Selected Families and Individuals

Robert John Werkema [Parents].

Other marriages:
Kratzer, Jo Ellen

Sarah Jayne Smith.

They had the following children.

  F i Allison Jane Werkema.

Donald Alan Werkema [Parents].

Leslie Harrington Eliot.

Christopher Brewster.

Christina Lee Kuiken [Parents].

They had the following children.

  F i Anna Lynn Brewster.
  M ii Benjamin James Brewster.

Kerry Dale Weathington II.

Stephanie Joy Kuiken [Parents].

They had the following children.

  M i Kerry Dale Weathington III.
  M ii Robert Cade Weathington.

Jan Geerts Werkema [Parents] was born 1 on 1 Sep 1863. He died 2 in 1926. He was buried 3 on 21 Jan 1926 in Fairplane Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jan married Emke De Vries in 1898 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA.

Emke De Vries was born 1 in 1866. She died 2 in Dec 1950. She was buried 1 on 2 Jan 1951 in Fairplane Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Emke married Jan Geerts Werkema in 1898 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA.

They had the following children.

  M i Thomas Werkema was born on 31 Jan 1899. He died in Apr 1980.
  F ii Sadie Werkema died in 1999.

John Errol "Jack" Nelson was born on 24 Jul 1925 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. He died on 24 Jan 1996 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Jack married Carol Sue Werkema on 24 Nov 1953 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. The marriage ended in divorce.

Carol Sue Werkema [Parents].

They had the following children.

  M i John Errol Nelson , Jr..
  F ii Lori Joi Nelson.

Truxtun Spencer "Spencer" Whitney was born on 31 Jul 1921 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. He died on 2 Dec 1976 in Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Spencer married Joyce Elaine Werkema on 19 Jun 1943 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

(Told to Barry Brooks Whitney by Joyce Werkema Whitney, written by BarryBrooks Whitney, 3-6-00)
    Truxtun Spencer Whitney was known as Spence or Spencer by his family, and when in the Air Force was known as "Whit."  He was born of two totally deaf parents who communicated by reading lips.  His life growing up was quite unusual.  Learning to speak must have been difficult because his parents spoke a very garbled pronunciation of the words.  Spence rose to rank of Major as an Air Force pilot and Air Commander of large aircrafts - B36, B52. He spent 20 years in the Air Force before retirement and then became a teacher until his death.  He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Joyce Elaine Werkema [Parents].

They had the following children.

  M i Michael Alan Whitney.
  F ii Linda Kay Whitney.
  M iii Barry Brooks Whitney.

Milton Werkema [Parents].

Carolyn De Boer.

They had the following children.

  M i Stephen Werkema.
  F ii Rebecca Werkema.
  M iii Timothy Werkema.
  M iv Daniel Werkema.
  F v Amanda Jean Werkema.

Douglas Dale Werkema [Parents].

Marcia Jean VanDenBerg.

They had the following children.

  F i Cynthia Jean Werkema.
  F ii Cathleen Sue Werkema.
  F iii Julie Ann Werkema.
  M iv Douglas Dale Werkema , Jr..

Harm Geerts Werkema [Parents] was born 1 on 24 Jan 1859. He died in 1928. He was buried on 3 Dec 1928 in Fairplane Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. Harm married 2 Anje Niemeijer on 13 May 1882 in Oldehove, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Other marriages:
Johanna,

Anje Niemeijer [Parents] was born 1 about 1855 in Oldehove. Anje married 2 Harm Geerts Werkema on 13 May 1882 in Oldehove, Groningen, The Netherlands.

They had the following children.

  M i Geert Harms "Gerrit" Werkema was born on 10 Aug 1883. He died on 17 Jul 1959.

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