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Jan Willems Nijsing, Grietje Jans Vredeveld; Drenthe, Netherlands; on the passenger ship "Mississippi of Demerara" under the surname Niessing, departing Rotterdam on 17 May 1847, arriving in Baltimore 6 July 1847.

(Witness) Residence

1858

Jan Willems Nijsing, Grietje Jans Vredeveld; Muscatine, IA

Milit-Beg*

24 February 1864

serving as a Private in the 11th Infranty Regiment H Company from the state of Iowa at the age of 22

Milit-End*

15 July 1865

Louisville, KY

(Witness) Marriage

20 September 1871

Jacob A. Vanderberg, Abigail L. Nason; First Congregational Church, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; by Rev. Oliver S. Dean, the same church and minister as Ralph and Catherine Nason. Witnesses were George Nason and Gertrude Vandenberg, both of Kalamazoo.

Residence*

between 1873 and 1881

Annie Vanderberg; 105 N. Rose, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Marriage*

22 May 1873

Annie Vanderberg; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Witnesses Gerrit Frelink and Martin Verhage of Kalamazoo

Residence

1883

Annie Vanderberg; 522 Ada, Kalamazoo, MI

Residence

1885

Annie Vanderberg; 530 W. North, Kalamazoo, MI

Occupation*

a machinist per 1883 city directory, a printer per birth record of Hurley

CauseDeath

had dysentery

Death*

26 August 1887

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Funeral

26 August 1887

North Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo, MI; at 3:00 p.m.

Burial*

26 August 1887

Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; age typed in is 40

Family		Annie Vanderberg b. 21 Sep 1855, d. 8 May 1898
Children	1.	John Nason b. 20 Oct 1873, d. 20 Mar 1874
	2.	William J. Nason+ b. 29 Mar 1875, d. 3 Feb 1902
	3.	Abraham Nason+ b. 14 Mar 1877, d. 15 Nov 1941
	4.	Grace Nason b. 30 Jun 1879, d. 2 Sep 1884
	5.	Cora Nason+ b. 18 Apr 1881, d. 18 Jul 1953
	6.	Henry Nason b. 14 Oct 1883
	7.	Hurley Nason b. 12 Oct 1884
	8.	Benjamin Nason b. Oct 1885, d. Mar 1886

Annie Vanderberg

Father*

Abraham Vanderberg b. 17 Nov 1815, d. 11 May 1864

Mother*

Cornelia VanHuizen b. 30 Mar 1818, d. Apr 1898

Birth*

21 September 1855

Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; death record states she died at 42y, 7m, 19d

Residence

between 1873 and 1881

Jannes/George Nason; 105 N. Rose, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Married Name

22 May 1873

Nason

Marriage*

22 May 1873

Jannes/George Nason; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Witnesses Gerrit Frelink and Martin Verhage of Kalamazoo

Residence*

1883

Jannes/George Nason; 522 Ada, Kalamazoo, MI

Residence

1885

Jannes/George Nason; 530 W. North, Kalamazoo, MI

Residence*

1895

828 Boerman's Alley, Kalamazoo, MI
Witness: Cora Nason
Witness: Abraham Nason
Witness: William J. Nason

CauseDeath

8 May 1898

had epilepsy.

Death*

8 May 1898

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Burial*

11 May 1898

Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Family		Jannes/George Nason b. 1 Oct 1840, d. 26 Aug 1887
Children	1.	John Nason b. 20 Oct 1873, d. 20 Mar 1874
	2.	William J. Nason+ b. 29 Mar 1875, d. 3 Feb 1902
	3.	Abraham Nason+ b. 14 Mar 1877, d. 15 Nov 1941
	4.	Grace Nason b. 30 Jun 1879, d. 2 Sep 1884
	5.	Cora Nason+ b. 18 Apr 1881, d. 18 Jul 1953
	6.	Henry Nason b. 14 Oct 1883
	7.	Hurley Nason b. 12 Oct 1884
	8.	Benjamin Nason b. Oct 1885, d. Mar 1886

