This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: amyarmstrong Surnames: CLEVER Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8631/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Photo of Ollie Clever Photographer: Noble of Grand Rapids * see attached photo which was found at the Butler / Clear Fork Valley Historical Society Museum (Butler, OH) 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TLS49321 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8629.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Joan, No, these were not my grandparents. I am researching for a friend. I did ask her and she said this is the correct info. I am researching for Aris and Carol's daughter. Thanks so much for all your help! Tracy TLS49321@yahoo.com 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: SMITH, RAFUSE, MACCOMBS, LOZIER, KEITH Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8630/mb.ashx Message Board Post: SMITH, Susan Marie Age 56 Of Kalamazoo Formerly of Byron Died Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Service will be held 11AM Monday, August 17, 2009 at Oshtemo United Methodist Church, 6574 Stadium Drive, Oshtemo, MI 49077, Pastor Suzanne Kornowski officiating. Susan was born June 16, 1953 in Flint, the daughter of Edward and Marion (Rafuse) Smith and had lived in Kalamazoo the past 32 years. She was a member and lay minister at Oshtemo United Methodist Church. Ms. Smith was a member of the Professional Women's Club. Susan enjoyed traveling and had visited London, Paris, China, Greece and Turkey. Her idea of a great day would be stopping at a garage sale to buy books on her way to a casino! Surviving to cherish her memory are: mom, Marion Smith of Linden; brother, David Smith of Uncasville, CT; sisters, Wendy (Pat) Maccombs, Nina (Jeff) Lozier and Rebecca Keith, all of Swartz Creek; several nieces and nephews; special cousin, Penny of Canada. She was preceded in death by her dad and grandparents. Arrangements provided by Sharp Funeral Homes,! Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Rd., Swartz Creek. Tributes and condolences may be shared with the family on the obituaries page of www.sharpfuneralhomes.com Published in Kalamazoo Gazette on August 14, 2009 (Posted by a VOLUNTEER-NO family connection) 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: carlsonjm Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8629.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm making one file of everything I gathered this week, plus more. Were Aris and Carol your grandparents? You sounded like you weren't positive about their parents's names. Could you ask a family member or look at death certificates so that we know we're climbing the right tree? And please contact me at my e-mail so that I can send the file to you as an attachment when I get it done. Joan carlsonjm@hotmail.com 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: carlsonjm Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8629.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found one thing tonight: the immigration of Lewis vdPloeg and Gertje Dreyer (sp). They are listed next to each other on the manifest, but with different last names, so it doesn't seem they're married yet. The wife usually has her husband's surname on these manifests. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about L E Ploeg Name: L E Ploeg Arrival Date: 16 Sep 1882 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Age: 26 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Amsterdam, Netherlands Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Netherlands Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Netherlander Ship Name: Jason Search Ship Database: Search the Jason in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: New York Line: 24 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_457 List Number: 1334 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about Gentje Drager Name: Gentje Drager Arrival Date: 16 Sep 1882 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858 Age: 24 Gender: Female Port of Departure: Amsterdam, Netherlands Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Netherlands Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Netherlander Ship Name: Jason Search Ship Database: Search the Jason in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: New York Line: 25 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_457 List Number: 1334 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States Lieuwe's birth and parents: Source Civil register - Birth Archive location Tresoar, Frysk Histoarysk en Letterkundich Sintrum General Municipality: Ferwerderadeel Type of record: Geboorteakte Record number: B 103 Registration date: 31-10-1855 Child Lieuwe van der Ploeg Gender: M Date of birth: 29-10-1855 Father Eeltje Lieuwes van der Ploeg Mother Grietje Jans van der Wal I have the manifest if you'd like it. carlsonjm@hotmail.com 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TheKIWI Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8627.5.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Maybe I've missed it in the foregoing messages, but what is the name and date of death of the person whose death record you're seeking? 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TLS49321 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8629.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: THANK YOU so much, Joan! What ever info you can scrounge up would be most apprecited! Tracy 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.

