On Saturday, April 16, 1898, death removed from our midst, Arie Cook, an old and well-known resident of Polkton Township.
Deceased was born in Herwynen, Province of Gelderland, Netherlands, February 11, 1830. He immigrated to America in the summer of 1847, in the party under the leadership of Rev. H. P. Scholte. Their destination was Pella, Marion County Iowa, where a Holland colony was begun according to the custom of the day. Here he remained until the spring of 1848, coming directly to Ottawa County, Michigan.
In May, 1856, he married Alydia Wolcott, who survives him. They settled, pioneer fashion, in Polkton Township where they have since resided. From this union ten children were born, all still living. Of this number, two sons reside in South Dakota, two sons and one daughter in Grand Rapids, another daughter in Holland, the remaining four are among us here.
In the peaceful quiet of Lamont Cemetery, the remains were laid to rest. We deam it an honor to be followed to earth's last resting place by a large and respected family and a community in which he was highly esteemed.
Since 1867, deceased was a member of the Reformed church. Honorable and exemplary as a man and citizen, esteemed by the family those who knew him best, we trust he may now have entered on a wider sphere and higher plane of existence. Thankful to a kind providence who so long spared him, we futher commend the mourning widow and children. Obituaries of the Coopersville Observer by Boersma
According to a biography on "Men of the Third Michigan Infantry" website, Arie Cook was not a veteran.
Sometimes people who moved to the United Sates changed their family name to a name that was American. Sometimes not all the members of a family would agree to change their family name.
Names used by the Arrie de Koek family in the United States are:
Cook and and De Cook.
Deceased was born in Herwynen, Province of Gelderland, Netherlands, February 11, 1830. He immigrated to America in the summer of 1847, in the party under the leadership of Rev. H. P. Scholte. Their destination was Pella, Marion County Iowa, where a Holland colony was begun according to the custom of the day. Here he remained until the spring of 1848, coming directly to Ottawa County, Michigan.
In May, 1856, he married Alydia Wolcott, who survives him. They settled, pioneer fashion, in Polkton Township where they have since resided. From this union ten children were born, all still living. Of this number, two sons reside in South Dakota, two sons and one daughter in Grand Rapids, another daughter in Holland, the remaining four are among us here.
In the peaceful quiet of Lamont Cemetery, the remains were laid to rest. We deam it an honor to be followed to earth's last resting place by a large and respected family and a community in which he was highly esteemed.
Since 1867, deceased was a member of the Reformed church. Honorable and exemplary as a man and citizen, esteemed by the family those who knew him best, we trust he may now have entered on a wider sphere and higher plane of existence. Thankful to a kind providence who so long spared him, we futher commend the mourning widow and children. Obituaries of the Coopersville Observer by Boersma
According to a biography on "Men of the Third Michigan Infantry" website, Arie Cook was not a veteran.
Sometimes people who moved to the United Sates changed their family name to a name that was American. Sometimes not all the members of a family would agree to change their family name.
Names used by the Arrie de Koek family in the United States are:
Cook and and De Cook.
On Saturday, April 16, 1898, death removed from our midst, Arie Cook, an old and well-known resident of Polkton Township.
Deceased was born in Herwynen, Province of Gelderland, Netherlands, February 11, 1830. He immigrated to America in the summer of 1847, in the party under the leadership of Rev. H. P. Scholte. Their destination was Pella, Marion County Iowa, where a Holland colony was begun according to the custom of the day. Here he remained until the spring of 1848, coming directly to Ottawa County, Michigan.
In May, 1856, he married Alydia Wolcott, who survives him. They settled, pioneer fashion, in Polkton Township where they have since resided. From this union ten children were born, all still living. Of this number, two sons reside in South Dakota, two sons and one daughter in Grand Rapids, another daughter in Holland, the remaining four are among us here.
In the peaceful quiet of Lamont Cemetery, the remains were laid to rest. We deam it an honor to be followed to earth's last resting place by a large and respected family and a community in which he was highly esteemed.
Since 1867, deceased was a member of the Reformed church. Honorable and exemplary as a man and citizen, esteemed by the family those who knew him best, we trust he may now have entered on a wider sphere and higher plane of existence. Thankful to a kind providence who so long spared him, we futher commend the mourning widow and children. Obituaries of the Coopersville Observer by Boersma
According to a biography on "Men of the Third Michigan Infantry" website, Arie Cook was not a veteran.
Sometimes people who moved to the United Sates changed their family name to a name that was American. Sometimes not all the members of a family would agree to change their family name.
Names used by the Arrie de Koek family in the United States are:
Cook and and De Cook.
Deceased was born in Herwynen, Province of Gelderland, Netherlands, February 11, 1830. He immigrated to America in the summer of 1847, in the party under the leadership of Rev. H. P. Scholte. Their destination was Pella, Marion County Iowa, where a Holland colony was begun according to the custom of the day. Here he remained until the spring of 1848, coming directly to Ottawa County, Michigan.
In May, 1856, he married Alydia Wolcott, who survives him. They settled, pioneer fashion, in Polkton Township where they have since resided. From this union ten children were born, all still living. Of this number, two sons reside in South Dakota, two sons and one daughter in Grand Rapids, another daughter in Holland, the remaining four are among us here.
In the peaceful quiet of Lamont Cemetery, the remains were laid to rest. We deam it an honor to be followed to earth's last resting place by a large and respected family and a community in which he was highly esteemed.
Since 1867, deceased was a member of the Reformed church. Honorable and exemplary as a man and citizen, esteemed by the family those who knew him best, we trust he may now have entered on a wider sphere and higher plane of existence. Thankful to a kind providence who so long spared him, we futher commend the mourning widow and children. Obituaries of the Coopersville Observer by Boersma
According to a biography on "Men of the Third Michigan Infantry" website, Arie Cook was not a veteran.
Sometimes people who moved to the United Sates changed their family name to a name that was American. Sometimes not all the members of a family would agree to change their family name.
Names used by the Arrie de Koek family in the United States are:
Cook and and De Cook.
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