Wilson Family Project

🔵 Peter Postma

Age: 85y, 7m, 1d

Son of Hendrik Jakob Postma and Ida Olthof

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7249878(<a class="text-white" href="/people/7/7249878">Annighien Pieters Maat</a><br /><small>b: 20 FEB 1824</small>):::grands-->60020862
76433820(<a class="text-white" href="/people/7/76433820">Sibrand Tiddes Olthof</a><br /><small>b: 12 AUG 1819</small>):::grands-->60020862
31727152(<a class="text-white" href="/people/3/31727152">Hendrik Jakob Postma</a><br /><small>b: 27 FEB 1859</small>):::parents-->79995198
90951593(<a class="text-white" href="/people/9/90951593">Antje Veltman</a><br /><small>b: 04 FEB 1824</small>):::grands-->31727152
46630400(<a class="text-white" href="/people/4/46630400">Jakob Eintes Postma</a><br /><small>b: 21 AUG 1827</small>):::grands-->31727152
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📆 Events

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

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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