photograph
Catalog Number
2014.23.1.29Date of Origin
ca. 1916Description
Black and white photo from photo album, page 8, left to right: Sara Vander Putten; Henry Vanden Hoff Vander Putten; Grace Vanden Hoff Vander Putten; Johanna Vanden Hoff; and Greta Vanden Hoff.History
Sara Wynders Vander Putten (1882-1968), wife of Jacob Vander Putten, lived in Holland, MI at 37. E. 15th Street in 1915. City Directories show that Sara had moved to 147 East 18th in Holland by 1921. By 1927, she was living at East 8th Street, 2 east of Walnut.Johanna Vanden Hoff, Henry Vanden Hoff Vander Putten and Grace Vanden Hoff Vander Puuten were siblings. Their mother was Zeeland, MI resident Greta Vaander Putten Vanden Hoff, sister to Jacob Vander Putten. When Greta died in 1918 (her husband Dirk died in 1915), Sara and Jacob adopted Henry and Grace. Apparently, Johanna was not adopted by the Vander Puttens. She did, however, live with her aunt and uncle in Holland, MI ca. 1922.