Barnyard Stories

March 31st, 2009

Published to the web by John Veenstra

We manage a family farm that has 30 goats, 3 pigs, 4 sheep, 15 geese and 120 chickens.  We raise our own hormone free, organic meat, eggs and alfalfa.

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Martha Veenstra (Sprik)

March 19th, 2009

 

Diary of Martha Veenstra, nee Sprik, after a stroke 3 days before.

Published on the web by John Veenstra

 

            On the 16th July, 1885 at 2:30 in the afternoon, my beloved father, H. A. Sprik, passed away being 77 years and 26 days old, believing that he entered into the rest that remaineth for the people of God.  Now I saw the uncertainty and changeableness of life, but only for a short time: it was driven away by the cares of life.  A week or so later Pa was to have a half-day free (Saturday).  I did all my Saturday work on Friday, gave the children a bath in the morning.  Oh, I was so happy!  First we would have a family picture taken and then to the Black Hills since I thought so much of nature.  Pa came home at noon and said, “I cannot go.”  What a disappointment!  I had been happy in it the whole week.  I was seeking it (rest) in the world again.

            Went to Wilhelmina across the river with Rein and Corneil in the buggy, walked to Alpine Avenue, sat on the stoop a little while.  She didn’t ask me to come in because she had just cleaned the house since Pa was to hear Rev. Ekster preach Sunday and she was to care for Ys and Henry.  On my return trip I thought how many disappointments in this life; how much wiser are those people who seek the welfare of their souls.  This pressed heavily on my heart so that I determined to use the means of grace more faithfully, for in the world everything called out to me, “It is not with me.”

            On Sunday I read several letters of John Newton.  I saw (realized) that the service of the Lord is a much more blessed service than that of the world, prayed the Lord that He would keep me from indifference, began zealously to pray and read. And thought secretly that I was now much better than before and that I was now the proper (fit) subject of the Lord.

            Under the preaching of Smitt about the justification of sinners before God I saw the deceitfulness of my position.  I could without Christ go right into heaven.

            I confessed my guilt before the Lord, prayed for enlightened eyes of the understanding, for the help of the Holy Spirit that I might not erect a building that at death would fall asunder.  Often I felt the need of prayer, might by God’s grace conquer some sins, but fought not enough against my impatient nature and thoughtless expressions.

The importance of eternity sometimes weighed heavily upon my heart when I thought that I still had no redeemer (ransom) for my soul.  Often then in the quiet I would give myself over to prayer, which became a necessity.  I thought then sometimes that the Lord had begun the good work in me, and trusted that he would finish it.  Once I spoke to Mrs. Faber; she said that a person had to have an abhorrence of himself.  Now I saw how great a distance I still was from the kingdom of God, for in my opinion I was not as bad as this and that one.  I became sorrowful, prayed the Lord that He might set me right, that He might give me eye salve that I might see, for so far I had been blind.

Old Year’s evening in1885 I read something in Smytegeld.  I became rebellious instead of humbling myself before God.  New Year’s morning I was more rebellious; while others were going to church, I had to stay at home to do my work.  A little before dinner I read in Smytegeld.  Then my attitude became guilty to me (in my sight) and I could humble myself before God.  In the evening I read again in Smytegeld, Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Many of the evidences paralleled mine; then a sermon further — “Whosoever will come after me let him take up his cross and follow me.”  I prayed the Lord, “Draw thou me and I will go after thee.”  The following Saturday I felt extraordinary need of prayer.  I was enabled to confess my sins before the Lord and pray Him for light and grace, to take me by the hand and to lead in the everlasting way of blessing, then I went to work.  I was sweeping upstairs.  I went over my way thus far.  I felt so insignificant and small before the Lord, and this I plainly realize(d): the Lord would yet have dealings with me, with me, — passing by so many others who still live so carelessly.  I had to sink away in wonder and praise and asked, Why should the Lord go to so much trouble for me?  Then I deeply humbled myself before the Lord and cried out with Hagar, Have I also here looked after Him that seeth me?  Yea, Lord, said I, unto thee belongeth the praise, the worship, and the thanksgiving, unto thee alone.

All this I experienced in 1885 being 33 years old.  About the middle of March 1886 we joined the church on Spring Street and the following Sunday our Cornelius was baptized.  The first Lord’s Supper I celebrated with the rest but did not enjoy it much.  I thought maybe I partook because I sat on (in) the front of the church and would cause talk if I went back.  Then I was not there for several weeks because I found I was pregnant.  When I was again in the church at the Lord’s Supper I discovered the evidences in myself such as a displeasure with myself because of my sins.  I humbled myself before God and was about to go to the table when the thought arose that Betje was in the church and she would say, Oh yes now she has been accepted (by the church) and therefore (ca)n also go to the table (of the Lord.)  I stayed away and went home sorrowfully because I cared more for man than God.  I was prayerfully active and in the evening asked God for a blessing though I knew I had forfeited it.  I prayed that through the night God would keep me from sinful dreams or thoughts, that I might keep myself busy with the Lord and that I might awaken with a prayer on my lips.

At about three in the morning I got awake with this prayer on my lips: O Lord, may the Morning star arise in my darkened soul.  I began to realize, “That is what I prayed for last evening.”  Now I believed that the Lord is a hearer of prayer.  O what blessedness I tasted that day!—that I might believe I had a satisfied God and Father in Christ!  O, thought I, as I looked to heaven, will such a God of heaven and earth deal with such a creature!  Oh blessed assurance, oh that I may learn to know it more by experience.

Later I was much taken up with money matters, had care and worry about it, was often offended, and I believe that this brought me much harm and backsliding in my spiritual life.  Still now and then the Lord would not leave Himself without witness.  Let me now recite somewhat of those experiences so that in dark times the reading of these lines may bring comfort under the Lord’s blessing.  Once I read in John, “Whosoever believeth on the Son of God, streams of living water shall flow out of his belly.”  My whole soul melted in tears, such a preciousness I found in that word.  We read in John about the draft of fishes and that Peter said, “Depart from me Lord, for I am a sinful man.”  Oh that was exactly my case.  O lord the efforts thou has(t) taken with me are too great.  I saw my unworthiness.  One morning I got awake because I was singing, “Ay, incline my heart and fiery longings of my soul.”  Oh how that expressed the deepest longings of my soul, that the Lord might incline my heart to the fear of His name.

