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🔵 Peter Postma

Age: 85y, 7m, 1d

Son of Hendrik Jakob Postma and Ida Olthof

Peter Postma b: 05 SEP 1898
Ida Olthof b: 31 JAN 1864
Annighien Pieters Maat b: 20 FEB 1824
Sibrand Tiddes Olthof b: 12 AUG 1819
Hendrik Jakob Postma b: 27 FEB 1859
Antje Veltman b: 04 FEB 1824
Jakob Eintes Postma b: 21 AUG 1827

📆 Events

  • Birth
    Date: 05 SEP 1898, Age:
    Place: Gaines Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
  • Residence
    Date: 29 JUN 1900, Age: 1y, 9m, 24d
    Place: Gaines Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
  • Residence
    Date: 1910, Age: 11y, 2m, 25d
    Place: Gaines Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
  • Residence
    Date: 1920, Age: 21y, 2m, 25d
    Place: Gaines Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
  • Residence
    Date: 28 APR 1930, Age: 31y, 7m, 23d
    Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
  • Residence
    Date: 1935, Age: 36y, 2m, 25d
    Place: Wyoming, Kent, Michigan, USA
  • Residence
    Date: 26 APR 1940, Age: 41y, 7m, 21d
    Place: Wyoming, Kent, Michigan, USA
  • Death
    Date: 06 APR 1984, Age: 85y, 7m, 1d
    Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
  • Burial
    Date: 09 APR 1984, Age: 85y, 7m, 4d
    Place: Pine Hill Cemetery, Kentwood, Kent, Michigan, USA

📰 Event Sources

Birth, 05 SEP 1898

  • Michigan, U.S., Birth Records, 1867-1914

Name: Peter Postma
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1898
Birth Place: Gaines, Michigan, USA
Father: Henry Postma
Mother: Ida Postma
Jurisdiction Number: 14166
Reference Number: 82

Residence, 29 JUN 1900

  • 1900 US Census

Name: Peter Postma
Sex: Male
Age: 2
Birth Date: October 1898
Birthplace: Michigan
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Holland
Mother's Birthplace: Holland
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Gaines Township, Kent, Michigan, United States
Line Number: 15
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 13

Residence, 1910

  • 1910 US Census

Residence, 1920

  • 1920 US Census

Residence, 28 APR 1930

  • 1930 US Census

Residence, 1935

  • 1940 US Census

Residence, 26 APR 1940

  • 1940 US Census

Death, 06 APR 1984

  • The Grand Rapids Press - 7 Apr 1984

POSTMA -- Peter Postma, aged 85, of Wyoming, passed away Friday, April6, 1984. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth; his son and wife, Donald and Marcella Postma of Jenison; four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; a brother, Charles Postma of Lowell; a brother-in-law, WilliamSlager of Wyoming; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Ida Postma of Cutlerville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held Monday at 1:00 in the Ronan-Vanderpool-Stegenga Funeral Chapel, 3131 S. Division, Rev. James Fox officiating. Interment Pine Hill Cemetery.

  • Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996

Name: Peter Postma
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1998
Death Date: 6 Apr 1984
Gender: Male
Residence: Wyoming, Kent, Michigan
Place of Death: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

  • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: PETER POSTMA
Birth: 05 Sep 1898
Death: Apr 1984
Last Residence: 49509 (Grand Rapids, Kent, MI)
Last Benefit: 49428 (Jenison, Ottawa, MI)
SSN: ###-##-####
Issued: Michigan

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