This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: de Laat, Cornu, Loobeek Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8156/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Aarnout de Laat is born 13 October 1838 in Kloetinge,Zeeland,the Netherlands. According to the population register he emigrated to Grand Rapids on 12 November 1906,possibly to live with his son Cornelis de Laat,born 6 March 1878 in Kloetinge. Cornelis de Laat was married to Martina Sanderse. They had one daughter,Pieternella Paulina de Laat,born 12 December 1896 in Goes, when they emigrated to Grand Rapids. This couple arrived on Ellis Island on 8 May 1898. The ships manifest says they went to see their uncle Hubertus Verdonk. Questions: Aarnout, when did he arrive in Grand Rapids ? when did he die ? where's he burried ? Cornelis and Martina, what happened to them ? did they have more children ? when did they die ? where are they burried ? are there obits ? Pieternella Paulina, what happened with her ? did she get married ? children ? when did she die ? where is she burried? is there an obit ? I know there are/were a lot of de Laats but most of them originate from Brabant and not Zeeland. Hope someone can / is willing to help me. Merry Cristmas and a healty and peaceful 2007 Rian in the Netherlands

Just did a quick search of the census: 1900 Grand Rapids Ward 12, Kent County, Michigan 326 (old number) Clyde Park Avenue (Wyoming Twp) Kent Co, MI Pg 45 (Clyde Park is the boundary line between the modern City of Grand Rapids and the City of Wyoming) (Not any farms there anymore. This area was very Dutch when I was a child. Now it is mostly Mexican) Cornelius 22 b. March 1878 Neth imm 1898 2 yrs in US, laborer, rents Martina 27 b. Sept 1872 Neth mother of 3, 3 living Nellie 3 b. Dec 1896 Neth Mattie 1 b. Aug 1898 MI Arnold 8 mos b. Oct 1899 MI Arnold Sanders 29 brother in law b. Aug 1870 Neth imm 1893 7 Yrs teamster ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 Wyoming Twp, Kent County, Michigan pg 92B Cornlius Delaat 32 married 13 yrs b. Holland, immigrated 1898, naturalized, farmer Martina 36 mother of 7, 6 living b. Holland Nellie 13 b. Holland Matie 11 b. Michigan Arnold 9 Annie 8 Bessie 7 Raulus 2 1920 not found 1930 Wyoming Twp, Kent Co, Mi Page 196 Porter Avenue Section 10 (This is now the City of Wyoming) Cornelius 52 owns house worth $4000, has a radio, 52 yrs old, marriage at age 19, b. Neth imm 1898, inspector at a refrigerator plant (maybe Kelvinator which was on Clyde Park - gone now) Mertha 56 married at age 23 b. Neth Mattie 31 b. Neth dau Adrarina 17 dau brusher refrigerator plant Catharine 16 dau brusher refrigerator plant John 9 son There are plenty of obits at WMGS but I don't know how to give you the address. Maybe someone else can. Its only the index but you can order online. $5 each. There's a cemetery index at this site too but it is by cemetery then alpha order. So if they were protestant you might try Garfield Park or Restlawn. If Catholic, you might try Resurection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1900 Census City of Grand Rapids Ward 10 Kent Co, MI Page 223 409 (old number) (the street is hard to read so the next page gives Bates and Fifth which would be Franklin Street today - this neighborhood is now predominately Black. For the Verdonk family, if Protestant try Garfield Park Cem, if Catholic try St. Andrews. These cemeteries are older and fairly close to Franklin) Hubert Verdonk b. July 1850 49 yrs old married 24 yrs b. Holland imm 1890 alien day laborer rents Lena wife July 1854 45 yrs old, mother of 8, 6 living b. Holland, housekeeper Tena dau Oct 1881 18, cigar maker John son Sep 1882 17, day laborer Adrean son Aug 1887 12, in school Mary dau Aug 1889 10 in school Margret dau b. Mi Jan 1892 8 in school Matina Westveer mother in law b. Dec 1817 widow mother of 1, 82 does not work Should get you started. Follow up at the WMGS web site. The closest public cemetery is Woodlawn but with all the budget cuts, there is only one employee capable of looking up old records and she is responsible for all new burials at all the public cemeteries today so you might want to just write the public library which used to have a county wide alpha index, not by cemetery, on index cards that they would look up for free. Don't know if they still do. Grand Rapids Public Library, 111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 9:56 AM Subject: [MIKENT] Aarnout de Laat > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: de Laat, Cornu, Loobeek > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8156/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Aarnout de Laat is born 13 October 1838 in Kloetinge,Zeeland,the > Netherlands. > > According to the population register he emigrated to Grand Rapids on 12 > November 1906,possibly to live with his son > Cornelis de Laat,born 6 March 1878 in Kloetinge. > > Cornelis de Laat was married to Martina Sanderse. > They had one daughter,Pieternella Paulina de Laat,born 12 December 1896 in > Goes, when they emigrated to Grand Rapids. > > This couple arrived on Ellis Island on 8 May 1898. > The ships manifest says they went to see their uncle Hubertus Verdonk. > > Questions: > > Aarnout, when did he arrive in Grand Rapids ? > when did he die ? > where's he burried ? > > Cornelis and Martina, what happened to them ? > did they have more children ? > when did they die ? > where are they burried ? > are there obits ? > > Pieternella Paulina, what happened with her ? > did she get married ? > children ? > when did she die ? > where is she burried? > is there an obit ? > > I know there are/were a lot of de Laats but most of them originate from > Brabant and not Zeeland. > > Hope someone can / is willing to help me. > > Merry Cristmas and a healty and peaceful 2007 > > Rian in the Netherlands > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.26/598 - Release Date: > 12/22/2006 >