Michigan Family Group Sheet for the John Robert KLEYN Family ************************************************ Copyright 2003 Shirley Rishel. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html ************************************************ Submitted by: Shirley Rishel Email: shirleymclellan@juno.com Husband: John Robert KLEYN Birthdate: 2 Feb, 1841 Birth Place: Klundert, Noord Brabant, Netherland Death date: 20 Oct, 1895 Death Place: Holland, MI Burial Place: Pilgram Home Cemetary, Holland, MI Father: Leendert KLEYN Mother: Heiltje Wilhemina KORTEWEG Wife: Djerke Johanna WALING Birthdate: 15 Mar 1841 Birth Place: Bommene, Zeeland, Netherland Death date: 19 Apr, 1920 Death Place: Holland MI Burial Place: Holland Cemetary, Holland, MI Father: Simon WALING Mother: Prijnte Josina MEERMAN Marriage date: 1861 Marriage place: Holland, MI CHILDREN Child No. 1: Leonart KLEYN Sex: M Birthdate: 29 Nov, 1862 Birth Place: Holland, MI Death date: 8 Jan, 1931 Death Place: Holland, MI Burial Place: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Jennie MADDERN Child No. 2: Simon KLEYN Sex: M Birthdate: 1 Apr, 1864 Birth Place: Holland, MI Death date: 8 May, 1945 Death Place: Holland, MI Burial Place: Pilgram Home Cemetary, Holland, MI Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 3: Wilhemina KLEYN Sex: F Birthdate: 1866 Birth Place: Holland, MI Death date: Death Place: Burial Place: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Albertus WRIGHT Child No. 4: Hendrick KLEYN Sex: M Birthdate: 21 Dec, 1868 Birth Place: Holland, MI Death date: 28 Feb, 1924 Death Place: Yakima, WA Burial Place: Yakima, WA Marriage date: 11 July, 1895 Marriage place: Holland, MI Spouse's name: Mamie GUNST Child No. 5: George KLEYN Sex: Birthdate: 1871 Birth Place: Holland, MI Death date: 15 Sept, 1912 Death Place: Holland, MI Burial Place: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Julia SCHUBERT Child No. 6: Josephine KLEYN Sex: F Birthdate: 19 Aug, 1874 Birth Place: Holland, MI Death date: 24 Aug, 1944 Death Place: Holland, MI Burial Place: Pilgram Home Cemetary, Holland, MI Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Adrian James WESTVEER Child No. 7: Anna KLEYN Sex: F Birthdate: 30 Jan 1877 Birth Place: Holland, MI Death date: 4 June, 1945 Death Place: Holland, MI Burial Place: Pilgram Home Cemetary, Holland, MI Marriage date: 24 Sept, 1903 Marriage place: Holland, MI Spouse's name: James Dunstone VIVIAN Child No. 8: Frederick Gilbert KLEYN Sex: M Birthdate: 14 Feb, 1883 Birth Place: Holland, MI Death date: 17 Apr, 1940 Death Place: Burial Place: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Helen SCOTT Child No. 9: Maude Charlotte KLEYN Sex: F Birthdate: 1885 Birth Place: Holland, MI Death date: 20 May, 1952 Death Place: Burial Place: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: John C. VIVIAN Sources Documentation: John Robert KLEYN immigrated with parents and siblings in 1854. Owned Keystone Planing Mill and Kleyn Novelty Wood Works - Holland, MI. Designed and constructed: Third Reformed Church (12th Street); Cappon & Bertsch Tannery; I. Cappon residence (West 9th St. Recently renovated); Coatsworth residence (West 11th St. ); Boot & Kramer & Kiekintveld Blocks (E. 8th St) H. D. Post residence. Sources: U. S. Federal Census, Vital Records-Ottawa County, Dutch Immigrants 1847-1877 by Robert Swieranga. Holland City News and Ottawa County News. I have tracked the Kleyn family back to 1643.