Born 2/19/1878 in Groningen, Netherlands
Naturalized in 1901
Worked as painter and wall-paperer
Lived on Black Creek Rd in Muskegon
Attended Calvary Baptist Church
Played the piano and violin
Wrote his Layman's Look at Christianity
Died 3/12/1973 in Fairfield, IL
Married to:
Ida Bush on 8/14/1903 in Chicago, IL
Born 4/27/1883
Wove rag rugs, did knitting, sewed quilts and all kinds of hand work
Worked for the Red Cross during the war
Died 2/6/1966
Buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, MI
Ida's Parents were:
Henry Lambert Bush
Born 1/1/1854 in Utrecht, Netherlands
Died 4/25/1944 in California
Henrietta Zuidema Bush
Born 4/21/1854 in Vierhouten, Netherlands
Died in 1921 in Muskegon, MI
Their Children:
Lammert John - Born 8/3/1904 - Died 11/19/1976
Henrietta Frances Dorothy - Born 7/17/1907 - Died 12/14/1987
Trena Elizabeth - Born 9/5/1909 - Died 8/8/1999
Johanna Cecelia - Born 12/18/1911 - Died 11/17/1995
Anna Jacomina - Born 9/11/1914 - Died 7/16/1995
Ruth Bernita - Born 7/17/1916 - Died 3/8/2011
Gertrude Joyce - Born 3/14/1919 - Died 11/23/2000
Edith Marjorie - Born 9/5/1924 - Died --/--/----