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John Boelema

Male 1902 - 1958  (55 years)


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  • Name John Boelema  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 28 Nov 1902  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    John Boelema Birth
    John Boelema Birth
    Record Number 1010; born 28 Nov 1902; John Boelema; male, white; born Grand Rapids; parents Henry Boelema and Jessie Boelema of 291 Woodworth Avenue, both born Netherlands, father occupation Cabinet Maker; record date [date county transcript made for state] 29 May 1903
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1910  Grand Rapids Ward 11, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1920  Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1930  Wyoming Township, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Died Mar 1958  [2
    Person ID I246  Terug in de Tijd
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 

    Father Henry Boelema,   b. Abt 1882, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Tjitske Jessie Van Wyk,   b. 7 Aug 1882, Haskerdijken, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1956, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 16 Oct 1900  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage of Henry Boelema and Tjitske Van Wyk
    Marriage of Henry Boelema and Tjitske Van Wyk
    Record Number 13582; license date 16 Oct 1900; GROOM: Henry Boelema, age 18, white, residing Grand Rapids, Michigan, born Netherlands, occupation Laborer, parents Sikke Boelema and Jennie Molderman, no prior marriage; BRIDE: Tjitscke Van Wyk, age 18, white, residing Grand Rapids, born Netherlands, occupation none, parents Jannes Van Wyk and Cornelia Bloemberg, no prior marriages; married 16 Oct 1900 at Grand Rapids by F. M. Ten Hoor, Minister of the Gospel, witnesses Sikke Boelema and Jannes Van Wyk [the fathers of the couple] both of Grand Rapids
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living Kaat 
    Children 
     1. Living Boelema  [natural]
     2. Living Boelema  [natural]
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Nov 1902 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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    John Boelema Birth
    John Boelema Birth
    Record Number 1010; born 28 Nov 1902; John Boelema; male, white; born Grand Rapids; parents Henry Boelema and Jessie Boelema of 291 Woodworth Avenue, both born Netherlands, father occupation Cabinet Maker; record date [date county transcript made for state] 29 May 1903
    John Boelema-Marie Kaat Marriage
    John Boelema-Marie Kaat Marriage
    Record Number 3847; license date 2 Apr 1925; GROOM: John Boelema, age 22, white, residing and born Grand Rapids, Salesman, parents Henry Boelema and Jessie Van Wyke, no prior marriages; BRIDE: Marie Kaat, age 19, white, residing and born Grand Rapids, no occupation, parents Simon Kaat and Johanna De Young, no prior marriages; married 2 Apr 1925 at Grand Rapids by G. Menning, clergy; witnesses Sidney Boelema [brother of John] and Jeannette Kaat, both of Grand Rapids

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T625_778; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 78; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1903
      Birth place: Michigan
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=40305796&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T625_778; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 78; Image: .


    2. [S3] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D;), Number: 386-10-7933; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Birth date: 28 Nov 1902
      Birth place:
      Death date: Mar 1958
      Death place:
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    3. [S8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 11, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T624_658; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 397.
      Birth date: abt 1903
      Birth place: Michigan
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Grand Rapids Ward 11, Kent, Michigan
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=197811706&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 11, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T624_658; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 397.


    4. [S11] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Wyoming, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 1005; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 146; Image: 453.0.
      Birth date: abt 1903
      Birth place: Michigan
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Wyoming, Kent, Michigan
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=69350778&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Wyoming, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 1005; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 146; Image: 453.0.