Descendants of Benjamin Stehouwer
of Lamont, Ottawa County, MIchigan

 

Generation No. 1

1. BENJAMIN1 STEHOUWER died 1967. He married KATE VANDER WEST. She died 1953.

Children of BENJAMIN STEHOUWER and KATE VANDER WEST are:

2. i. MELVIN2 STEHOUWER, b. 07 Jun 1913, Lamont, MI; d. 28 Aug 2007, Lamont Cemetery.

ii. WILLIAM STEHOUWER, d. 1933.

iii. MARY STEHOUWER, d. 1980's.

iv. DELIA STEHOUWER, d. 01 Jan 1984.

v. EDWARD STEHOUWER, m. MURIEL.

Notes for EDWARD STEHOUWER:

Edward has the title of "Doctor".

vi. BENJAMIN STEHOUWER, m. BEVERLY.

 

Generation No. 2

2. MELVIN2 STEHOUWER (BENJAMIN1) was born 07 Jun 1913 in Lamont, MI, and died 28 Aug 2007 in Lamont Cemetery. He married ANNE KATHERINE. She died 22 Jun 2002 in Lamont Cemetery.
Melvin lived in Lamont, MI his entire life except for the last six years when he resided at Covenant Village of the Great Lakes.  He is survived by his five children, fifteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.  He is survived by two brothers: Dr. Edward and Ben Stehouwer and a brother-in-law Kenneth VanDoorne.
He loved his acreage in Lamont and over the years raised poultry, mink, asparagus, and planted trees.  He was maintenance person of West Side Christian School for almost 30 years and at the same time for Lamont Christian Reformed Church but his favorite job was working for Colonial Baking Company where he made daily trips to Hastings and Middleville.

Children of MELVIN STEHOUWER and ANNE KATHERINE are:

3. i. CHARLENE3 STEHOUWER.

4. ii. WILLIAM STEHOUWER.

5. iii. JAMES STEHOUWER.

6. iv. PATRICIA STEHOUWER.

7. v. ROBERT STEHOUWER.

 

Generation No. 3

3. CHARLENE3 STEHOUWER (MELVIN2, BENJAMIN1) She married RONALD ZOET.

Children of CHARLENE STEHOUWER and RONALD ZOET are:

8. i. CAMILLE4 ZOET.

ii. TAVER SCOTT ZOET, m. ERIN.

iii. MITCHELL ZOET, m. LAUREL.

9. iv. HEIDI ZOET.

 

4. WILLIAM3 STEHOUWER (MELVIN2, BENJAMIN1) He married BARBARA.

Children of WILLIAM STEHOUWER and BARBARA are:

i. CURTIS4 STEHOUWER, m. CARRIE.

ii. RYAN STEHOUWER, m. KELLY.

iii. SETH STEHOUWER, m. AMELIA.

iv. LUKE STEHOUWER.

 

5. JAMES3 STEHOUWER (MELVIN2, BENJAMIN1) He married HARRIET.  Resides in Vermont.

Children of JAMES STEHOUWER and HARRIET are:

i. ANN4 STEHOUWER.

ii. SARAH STEHOUWER.

iii. JESSE STEHOUWER.

 

6. PATRICIA3 STEHOUWER (MELVIN2, BENJAMIN1) She married DOUGLAS ELZERMAN.

Children of PATRICIA STEHOUWER and DOUGLAS ELZERMAN are:

i. JASON4 ELZERMAN.

ii. GREGORY ELZERMAN.

 

7. ROBERT3 STEHOUWER (MELVIN2, BENJAMIN1) He married DIANE.

Children of ROBERT STEHOUWER and DIANE are:

i. TRISHA4 STEHOUWER.

ii. PETER STEHOUWER.

 

Generation No. 4

8. CAMILLE4 ZOET (CHARLENE3 STEHOUWER, MELVIN2, BENJAMIN1) She married ANDREW DEBOER.

Children of CAMILLE ZOET and ANDREW DEBOER are:

i. REBECCA5 DEBOER.

ii. ANDREW DEBOER.

iii. LAURA DEBOER.

 

9. HEIDI4 ZOET (CHARLENE3 STEHOUWER, MELVIN2, BENJAMIN1) She married BRIAN NOPPERT.

Children of HEIDI ZOET and BRIAN NOPPERT are:

i. AARON5 NOPPERT.

ii. CONNOR NOPPERT.

Transcriber: ES
Created: 24 Nov 2007
URL: http://ottawa.migenweb.net/genealogies/settlers/QRS/stehouwerBenj.html