This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: metaphor Surnames: Van der Meulen Classification: census Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.kern/14648.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Argosleo, below is a transcription of the ship manifest listing Jacob's family; I've saved the image and if you would like to contact me at metaphor4 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net, I can send it to you as an email attachment. The family also is enumerated in Grand Rapids in 1920 (also transcribed below). Is this family connected in some way to Kern County, California? 1910 Ship Manifest: Arriving New York City 1910 Oct 03 aboard S.S. Celtic (from Liverpool) Van der Meulen Jacob, 25, Farm labourer, nationality Holland, race Dutch, last residence Nestrum Holland, destination Grand Rapids, Michigan Wijke, 25, wife Boutje, 6, child (female) Grietje, 3, child (female) Andries, 2, child (male) Tjoukje, [age illegible], child (female) ================================================== 1920 US Census, MI Kent GrandRapids Ward2 EnumerationDistrict 44, Sheet 6A 301 Cedar Street Van Der Meulen, Jake, head, own mortgaged home, 34, married, immigrated 1910/papers, Netherlands, Merchant/Grocery Store, self-employed Minnie, wife, 35, Netherlands Bertha, daughter, 15, Netherlands, [illegible]/Furniture factory, wage-earner Margaret, daughter, 13, Netherlands Andrew, son, 12, Netherlands Sophie, daughter, 10, Netherlands Tressa, daughter, 7, Michigan Sanford, son, 5, Michigan Jake, son, 3, Michigan Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.