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John Martin Hoekstra (I06691)
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| Birth | 2 September 1892 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan |
| Death of a grand-parent | 24 July 1894 (Age 22 months) Grandmother: Grietje Jonker (I06620) (Age 62) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Birth of a sibling | 30 December 1895 (Age 3) Brother: Peter Louis Hoekstra (I06702) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death of a grand-parent | 8 January 1909 (Age 16) Grandfather: Jan Martens Hoekstra (I06632) (Age 88) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death of a father's sibling | 13 September 1913 (Age 21) Aunt: Fonytje Hoekstra (I06635) (Age 39) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Marriage | 20 September 1916 (Age 24) Lillian Fern Strong - [View Family (F2754)]
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan |
| Birth of a child #1 | 16 January 1919 (Age 26) Daughter: Ruth Lillian Hoekstra (I06693) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Birth of a child #2 | 26 November 1920 (Age 28) Daughter: Hope Milded Hoekstra (I06696) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Birth of a child #3 | 5 June 1923 (Age 30) Daughter: Mary Louise Hoekstra (I06699) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Occupation | 1930 (Age 38) U.S. Postal Clerk Source: 1930 United States Federal Census |
| Death of mother | 11 December 1943 (Age 51) Mother: Jennie Ton (I06679) (Age 76) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death of father | 12 December 1944 (Age 52) Father: Martin Hoekstra (I06633) (Age 76) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Birth of a grandchild #1 | 25 March 1947 (Age 54) Grandson: Alan Larry Glashower (I06701) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death of a grandchild | 25 April 1947 (Age 54) Grandson: Alan Larry Glashower (I06701) (Age 1 month) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death of a sibling | 26 August 1955 (Age 62) Brother: Peter Louis Hoekstra (I06702) (Age 59) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death of spouse | 10 September 1967 (Age 75) Spouse: Lillian Fern Strong (I06692) (Age 70) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death of a child | 10 July 1968 (Age 75) Daughter: Hope Milded Hoekstra (I06696) (Age 47) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Marriage | 5 October 1968 (Age 76) Anna Stulp - [View Family (F2755)]
Jenison, Ottawa, Michigan |
| Death of a sibling | 20 July 1975 (Age 82) Sister: Grace Hoekstra (I06680) (Age 88) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death | 27 December 1975 (Age 83) Wyoming, Kent, Michigan Cause of death: acute myocardial infarction Source: Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996Source Text: Name: John M HOEKSTRA Birth Date: 02 September 92 Death Date: 27 December 75 Gender: Male Residence: Wyoming, Kent, Michigan |
| Social Security Number | 378-36-0387 Source: USA Social Security Death Index Source Text: Name: John Hoekstra SSN: 378-36-0387 Last Residence: 49509 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States of America Born: 2 Sep 1892 Died: Dec 1975 State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (1953-1954 ) |
| Burial | Grandville-Wyoming Cemetery, Wyoming Township, Kent, Michigan |
| Last Change | 10 November 2007 - 22:27:28 Last changed by: Admin |
Notes
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HOEKSTRA -- Mr. John M. Hoekstra, aged 83 of Wyoming Park, passed away Saturday, December 27, 1975 at St. Mary's Hospital. Surviving are his wife Anna; one daughter, Mrs. Ruth DeVries of Grand Rapids and Mrs. John (Mary Lou) Glashower of Cedar Springs; ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Maude VanHardesdelt [sic - VanHardesvelt] of Arizona. Funeral services will be held Tuesday 1 PM at the funeral home with his pastor, the Rev. Leonard Bossenbroek of the Wyoming Park Christian Reformed Church officiating. Interment Grandville Cemetery. The family will be at the Grandville Chapel of Cook Funeral Home, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Sunday and 7 to 9 Monday. (from Grand Rapids {Michigan] Press, Sunday, 28 December 1975, pg. 7-F) ------------------------------ Information from Miriam Robbins Midkiff: John Martin Hoekstra, was born 2 September 1892 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan to Martin Hoekstra and Jennie Ton. He was the third of their four children. His siblings were: Grace Hoekstra (Mrs. Adrian Klap) (1887 1975); Maude Mae Hoekstra (Mrs. Frederick B. VanHartesveldt) (1890 1991); and Peter Louis Ton Hoekstra (1895 1955). Johns wife Mary had been an invalid for many years and so Anna Stulp did the housekeeping. Before her death, Mary told John to marry Anna after she was gone. But after Marys death in 1967, John lived for a little over a year at Clark Methodist Home. On 5 October 1968, he married Anna in Jenison, Ottawa County, Michigan. They lived in Johns home at 2710 Forest Grove, S.W. in Wyoming Township, Kent County, Michigan. |
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