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Ottawa County Poor Farm Cemetery
Death records of Polkton Township listing persons who died in the Ottawa
County Infirmary in Eastmanville, and are 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. (Submitted by Irene Reidsma, 2 February 2002) |
| FULL NAME | BORN | DIED | REMARKS |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Transcriber: ES
Created: 11 October 2010