Richard William Moses

Father*

George Carlton Moses b. 29 Jun 1883, d. 1951

Mother*

Grace Rychel b. 25 Mar 1884, d. 24 Oct 1942

Birth*

11 March 1928

Note*

1961

Richard W. Moses divorced Ruth; marriage license for Richard William Moses and Grace MeDora Mielke

Employment*

KVP Sutherland Paper Co in San Jose CA as a machine operator in 1965

Residence*

1968

Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA

Residence

2005

Richard W. Moses, age 78, in Sunnyvale CA

Death*

27 December 2007

Santa Clara County, CA

Burial*

Constantine Twp. Cemetery, Constantine, St. Joseph, MI

William J. Nason

Father*

Jannes/George Nason b. 1 Oct 1840, d. 26 Aug 1887

Mother*

Annie Vanderberg b. 21 Sep 1855, d. 8 May 1898

Birth*

29 March 1875

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Birth record could be either May or March, but his death record indicates it would have been March.

(Witness) Residence

1895

Annie Vanderberg; 828 Boerman's Alley, Kalamazoo, MI

Employment*

1895

a candy co. in Kalamazoo as a candy maker

Marriage*

13 February 1898

Fannie C. Koopman; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; John Luxen, Minister of the Gospel, officiated with witnesses Abraham Nason and Jennie Copeman, both of Kalamazoo
Witness: Abraham Nason
Witness: Jennie C. Koopman

Residence*

1900

Fannie C. Koopman; 1125 N. Park, Kalamazoo, MI

CauseDeath

had myocarditis

Death*

3 February 1902

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; William's wife, Fannie, went to live in Detroit in 1923 and that is where she died in 1963.

Burial*

6 February 1902

Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Family

Fannie C. Koopman b. 26 Aug 1877, d. 13 Nov 1963

Child

George W. Nason+ b. 15 Sep 1899, d. 14 Jul 1957

Fannie C. 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*

26 August 1877

Woldendorp gem. Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands

(Witness) Immigration

1886

Coenraad Harms Koopmann, Hindrikje VanderLaan; may have been 1887

Married Name

13 February 1898

Nason

Marriage*

13 February 1898

William J. Nason; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; John Luxen, Minister of the Gospel, officiated with witnesses Abraham Nason and Jennie Copeman, both of Kalamazoo
Witness: Abraham Nason
Witness: Jennie C. Koopman

Residence*

1900

William J. Nason; 1125 N. Park, Kalamazoo, MI

Residence

1906

1208 Clark, Kalamazoo, MI

Married Name

Ruimveld

Marriage*

25 April 1907

Abram Ruimveld; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; H. Frieling, V.D. Minister, officiated with witnesses John Ver Sluis and L. Ruinveld, both of Kalamazoo
Witness: John Versluis

Residence*

between 1923 and 1963

Detroit, Wayne, MI; at the time of her death she lived at 1443 W. Elizabeth Street.

Note*

Fannie was survived by three grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews; four sisters, Mrs. Jennie Jones, Mrs. Bessie Hoogerman, Mrs. Agnes Cramer and Mrs. Etta Williamson; and a step-sister, Mrs. Catherine Norg, all of Kalamazoo.

Death*

13 November 1963

Detroit, Wayne, MI; surname at death noted as Nason

Funeral*

15 November 1963

Langeland Memorial Chapel, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Rev. Park Newcombe of the First Methodist Church officiated.

Burial

15 November 1963

Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Family 1

William J. Nason b. 29 Mar 1875, d. 3 Feb 1902

Child

George W. Nason+ b. 15 Sep 1899, d. 14 Jul 1957

Family 2

Abram Ruimveld b. 30 Nov 1874, d. 19 Feb 1928

George W. Nason

Father*

William J. Nason b. 29 Mar 1875, d. 3 Feb 1902

Mother*

Fannie C. Koopman b. 26 Aug 1877, d. 13 Nov 1963

Birth*

15 September 1899

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Marriage*

1 June 1920

Harriett Helen Hutchins; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Rev. John W. Dunning officiated with witnesses Niel Priester and Mrs. Lillian Powers, both of Kalamazoo

Residence

1929

Harriett Helen Hutchins; 1915 W. Main, Kalamazoo, MI

Residence

between 1940 and 1956

Harriett Helen Hutchins; 509 East Dutton Street, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Employment*

the Kalamazoo Stationery Co. as a foreman and then at the Kalamazoo Ice and Fuel Company

Residence*

1957

Harriett Helen Hutchins; 727 Cooley Street, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; George had been a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area.

