Ottawa County Court House

Grand Haven, Michigan

 

Washington Street
Grand Haven, Michigan

 (Dewey Hill
In the Background)

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County Coordinator: Evelyn Sawyer
NEW - evlynsaw@comcast.net

Jan Cortez
StateCoordinator@MiGenWeb.Com  

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What's New!!   
  
11/20/2009:
   2008 Spring Lake Cemetery - West Section transcribed by ES
11/20/2009:
   2008 Spring Lake Cemetery - East Section updated by ES
11/05/2009:
   Maplewood Cemetery Civil War Soldiers Burials contributed by Joan Van Spronsen and
Chuck Harthy.
11/05/2009:
   Lake Forest Cemetery - Civil War Soldiers Burials contributed by Chuck Harthy
11/05/2009:
  Correction: Wright Township Land Owners, 1848-1858 was incorrectly identified at Tallmadge
Township Land Owners
11/05/2009:
   Updated Genealogy of Thomas Koopman from the Netherlands to Georgetown Tp., Ottawa Co., MI
contributed by Joan Carlson   
11/05/2009:
   Updated Genealogy of Gerrits-Gelder family from the Netherlands to Ottawa County, MI contributed
by Nick Posthumus of the Netherlands
10/24/2009:
   Obituary for Dorothea A. Shaver contributed by Kathy Shaver Fisher
10/24/2009:
   2009 Maplewood Cemetery Records transcribed by ES
10/05/2009:
   Civil War Obituary: Frederick Oelker transcribed by Joan Van Spronsen
10/04/2009:
   Churches: Tallmadge Wesleyan Methodist, Spoonville Chapel, Conklin Reformed - ES
10/04/2009:
   Obituaries: Benjamin Bonselaar, Elizabeth DenHerder, Bernard Gustav Knutson,
Gunhild Brynilsen Knutson, Guniel J. Knutson, Sophie Peterson Knutson, Chester Kamphuis, Jettie Lough,
William H. O'Connel, Maria Ybarra Silva, Lillian Westerhof Stephan, Mary Seery Wilson,
Villa Esther Seery Wilson contributed by Stine Kvistad
10/04/2009:
   Obituaries of a number of people born in Holland, MI and died in other states contributed by Stine Kvistad.
10/04/2009:
   Tallmadge Township Schools - 1873 District No. 3 Students, 1899 District No. 1-fractional;
Photos of Cross School, Star School, Marshall School and Lamont Christian School scanned and transcribed by ES
10/04/2009:
   Map of St. Joseph Cemetery, Wright Township - ES
10/04/2009:
   Genealogies: Nils Olsson and Marvin Herman Osborn contributed by Sandy Kluge
09/19/2009:
   Civil War Obituary and Soldiers Home Record: Lawrence Mix
09/12/2009:
   Genealogies: Krol/Kroll Family contributed by Kevin Krol.
09-12/2009:
   1844-2009 Eastmanville Cemetery Records, Polkton Township transcribed by ES. 
09/12/2009:
   1854-2009 St. Joseph Cemetery Records, Wright Township transcribed by ES.
08/14/2009:
   Civil War Soldier, Rudolph (Roelof) Dalman's tombstone scanned by Joan Van Spronsen
08/14/2009:
   Advent Cemetery walked in 2009, and the records from 1942 and 1991 combined - ES
08/08/2009:   Genealogies: John Stewart Family contributed by Janice Ringold
08/08/2009:
   Obituaries of Mrs. Emily Saliers and Theodore Rosegrant contributed by Janice Ringold
08/07/2009:
   Link to Library of Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920
08/07/2009: 
 Military Records for: Stephen Owen, William Miner Porter, Charles Rosegrant, Enoch Stewart Rosegrant
and Alex Saliers contributed by Janice Ringold
08/07/2009:
  Civil War Obituaries: George Edgeler, Dirk Roodhuizen, John Schroeder, Reuben Randall contributed
by Joan Van Spronsen
07/27/2009:
   Civil War Obituaries: John M. Park and Thomas McCulloch and tombstone.  Photo of John Park,
Charles Nichols and John Jackson in 1936 contributed by Joan Van Spronsen
07/25/2009:
   Civil War Obituaries: Eliphalet Walcott and Hiram Bateman transcribed by Joan Van Spronsen
07/25/2009:
   WWI Soldiers Deaths for the following counties: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon,
Newaygo, Ottawa and Van Buren transcribed by ES.
07/25/2009:
  Peter Rosegrant Genealogy contributed by Janice Ringold - understone@tds.net
07/11/2009:
   Obituaries: Carles Labadie, Louis Labadie, Eugene M. DeWitt and Louise Ann Tibbe contributed
by Stine Kvistad
07/11/2009:
   Hansen Family connections to Ottawa County and Norway including obituaries and other family
connections contributed by Stine Kvistad
07/03/2009:
   Spring Lake Cemetery - East side completed Fall, 2008 transcribed by ES
07/02/2009:
   Obituaries and Tombstone photos for the following Civil War Soldiers: Henry Koenigsberg,
James Lauver, Peter Moes and obituary of Charles W. Rose contributed by Joan Van Spronsen
06/26/2009:
   Sketch of Jefferson Davis by -- Pritchard
06/26/2009:
   Obituaries: Changes made to Frank Hathaway and John Wise plus pictures of their tombstones
contributor Joan Van Spronsen
06/26/2009:
   Obituaries: Mrs. Jennie Bronkhorst, Eldon W. Dick and John Groeneveld transcribed by ES
06/16/2009:
   1854 Tallmadge Township Annual Meeting transcribed by ES
06/15/2009:
   Tallmadge Tp. Polls Lists, 1854, 1855, 1867 and 1884 transcribed by ES.
06/15/2009:
  Tallmadge Tp. School District No. 4 List of Students 1870, 1877 transcribed by ES.
06/12/2009: 
 Civil War Soldiers Obituaries: John Ball of Grand Haven, George McBride, Elijah Smead and
Enos Parrish with their tombstones transcribed by Joan Van Spronsen
06/12/2009:
   Photo of Graafschap Christian Reformed Church before the current remodeling
06/08/2009:
   Tallmadge Township, School District No. 1, List of Students 1873, 1878 transcribed by ES.
06/08/2009:
   Dutch In Michigan In The Civil War contributed by Joan Van Spronsen
06/08/2009:
   Polkton Township Civil War Soldiers contributed by Joan Van Spronsen
06/08/2009:
   Allendale Township Cemetery Civil War Veterans Burials contributed by Joan Van Spronsen  
06/08/2009:
   Obituaries of Civil War Soldiers: Amos Wolverton, Elijah Smead contributed by Joan Van Spronsen

What's New
2002 2003,   2004,   2005,   20062007,  20082009


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Evelyn Sawyer - evlynsaw@comcast.net
 

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 About the The Michigan US GenWeb Volunteer Project

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Michigan Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Michigan, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index. 

At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. Brian and Terri Rene (DaVar) Howard have been responsible for Ottawa County from the summer of 1996 until the Spring of 2002.
Please contact the county coordinator, Evelyn Sawyer,  if you would like to contribute to this site
or volunteer to "Look-up" information for people.

You are welcome to contact the Ottawa County Coordinator at evlynsaw@comcast.net 
or the Michigan State Coordinator at StateCoordinator@MiGenWeb.com 

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