Jan (John) Menken^{[1, 2, 3]}

1849 - 1914  (65 years)

• Name	Jan (John) Menken
  Birth	24 Mar 1849	Hanover, Hanover, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Apr 1914	Laketown Township, Allegan, Michigan, United States
  Burial	Graafschap Cemetery, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
  Person ID	I1184	Murrow
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Harm M. Menken,   b. 19 Oct 1815, Hesepe (Nordhorn) d. 30 Dec 1855, Hesepe (Nordhorn) (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Hille (Helen) Tien,   b. 29 Dec 1814, Bakelde, Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachen, Germany
  Family ID	F500070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Geertje Klomparens,   b. 24 Jul 1854, Laketown Twp, Allegan, Michigan, USA   [4]
  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.
  Children	1. Hendrik Jan (John) Menken,   b. 28 Dec 1890, Laketown, Allegan County, MI d. 17 Aug 1975, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States (Age 84 years)   2. Hilliegien (Helen) Menken,   b. 20 Jul 1878, Fillmore, Allegan County, MI d. 30 Jun 1976, Holland, Ottawa County, MI (Age 97 years)   3. Fenna (Fannie) Menken,   b. 3 Dec 1882, Fillmore, Allegan County, Michigan d. 1965, Holland, Ottawa County, MI (Age 82 years)   4. Dina B. Menken,   b. 12 Jul 1887, Laketown, Allegan County, MI d. Mar 1987, Hamilton, Allegan County, MI (Age 99 years)   5. Grace Menken,   b. 26 Jun 1896, Laketown, Allegan County, MI d. Mar 1982, Holland, Ottawa County, MI (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Mar 1849 - Hanover, Hanover, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Marriage - Nov 1873 - Laketown Twp (prob.), Michigan, USA Death - 20 Apr 1914 - Laketown Township, Allegan, Michigan, United States Burial - - Graafschap Cemetery, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  B. 24-3-1849 (worksheet). Compiled genealogy centers the family at Graafschap, Fillmore/Laketown twps, Ottawa Co. - emigrant-generation Dutch (Bentheim/Graafschap 1847 cluster). His own birthplace/parents not stated in either document.

  
  

• Sources

  [S58] Hermes Agent for Rob Murrow, Kamps Dutch extension rounds 1-6 (Sep 9, 2026), ~/Desktop/genealogy/kamps/KAMPS-EXTENSION-2-DUTCH.md + reports/ext-dutch2-1..5-*.md, (9 Sep 2026), Menken worksheet + compiled genealogy (15 Sep 2026). [S500002] kees goldhoorn, goldhoorn Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV7OAH3LYJHTYIE5TSYROGC66JVNI-2030115/john-menken (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500017] Bettina Karbe, Karbe, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV6N76EGUP77N7WA7Z5ZC5JJAIYUA-1586200/jan-john-menken (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S58] Hermes Agent for Rob Murrow, Kamps Dutch extension rounds 1-6 (Sep 9, 2026), ~/Desktop/genealogy/kamps/KAMPS-EXTENSION-2-DUTCH.md + reports/ext-dutch2-1..5-*.md, (9 Sep 2026), kamps/src/menken/MENKEN-TRANSCRIPTION-2026-09-15.md (15 Sep 2026).