Note*

George was survived by his children, Robert of Spring Lake Heights, NJ; Mrs. Phyllis Johnson of Tucson, AZ; Richard of Niles, MI; seven grandchildren and his mother, Fannie Nason.

Death*

14 July 1957

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Funeral*

18 July 1957

Truesdale Chapel, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Family

Harriett Helen Hutchins b. 29 May 1898, d. 28 Feb 1977

Children

Robert Hutchins Nason+ b. 3 May 1921, d. 17 Jan 2007

Phyllis June Nason b. 15 Jun 1922, d. 30 Oct 2000

Richard Allen Nason+ b. 17 Jan 1926, d. 19 Oct 1968

Harriett Helen Hutchins

Father*

Fred P. Hutchins b. 8 Feb 1869, d. 26 Jun 1959

Mother*

Myrtle Augusta Hildreth b. 18 Jul 1874, d. 18 Nov 1954

Birth*

29 May 1898

Lawton, Van Buren, MI

Married Name

Nason

Marriage*

1 June 1920

George W. Nason; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Rev. John W. Dunning officiated with witnesses Niel Priester and Mrs. Lillian Powers, both of Kalamazoo

Residence

1929

George W. Nason; 1915 W. Main, Kalamazoo, MI

Residence

between 1940 and 1956

George W. Nason; 509 East Dutton Street, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Residence*

1957

George W. Nason; 727 Cooley Street, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; George had been a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area.

Death*

28 February 1977

Brielle, Monmouth, NJ; formerly of Kalamazoo, death notice mentioned Pomona, CA. Her son, Robert, lived in Brielle, Monmouth, NJ and that is where Harriett last received a Social Security payment. The later edition of the newspaper mentioned that Harriett had been visiting Robert when she died.

Burial*

Anderson Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren, MI

Family

George W. Nason b. 15 Sep 1899, d. 14 Jul 1957

Children

Robert Hutchins Nason+ b. 3 May 1921, d. 17 Jan 2007

Phyllis June Nason b. 15 Jun 1922, d. 30 Oct 2000

Richard Allen Nason+ b. 17 Jan 1926, d. 19 Oct 1968

Phyllis June Nason

Father*

George W. Nason b. 15 Sep 1899, d. 14 Jul 1957

Mother*

Harriett Helen Hutchins b. 29 May 1898, d. 28 Feb 1977

Birth*

15 June 1922

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Married Name

19 April 1941

Johnson

Marriage*

19 April 1941

Norman George Johnson; Methodist parsonage, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Residence*

May 1941

Norman George Johnson; 226 East Dutton, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Residence

1957

Norman George Johnson; Tucson, AZ

Residence

1968

Norman George Johnson; LaPuente, Los Angeles, CA

Death*

30 October 2000

resided in Easley, Pickens, SC

Family

Norman George Johnson b. 10 Dec 1919, d. 24 May 1998

Norman George Johnson

Father*

George Wilmer Johnson b. 15 Oct 1886, d. 18 Jul 1955

Mother*

Martha Ellen Bowman b. 6 Jan 1886, d. 20 Jan 1932

Birth*

10 December 1919

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Marriage*

19 April 1941

Phyllis June Nason; Methodist parsonage, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Residence*

May 1941

Phyllis June Nason; 226 East Dutton, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Residence

