Hendrik Jan (John) Menken b. 28 Dec 1890 Laketown, Allegan County, MI d. 17 Aug 1975 Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States: Murrow Genealogy Pages

1890 - 1975 (84 years)

Name	Hendrik Jan (John) Menken
Birth	28 Dec 1890	Laketown, Allegan County, MI
Gender	Male
Death	17 Aug 1975	Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
Burial	Graafschap Cemetery, Holland, MI
Person ID	I1179	Murrow
Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

Father	Jan (John) Menken, b. 24 Mar 1849, Hanover, Hanover, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany d. 20 Apr 1914, Laketown Township, Allegan, Michigan, United States (Age 65 years)
Mother	Geertje Klomparens, b. 24 Jul 1854, Laketown Twp, Allegan, Michigan, USA
Marriage	Nov 1873	Laketown Twp (prob.), Michigan, USA
Notes	Nov 1873 per worksheet. Their other children (compiled genealogy, aunts/uncles of Geraldine - not given records here): Lambertus 22-11-1875, Helen 20-7-1878, Fenna 3-12-1882, Berendina 12-7-1888, Gerrit Jan 13-10-1893, Geesje Grace 26-6-1896. Berendina's own top-level entry (VII) with Henry Haverdink is in the compiled genealogy.
Family ID	F376	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Grace Vork, b. 5 Jan 1896, Saugatuck Twp, Allegan, Michigan, USA d. 17 Jul 1973, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States (Age 77 years) [5]

Marriage 27 Nov 1919 Saugatuck, Allegan, Michigan, United States

Notes

Marriage date 27-11-1919 per compiled Menken genealogy; children Geraldine (1920), Frieda Jane (1924), June Harriet (1926), Beatrice Ann (1934) per Geraldine's worksheet.

Children

	1. Geraldine F. Menken, b. 15 Dec 1920, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan d. 13 Apr 2011, Michigan, United States (Age 90 years)
	2. Frieda Jane Menken, b. 10 Apr 1924, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA d. 21 Jul 2002 (Age 78 years)
	3. June Harriet Menken, b. 17 Jun 1926, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA d. 27 Dec 2013, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States (Age 87 years)
	4. Living

Family ID F375 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 Oct 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 28 Dec 1890 - Laketown, Allegan County, MI
	Marriage - 27 Nov 1919 - Saugatuck, Allegan, Michigan, United States
	Death - 17 Aug 1975 - Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
	Burial - - Graafschap Cemetery, Holland, MI

Notes

Called John (worksheet: 'Hendrik Jan (John)'). Worksheet gives d. 8/17/75. Son of Jan Menken & Geertje Klomparens; his siblings (compiled genealogy, not all built): Lambertus 1875, Helen 1878 (x Samuel Schaftenaar), Fenna 1882 (x Males VanKampen), Berendina 1888 (x Henry Haverdink), Gerrit Jan 1893 (x Jessie Tubergen), Geesje Grace 1896 (x George Meiste).

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