Siemon Jans van der Laan

Brief Life History of Siemon Jans

When Siemon Jans van der Laan was born on 27 January 1851, in Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Netherlands, his father, Jan Edzes van der Laan, was 46 and his mother, Engeltje Geerts Stenhuis, was 40. He married Reina Timmer on 1 May 1875, in Middelstum, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Muskegon, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 20 June 1933, in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Siemon Jans van der Laan
1851–1933
Reina Timmer
1848–1926
Marriage: 1 May 1875
Geertje VanderLaan
1876–1964
John S VanderLaan
1878–1956
Engelena VanderLaan
1881–
Johannes Vanderlaan
1882–1948
Johanna VanderLaan
1882–
Joseph Vanderlaan
1883–1938
Geert Vanderlaan
1885–1887
George S. Vanderlaan
1888–1938
Hendrik VanderLaan
1891–1942

Sources (35)

  • Simon Vander Laar, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Simon Vanderlaan, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
  • Simon Vanderlaan in entry for John S. Vanderlaan, "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000"

World Events (8)

1853

Birth of Vincent van Gogh.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1873

The Dutch began colonization efforts in Aceh province (Indonesia), which led to a decades-long war.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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