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Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA

Tree: Nederlandse voorouders

Notes:
Grand Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Ottawa County6. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River, for which it is named. As of the 2000 census, Grand Haven population was 11,168. The city is located just north of Grand Haven Charter Township but is politically independent.



History



The city dates its founding to a fur-trading outpost first started by Madeline La Framboise and her husband (which was later taken over by the American Fur Company) called Gabagouache and dating back to at least 1809, although the Ottawa lived in the area much earlier as the river was a major Native American trade route into the interior of Michigan. The city was first called "Grand Haven" in 1835 and the community was incorporated as a city in 1867. The first permanent resident was Presbyterian minister William Ferry, who founded the first area church. Ferry is also the founder of the neighboring town of Ferrysburg. The second church opened 16 years later in 1850. Ferry began the first bank in 1851. Ferry also started a school Ferry Elementary and it is running to this day. Grand Haven developed into a logging, lumber mill and shipping area.



The former Grand Trunk Railway on the waterfront near the river is now a historical museum. The Story and Clark Piano Company built pianos in the city from 1900-1984. The smokestack at the piano factory collapsed in 1998 due to extremely severe weather. The oldest operating business in the city is the Eagle-Ottawa Leather Co. which traces its origin back to the Sheldon Tannery founded in 1838. In August of 2006, Eagle-Ottawa announced it would close all Grand Haven operations in October.



The Grand Haven Lighthouses were first built in 1839 on the south pier marking the channel into the river. The current lighthouses, painted red, were built in 1875 (outer light) and 1905 (inner). They are connected by a lighted catwalk which runs along the pier to the shore.



Demographics



As of the census2 of 2000, there were 11,168 people, 4,979 households, and 2,892 families residing in the city. The population density was 742.2/km² (1,923.5/mi²). There were 5,532 housing units at an average density of 367.6/km² (952.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.35% White, 0.45% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.



There were 4,979 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.81.



In the city the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.



The median income for a household in the city was $40,322, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $34,846 versus $28,472 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,274. About 3.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Birth

Matches 1 to 14 of 14

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID	Tree
1	Dijkhuizen, Della	Fri 26 Aug 1881	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I754308	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Scott, Ernest Kennedy	Sun 16 Sep 1900	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I420142	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Stap, Martha	1898	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I307353	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Werkman, Henry C	Nov 1861	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522379	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Werkman, Nellie	1861	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522378	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Wild, Cornelius A	Wed 18 Sep 1872	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522383	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Wild, Margaret	Tue 18 Apr 1876	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522385	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Wild, Thomas	1871	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522382	Nederlandse voorouders
9	Wilde, Alice	Fri 18 Dec 1874	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522384	Nederlandse voorouders
10	Wilde, Charles	Mon 14 Jul 1879	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522386	Nederlandse voorouders
11	Wilde, Pieter	Thu 21 Oct 1869	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522388	Nederlandse voorouders
12	Wortelboer, Frederick	Thu 21 Aug 1884	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I165188	Nederlandse voorouders
13	Wortelboer, Frederick Recus	Tue 22 Sep 1885	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I165189	Nederlandse voorouders
14	Wortelboer, Hendrika	Sat 28 Apr 1883	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I165187	Nederlandse voorouders

Death

Matches 1 to 20 of 20

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID	Tree
1	Baas, Roland Cherest	Mon 03 Dec 1979	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I139183	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Bijtwerk, Eisse	1985	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522483	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Brouwer, Anna	Tue 21 Aug 1934	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I243487	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Brouwer, Klaas	Wed 14 Jun 1916	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I26470	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Fick, Katherine	Sun 07 May 1972	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I418394	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Gankema, Herman	Mon 09 Nov 1959	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I420138	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Gankema, Martina Swaantina	Sat 25 Nov 1972	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I420139	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Gankema, Siepkje	Tue 01 Dec 1970	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I420140	Nederlandse voorouders
9	Grevel, Adrian Louis	Sun 01 Feb 1970	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I420141	Nederlandse voorouders
10	Huizinga, Grace Alvina	Wed 27 Aug 1913	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I243535	Nederlandse voorouders
11	Klungle, Nicholaas	Thu 10 May 2001	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I227095	Nederlandse voorouders
12	Kraai, Sibeldina	Wed 02 Nov 1949	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I344424	Nederlandse voorouders
13	Mulder, Geertruid	Sun 01 Oct 1905	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I108380	Nederlandse voorouders
14	Noor, Grietje Gerrits	Sun 28 Mar 1886	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522370	Nederlandse voorouders
15	Nyboer, Henrietta	Mon 07 Aug 2000	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I227119	Nederlandse voorouders
16	Scott, Ernest Kennedy	Sun 23 Apr 1978	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I420142	Nederlandse voorouders
17	Werkman, Aafke Kornelis	Fri 29 Oct 1880	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522377	Nederlandse voorouders
18	Wiersema, Thomas	Thu 26 Jun 1986	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I761845	Nederlandse voorouders
19	Wilde, Pieter	Mon 17 May 1880	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522388	Nederlandse voorouders
20	Wortelboer, Frederick	Thu 18 Sep 1884	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I165188	Nederlandse voorouders

Burial

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Burial		Person ID	Tree
1	Brouwer, Anna		Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I243487	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Brouwer, Yaetje		Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I243489	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Huizinga, Grace Alvina		Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I243535	Nederlandse voorouders

Marriage

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	Family	Marriage		Family ID	Tree
1	Dutmer / Terpstra	Sat 20 Feb 1897	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	F96354	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Dyke / Brouwer	Thu 26 Nov 1908	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	F96348	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Grevel / Gankema	Tue 27 Sep 1927	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	F163833	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Meijer / Wood	Tue 12 Jul 1921	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	F202970	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Scott / Gankema	Sat 07 Jan 1933	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	F163832	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Sprang / Dijkhuizen	Mon 05 Jun 1911	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	F284874	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Wild / Werkman	Thu 18 Jun 1868	Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	F202981	Nederlandse voorouders