Just Forwarding This ... "I've just put together a family website which contains many names from the Ottawa and Muskegon Co area. One section of this webpage is a collection of unknown photographs which were probably taken in the Muskegon/Ottawa county areas. I thought I'd check and see if putting a link to my website is anything that you would be interested in.http://www.geocities.com/rw2lite/index.html?970005996890 "

Looking for an Obituary? Located at <http://www.macatawa.org/~brianter/genweb.htm> you will find a link titled "Obituary Indexes " (left side of table, 13th cell down at present). Go to the search engine, located at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/search.htm>, or follow the link from the first URL given <smile> You will want to Search by County ... click on the dot next to "Ottawa" .... then go farther down on the page to type in the surname which is of interest to you. I did a search for Cornell and found three matches: <http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/mi/ottawa/coopersville/cemetery/c16201.txt> CORNELL Minnie L., wife 1877-19. . Samuel W., husband 1879-1929 <http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/mi/ottawa/multiple/index/i53211.txt> BOUWENS Cornell~~ 06/11/1930 <http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/mi/ottawa/multiple/index/i53202.txt> CORNELL Donald 02/05/1936 Obviously none of these matches the George A. Cornell who died in Ottawa County in July 1967. IF one had matched, you could have sent an e-mail to Herrick Library's Genealogist with the information and asked him to send you a copy of the obituary, which he would have done for less than $1.00. Since you have not been able to find this person in the on-line index, you can still ask Ralph <[email protected]> to look for you .... as mentioned on the Ottawa County MI page: The Genealogy Department at Herrick Library has this OFFER for you: 1. Identify the name of an individual you want them to look for in their VAST genealogy department. 2. Send $1.00 for that name plus money for xerox copies ($0.10 a page) to "Ralph Haan, Herrick Library" 300 South River Ave. Holland, MI 49423 * include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. You will receive a packet of all information available about your "identified individual" IF you have e-mail, please send a note to <[email protected]> with the name of the individual ... Ralph Hann will let you know how many pages of data he will need to xerox for you. NO QUERIES WILL BE RESPONDED TO without the SASE. BUT please be aware that if he must do more than a half-hour's research for you there WILL be a fee ... he will let you know the fee in advance if you give him your e-mail address. I suggest you do all preliminary contacts by e-mail, then send a copy of the e-mail with your request and the fee ... Once you have the obituary, I suggest you post the actual OBIT to the URL where the QUERY was mistakenly posted, <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/OttawaObits>. Happy Hunting, Terri Rene DaVar-Howard Art Cornell wrote: > Posted on: Ottawa Co., MI Obituaries - A Place to Share Obits about People Who Lived or Died in Ottawa Co., MI > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/OttawaObits/181 > > Surname: Cornell > ------------------------- > > I am looking for the obituary of George A. Cornell who was born July 14, > 1876 and died in Ottawa County in July 1967. I believe he lived in Holland. > How do I go about getting his obituary? > > ==== MIOTTAWA Mailing List ==== > 1. Please remember to cite your sources > and give credit where credit is due. > 2. ROOTSWEB has made available an interactive search engine > for messages posted in the Mailing Lists. Ours is located at: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~usgwqury/Mi/Ottawa/index.cgi > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > 3. The Ottawa County Mi. Query Forum is located at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwqury/Mi/Ottawa/index.cgi > 4. Roots Surname List: > http://www.rootsweb.com/

Posted on: Ottawa Co., MI Obituaries - A Place to Share Obits about People Who Lived or Died in Ottawa Co., MI Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/OttawaObits/181 Surname: Cornell ------------------------- I am looking for the obituary of George A. Cornell who was born July 14, 1876 and died in Ottawa County in July 1967. I believe he lived in Holland. How do I go about getting his obituary?

Posted on: Ottawa Co., Michigan Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Ottawa/729 Surname: Parm, Rogers, Bloodgood ------------------------- Rhonda, Sorry but my William Parm lived in MI and was white. Good luck with your search! Tenia

Can Anyone help this person? Respond to her at <[email protected]> with a copy to the list, please. Looking for info on Harry Alvin Young. Born December 5, 1894 Holland, MI, married November 20,1920 to Ella Cook.They had 2 adopted children, Berdean and Renee, possibly adopted around 1939 or 1940? Arlene <[email protected]>

Posted on: Ottawa Co., Michigan Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Ottawa/728 Surname: KOOIMAN, TACON OR TAKON, PASSINK ------------------------- My KOOIMAN grandfather was born in Coopersville, Ottawa County MI in 1874, and there were 8 brothers and sisters. His mothers Maiden name was TACON or TAKON and his future wife was a PASSINK born in Eastmanville, Ottawa County, MI. She had 7 brothers and sisters. I have lots to share with a relative.

