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Catalog Number
2015.10.37
Date of Origin
ca. 1922
Description
Black and white photo of Arthur, Jeannette and Marie Meinsma, winter, probably in Illinois
History
Jeannette is the mother of Eva and Marie Meinsma. Daughter of Henry Vanden Belt. She is buried in Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL.
Jeannette was born in Holland, MI on 3-7-1894. She died on 5-12-1923 in Dixon, IL, less than two weeks after giving birth to Eva.

Eva Meinsma (1923-2003) lived in Holland, MI most of her life. The 1930 US Census shows her living at 334 Van Raalte with her sister Marie Meinsma Van Dyke (1919-2005) and grandparents, Mary Van Dyk Vanden Belt (1867-1951) and Henry Vanden Belt (1868-1945). Throughout the 1940's and 1950's, the sisters lived together in Holland (at 54 E. 14th and 207 W. 17th). Eva would later marry Ben Schakelaar (1908-1972) ca. 1966 and John Kobes (1895-1987). Eva is buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery.
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