When we were to celebrate the Lord’s Supper again I felt that I would be justified in partaking of it.  My sister-in-law Elske whispered to me, “Martha, it could be the last time,” but the fear of man held me back.  Oh how guiltily I went home!  If I should be ashamed to confess my Lord before men, the Lord also would be ashamed to confess me before His heavenly Father.  The following Sunday Dominie Vos preached about the denial of Peter.  O therein I found my likeness.  Then my heartfelt prayer was “O Lord save me the third time!”  When we were to have the Lord’s Supper again I was very prayerful.  Also the week before it when I began to sing, “All that thou lackest I’ll give if thou askest, gently and abundantly,” I begged the Lord for the Holy Spirit and pleaded the promise that the Lord would grant it to those who humbly asked.  That morning during the sermon I was given to believe that the Lord had had thoughts of peace toward me.  O what a blessedness to be allowed to experience that.  The whole day I was busy with it that the Lord would have thoughts of peace towards me!  O eternal wonder.  (Also I then went to the Lord’s table.)  Such an unworthy one!  Another day the reason became clear to me.  I saw that it was the eternal pleasure of the Lord.  O happy condition!  O I hope and wish that I may get this book full of spiritual experiences.

1st Sept. 1894.  This book has lain still for years.  This morning I happened to pick it up.  Oh shame must cover my face when I think how far backward I have gone.  So often I am up to my ears in the world, the cares, disappointments, hardships and trouble occupy my whole heart so that there is no room for the Lord.  Nevertheless I must say that the Lord does not leave me to myself.  Often He shows that He will still take trouble with me.  In the summer of ’93 I experienced it and now about 2 weeks ago I knew a day when I dared say for certain, Lord thou art my portion for eternity and sometime I shall tell thy praises with all the heavenly ones.  O blessed experience.  No pleasure in the world is to be even compared with it.  Why do we have to go so often in the dark?

 

The Lord Our Righteousness

Once I was a stranger to God and (in) my heart

I knew no guilt and felt no smart (sorrow)

I asked not, “My soul, seest thou thy lot?

How shalt thou righteous appear before God?”

Though a voice should have spoken from the heavenly _______

Of the Lamb

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Veenstra Family Stories

February 9th, 2009

TJERK VEENSTRA’S LETTERS
Published on the web by John Veenstra

 

The following letters were written by Tjerk Veenstra in 1927.  The first was written to the editor of the Banner about an article by Rev. Z. J. Sherda (L.J., as in the letter is incorrect) that appeared in the Dec. 17, 1926 edition.  The second seems to be a response to a letter received from Rev. Sherda as a reply to the first letter.  These are copies of rough drafts that are in the possession of Carl Veenstra.

Notes:

1.      There is a word missing in the second paragraph of the first letter.  It is not legible in the original.

2.      Notes 1x and 2x, at the end of the first letter, were on the rough draft as shown.

 

 

Dear Editor-

            Will you allow me space for a few remarks about what Rev. L. J. Sherda writes about the cloven foot in “Our Doctrine”, Banner Dec. 17, 1926?

            Rev. Sherda says there are a good many people who have [      ?      ] hatred of Rome: I ask as David asked Eliab: Is there no reason.  See Ps. 139: 21, 22.  Granted that some of the things that are circulated about the Roman Hierarchy are fabrications: is there not evidence enough today that it is dominated by the same Spirit of arrogance and pride that made Apollyon and his angels forfeit their place in heaven.

            You say that Rome has once shown the cloven foot to the world.  A cloven foot belongs to a clean animal- Ex. 11: 3 and is a sign of purity.  I would rather say that Rome has shown and shows yet the paw of the red dragon.  This is confirmed in history.

            You say that Rome does not change, well hereby you contradict your own statement that Rome once showed the cloven foot; from which we may infer that she is better than she has been, which I do not believe.  Why Rome acts as she does, what is the Idea, the motive back of her arrogant pretensions, you ask.  Well, Domine, you advise us to read Merle D. Aubigne’s History of the Reformation, and it seems he answers the questions fairly thoroughly to the point.

            You say further that Rome is perhaps the most wonderfully devised mechanism extant. 

By her admirable organization she appears as the most Brilliant, intellectual, and worldly-wise manifestation of Anti-Christ in the world up to date, and that is why she is the most flexible, the most adjustable, the most adaptable scheme of things devised by man.  She can conform to any proposition of the corrupt human mind, but not to the truth as revealed to us by the Holy Ghost, because the Carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.  So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. Rom. 8: 7.8.

            Rome has changed the truth of God into a lie, worshipping and serving the creature more than the creator.  Rom 1: 25.  Witness Transubstantiation, denial of the sufficiency of the mediatorial work and Sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Mariolatry, adoration of Angels, Saints, and what not.  Rome has done, and does, what the Devil tempted our Lord to do, to fall down and worship him and then he will give him all the glory of the world with its kingdoms and dominions, and that Rome has not got it is because Satan cannot deliver the goods, but that is the aim of the Church of Rome.  The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof, Ps 24: 1.

            You are right and here history has proven the truth about what you say about slinging mud or hurling stones, for it is written- Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit only, saith the Lord of Hosts, can that invulnerable, and to our minds invincible, fortress be made a plane, Zech. 4: 6,7.

            In my opinion Romanism, Mohammedanism, Mormonism, Christian Science, Russelism, Rationalism, Modernism, and all the other isms, who do not accept the Bible as the infallible rule and authority of doctrine and conversation are manifestations of Anti-Christ. Rome has set the Pope above the Word of God.

            Now a little about the scolding and abusing of the people by Luther, Calvin, and the other great reformers.  I must say, Domine Sherda, I am astonished and it pains me to hear such things from a Reformed Minister.  Touch not mine appointed and do my prophets no harm Ps. 105: 15, is written for you too.  There is a book or pamphlet written by Robt. Ingersoll entitled “The Mistake of Moses”.  Well, of course such men dare to challenge God in Heaven, why not his servants?  But I confess, if seems somewhat audacious to me that a minister of the Gospel speaks derogatively about such heroes of the Lord as Luther, Calvin, and the other mighty men of the Reformation.  I do not know what invectives they used, have not read enough of their work to be a judge about this matter.  Only allow me to remind you that if they were somewhat rough about it, that they were not the first to use invectives and epithets against sinful people and pervertors of the truth of God.

            For an example, please read Ps. 109, part of Ps. 79, and others.  How did Jehovah’s prophets thunder against sin and iniquity.

