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Dr Gramt Jan "George" ten Hoor was born Garmt Jan ten Hoor on January 30, 1901 in Drenthe. Netherlands, and he was the son of Melle Foppes ten Hoor (1873–1925) and his wife Trijntje (Venhuis) ten Hoor (1873–1948).
He migrated to the United States at an early age and was married on August 30, 1927 in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan to Martha N Evenhuis (ca 1902– ).
George received his BA, MA and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan, before teaching at Western Reserve University 1929-1936 and at the University of Chicago 1936-1944. Then, during World War II he served with the Office of Strategic Services in England and Holland for two years and with the US Information Services in the Netherlands in 1947. After his service time, he joined the University of Florida faculty for a short time before becoming an associate professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
A professor of Germanic languages at Vanderbilt University since September 1947 and head of the university's German Department, George was living at 2513 Kensington Place in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He was 51 years old and married when he died on April 28, 1952 at Vanderbilt Hospital of cardiovascular collapse and an upper G I hemorrhage from a ruptured appendix. And, at the time of his death he was working on a history of medieval Dutch literature.
Survivors included his widow Mrs Martha Evenhuis ten Hoor, daughter Marie in Nashville, sisters Mrs James Heerspink, Mrs Emmett Burt and Mrs John Baker, all in Holland, Michigan and brothers John ten Hoor at Chicago, Illinois and Henry ten Hoor of Holland, Michigan.
Burial was on May 1st in Spring Hill Cemetery, Madison {city, not county}, with Finley Dorris & Charlton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs George J ten Hoor of Nashville as the informant. Additional info is from his obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on April 29, 1952.
Dr Gramt Jan "George" ten Hoor was born Garmt Jan ten Hoor on January 30, 1901 in Drenthe. Netherlands, and he was the son of Melle Foppes ten Hoor (1873–1925) and his wife Trijntje (Venhuis) ten Hoor (1873–1948).
He migrated to the United States at an early age and was married on August 30, 1927 in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan to Martha N Evenhuis (ca 1902– ).
George received his BA, MA and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan, before teaching at Western Reserve University 1929-1936 and at the University of Chicago 1936-1944. Then, during World War II he served with the Office of Strategic Services in England and Holland for two years and with the US Information Services in the Netherlands in 1947. After his service time, he joined the University of Florida faculty for a short time before becoming an associate professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
A professor of Germanic languages at Vanderbilt University since September 1947 and head of the university's German Department, George was living at 2513 Kensington Place in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He was 51 years old and married when he died on April 28, 1952 at Vanderbilt Hospital of cardiovascular collapse and an upper G I hemorrhage from a ruptured appendix. And, at the time of his death he was working on a history of medieval Dutch literature.
Survivors included his widow Mrs Martha Evenhuis ten Hoor, daughter Marie in Nashville, sisters Mrs James Heerspink, Mrs Emmett Burt and Mrs John Baker, all in Holland, Michigan and brothers John ten Hoor at Chicago, Illinois and Henry ten Hoor of Holland, Michigan.
Burial was on May 1st in Spring Hill Cemetery, Madison {city, not county}, with Finley Dorris & Charlton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs George J ten Hoor of Nashville as the informant. Additional info is from his obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on April 29, 1952.
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Dr Gramt Jan "George" ten Hoor was born Garmt Jan ten Hoor on January 30, 1901 in Drenthe. Netherlands, and he was the son of Melle Foppes ten Hoor (1873–1925) and his wife Trijntje (Venhuis) ten Hoor (1873–1948).
He migrated to the United States at an early age and was married on August 30, 1927 in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan to Martha N Evenhuis (ca 1902– ).
George received his BA, MA and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan, before teaching at Western Reserve University 1929-1936 and at the University of Chicago 1936-1944. Then, during World War II he served with the Office of Strategic Services in England and Holland for two years and with the US Information Services in the Netherlands in 1947. After his service time, he joined the University of Florida faculty for a short time before becoming an associate professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
A professor of Germanic languages at Vanderbilt University since September 1947 and head of the university's German Department, George was living at 2513 Kensington Place in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He was 51 years old and married when he died on April 28, 1952 at Vanderbilt Hospital of cardiovascular collapse and an upper G I hemorrhage from a ruptured appendix. And, at the time of his death he was working on a history of medieval Dutch literature.
Survivors included his widow Mrs Martha Evenhuis ten Hoor, daughter Marie in Nashville, sisters Mrs James Heerspink, Mrs Emmett Burt and Mrs John Baker, all in Holland, Michigan and brothers John ten Hoor at Chicago, Illinois and Henry ten Hoor of Holland, Michigan.
Burial was on May 1st in Spring Hill Cemetery, Madison {city, not county}, with Finley Dorris & Charlton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs George J ten Hoor of Nashville as the informant. Additional info is from his obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on April 29, 1952.
Dr Gramt Jan "George" ten Hoor was born Garmt Jan ten Hoor on January 30, 1901 in Drenthe. Netherlands, and he was the son of Melle Foppes ten Hoor (1873–1925) and his wife Trijntje (Venhuis) ten Hoor (1873–1948).
He migrated to the United States at an early age and was married on August 30, 1927 in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan to Martha N Evenhuis (ca 1902– ).
George received his BA, MA and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan, before teaching at Western Reserve University 1929-1936 and at the University of Chicago 1936-1944. Then, during World War II he served with the Office of Strategic Services in England and Holland for two years and with the US Information Services in the Netherlands in 1947. After his service time, he joined the University of Florida faculty for a short time before becoming an associate professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
A professor of Germanic languages at Vanderbilt University since September 1947 and head of the university's German Department, George was living at 2513 Kensington Place in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He was 51 years old and married when he died on April 28, 1952 at Vanderbilt Hospital of cardiovascular collapse and an upper G I hemorrhage from a ruptured appendix. And, at the time of his death he was working on a history of medieval Dutch literature.
Survivors included his widow Mrs Martha Evenhuis ten Hoor, daughter Marie in Nashville, sisters Mrs James Heerspink, Mrs Emmett Burt and Mrs John Baker, all in Holland, Michigan and brothers John ten Hoor at Chicago, Illinois and Henry ten Hoor of Holland, Michigan.
Burial was on May 1st in Spring Hill Cemetery, Madison {city, not county}, with Finley Dorris & Charlton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs George J ten Hoor of Nashville as the informant. Additional info is from his obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on April 29, 1952.
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