Born on 2/10/1852 in Groningen or Warffum, Netherlands
Entered the Army in 1872
Worked for Thayer Lumber for 22 years
Janitor for Leahy for 20+ years
Active member of the Third Reformed Church
Became a U.S. Citizen on 3/29/1901
Died 3/21/1935 in a home for the aged at Peck and Dale St., Muskegon, MI
Buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, MI
Lammert's Parents were:
Mother: Angie Berends Herlein - Born April 3, 1826 in Warffum, Died April 19, 1923 in Den Andel
Angie also had 2 daughters named Grietje Herlein. The first daughter died at 1 year of age and the second one was born in 1864, died in 1934.
Father: Unknown
Married to:
Trientje Oudsema in Netherlands on 5/12/1876
Trientje Oudsema Herlein - Born 9/10/1852 in Uithuizen, Netherlands - Died 2/18/1936 in Muskegon, MI
Trientje's Parents were:
Mother: Jacomina Jans Smit - Born ???? - Died ????
Father: Jannes Kornelis Oudsema - Born 1821 - Died 1906
Their Children:
John Lammert - Born 2/19/1878 - Died 3/12/1973
Anje (Anna) - Born 9/27/1879 - Died 10/3/1879
Anje - Born 8/20/1880 - Died 3/6/1881
Berent (Ben) - Born 8/20/1880 - Died 4/26/1881
Anje - Born 7/23/1882 - Died 3/4/1912
Berent - Born 7/14/1884 - Died 1953
Jakob (Jacob) - Born 9/17/1885 - Died 10/7/1887
Jakob - Born 10/7/1887 - Died 1/28/1888
Jakob - Born 11/8/1888 - Died 11/4/1952
Cornelius - Born 11/25/1891 - Died 12/16/1965
Jacomina - Born 11/4/1894 - Died 3/3/1945
Lammert and Trientje came over from the Netherlands on a boat in 1881. At the time, John was 3 years old and the twins were just babies. One of the twins, Anje, died on the boat and the other, Berent, died soon after they arrived in America. Anje was buried at sea.
Lammert and Trientje were Naturalized in 1881.
They owned their own home and it was mortgage free.