Person:Harriet Osterhouse (1)

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Harriet Devona Oosterhouse
b.9 Apr 1913
d.17 Sep 1988 Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 24 Mar 1911
  1. Donavieve Sweetland1912 - 1978
  2. Harriet Devona Oosterhouse1913 - 1988
  3. Garrett Oosterhouse1914 - 2003
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Peter Gerlofs1912 - 2002
  • W.  Harriet Devona Oosterhouse1913 - 1988
m. 28 Sep 1935
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Facts and Events
Name Harriet Devona Oosterhouse
Alt Name Harriet Devona Sweetland
Alt Name Harriet Devona DeLong
Alt Name Harriet DeVonne _____
Gender Female
Birth? 9 Apr 1913
Adoption[1] 20 Dec 1921 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United StatesDeLong adoption File #14,215
Adoption[1] 16 Feb 1924 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United StatesSweetland adoption File #15,322 Magda Sweetland adoptive parent
Adoption[1] 12 Mar 1925 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United StatesOosterhouse adoption File #15,899
Marriage 28 Sep 1935 Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United Statesto Peter Gerlofs
Baptism? 23 May 1970 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United StatesKalamazoo Seventh-day Adventist Church
Death? 17 Sep 1988 Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Burial? 20 Sep 1988 Boughton Cemetary, Scotts, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United StatesSection E Lot 29 Grave B

Born Harriet Devona Sweeetland. Her parents died from the flu pandemic of 1918. She then went to live with the DeLong family who apparently adopted her according to records, but verbal from Harriet was that they were not able to adopt her. From there she went to live with the Oosterhouse family whom had already adopted her brother. The Oosterhouse's adopted her also at that point. They didn't take her at first because they had a family of all girls and wanted a boy. That is how they came to adopt Harriet's brother.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wilma M Tays, Adoption Supervisor. State of Michigan Probate Court County of Kalamazoo Juvenile Division
    1, 14 Oct 1988.

    Your letter was received requesting confirmation of your mother's adoptions. They are as follows:

    File #14,215 December 20, 1921 - From Harriett Devona Sweetland to Harriett Devona DeLong

    File #15,322 February 16, 1924 - From Harriet Devona DeLong to Harriet Devona Sweetland. Adoptive parent: Magda Sweetland

    File #15,899 March 12, 1925 - From Harriet Devona Sweetland to Devona Oosterhouse

    There was no social history on any file.

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