            John the Baptist calls his hearers a generation of vipers, etc., our Lord calls them hypocrites, a wicked generation, blind leaders.  Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can you escape the damnation of hell?  Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do, John 8: 44.  Stephen calls them stiff necked and uncircumcised of hearts and ears, resistors of the Holy Ghost, murderers of the Lord’s prophets and of the Lord Himself.

            But enough to show that if the reformers used some rough names for people of the opposition they had good precedents.  Paulus could make use of some harsh epithets; to witness his encounter with Elymas.  What you further say about what they did to bring Rome to terms is OK as far as my humble opinion goes.

            Yours in the bonds of Christian faith and love,

                        T. Veenstra

 

1X        Any person that will read history, the book of martyrs, en (sic) above all, the Bible without prejudice and compare the system of Rome therewith, must come to the conclusion that the last mentioned is full of the tyranny, lies, and deceptions, mixed with some truth to hide its baseness and iniquity to bind the consciences of the people.  And so there is abundant reason, I think to feel an aversion of Rome.  See Times Indicator.

 

2X        Purgatory, sale of indulgences, denial of the truth that we must be saved and live by faith alone and not by works.

Denial of the truth that even the best works of the believer are imperfect and defiled with sin, and asserts that saints are capable of laying up a store of meritorious good works for the benefit of others who have not enough of their own, etc., etc.

 

                                                Clement XIV               July 21, 1773

 

 

Rev. L. J. Sherda, Evergreen Park, Illinois

 

Dear Domine,

I do not know you personally and you most likely never thought that there was a person calling himself T. Veenstra, in the world.  Well just the same, we may be brothers in our dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who has loved us and given Himself for us an offering and sacrifice unto God, for a sweet smelling savor.

The object of my writing is to let you know something about myself and assure you that it was not my purpose to show off, XX that I wrote the remarks on Romanism, but, dear Domine, I must confess that it is a hard thing for me to stand, to see Reformed ministers say a good word for the Roman hierarchy and Jesuitism, which dominates the same ever since that Order was reinstated by Pope Pius Vii, March 7, 1801.

I have observed the fruits of that combination to some extant in several countries of the world, as the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Austria, and also in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.  And about the Greek Church, I had some experience in Bulgaria, Romania, and Russia, and have come to the conclusion, that altho they have some elements of truth in their official creed, those truths are so thickly obscured by error, idolatry, superstition, adoration of angels and saints, etc., that they can hardly be said to exert any influence on the life and faith of catholics.

When I think of what those people have done to the true followers of our Lord; I feel troubled and my bowels twist in my body, and can not help to have a sense of abhorrence to them, for the cruelties they perpetrated on innocent persons.

You see, Domine, I had the great blessing and privilege to be reared in a Christian home, trained in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, indoctrinated in the scriptures from my youth, and now as I am in the evening of my life’s journey; having reached my 83th (sic) milestone on the 23rd of Jan. last, I see more clearly how that Godliness is profitable for this life and the life to come, and also how detestable and wicked Romanism is in keeping their people ignorant of their responsibility and true relation to God, when they have every opportunity to know and do better.  It is a clear case of what our Savior said to the leaders of His day; Ye travel about sea and land to make a proselyte; and when ye have found him, ye make him a child of Hell seven times more than yourself: you will not go into the kingdom of heaven, and prevent them that should go in.

Now, dear Domine, I hope you will not be angry or provoked with me for what follows; I take it that it is every one of God’s ministers of the gospels duty to lead lost sinners to the knowledge of themselves and the Savior and that also our religious church papers must be printed with that end in view.  I am and have been a reader of the Banner, but find very little soul food in its pages.  The exceptions are mostly the meditations on the first page and sometimes the editorials of Dr. Beets, and also the articles of Dr. Trap, etc.

You write under the caption, Our Doctrine; but is what you have been writing now for a good while Doctrine?  I would call it Church Government.

If I am not entirely mistaken, there have been for years but few articles under the above Caption, that were conducive to the edification and upbuilding of the laity in the faith.

I remember when Mr. Hoeksema wrote, that there were very good things until he began to spoil it with his denial of common grace.  At the same time Dr. Jansen was trying to make him out a heretic, instead of putting the beam out of his own eyes and called Mr. Hoeksema an Annabaptist (sic).  From time to time we had some good food by the hand of other ministers until we came to church polity.

It seems to me that we have enough opportunity to know about these matters in what our Lord teaches us about those things [in] the letters of the apostle Paul and elsewhere in Scripture; also in the forms of ordination for ministers, elders, and deacons and in our Church order; also in the Belgic Confession.  In my humble opinion it would be better to publish such things in pamphlet or book form, so that if any person should want more information about these matters, could avail himself thereof.

I respectfully submit to you, Dominie, if it would not be more conducive for the upbuilding of the church in general and its members in particular to elucidate such a subject as for instance, the Doctrine of the Covenant, The Spirit of Baptistry is rampant in our church, also in our denomination, and is constantly fed by the doctrine of pre-millenarianism.

I am acquainted with elders and deacons in our church, also in Grand Rapids, who assert that there is no more in infant baptism than giving the child a name.  I think there is a crying need of information.

I beg your pardon if it should appear as if I would teach you a lesson; that is not my objective at all and my esteem for the ministers of the gospel is such that I would not think of such a thing.  I only state my honest opinion, and that is what I do in the presence of our beloved and esteemed Dr. H. Goodyk of whose congregation I am a member.  He sometimes calls me brother and I feel highly honored thereby.  Am also good friends with Dr. Lysenga, Dr. Lamberts, etc.etc. and I doubt not if we should learn to know each other better, we would be good friends, and brothers, too.

I would be very grateful if you would write to me sometime.

The Lord bless and keep you and give you bountiful results on your labor for His kingdom.

Yours in our dear Savior,

T. Veenstra

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Tjerk Veenstra

February 9th, 2009

Family Stories: How Grandpa Tjerk Veenstra Learned English, in His Own Words

Published on the web by John Veenstra

 

Why I began to study the English language: and how it helped me to earn the first 35 dollars of my life when I was a boy of thirteen years old.

My mother had died in the summer of 1848 and my father, who was a minister in the Seceder Church of the Netherlands, had married again in 1850 with a widow who  —–had 2 sons.  The oldest of them married my oldest sister and the younger of the two who followed them there, got acquainted with a girl in the city of Lynn, England.