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0 I found MI marriages and deaths here and had the best luck by only putting the surname in. Many of my Ohio family married in MI. Tootsie Shoemaker Tomlinson ----- Original Message ----- From: <prtd@cox.net> To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <mikent@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [MIKENT] MI deaths on FamilySearchLabs > Have your tried www.seekingmichigan.org ? > After much searching I found my ggrandfather there and not in the county I > expected. > Pam > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > To: <MIKENT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:14 AM > Subject: Re: [MIKENT] MI deaths on FamilySearchLabs > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: jek5311 >> Surnames: >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8627.5/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Thank you all. I have the death date, I just would have like a copy of >> the death register. It seems not to exist. >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MIKENT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIKENT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jek5311 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8627.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you all. I have the death date, I just would have like a copy of the death register. It seems not to exist. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: flocondeneige06 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8627.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You could also try looking here: http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/search.htm Its a site hosted by the State of Michigan and includes deaths up to 1897. This might be helpful if the people you are looking for didn't actually die in Kent County as you think. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: flocondeneige06 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8627.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You could also try looking here: http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/search.htm Its a site hosted by the State of Michigan and includes deaths up to 1897. This might be helpful if the people you are looking for didn't actually die in Kent County as you think. 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.

Have your tried www.seekingmichigan.org ? After much searching I found my ggrandfather there and not in the county I expected. Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <MIKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [MIKENT] MI deaths on FamilySearchLabs > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: jek5311 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8627.5/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Thank you all. I have the death date, I just would have like a copy of > the death register. It seems not to exist. > > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIKENT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TheKIWI Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8627.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have you looked here http://data.wmgs.org/Deaths/FMPro?-db=Deaths&-format=search.htm&-view for the records you're looking for? This is an index compiled by Western Michigan Genealogical Society from the microfilmed indexes created by the Kent County Clerk's Office. Our indexing isn't finished yet, but we're getting there. Roger 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jek5311 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8627.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much for your responses. I would be interested to hear how you found so many John or Anna records in Kent Co. in 1893. I have tried many times and find no one in Kent in 1893. I am well aware this is a pilot site and everything is not complete, although my understanding (until this gap) was that Michigan deaths are done. I am also well aware that all deaths were not reported. However, there appear to be NO deaths n Kent in 1893, a highly unlikely situation. Let me restate my question: Does anyone KNOW if the Kent County deaths for 1893 are missing because a)they have not been scanned, b)if they were not filmed, or c)if that year is missing from the original registers? Now I can partially answer my own question, I kept looking for information and have found from the FHL catalog that there are no Kent County deaths for 1893 on the original microfilm. So my next step is to try to find out if there are any that exist as originals. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: carlsonjm Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8629.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The 1930 census calls dad Eli. Son Aris fits your birth date of 1923, but if you need proof, you would have to look at Aris's marriage or death certificate. I would try marriage cert first, because there Aris was declaring his parents' names himself. 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Aris Vanderploeg Home in 1930: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Eli Mother's Name: Josie Race: White Parents' birthplace: Household Members: Eli Vanderploeg 45, b. NL Josie Vanderploeg 43, b. NL children (all b. MI; too recent for Family Search): Louis Vanderploeg 13 Anna Vanderploeg 7 Aris Vanderploeg 6 Henry Vanderploeg 3 7/12 Anna Dice 73 (mother-in-law) Ely and Josie married between 1910 and 1913... Groom: Ely Vanderploeg, 27 b. 1885, Grand Rapids Parents: Louis Vanderploeg & Gertrude Dryer Bride: Josie Dice, 28 b. 1884, Grand Rapids Parents: Henry Dice & Anna Niemeyer Date: 4 Sep 1912, Grand Rapids Ely had a brother Aris (1892), Nellie (1896) and Peter (1901)--and likely more. I haven't checked the censuses. 1900 United States Federal Census [Lew Vanderploeg] Home in 1900: Grand Rapids Ward 6, Kent, Michigan Age: 44 Birth Date: Oct 1855 Birthplace: Netherland Race: White Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1883 Relationship to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: Netherland Mother's Birthplace: Netherland Spouse's Name: Gerty Marriage Year: 1883 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 17 Residence : Grand Rapids City, Kent, Michigan Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Lew[is] Vanderploeg 44; Oct 1855; married 17 years; 1883 immigrants; day laborer Gerty Vanderploeg 39; Nov 1860; 6 children / 5 living Anna Vanderploeg 16, Jul 1883 [GR, acc'd to marriage cert] Eltje Vanderploeg 15, Dec 1884 [Ely--I forgot to check gender] Grietje Vanderploeg 10, Mar 1890 Arens Vanderploeg 8, May 1892 Nellie Vanderploeg 4, Sep 1895 Washington Park Memorial Gardens Vanderploeg, Grace [Grietje] b. 1890; d. 1916 Vander Ploeg, Aris b. 1892; d. 1974; on lot with Gertrude, Louis and Nellie; also Grace Vander Ploeg Vander Ploeg, Eli b. 1883; d. 1972 on lot with Josie D. Vander Ploeg, Gertrude (Mother) b. 1860; d. 1940 Vander Ploeg, Josie Dice b. 1887; d. 1940 Vander Ploeg, Louis (Father) b. 1855; d. 1935 Vander Ploeg, Nellie b. 1895; d. 1981 ======== BECKWITH HILLS CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH #117 Membership Records, 1874-1942 PG 60 VANDER PLOEG LEUWE VANDER PLOEG GEERTJE (DREYER) There's a lot of work to be done here, and I have to stop. If you'd like me to do some more looking, contact me at my e-mail; copy and paste this info. Joan carlsonjm@hotmail.com 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.

