Hi,
Ottawa County is on the West side of the state and we are in the 'Thumb' of
Michigan, a good four hours away. Searching online I found in Ottawa County
Gosen, d. 1 May 1878, 6m 5d, to Henry and MARY
Cornelius, d. 20 Aug 1883, age 4m 2d
Acie, d. 1 Jun 1886, age 1y 4m 2d
male, d. 13 Apr 1887, stillborn
The 1880 census shows them with no children.
According to the 1900 census, only two of Nancy's 10 children were living,
Hattie and Cornelius. It was a common practice for people to name a child
after a deceased child, so the Cornelius born and died in 1883 to Henry and
Nancy is not an error. Your "Neil" is the same Cornelius in the 1900 census
with birth given as Apr 1891.
Since it was not the people themselves who filled out this information, and
it was not recorded until some time after back then, it is possible that
Mary is incorrectly listed as the mother of Henry. He seems to be the only
Henry in the area of the age to be a new parent at that time.
If you have a Mormon FHC library near you, it would be a good idea to rent
the microfilm for the births, deaths, and marriages from them and just go
through them line by line. Online information is transcribed by people who
are not likely familiar with Dutch and German pronunciations.
Gloria Hall, Mayville, Tuscola County, Michigan
----- Original Message -----
From: <bphil1(a)earthlink.net>
To: <migen(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 10:03 PM
Subject: [MIGEN] Van Werven/Northouse
Good afternoon,
I have been looking for information on my Great Great Grand parents.
Henry Van Werven born 2 March 1850 Overyssel, Netherlands died 11 June
1925 Grandhaven, Ottawa. Michigan
Nancy Northouse born 22 Oct 1857 Grandhaven, Ottawa. Michigan.
They married before 1878. Their first son was born and died13 April 1878.
What I am looking for is their actual marriage date and the names of all
their children. I had 4 children
Baby Boy Van Werven birth/death 13 April 1878 in Grandhaven, Ottawa.
Michigan
Johanna Henrietta Van Werven (Hattie) born 26 April 1881 in Grandhaven,
Ottawa. Michigan
Cornelius Van Werven Born 18 April 1883
Neil Van Werven born 1891
I don't know where Cornelius or Neil were born. But, I recently found a
copy of a birth certificate on
www.familysearch.org for a Christina Van
Werven. very detailed. The certificate showed Henry and Nancy and it also
showed that Christina was the 10 child of Henry and Nancy.
Although Christina was born in Chicago, I believe most of the other
children were born in Michigan. Is there anyone who can help find all
these missing people children?
Thank you for any help.
Barbara Ann Phillips
bphil1(a)earthlink.net
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