When he came home sometime in the summer of 1857, he told his mother about his love affair and she and my father were of the opinion that he should not be hindered to marry her because she was a stranger if they loved one another.

So he went to Lynn, England, to get married and when he went I decided to try to learn enough of the English language to be at least able to converse with her when they should come to our home after the marriage. 

I got a little book called The Quick Englishman which I studied with all my might and after about six weeks, when my stepbrother and his wife came over, I had gathered quite a vocabulary so that I could converse quite a little with her.  As she brought an English Bible with her, I began to study that intensely with her help and made swift progress in pronunciation, etc.  That’s how I learned English.

About this same time a vessel of about two tons capacity, whose owners lived at Hull, England, came from Newcastle bound for the port of Groenigen in the northern part of the Netherlands with a cargo of coal, but by a heavy storm was thrown on the sand banks where lay around the ———gat, which is the waterway to get to the port.

The crew, consisting of the Captain and mate and three sailors and the Captain’s wife and two children were rescued by fisherman of P——- and brought to Oostma house, a kind of station where vessels often lay ———————– take for ——— but nobody could understand English which was a great handicap.  They heard about the English lady that had recently come to ——–, about an hours walk from Oostma house and where we then lived. 

They sent for the lady but that did not help much because she did not understand the country folk and so they came after me to help them out and got along all right.

The Burgermeister of West D————-, (which includes several small villages) was also the beach commissioner and had to look after the people and what could be done about the salvage of the ship and lading.

He came and took charge of things but as he could speak French fluently but no English, he retained me to help out.

The first thing was to send a report of the circumstances to the insurance Co. at Hull where the ship was insured and in a couple of days one of the officers of the Ins. Co. came over to see what was best to do.

After the storm abated the captain and crew with the Burgermeister and I went to inspect the vessel and found that it was not badly damaged and ———— in a place of fairly good access to unload it and float it again.  When Mr. Wel——- the Ins. Man came we reported to him and after looking things over himself, he ordered ————-to lighten the ship till she would float and several fishing ——— were engaged so that in three days the ship was brought in deep water and it was found that the vessel was but slightly damaged and with little difficulty could be brought to safety.  That Mr. —————- is a very nice God-fearing man and as he wanted me always around I stayed with him quite a while.  By every meal that we partook of he would have me read a chapter in the Bible, correcting my pronunciation, etc.  He was just like a good father to me and I was much attached to him and when everything was in order I received a check amounting to $35.00 American.

If this is good enough to bring money, for a price I will write another story, how I was shipwrecked later on.

 

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John W. Veenstra Family Genealogy from 1844

December 13th, 2008

Descendants of Tjerk Ysbrands Veenstra
Published on the web by John W. Veenstra

 

1 Tjerk Ysbrands Veenstra 4 1844 - 1937 b in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands; d: 05

  Jul 1937 in Newaygo Co. Michigan, USA; 0

  +Willemina Kemper 1849 - 1871 b in Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands; 0 d: 1871 in

   Friesland, Netherlands; 0 m: 03 Feb 1870 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands; 0

   *2nd Wife of Tjerk Ysbrands Veenstra 4:

  +Martha Sprik 5 1852 - 1926 b in Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands; 0 d: 27 Aug 1926

   in Newaygo Co. Michigan, USA; 0 m: 06 Nov 1876 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 

 

…. 2 Yzbrand Johan Veenstra 1877 - 1966 b in 0 d: Mar 1966 in 0

…… +Belle Grilk - 1959 d: 09 Mar 1959 in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; 0

             m: 1902 in 0

…… 3 Theodore Arthur Veenstra Sr. 1903 - 1990 b in 0 d: 02 Feb 1990 in 0

…….. +Katrina Johanna Groeneveld “Catherine d: in

…….. 4 Theodore Arthur Veenstra Jr. 1927 - b in Detroit, Wayne,Michigan,USA; 

………. +(Charlene) Gail Roberts 1939 - b in Washington, DC. USA; 0

………. *2nd Wife of Theodore Arthur Veenstra Jr.:

………. +Patricia Marie Ward 1928 - 1975 b in Washington, DC. USA; d: 01 Sep 1975 in

                  Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, USA; 0 m: 13   Jul 1946 in 0

………. 5 Derrick Alan Veenstra 1947 - b in Washington, DC. USA; 0

………… +Karen Thomas d: in m: 1967 in 0

………… 6 Cristine Veenstra Custer 1967 - b in Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland,

                          USA; 0

………… *2nd Wife of Derrick Alan Veenstra:

………… +Susan Wernle 1952 - b in 0 m: 1975 in Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland,USA; 

………… 6 Katherine Patricia Veenstra 1979 - b in Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland,

                          USA; 0

………… *3rd Wife of Derrick Alan Veenstra:

………… +Dianne Lillian McBride 1959 - b in 0 m: 28 Jun 1986 in 0

………… 6 NN Veenstra 1987 - b in Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, USA; 0

………. 5 Roger Ward Veenstra 1949 - b in Washington, DC. USA; 0

………… +Barbara Pollack 1959 - b in 0 m: 13 Apr 1985 in 0

………. 5 Theodore Kenneth Veenstra 1952 - 1981 b in Washington, DC. USA; 0 d: 13 Jun

                   1981 in Harper’s Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA; 0

………. 5 John Steven Veenstra 1954 - b in Washington, DC. USA; 0

………… +Dianne Lynn Viverette 1955 - b in 0 m: 24 Jun 1979 in Germantown,

                         Montgomery, Maryland, USA; Quality: 0

………… 6 Matthew Steven Veenstra 1980 - 1981 b in Takoma Park, Montgomery,

                         Maryland, USA; 0 d: 28 Jan 1981 in Rockville, Montgomery,  Maryland,

………… 6 John Theodore Veenstra 1982 - b in Bethesda, Montgomery,

                          Maryland, USA; 0

………… 6 Daniel Lawrence Veenstra 1984 - b in Bethesda, Montgomery,

                          Maryland, USA; 0

………. 5 David William Veenstra 1959 - b in Washington, DC. USA; 0

…….. *2nd Wife of Theodore Arthur Veenstra Sr.:

