" ZEELAND CITY MONUMENT"

Located down town Zeeland, on the corner of Central Avenue and Church Street.
Section 19 of Zeeland Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.
The Church, School and Graveyard were at this site which is now the site of the monument.
In 1887, 40 years after the first arrivals in Zeeland, the bodies in the graveyard were removed
and the monument erected.

Picture Provided to me by: Sharon Wright
PictureProvided to me by: Jill DeVries


Side #1:1847-1852 (1st dead)(two columns separated by - )
Cornelia Boone – Anna VanDerMeulen
Mars VanDyke – J.Smallegange Jr.
Adriana DenHerder – Albert V.D.Hulst
Jan W.Kamperman – Jan Westrate
Gerrit DeVries – Tannetje Kloosterman
Roelof Pyl – Wm. Ossewaarde
Hendrick Anth. Baert – Hermas Weyerse
Lydia Janna VanLoo – Antje Werkman
Dina Duimkerke

1847-1887 (Zeeland)
Rev.Cornelius VanderMeulen (Leader)
Jeannes VanDeLuyster (Leader)(He financed and started many homes)

1847 (1st. settlers of Zeeland)
Jan Steketee – Gor (s) DeYonge
Joks Kaboord – Mar (s) Westrate
Chr. DenHerder – Mar (s) DePutter
Cors. ?oonman – Jag. Steketee
Jas. DeHond – Jan VanEenenaam
Jar (b) DeElyter – Rutgert Westveld
Albert Borgers – Web. G. DeKoning
Harm Krans – Jan Rabbers
Boud. VanEeuwen – Jan Kolvoord
Berend DeVries – Pieter Meeuwse
Hubert VanNoorden – Isaac Maeye Klass Schoemaker
Izak VanKoeveringe – Gerrit VanRhee
Hendrik Velderman – Lamb (t) Troost
Jan Schout – Roelf Nyenhuis
Jan Kruit – Gerrit Lubbers
Jan Wabeke

1847(1st. Settlers of Drenthe)
Hendrick Lanning – Derk DeKleine
Jan Riddering – Jan VanRhee
Joke Optholt – Hend (k) Hundermans
Jan Wiggers

1847(Vriesland)
Rev. Martin Ypma – Hessel O. Yntema
Jan Elsma – Eke Zylstra
Douwe J. Wyngaarden – Gent V.D.Schouw

1848(Zeeland)
A.C. Roosenraad – Evert Everts
Joks G. VanHuis – Klass Hopman
Huibert Keppel – Klass Vyn
Tamme A. Huizinga – Klass Smits
Hendrik Pyl – Petrus A. VanDyk
Geo. H. Baert – Jan DeKoeyer
Robbers M. DeBruyn – F.J. Huizenga

1848(Drenthe)
Jan Hunderman – Albert Lubbers

1848(Vriesland)
Yde Ulberg – Jan Ryghel
Sybrand G. DeHoop – Gerrit Bosch
Jacob G. VanZoeren – Klass DeVree
Berend Freriks – H.J. VanderVeen
Arend Belt – Wilhelma J. Maurits
Jan Sprik – Bers Snitseler
Arend Ver Hage – Joks VanHaitsma

1849(Zeeland)
Arie VanBree – Cornelis DeRoo
Jan DePree – Antonie Duimkecke
Jan Smallegange – Gillis Waberke
William VanLoo – Jacobus Moerdyk
Jan DeJonge Wz. – Hubbert Wiskerke

1849(Drenthe)
Harm Schepers

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