Henry Timmer
1876 - 1951 (74 years)-
Name Henry Timmer Birth 29 Jun 1876 Gender Male Death 16 Jun 1951 Person ID I543 Murrow Last Modified 16 Oct 2026
Father Jan Timmer, b. 15 Nov 1847, Zuidbarge, Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands 
d. 8 Jun 1910, Zeeland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA (Age 62 years)Mother Roelftje Meijer, b. 9 Oct 1855, Overisel, Allegan, Michigan, USA d. 6 Mar 1905, Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA (Age 49 years)Notes - CIVIL WAR: Private, Co. G, 2nd NY Veteran Cavalry - enlisted 6 Sep 1864 at Tuscarora (age 19), mustered out 23 Aug 1865 Talladega AL as 'Toft, Orin B.' Brother of William Frederick - two brothers enlisting 3 days apart proves identification [DOCUMENTED - NY AG roster].
- b./d. Corning NY (infant)
Family ID F4 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Ida De Zwaan, b. 2 Jan 1877 d. 5 Apr 1943 (Age 66 years) Marriage 15 Dec 1897 Notes - 1995 Jan Timmer family booklet (Judy Tanis Parr, from Julia Ensink & Rhoda Brower Mattison); report kamps/TIMMER-BOOKLET-1995-REPORT-2026-09-12.md
Children 1. Rhoda Cornelia Timmer, b. 11 Sep 1898 d. 11 Aug 1965 (Age 66 years) 2. Benjamin James Timmer, Sr, b. 15 Feb 1900 d. 19 Jul 1977 (Age 77 years) 3. James Elias Timmer, b. 30 Sep 1904 d. 13 Jun 1924 (Age 19 years) Family ID F170 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Oct 2026
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Notes - 1995 Jan Timmer family booklet (Judy Tanis Parr, from Julia Ensink & Rhoda Brower Mattison); report kamps/TIMMER-BOOKLET-1995-REPORT-2026-09-12.md [LIKELY: MIGenWeb settlers page 'b. Abt. 1876, d. 1951 Georgetown' agrees; primary verify pending]. Son of Jan Timmer + Roelftje (Rhoda) Meyer.
- Section 2, p. 67: Henry Timmer Born in Zeeland Township, Ottawa County, MI. Married in Ottawa County. Resided at R. R. # 1, Hudsonville. Died and buried in Georgetown. [LIKELY]
- Find a Grave memorial 82711329 (fetched 15 Sep 2026, HTML in kamps/src/fag-henry-timmer-82711329.html): burial Georgetown Township Cemetery, Hudsonville; birth 29 Jun 1876 CONFIRMED matches. DEATH CONFLICT: FaG gives 16 Jul 1951 vs corpus 16 Jun 1 951 - both readings carried; Michiganology death certificate is the closing record. Same-name distractor: Henry Timmer memorial 34548760 (Iowa) DO-NOT-MERGE.