My grandfather's older brother August SPOOLSTRA / SPOELSTRA (Son of JOHN MARTIN SPOELSTRA) was born 1881 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, while the family was migrating from the Port of New York to the South side of Chicago. I am looking for additional information concerning the SPOOLSTRA / SPOELSTRA surname in New Jersey in the late 1800s to the early 1900s time period. Jim Spoolstra Researching: SPOOLSTRA / SPOELSTRA NLD>NY(1880)>NJ(1881)>Chicago, Cook Co., IL.; DYKSTRA / DIJKSTRA NLD>Iroquis Co., IL> Chicago, Cook Co., IL. SPOELSTRA to SPOOLSTRA History Page: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/p/o/James-H-Spoolstra/