1957

Phyllis June Nason; Tucson, AZ

Employment*

Grabe Electric in Tucson AZ as office manager

Residence

1968

Phyllis June Nason; LaPuente, Los Angeles, CA

Death*

24 May 1998

Sun City, Riverside, CA

Family

Phyllis June Nason b. 15 Jun 1922, d. 30 Oct 2000

Robert Hutchins Nason

Father*

George W. Nason b. 15 Sep 1899, d. 14 Jul 1957

Mother*

Harriett Helen Hutchins b. 29 May 1898, d. 28 Feb 1977

Birth*

3 May 1921

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Education*

1939

Central High School, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Phyllis Holtz and Robert graduated the same year from Central High School.
Witness: Phyllis Irene Holtz

Employment*

Robert worked as a machine operator for the Kalamazoo Stationery Co. before joining the Air Force.

Milit-End*

served in an Army Air Force Medical Detachment. At the time of his marriage he was a Corporal.

Marriage*

7 September 1943

Janet Ruth Gerstenkorn; Calvary Church, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; The bride's father, Rev. O. H. Gerstenkorn, performed the ceremony and her brother, Harold, gave her away.

Residence

1951

Janet Ruth Gerstenkorn; South Bend, Saint Joseph, IN

(Witness) Marriage

27 April 1951

Betty Jean Zeider, Richard Allen Nason; First Methodist Church, South Bend, IN; witnesses were Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nason

Employment

Singer Mfg Co in South Bend IN as an assembler 1949-1951

Residence*

1968

Janet Ruth Gerstenkorn; Brielle, Monmouth, NJ

Residence

1999

Janet Ruth Gerstenkorn; 1917 St. Andrews Place, Longwood, FL; zip 32779

Death*

17 January 2007

Hennepin County, MN; resided in Hopkins, Hennepin, MN

Burial*

Anderson Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren, MI

Family

Janet Ruth Gerstenkorn b. 30 Mar 1923, d. 22 May 1999

Children

Janet Ruth Gerstenkorn

Father*

Oscar Henry Gerstenkorn b. 17 Dec 1893, d. 5 Sep 1960

Mother*

Lillian Ethel Ohnmeis b. Nov 1890, d. Jan 1950

Birth*

30 March 1923

Macomb, McDonough, IL

(Witness) Marriage

14 September 1941

Robert A. Frenthway, Lois E. Gerstenkorn; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Rev O.H. Gerstenkorn officiated with witnesses Janet Gerstenkorn and Richard Frenthway, both of Kalamazoo

Married Name

Nason

Marriage*

7 September 1943

Robert Hutchins Nason; Calvary Church, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; The bride's father, Rev. O. H. Gerstenkorn, performed the ceremony and her brother, Harold, gave her away.

Residence*

1951

Robert Hutchins Nason; South Bend, Saint Joseph, IN

(Witness) Marriage

27 April 1951

Betty Jean Zeider, Richard Allen Nason; First Methodist Church, South Bend, IN; witnesses were Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nason

Occupation*

a nurse

Residence

1968

Robert Hutchins Nason; Brielle, Monmouth, NJ

Residence

1999

Robert Hutchins Nason; 1917 St. Andrews Place, Longwood, FL; zip 32779

Death*

22 May 1999

Longwood, Seminole, FL

Note*

Janet was survived by her husband, Robert; children: Scott, Charlotte, N.C.; Sherry Zimmerman, Minnetonka, MN; Susan Hvidding, Fairfax, VA; Sandee Bateman, Longwood FL; brother, Harold Gerstenkorn, Venice; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Burial*

Anderson Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren, MI

Family

Robert Hutchins Nason b. 3 May 1921, d. 17 Jan 2007

Children

Richard Allen Nason

Father*

George W. Nason b. 15 Sep 1899, d. 14 Jul 1957

Mother*

Harriett Helen Hutchins b. 29 May 1898, d. 28 Feb 1977

Birth*

17 January 1926

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Education*

1938

He graduated from Harding Elementary School in 1938.

Milit-Beg*

served in the Navy for two years during World War II.

