Orrin Sterken

Brief Life History of Orrin

When Orrin Sterken was born on 7 February 1888, in Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands, his father, Warner Sterken, was 49 and his mother, Geertje Blok, was 37. He married Amber L. Pickard on 25 November 1908, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lowell, Kent, Michigan, United States for about 20 years and Lowell, Lowell, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 8 May 1968, in Michigan, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Lowell, Kent, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orrin Sterken
1888–1968
Amber L. Pickard
1890–1974
Marriage: 25 November 1908
Orrin W. Sterkin Jr.
1910–1988
George Martin Sterkin
1912–1987
Mary G. Sterken
1918–2011

Sources (16)

  • Orie Sterken in household of William Sterken, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Orrin Sterkens, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • Orrin Sterken, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1890

Death by suicide of van Gogh.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

Name Meaning

Dutch: patronymic from De Sterke or Sterke, a nickname for a strong person, from sterk ‘strong’.

South German (Bavaria): nickname for a short person, from a dialect word meaning ‘stalk, stub, stump’.

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

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