Posted on: Ottawa Co., Michigan Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Ottawa/726 Surname: Ortman, Congdon ------------------------- Searching for any info about above couple.

Hi, When was Albert born? And where, please? And who is his father, too? Want to see if I have a connection. Debbie : ^ )

Posted on: Ottawa Co., Michigan Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Ottawa/724 Surname: Bosma ------------------------- What Bosma are you looking for? My Grandfather was Henry (Hendrik) Bosma 7/4/1879 to 2/7/1951 married to Fannie Baas on 10/17/1906. They had nine children, 5 girls and 4 boys. great grand father was Pieter Meines Bosma 12/26/1845 to 4/14/1880 married to Neeltje Hendriks Kuiper. Grand parents came from the Netherlands and settled in Grand Rapids. Grandfather was a shoe maker.

Posted on: Ottawa Co., Michigan Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Ottawa/723 Surname: SCHOENMAKER, HABERS, SHUMAKER, SHOEMAKER, BOSMA, VANSLOTHEN, KRUTHOFF, HILBRAND ------------------------- Looking for any info about Albert Schoenmaker m. Hendrika Habers and their children.

Posted on: Ottawa Co., Michigan Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Ottawa/722 Surname: Bowen, Gunn ------------------------- Ottawa County 1950

Posted on: Ottawa Co., Michigan Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Ottawa/721 Surname: Stewart, McNitt, Lane, Wilcox, Conklin ------------------------- Hi Laura - I live in Conklin in Ottawa County, Michigan. I have the surnames of Stewart and McNitt in my family tree, on my husband's side. We also went to high school with a Lane. I don't have any info on the surnames of Wilcox or Conklin. I did talk with a young man from Coopersville who said he was a decendent of the Conklin family from this area. You can send me a private e-mail at [email protected]

Posted on: Ottawa Co., Michigan Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Ottawa/719 Surname: Jakeway, Stewart, Mc Nitt, Lane, Wilcox, Conklin ------------------------- I am trying to locate relatives in Kent County, Michigan.

Posted on: Ottawa Co., Michigan Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Ottawa/718 Surname: Stewart, McNitt, Lane, Wilcox, Conklin ------------------------- I am trying to locate relatives in Ottawa County, Michigan.

Jan Bolhuis was a guest in our home several weeks ago. Please tell him hello for us when he arrives. Zane and Phyllis Muhl >>> [email protected] 09/12/00 10:24PM >>> A Mr Bolhuis from the Netherlands is arriving in the area this coming week. Any one interested in this name? E-Mail me and I will give him the message. ==== MIOTTAWA Mailing List ==== For a comprehensive index of Genealogical Mailing Lists Hosted by Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/index.html GenConnect USA Visitors Center: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/usaindex.html GenConnect Global Surname Search: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi?search

A Mr Bolhuis from the Netherlands is arriving in the area this coming week. Any one interested in this name? E-Mail me and I will give him the message.

Posted on: Ottawa Co., Michigan Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Ottawa/717 Surname: FLOKSTRA, VERMEER ------------------------- I just learned that in 1910 my great-grandfather John Hilbert FLOKSTRA was living in Holland, Ottawa Co, MI (census data). Are there any directories available from that time period where I can find out where in Holland they lived? I lived in Holland from 1966-1972 +-.