Marriage*

7 September 1946

Marguerite Ann Quarry; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Note

Marguerite Ann Quarry; There is a wedding article for Richard A. Nason, son of George Nason of Tucson, AZ and Marguerite Ann Quarry, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Siegfried of Kalamazoo, MI in the Kalamazoo Gazette, September 9, 1946. It states Richard and Marguerite both graduated from Central High School in Kalamazoo and that Richard was a veteran of two years service in the navy. (Richard's sister, Phyllis, lived in Tucson after she married in 1941.) Richard and Marguerite were going to live in Tucson.

Employment

1951

IN; the Allen Electric and Equipment Company

Marriage*

27 April 1951

Betty Jean Zeider; First Methodist Church, South Bend, IN; witnesses were Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nason
Witness: Robert Hutchins Nason
Witness: Janet Ruth Gerstenkorn

Note

Betty Jean Zeider; Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nason of South Bend. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Zeider of Niles, MI. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. George Nason of Kalamazoo.

Residence*

between 1957 and 1967

Niles, Berrien, MI

Employment*

UniRoyal in Mishawaka

Note*

Richard was survived by his mother, Harriet Nason of LaPuente, CA; three daughters: Cathy, Lori and Karen Nason of Niles; brother, Robert of Brielle, NJ; sister, Mrs. Norman G. Johnson of LaPuente, CA.

Death*

19 October 1968

St. Joseph Hospital, Mishawaka, MI

Funeral

21 October 1968

First Baptist Church, Mishawaka, MI

Burial*

21 October 1968

Anderson Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren, MI

Family 1

Marguerite Ann Quarry b. 26 Jun 1925, d. 29 Feb 1996

Family 2

Betty Jean Zeider b. 28 Mar 1925, d. 1 Dec 2006

Children

Cathy Nason

Lori Nason

Karen S. Nason

Betty Jean Zeider

Father*

Cecil Cleo Zeider b. 27 Jun 1893, d. 26 Jul 1961

Mother*

Bertha May Fansler b. 22 Sep 1900, d. 4 Jan 1990

Birth*

28 March 1925

Niles, Berrien, MI

Married Name

Nason

Marriage*

27 April 1951

Richard Allen Nason; First Methodist Church, South Bend, IN; witnesses were Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nason
Witness: Robert Hutchins Nason
Witness: Janet Ruth Gerstenkorn

Note*

Richard Allen Nason; Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nason of South Bend. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Zeider of Niles, MI. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. George Nason of Kalamazoo.

Note*

1968

Betty Jean is not listed as a survivor in Richard's obituary, but they had divorced

Employment*

Henco Inc. in Niles MI as a purchasing agent

CauseDeath

had metastatic breast cancer

Death*

1 December 2006

at daughter Cathy's home, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN
Witness: Cathy Nason

Note

Betty was survived by her daughters: Cathy (Dale) Shreve of South Bend, Lori (John) Stasko of Lubbock TX and Karen Nason of Berwyn IL; grandchildren: Marc, Paul, Matthew and Lauren; gr-grandchildren: Cody, Aidan, Kinzie and Trenton; brother, Jack Zeider of Columbus NE.

Note

Memorial donations were suggested to the friends of the Green House in South Bend IN or to a Hospice of the donor's choice.

Funeral

5 December 2006

Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, St. Joseph, MI; with Rev Emmett H. Kadwell Jr of the Wesley United Methodist Church officiating

Burial*

5 December 2006

Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, St. Joseph, MI

Family

Richard Allen Nason b. 17 Jan 1926, d. 19 Oct 1968

Children

Cathy Nason

Lori Nason

Karen S. Nason

Cathy Nason

Father*

Richard Allen Nason b. 17 Jan 1926, d. 19 Oct 1968

Mother*

Betty Jean Zeider b. 28 Mar 1925, d. 1 Dec 2006

(Witness) Death

1 December 2006

Betty Jean Zeider; at daughter Cathy's home, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN

Family

Dale R. Shreve

Lori Nason

Father*

Richard Allen Nason b. 17 Jan 1926, d. 19 Oct 1968

Mother*

Betty Jean Zeider b. 28 Mar 1925, d. 1 Dec 2006

Family

John T. Stasko