…….. +Rudolphine NN - 1993 b in Netherlands; 0 d: 25 Sep 1993 in 0

…….. 4 Dr. Kenneth Veenstra d: in

………. +Marjorie NN d: in

………. 5 Kenneth Veenstra

………. 5 Eric Veenstra

………. 5 David Veenstra

………. 5 Karen Veenstra

…… 3 James Veenstra 1905 - 1984 b in 0 d: 30 Nov 1984 in 0

…….. +Aleatha Church - 1994 d: Abt. Apr 1994 in Jacksonville, Morgan,

               Illinois, USA; 0 m: Abt. 1926 in 0

…….. 4 Barbara Helene Veenstra 1929 - 1994 b in 0 d: Abt. Mar 1994 in Ann

                Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA; 0

………. +Maurice Wayne Fetterly 1925 - 2001 b in 0 d: 2001 in 0

………. 5 Yvonne Marie Fetterly 1948 - b in 0

………… +Elton Hoenshell m: 25 Sep 1972 in 0

………. 5 Maurice William Fetterly 1949 - b in 0

………… +Ruth Listra d: in m: 10 Oct 1970 in 0

 

………. 5 Gary Allen Fetterly 1951 - b in 0

………… +Judy Johnson d: in

………. 5 Daniel Jay Fetterly 1954 - b in 0

………… +Theresa Zimmerman m: 20 Sep 1975 in 0

………. 5 Wayne Lee Fetterly 1956 - b in 0

………… +Christine Gillett m: 13 Aug 1979 in 0

………. 5 Elizabeth Joan Fetterly 1957 - 1957 b in 0 d: 27 Nov 1957 in 0

………. 5 Deborah Joy Fetterly 1959 - b in 0

………… +Terance Shinew

…….. 4 Ellen Veenstra

………. +NN NN d: in

………. *2nd Husband of Ellen Veenstra:

………. +NN NN d: in

………. *3rd Husband of Ellen Veenstra:

………. +Elton Hubbard d: in

…….. 4 Dr. James William Veenstra 1938 - b in Reeman, Newago, Michigan, USA;

………. +June Ann Brummel 1938 - b in Kent City, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

………. 5 James Lawrence Veenstra 1961 - b in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA; 

………..  +NN NN d: in

………. 5 Linda Mae Veenstra 1963 - b in 0

………… +NN NN

………… 6 NN NN

…….. 4 Marion Veenstra 1942 - b in 0

………. +Frank Anderson

………. 5 Kim Anderson

………… +NN NN d: in

………… 6 NN NN

………. 5 Jon Anderson

………… +NN NN d: in

………… 6 NN Anderson

………… 6 NN Anderson

………… 6 NN Anderson

…….. *2nd Wife of James Veenstra:

…….. +Lorraine Dorothy Jacobs 1923 - 2003 b in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan,

   USA; 0 d: 12 Feb 2003 in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; 0 m: 28 Dec 1950 in 0

…….. 4 Frederick Allen NN Veenstra

………. +Karen Curtis

………. 5 Kenneth Veenstra

………… +NN NN

………… 6 NN Veenstra

………. 5 Kevin Veenstra

………… +NN NN

………… 6 NN Veenstra

………… 6 NN Veenstra

………. 5 Brian Veenstra

………… +NN NN

………… 6 NN Veenstra

………. 5 Michael Veenstra d: in

………… +NN NN

………… 6 NN Veenstra

………… 6 NN Veenstra

…….. 4 Vicki Julie Ann NN Veenstra 1942 - b in 0

………. +James Atkins d: in

………. 5 David Atkins

………… +NN NN

………… 6 NN Atkins

………… 6 NN Atkins

………. 5 Randall Atkins

………… +NN NN

………… 6 NN Atkins

………… 6 NN Atkins

………… 6 NN Atkins

 

………… 6 NN Atkins

………. 5 Erinn Atkins

………… +NN NN

…….. 4 Steven Edward Veenstra 1952 - b in 0

………. +Beth Louise Wolfsen 1954 - b in 0

………. 5 April Christina Veenstra 1977 - b in 0

………. 5 Joshua James Veenstra 1978 - b in 0

………… +NN NN m: Oct 2001 in 0

………. 5 Melissa Joy Veenstra 1981 - b in 0

…….. 4 Janice Marie Veenstra 1953 - b in 0

………. +David Jaye Weaver 1954 - b in 0

………. 5 Courtney Jane Weaver 1976 - b in 0

………… +Brian Homan m: 2001 in 0

………. 5 Rachel Marie Weaver 1978 - b in 0

………… +NN NN m: May 2001 in 0

………. 5 Sara Lorraine Weaver 1980 - b in 0

…….. 4 Carmen Lorraine Veenstra 1960 - b in 0

………. +Eric Waldon Reidinger

………. 5 Joshua Eric Reidinger 1978 - b in 0

………. +Angel Holt m: 12 Jul 2001 in 0

………. 5 James C. Reidinger 1982 - b in 0

………. 5 Jeffery Allen Reidinger 1984 - b in 0

………. 5 Angela L. Reidinger 1988 - b in 0

…… 3 Paul J. Veenstra 1918 - 1999 b in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA;

               d: 27 Nov 1999 in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA; 0

…….. +Helen Elizabeth Miller 1925 - b in 0 m: 13 Apr 1946 in 0

……… 4 Carol Louise Veenstra 1947 - b in 0

……….. +George Lee Kaiser 1947 - b in 0

……….. 5 David Richard Kaiser 1969 - b in 0

……… 4 Doris Mae Veenstra 1949 - b in 0

……….. +Robert Ray Broekema 1945 - b in 0

……….. 5 Aaron Paul Broekema 1975 - b in 0

……….. 5 Elissa Anne Broekema 1978 - b in 0

……… 4 Wayne Paul Veenstra 1952 - b in 0

……….. +Mary Lynne Dailey 1961 - b in 0

……….. 5 Amanda Kay Veenstra 1979 - b in 0

……….. 5 Heath Alan Warren Veenstra 1980 - b in 0

……….. 5 Jessica Lynn Veenstra 1985 - b in 0

……….. 5 Lance Wayne Veenstra 1989 - b in 0

 

……… 4 Douglas John Veenstra 1955 - b in 0

……….. +Laurie Maynard

……….. 5 Jasen Deen Veenstra 1974 - b in 0

……….. 5 Tracy Neil Veenstra 1975 - b in 0

……….. *2nd Wife of Douglas John Veenstra:

……….. +Deborah Kay Price 1957 - b in 0

……….. 5 Nicholas Tjerk Veenstra 1980 - b in 0

……….. 5 Scott Ross Veenstra 1983 - b in 0

……….. *3rd Wife of Douglas John Veenstra:

……….. +Rosetta NN d: in

……… 4 Marilyn Kay Veenstra 1957 - b in 0

……….. +Terry Lee Kartes 1956 - b in 0

……….. 5 Ryan Christopher Kartes 1982 - b in 0

……….. 5 Carlie Ann Kartes 1984 - b in 0

……. 3 Donald Eugene Veenstra 1919 - b in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; 0

……… +Marion Carolyn Swanson 1923 - b in 0 m: 25 Sep 1943 in Fremont,

                Newaygo, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

……… 4 John Walter Veenstra 1944 - b in 0

……….  +Joan Nagelkirk 1945 - b in 0 m: 28 Apr 1967 : Divorced 2002
……….. 5 Jennifer Kim Veenstra 1967 - b in 0 
……….. 5 Julie Ann Veenstra 1972 - b in 0
…………. +Peter Scharnell m: 07 Jan 1995 in 0
…………. 6 Jackson Peter Scharnell 1997 - b in 0

…………. 6 Emma Scharnell 1998 - b in 0

……….. *2nd Wife of John Walter Veenstra:

………… + Elizabeth Morgan 1967 - b in 0 m: 31 Dec 2004 in 0 

……… 4 Lawrence Allen Veenstra 1947 - b in 0

……….. +Lois Copra - 1976 d: 24 Sep 1976 in 0 m: 1969 in 0

……….. 5 Lara Ann Veenstra 1969 - b in 0

…………. +David Harrelson d: in m: 07 Apr 1990 in 0

…………. 6 Danielle Ann Harrelson 1993 - b in 0

…………. 6 Paige Harrelson 1994 - b in 0

…………. 6 Alaina Harrelson 1994 - b in 0

…………. 6 Jared Harrelson 1998 - b in 0

……….. 5 Lisa Elaine Veenstra 1976 - b in 0

…………. +Peter Hungerford m: 13 May 1998 in 0

…………. 6 Ayan Hungerford 1998 - b in 0

…………. 6 Cope Hungerford 2002 - b in 0

……….. *2nd Wife of Lawrence Allen Veenstra:

………… +Marsha Monica 1954 - b in 0 m: 29 Mar 1986 in 0

………… 5 Afton Ellard Monica 1982 - b in 0

………… 5 Marc Allen Veenstra 1990 - b in 0

………. 4 Mary Ellen Veenstra 1951 - b in 0

………… +George Oliver m: 23 Oct 1988 in 0

………… 5 Sarah Mae Oliver 1989 - b in 0

………… 5 John Robert Oliver 1991 - b in 0

………. 4 Nancy Louise Veenstra 1954 - b in 0

………… +Michael Singley m: 23 Aug 1975 in 0

………… 5 David James Singley 1981 - b in 0

………… 5 Michelle Lynn Singley 1984 - b in 0

………. 4 Donald Eugene Veenstra Jr. 1955 - b in 0

………… +Maureen Lynn Hanschu 1956 - b in 0 m: 19 Aug 1978 in 0

………… 5 Benjamin Richard Veenstra 1983 - b in 0

………… 5 Meagan Lynn Veenstra 1986 - b in 0

………. 4 Eric Jay Veenstra 1961 - b in 0

………… +Lori Stockwell m: 05 Jul 1986 in 0

………… 5 Ashley Marie Veenstra 1987 - b in 0

………… 5 Jordan Eric Veenstra 1991 - b in 0

…….. 3 Lois Margaret Veenstra 1921 - b in 0

………. +Peter Leonard Brink 1920 - 1983 b in 0 d: 30 Aug 1983 in 0 m: 06 Oct

                  1948 in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

………. 4 Peter Edward Brink 1949 - 1999 b in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan,

                   USA; 0 d: 29 May 1999 in Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; 0

………… +Deanna Frances Visser 1950 - b in 0 m: 05 Aug 1971 in Grand

                    Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

………… 5 Peter William Brink 1976 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

                    USA; 0

………….. +Shelly NN m: Nov 2000 in 0

………….. 6 Peter Thomas Brink 2003 - b in 0

………….. 6 Andrew Brink 2005 - b in 0

………… 5 Sarah Elizabeth Brink 1979 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

                          USA; 0

………….. +Darrin Compagner m: May 2001 in 0

………….. 6 Elijah Emeth Compagner 2005 - b in 0

………. 4 David John Brink 1950 - b in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; 0

………… +Sheryl Sue Elias m: 22 Apr 1972 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

                         USA; Quality: 0

………… 5 Jason David Brink 1973 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA;

………….. +Marcy NN

………….. 6 Adam Clay Louis Brink

………….. 6 Ethan Brink 2004 - b in 0

………….. 6 Lydia Brink 2005 - b in China; 0

………… 5 Rachel Renee Brink 1976 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA;

………….. +Brenden NN

………… 5 Nathan John Brink 1979 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA;

………….. +Kristen Keck m: Apr 2001 in 0

 

 

………. 4 Paul Allen Brink 1953 - b in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; 0

………… +Pereskila Kristiana Gunadi 1962 - b in Jakarta, Indonesia; 0 m:

                         Sep 1987 in Jakarta, Indonesia; Quality: 0

………… 5 Kirsten Brink d: in

………… 5 Katya Brink d: in

………… 5 Kristofer Brink d: in

………. 4 Daniel James Brink 1956 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

………… +Jewel NN

………… 5 Luke Brink

………… 5 Emma Brink

………. 4 Philip Nathan Brink 1959 - b in 0

………… +Margaret Zekveld 1966 - b in 0

………… 5 Jacob Brink 2000 - b in 0

………. 4 Ruth Marie Brink 1960 - b in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; 0

………… +Michael Grant Wissink 1960 - b in Sioux Center, Sioux, Iowa, USA;

                   0 m: 02 Aug 1986 in 0

………… 5 Matthew Glen Wissink 1990 - b in Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan,

                          USA; 0

………. 4 Mary Louise Brink 1960 - b in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; 0

………… +Jack Wallinga 1953 - b in 0 m: 08 Apr 1989 in Grant, Newaygo,

                         Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

………… 5 Chad Louis Wallinga 1990 - b in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; 0

 

………. 4 John Raymond Brink 1961 - b in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; 0

………… +Laura Arrington 1963 - b in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts,