From "Descendants of Albertus Christiaan van Raalte - Founder of Holland, Michigan: 1847 - 1972" by Edward Prins, 1972. Albertus Christiaan van Raalte II (17 Oct 1811 Wanneperveen, Overijsel, Netherlands - 7 Nov 1876), married 15 Mar 1836 to Christina Johanna de Moen (30 Jan 1815 Leiden - 6 Jun 1871) Dirk Blikman Kikkert van Raalte I (1 Mar 1844 Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands - 12 Feb 1910), married 1884 to Katie Ledeboer (1 Feb 1852 - 5 Jun 1926) Dirk Blikman Kikkert van Raalte II (4 Jul 1891 Holland - ??), married 24 Jun 1912 to Margret Elizabeth Hopson (26 Jun 1891 Chicago - ??) [This is most likely the man to whom you refer. He would be A.C. van Raalte's grandson. I could not locate an obituary, which presumably would give details about his career.] Dirk Blikman Kikkert van Raalte V was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1970, according to the book by Prins. Perhaps you could locate him through phonebooks or a search engine. Good luck, Chris Penning At 11:26 AM 9/9/00 -0400, you wrote: >Can anyone help this person? >Please post your answer to her BOTH on this list (let's share & >avoid duplication at the same time) AND to her at ><[email protected]>. >Thanks, >TR > > >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Subject: looking for Van Raalte info >> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 15:53:17 -0500 >> From: Susan Ditto <[email protected]> >> >> Hi, >> I am a historic preservation consultant from Oxford, >> Mississippi. I came upon your website while looking for >> information on a furniture maker from your area by the name >> of Van Raalte. I was hoping that you could shed a little >> more light on him for me or maybe direct me to someone who >> could. >> >> D.B.K. (I am not certain all of these initials are correct) >> Van Raalte was a salesman and later head of the Limbert >> Furniture company from 1916 to at least 1927. He was so >> influential within the company that in the mid-1920s the >> company's furniture mark was redesigned to read "Limbert >> Furniture by Van Raalte Craftsmen." The Limbert company, >> which started out in Grand Rapids, was moved to Holland in >> 1906 where it continued to make furniture under the Limbert >> name until 1944. This company's furniture was extremely >> popular in the early 20th century and is still sought after >> by collectors of fine furniture designs in the Arts and >> Crafts and Colonial Revival styles. >> >> I suspect that the Van Raalte I am looking for was probably >> a descendent of Rev. A.C. Van Raalte, but I have found no >> evidence to support this. I would sincerely appreciate any >> information that you could give me. Thank you very much and >> congratulations on creating such an extensively researched >> website. >> >> Best regards, >> Susan Ditto >> Ditto & Associates >> 1516 Madison Ave. >> Oxford, Mississippi 38655 >> 877-648-4203 >> http://www.dittoandassociates.com/index.htm > > >==== MIOTTAWA Mailing List ==== >The Ottawa County, Michigan USGenWeb Project Page is located at: >http://www.macatawa.org/~brianter/genweb.htm > >

Hello, I'm looking for information about the (van) Weenum family, living in Olive Township in Michigan, around 1860.I have two names Jacob (van) Weenum, who lived in Olive Township or Borculo, and Willem van Weenum who has emigrated to North America in 1843 with wife and two kids from Ermelo, Holland. Maybe you might have some information or know someone of the living Weenum family who is also interested in our family tree. Hoping for an answer, Wouter van Weenum, Apeldoorn, Netherlands <[email protected]>

on 9/9/00 11:26 AM, Brian & Terri Rene (DaVar) Howard at [email protected] wrote: > Can anyone help this person? > Please post your answer to her BOTH on this list (let's share & > avoid duplication at the same time) AND to her at > <[email protected]>. > Thanks, > TR > > >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Subject: looking for Van Raalte info >> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 15:53:17 -0500 >> From: Susan Ditto <[email protected]> >> >> Hi, >> I am a historic preservation consultant from Oxford, >> Mississippi. I came upon your website while looking for >> information on a furniture maker from your area by the name >> of Van Raalte. I was hoping that you could shed a little >> more light on him for me or maybe direct me to someone who >> could. >> >> D.B.K. (I am not certain all of these initials are correct) >> Van Raalte was a salesman and later head of the Limbert >> Furniture company from 1916 to at least 1927. He was so >> influential within the company that in the mid-1920s the >> company's furniture mark was redesigned to read "Limbert >> Furniture by Van Raalte Craftsmen." The Limbert company, >> which started out in Grand Rapids, was moved to Holland in >> 1906 where it continued to make furniture under the Limbert >> name until 1944. This company's furniture was extremely >> popular in the early 20th century and is still sought after >> by collectors of fine furniture designs in the Arts and >> Crafts and Colonial Revival styles. >> >> I suspect that the Van Raalte I am looking for was probably >> a descendent of Rev. A.C. Van Raalte, but I have found no >> evidence to support this. I would sincerely appreciate any >> information that you could give me. Thank you very much and >> congratulations on creating such an extensively researched >> website. >> >> Best regards, >> Susan Ditto >> Ditto & Associates >> 1516 Madison Ave. >> Oxford, Mississippi 38655 >> 877-648-4203 >> http://www.dittoandassociates.com/index.htm > > > ==== MIOTTAWA Mailing List ==== > The Ottawa County, Michigan USGenWeb Project Page is located at: > http://www.macatawa.org/~brianter/genweb.htm > A good place to look may be the Joint Archives at Hope College in Holland MI. On their web page there is also a reference to the Van Raalte Institute. The web page for the Joint Archives is http://www.hope.edu/resources/arc/ Hope this helps Peggy