Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA: Veenkoloniale Genealogieën

Notes:
Jamestown Charter Township is a charter township in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,062 at the 2000 census.

History

Interest in Jamestown Township had its beginning when Grandville on the east and Holland on the west was being settled. Rex Robinson induced people of the east to come this way and the area was covered with a fine forest. Grandville was the central point of settlement and land offices were established there. In 1831 the land was surveyed and labeled as Township 5,Range 13 West.

James Conkright and his wife were the first settlers in the township. In 1843 they settled in Section 11 in where they built a 16 X 22 foot house. The closest neighbors were over four miles away and there were no roads. Bears, wolves, deer and other wild animals were common. Some were important for food. S.L. Gitchel first settled on the SW corner of Sec.1 in 1845 and finally on Sec.33. He became a specialist in making small bridges and corduroy roads. Monsur Brown, parents of Mrs. Gitchel, followed in 1846 settling in the SE corner of Sec. 11 with a son James M. Brown who was married three years later. He also settled in Sec.11. More families followed from the east but some Hollanders were entering from the west. Later Germans entered from the south.

Until 1849, Georgetown and Jamestown were under the same jurisdiction. All taxes were paid in Jenison. Evidently there were no printed blanks, for tax receipts were written out in full.

Twelve voters were required in what is now Jamestown before the towns could be separated. In 1849 there were a sufficient number and steps were taken to bring this about. The meeting took place at the James Conkright Jr. home in Sec. 11. In April, Mrs. Conkright prepared a dinner for the men and spent the day with her mother. Twelve men attended and were assisted by a Mr. James Scott from Grandville. Each was elected to an office.

Of the twelve men present one-third were named James, so this new township was named Jamestown. Six men living in the township were not there. It is believed that four men from the western part of the township could not yet talk English.

There were fifteen residents on the first 1849-tax roll covering seventeen parcels of land. These seventeen parcels were found in only 9 of the 36 sections of the township. Six of those sections were in the west one third of the township. Eleven family names were included in those fifteen residents.

In 1850 the town meeting was held at the Conkright home again but the 1851 and 1852 meetings were held at the first log schoolhouse in Sec. 11. In 1853 it was held at the log schoolhouse in Jamestown Center, which was the second schoolhouse in the township. The Forest Grove log school was built in 1853 by the third district in the township, out of seven, that finally served the township's educational needs for many years.

Most of this information was taken from, "The Early History of Jamestown", by Mrs. Pauline Hall Gitchel.

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,062 people, 1,500 households, and 1,354 families residing in the township. The population density was 54.9/km² (142.2/mi²). There were 1,553 housing units at an average density of 16.8/km² (43.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.97% White, 0.45% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.

There were 1,500 households out of which 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.1% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.7% were non-families. 8.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 3.59.

In the township the population was spread out with 34.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $68,689, and the median income for a family was $71,438. Males had a median income of $46,825 versus $27,688 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,184. About 0.5% of families and 1.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Birth

Matches 1 to 8 of 8

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID	Tree
1	Kreuze, Egbert	Monday 18 May 1891	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I305519	Veenkoloniale voorouders
2	Kreuze, Harm	Sunday 16 July 1899	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I305523	Veenkoloniale voorouders
3	Kreuze, Jacob	Saturday 25 February 1888	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I305518	Veenkoloniale voorouders
4	Kreuze, Jane	Wednesday 26 June 1895	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I305520	Veenkoloniale voorouders
5	Kreuze, Lena	1887	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I305524	Veenkoloniale voorouders
6	Kreuze, NN	Sunday 20 March 1898	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I305522	Veenkoloniale voorouders
7	Kreuze, Roelof	Monday 25 May 1885	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I305517	Veenkoloniale voorouders
8	Veenstra, Kate	1893	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I522489	Veenkoloniale voorouders

Death

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID	Tree
1	Brinks, Ralph G	Sunday 08 October 1972	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I138909	Veenkoloniale voorouders
2	Kreuze, Klaas	Thursday 31 March 1932	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I305254	Veenkoloniale voorouders
3	Kreuze, Ralph	1953	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I305499	Veenkoloniale voorouders
4	Lamberts, Klaasje Clara	Monday 20 December 1943	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I305498	Veenkoloniale voorouders
5	Mennega, Fenna	Thursday 14 August 1902	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I376548	Veenkoloniale voorouders
6	Wiers, Jantje	Monday 05 August 1895	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I305516	Veenkoloniale voorouders

Burial

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Burial		Person ID	Tree
1	Baas, Armintha	Approximately 15 July 1964	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I138894	Veenkoloniale voorouders
2	Visser, George		Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	I138895	Veenkoloniale voorouders

Marriage

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

	Family	Marriage		Family ID	Tree
1	Koevering / Kreuze	Tuesday 20 March 1906	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	F120432	Veenkoloniale voorouders
2	Visser / Baas	Wednesday 19 August 1936	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA	F56255	Veenkoloniale voorouders

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