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Author: carlsonjm Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8628.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Their marriage from: http://data.wmgs.org/Marriages/FMPro?-db=KentCountyMarriageIndex&-format=search.htm&-view Doornbos Harm Neels Clara 21 52 1922-1924 >From Family Search: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0 Michigan Marriages Groom: Harm Doornbos, 28 Birth: 1895, Netherlands Parents: Albert Doornbos & Alberta Batema Bride: Clara Neels, 18 Birth: 1905, Grand Rapids Parents: Peter Neels & Jessie Baker Date: 20 Jan 1923, Grand Rapids Harm's family was from Groningen; his parents' marriage: Source Civil register - Marriage Archive location Groninger Archieven General Municipality: Uithuizen Type of record: Marriage certificate Record number: 14 Registration date: 16-05-1891 Groom Albert Doornbos (farmhand) Place of birth: Zandeweer, Kantens Bride Albertje Batema (day laborer) Place of birth: Usquert Father groom Hendrik Doornbos (day laborer) Mother groom Jantje Harms Frans (day laborer) Father bride Kornelis Batema (day laborer) Mother bride Trientje Stute (day laborer) groom 24; bride 20; legitimizing 1 child Harm's birth: Source Civil register - Birth Archive location Groninger Archieven General Municipality: Uithuizen Type of record: birth Record number: 39 Registration date: 05-05-1894 Child Harm Doornbos Gender: M Abandoned child: N Date of birth: 04-May-1894 Place of birth: Uithuizen Father Albert Doornbos (day laborer) Mother Albertje Batema Clara's parents married in Grand Rapids: Neels Peter Baker Jessie 15 85 1907-1910 Groom: Peter Neels, 41 Birth: [about] 1867, Netherlands Parents: Frank Neels & ___nnie Oosdyk Bride: Jessie Baker, 23 Birth: 1885, Grand Rapids Parents: Henry Baker & ___atie Jeltena Date: 22 Aug 1908, Grand Rapids Peter's parents were married in Zeeland, NL: Source Civil register - Marriage Archive location Zeeuws Archief General Number of finding aid: 25.131 Municipality: Waarde Type of record: Marriage certificate Record number: 4 Registration date: 09-Jun-1859 Groom Franciscus Bernardus Neels [Frank] Age: 29 Place of birth: Hoofdplaat Bride Willemina Oostdijk Age: 19 Place of birth: Krabbendijke Father groom Johannis Bernardus Neels Mother groom Levina Jacoba de Meijer Father bride Marinus Oostdijk Mother bride Maria de Kok Peter's birth: Petrus Neels Born on Sunday, April 2, 1865 Waarde Registration date: 03-Apr-1865, number: 10 Born in: Waarde, on 02-Apr-1865 Petrus Neels Father: Franciescus Bernardus Neels Mother: Willemina Oostdijk Despite the marriage certificate, I think Jessie's parents were Gerrit (vs Henry) Baker and Klaaske (Katie) Jeltema. Maybe Gerrit also used the name Henry. This would mean Clara was named for her maternal grandmother (Klaaske), which was the Dutch way. Here is the family in 1900: 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Jessie Bakker Home in 1900: Grand Rapids Ward 5, Kent, Michigan Age: 14 Birth Date: Dec 1885 Birthplace: Michigan Race: White Ethnicity: American Gender: Female Relationship to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: Gerritt Father's Birthplace: Netherlands Mother's Name: Klaaske Mother's Birthplace: Netherlands Marital Status: Single Residence : Grand Rapids City, Kent, Michigan Occupation: Household Members: Gerritt Bakker 56 Klaaske Bakker 40 Elke Bakker 26 John Bakker 25 Sietke Bakker 23 Gosse Bakker 18 Gerritt Bakker 15 Jessie Bakker 14 John Bakker 12 Annie Bakker 7 I'm still trying to find Jessie's birth certificate to prove this connection, but it doesn't look like it was registered (or it's not on-line yet). Gerrit and Klaaske were married in Friesland (they immigrated 14 Apr 1883, New York, with 6 children [Jacob, Eelke, Jan, Sietske, Gerrit & Gosse] aboard the Pennland, headed for Grand Rapids): Source Civil register - Marriage Archive location Tresoar, Frysk