                         USA; 0 m: 29 Jul 1989 in Rochester Hills, Oakland, Michigan, USA;

 

…. 2 Henry Albert Veenstra 1880 - 1976 b in 0 d: 24 Sep 1976 in 0

…… +Cornelia Friesema 1880 - b in 0 d: in m: 15 Jun 1910 in 0

…… 3 Harold Alvin Veenstra d: in

…….. +Jesse NN 1913 - 1978 b in 0 d: 16 Apr 1978 in 0

…… 3 Evelyn Lucille Veenstra 1919 - 2003 b in 0 d: 27 Sep 2003 in Texas,

              USA; 0

…….. +William Robert Hoogstra Sr. 1920 - 1986 b in 0 d: 01 Jan 1986 in 0 m:

               08 Jun 1943 in 0

…….. 4 William Robert Hoogstra Jr. 1946 - b in 0

………. +Margaret Ann Myers m: 04 Oct 1980 in 0

…….. 4 Carol Margaret Hoogstra 1948 - b in 0

………. +Joseph Krupansky m: 15 Jul 1972 in 0

…….. 4 Lois Elaine Hoogstra 1952 - b in 0

………. +Richard Taylor m: 18 Sep 1976 in 0

…….. 4 Lawrence James Hoogstra 1961 - 2001 b in 0 d: 29 Aug 2001 in 0

………. +Elizabeth Anne Ploeg 1962 - b in 0 m: 01 May 1983 in 0

…… 3 Raymond Theodore Veenstra 1932 - b in 0

…….. +Lorraine NN - 1999 d: 1999 in 0 m: 1949 in 0

…….. 4 Lorna Veenstra d: in

………. +NN NN d: in

………. 5 Tami NN d: in

………… +NN NN d: in

………… 6 Grace NN d: in

………. 5 Pam NN d: in

………… +NN NN d: in

………… 6 Ashley NN d: in

………… 6 Zachary NN d: in

…….. 4 Patricia Veenstra d: in

…….. 4 Beth Veenstra d: in

…….. 4 Dan Veenstra d: in

………. *2nd Wife of Raymond Theodore Veenstra:

………. +Hilda NN d: in m: 22 Sep 2001 in 0

 

…. 2 Reiner Theodore Veenstra 1882 - 1938 b in 0 d: 25 Jan 1938 in Rockford,

 Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

…… +Anna Cooper d: in

 

…… *2nd Wife of Reiner Theodore Veenstra:

…… +Anna VanderVeen 1884 - 1916 b in 0 d: 1916 in Grand Rapids, Kent,

             Michigan, USA; 0 m: 06 Jun 1907 in 0

…… 3 Marvin George Veenstra 1909 - 1997 b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

               USA; 0 d: 24 Nov 1997 in 0

…….. +Hester Lucille Kuipers 1910 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA;

          0 m: 23 Nov 1939 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

…….. 4 Marilyn Veenstra 1942 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0 d:

           in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

……..   +Fred Graveling m: 10 Aug 1962 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 

………. 5 Lori Jean Graveling 1964 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA;

………. 5 James Frederic Graveling 1965 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

                         USA; 0

………. 5 Daniel John Graveling 1967 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

  USA; 0

………. 5 Jeffery Dale Graveling 1971 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

  USA; 0

…….. 4 Anne Louise Veenstra 1945 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA;

………. +Leo Bil 1943 - b in 0 m: 15 Jul 1965 in Grand Rapids, Kent,

 Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

………. 5 Kevin Douglas Bil 1971 - b in 0

………. 5 Richard Leon Bil 1972 - b in 0

………. 5 Timothy Eric Bil 1973 - b in 0

………. 5 Carrie Ann Bil 1982 - b in 0

………. 5 Melissa Renee Bil 1984 - b in 0

…….. 4 Lois Janet Veenstra 1946 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

………. +Dean Bredeweg 1946 - b in 0 m: 08 Mar 1968 in Grand Rapids, Kent,

 Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

………. 5 Heidi Jo Bredeweg 1970 - b in 0

………. 5 Julie Lynn Bredeweg 1972 - b in 0

…….. 4 John Mark Veenstra 1951 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

………. +Debra Gail Vanderklok 1957 - b in 0 m: 05 Oct 1979 in Grand Rapids,

                        Kent, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

………. 5 Aimee Marie Veenstra 1984 - b in 0

………. 5 Kelly Ann Veenstra 1986 - b in 0

………. 5 Kristina Renee Veenstra 1987 - b in 0

…… 3 Pearl Theresa Veenstra 1911 - b in 0 d: in

…….  +Arnold Lubbers 1910 - b in 0 d: in

…….. 4 Gerald Allen Lubbers 1937 - b in 0

………. +Barbara Breuker

………. 5 Suzzane Lubbers

………. 5 Vicki Lubbers

………. 5 Marilyn Lubbers

…….. 4 Ruth Anne Lubbers 1939 - b in 0

………. +Wesley Scott

………. 5 Julie Renee Scott

………. 5 Wesley Dean Scott

………. 5 Robin Anne Scott

………. 5 Sonia Dee Scott

…….. 4 Donald Lubbers 1940 - b in 0

…….. 4 Raymond Theodore Lubbers 1941 - b in 0

 

…. 2 Cornelius William Veenstra 1883 - 1946 b in 0 d: 1946 in Grand Rapids,

 Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

…… +Cora Frances Elenbaas 1882 - 1980 b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

             USA; 0 d: 14 Feb 1980 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0 m: 11 Apr

             1906 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

 

…. 2 Johanna Catherine Veenstra 1886 - 1981 b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

            USA; 0 d: 09 Jun 1981 in 0

…… +Frank Harvey Palmer 1887 - 1965 b in 0 d: 12 Jan 1965 in 0 m: 06 Nov

             1912 in 0

 

…… 3 Marion Lucille Palmer 1913 - 1931 b in 0 d: 03 Dec 1931 in 0

…… 3 Marjorie Elizabeth Palmer 1919 - b in Holton, Muskegon, Michigan, USA;

…….. +Hugh Jacob Brown 1916 - 2000 b in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA; 0 d: 19

               Jan 2000 in 0 m: 29 Jun 1946 in Holton, Muskegon, Michigan, USA;

…….. 4 David Warren Brown 1949 - 1949 b in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA;

     d: 08 Feb 1949 in 0

…….. 4 Marion Hope Brown 1950 - b in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; 0

