Wilson Family Project

🔵 Cornelius Geelhoed

Age: 58y, 6m, 29d

Son of Joost Geelhoed and Lavina van den Berge

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📆 Events

Type	Date	Age at Event	Place
Birth	23 DEC 1879		Dreischor, Zeeland, Netherlands
Immigration	17 MAY 1881	1y, 4m, 24d	New York, New York, United States
Residence	06 JUL 1900	20y, 6m, 13d	Paris Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence	22 APR 1910	30y, 3m, 29d	Paris Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence	1920	40y, -1m, 7d	Paris Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence	1930	50y, -1m, 7d	Cascade, Kent, Michigan, USA
Death	22 JUL 1938	58y, 6m, 29d	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Burial			Pine Hill Cemetery

Birth
Date: 23 DEC 1879, Age:
Place: Dreischor, Zeeland, Netherlands
Immigration
Date: 17 MAY 1881, Age: 1y, 4m, 24d
Place: New York, New York, United States
Residence
Date: 06 JUL 1900, Age: 20y, 6m, 13d
Place: Paris Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 22 APR 1910, Age: 30y, 3m, 29d
Place: Paris Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 1920, Age: 40y, -1m, 7d
Place: Paris Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 1930, Age: 50y, -1m, 7d
Place: Cascade, Kent, Michigan, USA
Death
Date: 22 JUL 1938, Age: 58y, 6m, 29d
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Burial
Date:
Place: Pine Hill Cemetery

👩‍❤️‍👨 Relationships

🟣 Clara E. Terrell, b. 07 NOV 1883

Events

Type	Date	Age at Event	Place
Marriage	06 AUG 1903	23y, 7m, 13d	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

Marriage
Date: 06 AUG 1903, Age: 23y, 7m, 13d
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

Children With Clara E. Terrell

🟣 Lavina Geelhoed, b. 01 DEC 1905
🟣 Ida Mary Geelhoed, b. 18 DEC 1907
🟣 Katherine Geelhoed, b. 02 JUN 1910
🔵 Joseph Geelhoed, b. 26 NOV 1912
🟣 Mary Ann Geelhoed, b. 08 FEB 1916
🟣 Ella May Geelhoed, b. 12 OCT 1918
🔵 Cora L. Geelhoed, b. 13 MAR 1921
🔵 Cornelius Geelhoed, b. 07 MAR 1923
🔵 Raymond Geelhood, b. 30 DEC 1924

📝 Notes

Cornelius' gravestone says he was born in 1879, his draft card says 28Dec 1880, and the 1900 census record shows his birth as Dec 1879. I have taken the liberty to assume his birthdate as 28 Dec 1879.

📰 Event Sources

Birth, 23 DEC 1879

Geelhoet, Geelhoed & Geelhoedt Genealogie - 142
Netherlands, Birth Index, 1784-1917

Name: Cornelis Geelhoed
Birth Date: 28 Dec 1879
Birth Place: Dreischor
Father: Joost Geelhoed
Mother: Levina van den Berge

Immigration, 17 MAY 1881

New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name: Cornelis Geelhoed
Arrival Date: 17 May 1881
Birth Date: abt 1880
Age: 1 3/12
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Netherlander (Dutch)
Place of Origin: Netherlands
Port of Departure: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Maas

Residence, 06 JUL 1900

1900 US Census

Residence, 22 APR 1910

1910 US Census

Residence, 1920

1920 US Census

Residence, 1930

1930 US Census

Death, 22 JUL 1938

The Grand Rapids Press
Geelhoet, Geelhoed & Geelhoedt Genealogie - 142

Burial

Pine Hill Cemetery, Personal Visit

Geelhoed, Cornelius
b: 1879; d: 1938

Marriage, 06 AUG 1903

Kent County Marriage Records - Book 13, Page 267, Record 3885

Date of Record: 6 Aug 1903
Date of Marriage: 6 Aug 1903
Place of Marriage: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Groom: Cornelius Geelhood
Bride: Clara Terrell
Groom's Birthplace: Netherlands
Groom's Parents: Joe Geelhoed and S. Vandenberg
Groom's Prev. Marriages: 0
Bride's Birthplace: Paris Township, Kent County, Michigan
Bride's Parents: K. Terrell and Unknown
Bride's Prev. Marriages: 0

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