Edna Emma Manning
Note* | parents Edwin and Eliza Manning | |
Birth* | 25 April 1878 | England |
Married Name | VanderPool | |
Marriage* | 18 July 1899 | Orrie 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 1957 | Lawton, Van Buren, MI |
Note | Edna 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 1957 | Riverside 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 1900 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Attributes* | Harold was tall, of medium build, with brown eyes and hair in 1918. | |
Marriage* | 18 March 1918 | Lillian 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 1973 | Kalamazoo, 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 1973 | Hill 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 1904 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Employment* | Electro-Motive Corp (locomotive engine manufacturer) in Cook County IL | |
Residence* | 1950 | Oak Park, IL |
Note* | He did not survive his brother, Harold, who died in 1973. | |
Death* | 1958 | Maywood, Cook, IL |
Lillian Cosby
Note | parents - Arthur Cosby & Edith Agnes LeRoy | |
Birth* | 13 January 1898 | De Pere, Brown, WI |
Married Name | VanderPool | |
Marriage* | 18 March 1918 | Harold 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. | |
Note | 1960 | Lillian W. Vanderpool married Henry R. Johnson in Kalamazoo |
Death* | July 1978 | Kalamazoo County, MI |
Burial* | 17 July 1978 | Riverside 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 1880 | Netherlands |
Marriage* | 14 June 1905 | Nancy/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* | 1918 | U.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* | 1938 | Nancy/Tina VanderPool; Akron, OH |
Residence | 1950 | Nancy/Tina VanderPool; Kalamazoo, MI |
Death* | 24 August 1963 | Port Clinton, Ottawa, OH; resided out of state |
Burial* | 27 August 1963 | Riverside 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 1908 | death cert has Tallmadge, Summit, OH; no Van Dis family in Summit Co in 1910 census |
Death* | 19 February 1999 | Akron, Summit, OH |
Burial* | 23 March 1999 | Riverside 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 1910 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Death* | 2 December 2000 | Cleveland, 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 1914 | Kalamazoo, 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 1950 | Betty Virginia Booth; Los Angeles County, CA; earlier record in Cuyahoga County OH - license on 17 July 1941 |
Death* | 5 February 2008 | OR; 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 1919 | Kalamazoo County, MI |
Marriage* | 17 May 1941 | Pauline 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* | 1973 | Hudsonville, Ottawa, MI |
Death* | 16 March 1988 | Kent, 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 1914 | Akron, Summit, OH |
Married Name | Van Dis | |
Marriage* | 28 May 1950 | John Andrew Van Dis Jr.; Los Angeles County, CA; earlier record in Cuyahoga County OH - license on 17 July 1941 |
Note* | 9 March 2002 | OR; reside in Medford, Jackson, OR |
Death* | 9 March 2002 | OR |
Burial* | 20 March 2002 | Eagle 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 Name | Kastelein |
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 Name | VanHuizen |
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 1871 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
(Witness) Marriage | 2 July 1901 | John 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. |
CauseDeath | sudden, undetermined, found dead in bed | |
Note* | 1939 | He was survived by brother, Walter, and sisters, Mary F. Vandervelde and Mrs. L.P. Foss all of Kalamazoo. |
Death* | 14 April 1939 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI Witness: Walter D. VanderVelde |
Burial* | 17 April 1939 | Riverside 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 1865 | Kalamazoo County, MI |
(Witness) Death | 10 June 1938 | Jacob VanderVelde; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Residence* | 1939 | Kalamazoo, MI |
(Witness) Death | 14 April 1939 | Henry W. VanderVelde; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Death* | September 1949 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Burial* | 14 September 1949 | Riverside 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 1863 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
CauseDeath | had acute broncho pneumonia of right lower lobe, had fallen 10 days prior and broken right hip | |
Residence* | 1939 | Kalamazoo, MI |
Death* | 24 April 1939 | Kalamazoo State Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Burial* | 26 April 1939 | Riverside 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 1864 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Married Name | 1888 | Foss |
Marriage* | 5 March 1888 | Leonard 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* | 1939 | Kalamazoo, MI |
Death* | 5 February 1950 | Fairmount Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Burial* | 7 February 1950 | Kalamazoo, 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 1870 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
(Witness) Death | 16 April 1914 | Sarah Duindam; at home, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
CauseDeath | had a peptic ulcer | |
Death* | 10 June 1938 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI Witness: Walter D. VanderVelde |
Burial* | 13 June 1938 | Riverside 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 1879 | Kalamazoo County, MI |
CauseDeath | had Tuberculosis | |
Death* | 10 February 1907 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Burial* | 13 February 1907 | Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Leonard Peter Foss
Birth* | 7 March 1863 | East Williamson, Wayne, NY |
Marriage* | 5 March 1888 | Frances 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 1953 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Burial* | 24 June 1953 | Mt. 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 Name | Koopmann |
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 1826 | Woldendorp, Groningen, Netherlands |
Marriage* | 2 September 1852 | Sieke Heines VanderWeg; Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands |
Death* | 19 July 1859 | Termunten, 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 1825 | Wagenborgen gem Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands |
Married Name | VanderLaan | |
Marriage* | 2 September 1852 | Berend Jans VanderLaan; Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands |
Death* | 8 September 1911 | Termunten, 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* | 1851 | Greenville, Montcalm, MI |
Marriage* | 3 January 1878 | Elvira Melissa Edson; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; R.G. Kendall, Clergyman, officiated with witness N. Hauser and Samuel Maner, both of Battle Creek |
(Witness) Marriage | 16 May 1903 | Joseph 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. | |
CauseDeath | shot and murdered by son-in-law, Joseph Blunt, who was angered by his wife's divorce filing | |
Death* | 2 May 1908 | Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI |
Burial* | 5 May 1908 | Oak 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* | 1853 | OH |
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 Name | Jones | |
Marriage* | 3 January 1878 | Homer Sylvester Jones; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; R.G. Kendall, Clergyman, officiated with witness N. Hauser and Samuel Maner, both of Battle Creek |
(Witness) Marriage | 16 May 1903 | Joseph 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. | |
CauseDeath | shot and murdered by son-in-law, Joseph Blunt, who was angered by his wife's divorce filing | |
Death* | 2 May 1908 | Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI Witness: Bert Orlie Jones |
Burial* | 5 May 1908 | Oak 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 1887 | MI |
Married Name | Cramer | |
Marriage* | 12 June 1913 | Richard 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) Death | 16 July 1936 | Hindrikje VanderLaan; Home for Aged, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI |
Residence* | 1965 | Kalamazoo, MI |
Death* | 16 September 1974 | Kalamazoo, 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 |
Nickname | Etta | |
Birth* | 8 November 1894 | Kalamazoo 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 Name | Williamson | |
Marriage* | 22 May 1916 | James Edward Williamson; Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Rev. G. Kooiker officiated with witnesses Wm Geldersma and Geo E. Rogers Jr, both of Grand Rapids |
Residence* | 1965 | Kalamazoo, MI |
Death* | 23 January 1989 | Kalamazoo, 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 1989 | Langeland Memorial Chapel, Kalamazoo, MI; with Rev. George Hartman of First United Methodist Church officiating |
Burial | 27 January 1989 | Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI |
Family |
James Edward Williamson b. 4 Feb 1895, d. 3 Oct 1937 |