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Facts and Events
Name |
Bonne Verheek |
Alt Name |
Bonne Verhake |
Gender |
Male |
Birth[1][2] |
17 Jan 1852 |
Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands |
Emigration[5] |
1873 |
Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands |
Marriage |
2 Jan 1877 |
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United Statesto Johanna Zoet |
Death[1][3][4] |
30 Sep 1924 |
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States |
Burial[3][2] |
3 Oct 1924 |
Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States |
In 1880 he worked in a furniture shop, in 1900 he was a band sawyer.
Obituary
VERHAKE - Bonnie Verhake, aged 72, passed away Tuesday afternoon at his home, 1032 Alpine av., N.W. Surviving are the widow; two sons, Abel B. and Martin B. Verhake; two daughters, Mrs. T.C. Lappinga of this city and Mrs. E.E. Torndill of Chicago, Ill., and two brothers, Gerrit and Caspel Verhake. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 at the home, private , and at 2 in the Alpine av. Christian Reformed church. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
Source: Grand Rapids Press Wednesday, October 1, 1924, Pg 25.
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Grand Rapids Press Wednesday, October 1, 1924, Pg 25.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tom Verhake, Family Group Sheet.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Grand Rapids Press. (Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States).
Wednesday, October 1, 1924, Pg 25.
- ↑ Compiler: County Clerk, Grand Rapids Michigan. Kent County Michigan Deaths.
Book 12 Pg 449 No 1229. Record includes age, 72y8m13d), birth place (Netherlands) and parents names. Cause of death was arteriosclerosis.
- ↑ Dutch Emigrants to the United States, 1835-1880, compiled by Robert Swierenga.
Pg. 315. Information in record is: occupation, saw mill operator, hired hand; age, 62; religion, Dutch reformed; social status, less well-to-do; assesed for taxes, yes; women, 2 (Maike, Grietje); children, 3 (Gerrett, Bonne, Casper); destination, unknown; reason, to join family/friends, to avoid military; province, Groningen; municipality, Zuidbroek.
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