Histoarysk en Letterkundich Sintrum General Number of finding aid: 30-37 Item number: 2032 Municipality: Tietjerksteradeel Type of record: Marriage certificate Record number: 1 Registration date: 07-01-1882 Groom Gerrit Baukes Bakker Age: 38 Place of birth: Achlum, gemeente Franekeradeel Bride Klaaske Gosses Jeltema Age: 21 Place of birth: Oenkerk Father groom Bauke Jans Bakker Mother groom Trijntje Gerrits Bosch Father bride Gosse Jans Jeltema Mother bride Tjitske Jacobs Sikma Gerrit was previously married to Hendrikje Jacobs Viersen, the mother of 7 children (most of whom immigrated). In summary: 1 your descendant of Harm & Clara 2 Harm Doornbos 3 Clara Neels 4 Albert Doornbos 5 Albertje Batema 6 Pieter Neels 7 Jessie Baker 8 Hendrik (Henry) Doornbos 9 Jantje Harms Frans 10 Kornelis Batema 11 Trientje Stute 12 Franciscus (Frank) Bernardus Neels 13 Willemina Oostdijk 14 Gerrit Baukes (Henry) Baker 15 Klaaske Gosses Jeltema 16 ...I didn't look for these 4 couples yet, but I could 24 Johannis Bernardus Neels 25 Levina Jacoba de Meijer 26 Marinus Oostdijk 27 Maria de Kok 28 Bauke Jans Bakker 29 Trijntje Gerrits Bosch 30 Gosse Jans Jeltema 31 Tjitske Jacobs Sikma Dutch records from genlias.nl If I can help you further, contact me at my e-mail below. Joan carlsonjm@hotmail.com (not related) 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TLS49321 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8628.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: thanks for the info 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GeMorrc Surnames: Doornbos , Dornbos , Morrissey Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8628.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: No direct match but here is info on the name: June 5, 1917 WWI draft registration Grand Rapids "Joseph J. DOORNBOS" married, living at 243 Straight Street Grand Rapids born 21 Apr 1892 in Grand Rapids, Michigan ***6 Jan. 1920 Census Michigan > Kent County > City of Grand Rapids > Ward 2 > ED 66 Sheet 3B renting #321 Finney Street SW Joseph "Dornbos" age 27 Michigan; father born Netherlands Mother Germany "Machinist" "Noel Lighting ____ Co." Catherine age 22 ***14 Apr 1930 Census Michigan> Kent County > Grand Rapids City > Ward 2 > ED 54 Sheet 23A #345 Finney Street SW Joseph (Sr.) age 28 laborer "Varnish Co." parents born Netherlands; Katherine age 28 (should be 31 by other records); Joseph Jr. age 9; lodger Peter DeRuyter age 68 widower born Michigan to Netherlands parents. same page has a Benjamin Doornbos age 40. NOT positive this is Catherine Morrissey but very good match. ***Joseph DOORNBOS, Jr. (July 14, 1921 Michigan- Jan. 29, 1975); I believe his mother was Catherine MORRISSEY (10/28/1899- Feb. 1985). I had tracked her parents & siblings but now believe she is no relation of mine. Good Luck. Gerard Morrisey. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TLS49321 Surnames: VANDERPLOEG, DOORNBOS, DICE, DEPREE Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8629/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Seeking family info on this couple. Aris was born 1923 in Grand Rapids and died 2000 in Comstock Park. Carol was born 1946 in MI and died 2005 in Comstock Park. I believe Aris's parents to be Ellis VANDERPLOEG and Josie DICE. Carol's parents to be Peter DEPREE and Dorothy DOORNBOS. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tracy 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KLhubbard Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8627.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I find Johns and Annas. This is a pilot site, though, and I understand that not all the records have been scanned yet. Also in 1893 there simply may not have been a record.Deaths were supposed to be recorded, but not all were and some have just gone missing for one reason or another. Try again in a month or so. 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.