Ottawa County Poor Farm Cemetery

Death records of Polkton Township listing persons who died in the Ottawa County Infirmary in Eastmanville, and are
listed as being buried in the Ottawa County Poor Farm Cemetery, or assumed to be there.

Most of the information is very skimpy on each death record, and some of it is not definite

The stones are rectangular in shape, and all are in excellent condition.  The area was dowsed by Robert Mahaney and he determined that there are 22 burials located here.
The tombstones were recorded in early April of 1997 by members of the Holland Genealogical Society who visited
the "Poor Farm".

(Submitted by Irene Reidsma, 2 February 2002)

 
FULL NAME BORN DIED REMARKS
Alrich, Mattaus 1849 23 Nov 1907 Born-Germany; Single, age 58 yrs.
Beeman, Warren ca 80 yrs. 20 Feb 1923 Born-Ireland, Widowed
Bouwkamp, William 46? Yrs. 31 Mar 1918 Born-Holland
Bradley, Elizabeth 1872 22 Sep 1926 Widow, age 54 yrs.
Brearley, Charles ca 51 yrs. 15 Sep 1921 Single
Burthuise, Henry 1834 10 Jun 1904 Born-Europe; Widowed, age 70 urs.
Coon, lewis ca 85 yrs. 20 Jan 1919 Born-America; Shoe cobbler
Crapsy, Ed 69 yrs. 8 Jul 1927
 
Crocker?, George ca 86 yrs. 24 Jul 1922 Born-Pennsylvania; Hat cleaner
DeVries, Jacob 87 yrs. 6 Mar 1926 Born-Netherlands; single
Dick, Richard 29 Jul 1823 9 Sep 1913 Born-Germany; Single
Dick, Robert C. 1821 1913 Olive Tp.
Englesman?, Mrs. John ca 82 yrs. 18 Jan 1923 Born-Germany
Evert, Bert 76 yrs. 21 Jan 1898 Born-Holland; Single
Huffan, Floid ca 56 yrs. 29 Jun 1916 Single
Hungerford, Asa 1877 2 Aug 1901 Born-Michigan; Single; age 24 yrs.; Resided-Spring Lake for 16 yrs.
Jacks, Peter Johnston 63 yrs. 20 Jan 1921 Born-Scotland; Single; Paper maker
Johnson, Charles 19 Jun 1835 8 Nov 1911 Born-New York; 76y 4m 29d (Per Adison Johnson, Grand Rapids)
Kamp, Dick 29 yrs. 15 Aug 1900 Born-Holland; Single; Cooper
Kornoelje, Jan 65y 10m 6 Jul 1909 Born-Netherlands; Married
Kortz, John ca 30 yrs. 28 Jun 1910 Born-Germany; Single; Infirmary 1y 17d, died from Tuberculosis
Kramer, George ca 51 yrs. 15 Jun 1919 Single; Son of Isaac Kramer
Kramer, Isaac 70 yrs. 22 Jan 1899 Widower
Kratz, Martin ca 62 yrs. 13 Jun 1912 Single
Lepp, Susan 21 Nov 1841 28 Nov 1920 Born-Netherlands; Married; Father was Byn Jaryma
Lewis, Albert ca 44 yrs. 8 May 1914 Resident-17y 1m 9d; Valvular heart; Informant-Emma Cook
Maaje, Sesto ca 77 yrs. 15 Jul 1912 Single
Miller, James 2 Apr 1849 30 Sep 1922 Born-America; Single
Murphy, Peter Unknown 25 Nov 1925 Born-Ireland; Single
Musterdyke, William 1835 8 Nov 1901 Born-Netherlands; Single, 66 yrs.
Oxner, Joseph 5 Apr 1830 8 Sep 1916 Born-Switzerland; Widower; (Per Cornelius Oxner, Holland)
Rickner, Bolen ca 86 yrs. 19 Nov 1910 Widower
Rippenspeller, Peter 74 yrs. 8 Jan 1928 Born-Germany; Married
Rosier, Horace 29 Feb 1859 9 Feb 1931 Born-Michigan; Widower
Schifalbein, John ca 84 yrs. 4 Jul 1922 Born-Germany; Single
Seibert, Louise ca 72 yrs. 1 Jul 1914 Widow
Smith, John 10 Jul 1876 17 Jul 1918 Born-Germany; Single; Son of Fred Smith
Smith, Nathan ca 86 yrs. 18 Oct 1918 Born-America; Widower; Father-John Stafford Smith-ILL; (Per Harden Smith) Buried in Georgetown Township Cemetery
Smith, William 84 yrs. 16 Oct 1909 Born-Germany; Married; (Informant Emma Cook)
Smoor, Gert 1841 1916 Zeeland Tp.
Spang, Joseph 1835 2 Nov 1904 Age 69 yrs.
Sparks, Eugene 38 yrs. 30 Dec 1898 Single
Tanner, Ben 74 yrs. 15 Oct 1899 Born-Ottawa County; Single
VanderWerf, Wieve 49 yrs. 7 Jan 1901 Male; Born-Holland
VanLiere, Benjamen ca 38 yrs. 7 Jul 1916 Born-Netherlands; Widower
Visser, John 75 yrs. 30 Aug 1899 Born-Holland; Widower
Wassenar, T. 1843 1916 Olive Tp.
Wilder, Albert (Supposed Name?) ca 26 yrs. 22 Aug 1907 Death by skull fracture; (Informant Garret Cook, Coopersville)
Wolstron, John 1845 1917
 

Transcriber: ES
Created: 11 October 2010
URL: http://ottawa.migenweb.net/cemeteries/tallmadge/poorfarm.html