. Veneureu (?) officiated with witnesses Henry Van Dervelde and Peter L. Foss, both of Kalamazoo 
Witness: Henry VanderVelde
Occupation*proprietor of Foss Gasoline Engine Works in Kalamazoo 
Death*20 June 1953Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Burial*24 June 1953Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 

Family

 Frances VanderVelde b. 27 Dec 1864, d. 5 Feb 1950

Harm Hereen Koopmann

Marriage*Fenje Berends Gortemaker 

Family

 Fenje Berends Gortemaker
Child 1.Coenraad Harms Koopmann+ b. 30 Sep 1842, d. 8 Sep 1890

Fenje Berends Gortemaker

Marriage*Harm Hereen Koopmann 
Married NameKoopmann 

Family

 Harm Hereen Koopmann
Child 1.Coenraad Harms Koopmann+ b. 30 Sep 1842, d. 8 Sep 1890

Berend Jans VanderLaan

Father*Jan Berends VanderLaan b. 8 Mar 1801, d. 8 Aug 1830
Mother*Jantje Garbrands Smid b. 7 Jan 1798, d. 5 Nov 1828
Birth*circa 1826Woldendorp, Groningen, Netherlands 
Marriage*2 September 1852Sieke Heines VanderWeg; Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands 
Death*19 July 1859Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands 

Family

 Sieke Heines VanderWeg b. 24 Sep 1825, d. 8 Sep 1911
Child 1.Hindrikje VanderLaan+ b. 11 Mar 1852, d. 16 Jul 1936

Sieke Heines VanderWeg

Father*Heino Harms VanderWeg b. 1792, d. 27 Aug 1865
Mother*Hindrikje Jans Prak b. 24 Mar 1793, d. 21 Jun 1863
Birth*24 September 1825Wagenborgen gem Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands 
Married NameVanderLaan 
Marriage*2 September 1852Berend Jans VanderLaan; Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands 
Death*8 September 1911Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands 

Family

 Berend Jans VanderLaan b. c 1826, d. 19 Jul 1859
Child 1.Hindrikje VanderLaan+ b. 11 Mar 1852, d. 16 Jul 1936

Homer Sylvester Jones

Birth*1851Greenville, Montcalm, MI 
Marriage*3 January 1878Elvira Melissa Edson; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; R.G. Kendall, Clergyman, officiated with witness N. Hauser and Samuel Maner, both of Battle Creek 
(Witness) Marriage16 May 1903Joseph B. Blunt, Fern Beatrice Jones; Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI; Justice Arza Robinson officiated with witnesses Homer and Elvira Jones 
Anecdote*Elvira Melissa Edson; Homer and Elvira came to Battle Creek in 1896 from Greenville. He worked at Board of Public Works (sewer) and Kertson Liquor Store until being disabled by a stroke in 1903 at the age of 52. They had five children: Fred, Mina, Ben, Fern and Bert. Homer and Elvira were shot to death by their son-in-law, Joseph Blunt, at their home, 96 Fairview Avenue, Battle Creek. They are buried in Oakhill Cemetery, Battle Creek. 
CauseDeathshot and murdered by son-in-law, Joseph Blunt, who was angered by his wife's divorce filing 
Death*2 May 1908Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI 
Burial*5 May 1908Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI 
Witness: Bert Orlie Jones

Family

 Elvira Melissa Edson b. 1853, d. 2 May 1908
Children 1.Bert Orlie Jones+ b. 24 Apr 1880, d. 11 Aug 1958
 2.Fern Beatrice Jones b. 20 Jul 1886, d. 17 Sep 1934
 3.Mina May Jones b. 29 Mar 1893, d. 21 Jul 1970

Elvira Melissa Edson

Note*parents Benjamin Edson and Ruth (Ellis) 
Birth*1853OH 
Anecdote*"I have traced Elvira's family all the way back to the Mayflower. We are descendents of John and Priscilla Alden. The Alden's eventually married the Edsons." per Mark Glubke to Wendy (Nason) Watson in 2008 
Married NameJones 
Marriage*3 January 1878Homer Sylvester Jones; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; R.G. Kendall, Clergyman, officiated with witness N. Hauser and Samuel Maner, both of Battle Creek 
(Witness) Marriage16 May 1903Joseph B. Blunt, Fern Beatrice Jones; Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI; Justice Arza Robinson officiated with witnesses Homer and Elvira Jones 
Anecdote*Homer Sylvester Jones; Homer and Elvira came to Battle Creek in 1896 from Greenville. He worked at Board of Public Works (sewer) and Kertson Liquor Store until being disabled by a stroke in 1903 at the age of 52. They had five children: Fred, Mina, Ben, Fern and Bert. Homer and Elvira were shot to death by their son-in-law, Joseph Blunt, at their home, 96 Fairview Avenue, Battle Creek. They are buried in Oakhill Cemetery, Battle Creek. 
CauseDeathshot and murdered by son-in-law, Joseph Blunt, who was angered by his wife's divorce filing 
Death*2 May 1908Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI 
Witness: Bert Orlie Jones
Burial*5 May 1908Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI 

Family

 Homer Sylvester Jones b. 1851, d. 2 May 1908
Children 1.Bert Orlie Jones+ b. 24 Apr 1880, d. 11 Aug 1958
 2.Fern Beatrice Jones b. 20 Jul 1886, d. 17 Sep 1934
 3.Mina May Jones b. 29 Mar 1893, d. 21 Jul 1970

Agnes Koopman

Father*Coenraad Harms Koopmann b. 30 Sep 1842, d. 8 Sep 1890
Mother*Hindrikje VanderLaan b. 11 Mar 1852, d. 16 Jul 1936
Birth*13 October 1887MI 
Married NameCramer 
Marriage*12 June 1913Richard Albert Cramer; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Rev. John DeHaan, Pastor of 2nd Reformed Church, officiated with witnesses Wilhelmina Aleman and Henrietta Versluis, both of Kalamazoo 
(Witness) Death16 July 1936Hindrikje VanderLaan; Home for Aged, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Residence*1965Kalamazoo, MI 
Death*16 September 1974Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; resided Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 
Burial*Mt Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 

Family

 Richard Albert Cramer b. 18 Aug 1888, d. 26 Aug 1955

Henrietta Versluis

Father*John Versluis b. 8 Jan 1853, d. 13 Mar 1928
Mother*Hindrikje VanderLaan b. 11 Mar 1852, d. 16 Jul 1936
NicknameEtta 
Birth*8 November 1894Kalamazoo County, MI; she was enumerated as a dau of John and Henrietta, while Bessie, Jennie and Agnes were enumerated with the surname Copeman in 1900 
Married NameWilliamson 
Marriage*22 May 1916James Edward Williamson; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Rev. G. Kooiker officiated with witnesses Wm Geldersma and Geo E. Rogers Jr, both of Grand Rapids 
Residence*1965Kalamazoo, MI 
Death*23 January 1989Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; resided in Kalamazoo 
Note*She was predeceased by her husband, James E. Surviving her were daughter, Helen (Leonard) Lesman of Plainwell and son, James (Frances) of Kalamazoo; 4 grandchildren: Leonard (Kathleen) Lesman Jr. of Plainwell, James Lesman of Plainwell, Scott (Shelley) Williamson of Grand Rapids, (James) Aldene Crockett of Kingsley; 10 gr-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. 
Funeral*27 January 1989Langeland Memorial Chapel, Kalamazoo, MI; with Rev. George Hartman of First United Methodist Church officiating 
Burial27 January 1989Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI 

Family

 James Edward Williamson b. 4 Feb 1895, d. 3 Oct 1937