………. +Bruce Alan DeHaan 1950 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

                 m: 28 May 1971 in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

………. 5 Sara Jo DeHaan 1979 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

…………. +Robert Richards m: 24 Jun 2000 in 0

………. 5 Laura Beth DeHaan 1981 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

………. 5 David Bruce DeHaan 1984 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA;

 

…….. 4 Daniel Hugh Brown 1952 - b in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, USA; 0

………  +Mary Margaret Tomasaski 1952 - b in Iron County, Michigan, USA; 0 m:

                 24 Aug 1974 in 0

………. 5 Melissa Ann Brown 1981 - b in Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; 0

………. 5 Julie Marie Brown 1984 - b in Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; 0

………. *2nd Wife of Daniel Hugh Brown:

………. +Lynne Langdon Brush 1952 - b in 0 m: 06 Oct 1990 in 0

………. 5 Adam Brush d: in

………. 5 Jaimie Brush d: in

 

…. 2 Edvark Lodewyk Veenstra 2 1890 - 1979 b in Moline, Allegan, Michigan,

 USA; 0 d: 22 May 1979 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

…… +Henrietta Ploeg 3 1898 - 1995 b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

             d: 20 Aug 1995 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0 m: 27 Nov 1924 in

             Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

…… 3 Carl Wesley Veenstra 1 1930 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA

…….. +Clara Joyce Venhuizen 1931 - b in Bozeman, Gallitin, Montana, USA; 0

               m: 12 Apr 1951 in 0 Divorce: Jul 1968 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

               USA; Quality: 0

…….. 4 Cynthia Anne Veenstra 1952 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA0

……..   +Donald W. Schloesser 1951 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA 0

                 m: 16 Jun 1973 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

………. 5 Amber Kaye Schloesser 1977 - b in 0

………… +John Joseph Diamond Jr. m: 25 Sep 2004 in Whitehall, Muskegon,

Michigan, USA; Quality: 0 Divorce: May 2006 in Ann Arbor,  Washtenaw,   Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

………. 5 Bretton Schloesser 1978 - b in 0

…….. 4 Marcia Kaye Veenstra 1954 - 1955 b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

                USA; 0 d: 28 Oct 1955 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

…….. 4 Judith Lynne Veenstra 1955 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA;

………. +James L. Shear 1955 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0 m:

            26 Jul 1975 in Alaska, Kent, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

………. 5 Michael James Shear 1981 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA;

………… +Nicole Wakefield d: in m: 19 Jun 2004 in Byron Center, Kent,

              Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

………. 5 Teresa Michelle Shear 1984 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

 USA; 0

………. 5 Jeffrey William Shear 1987 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

                        USA; 0

…….. 4 Phillip Allen Veenstra 1963 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA;

………. +Melissa Ann Mast 1963 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0 m:

                 16 Aug 1985 in 0

………. 5 Emerson Davis Veenstra 1995 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

             USA; 0

………. 5 Monet Joelle Veenstra 1999 - b in 0

…….. *2nd Wife of Carl Wesley Veenstra 1:

…….. +Marie Rose Dame 1933 - b in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 0 m: 06 Nov

                        1969 in 0

…… 3 Maurice Arnold Veenstra 1933 - b in 0

…….. +Nelle Jane DeJong 1936 - b in Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA; 0 m: 17 Jun

                        1958 in Ripon, San Joaquin, California, USA; Quality: 0

…….. 4 Julie Ann Veenstra 1959 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

………. +Timothy William VandenBos 1961 - b in 0 m: 21 Jun 1986 in 0

………. 5 Heidi Ann VandenBos 1988 - b in 0

 

………. 5 William Maurice VandenBos 1990 - b in 0

………. 5 Brennan Timothy VandenBos 1992 - b in 0

………. 5 Ruth Hyun Joo VandenBos 1994 - b in 0

…….. 4 Jack Edward Veenstra 1961 - b in 0

………. +Laura Christine Ochiltree 1970 - b in 0 m: 17 Apr 1999 in 0

………. 5 Brianna Hope Veenstra 2001 - b in 0

………. 5 Jason Nicholas Veenstra 2004 - b in California, USA; 0

…….. 4 Linda Kay Veenstra 1963 - b in 0

………. +Erling Scott German 1958 - b in 0 m: 18 Jul 1987 in 0

………. 5 Sara Jane German 1989 - b in 0

………. 5 Jilanne Alma German 1991 - b in 0

………. 5 Erling Shane German 1993 - b in 0

………. 5 Kevin Scot German 1995 - b in 0

………. 5 Cindy Joyce German 2000 - b in 0

…… 3 Ralph Howard Veenstra 1934 - b in 0

…….. +Evelyn Ruth Norden 1937 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0 m:

               11 Sep 1958 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

…….. 4 Barbara Sue Veenstra 1961 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

………. +Robert Wayne Schuster 1961 - b in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana,

             USA; 0 m: 13 Apr 1985 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina,

USA; Quality: 0

………. 5 Michael Joseph Schuster 1987 - b in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North

                        Carolina, USA; 0

………. 5 Amy Elizabeth Schuster 1990 - b in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North

                        Carolina, USA; 0

…….. 4 David Alan Veenstra 1963 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

………. +Kathleen Joy Grevengoed 1964 - b in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA;

0 m: 01 Aug 1987 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; Quality: 0

……….. 5 Daniel Jacob Veenstra 1990 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

                        USA; 0

……….. 5 Nathaniel David Veenstra 1992 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

                         USA; 0

……….. 5 Zachary Thomas Veenstra 1994 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

                         USA; 0

……….. 5 Benjamin Andrew Veenstra 1997 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,

                         USA; 0

……… 4 Ruth Ellen Veenstra 1968 - b in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA; 0

……….. +Mark Edward Kellam 1968 - b in Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, USA; 0

                        m: 11 Jul 1992 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA

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Veenstra Foundation

April 19th, 2009

Published to the web by John Veenstra

The John and Elizabeth Veenstra Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization established to provide funds to support research and education on biodiversity of seed, livestock and preservation of farm land including sustainable and organic farming. . We believe that the combination of a diverse natural food supply and healthy land supports the health and longevity for humans.

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John W. Veenstra’s Entrepreneurial Stories

April 2nd, 2009

After 40 years as an entrepreneur and inventor it is time to tell my stories. Stay tuned as I gather my thoughts on putting my stories, adventures and misadventures as an entrepreneur on the web.

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