Person talk:Geert Gringhuis (2)

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[17 September 2012]

Gerrit “Dick” Gringhuis II [Geert Gringhus] [1831-1902] Born in The Netherlands on November 17, 1831, Gerrit Gringhuis in 1853 sailed for the United States on board the South Carolina, went to Chicago, and set sail on the schooner Pioneer, bound for Grand Haven. Anthony Bottje sailed with him. Gerrit was the son of Gerrit and Annie Juistema Gringhuis. Annie lived from January 1, 1792 to January 31, 1874, and was buried at Lake Forest Cemetery. Gerrit II was in the clothing business in Grand Haven for many years. He owned the G. Gerrit Gringhuis Clothing Store at [approximately] 15 South First Street. He married Janna “Jennie”/“Jane,” the daughter of Albert and Annie Northouse [Northhuis/Nordhuis]. Jennie was born in The Netherlands on July 11, 1838 and died in Grand Haven on August 30, 1907. The Gringhuises‟ children included Martje “Martha,” who was born in 1858 in Grand Haven, married Jan Raak in 1877, and died in 1914; Gerrit III, who was born in 1867, married Eliza Little [born about 1884], and moved to Muskegon; Alderit “Albert,” who was born in November, 1870, married Dena Lamer [Dina Lamar, born about 1871, died before 1920], worked at Story & Clark, and died in 1955; Arend, born about 1872; Hendrika “Reka,” who was born in April, 1875 and married Dick Cleveringa of Grand Haven; Peter, who lived from May, 1876 to March 30, 1880; Derk “Dick,” who was born November 20, 1878; Nellie, who was born in Grand Haven on June 20, 1880, died in Seattle, Washington on December 13, 1912, and who was married twice, first to Harry Koopman of Grand Haven and then to Martin Vyn, also of Grand Haven; and Ann, who was born about 1882 and married Klaas Borgman of Holland. The Gringhuis family resided on Fulton Street, but eventually retired to a fruit farm in Holcomb Hills. The land later was sold to the Terry family and became known as Terry Trails.. Gerrit II died on December 18, 1902 from injuries suffered when an axe slipped and the handle struck him in the side of the head while he was cutting down dead peach trees in their orchard. He was buried at Lake Forest Cemetery with other family members. [Tribune obituaries, December 18 and 19, 1902.]--henk 07:49, 17 September 2012 (EDT)