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1. Lucus GEERTS (NIJMEIJER), born about 1783, in the Provience of Drenthe, most likely Dalen, Netherlands,
occupation Laborer, died 26 May 1816, Dalen, Netherlands. Lucus was 30 years old when son Gerhardus was born. He was approximately
40 years old when he passed away at the home of a friend, Arend Scholten. Name also [Geert Lucus]?
He married Aaltien BENNING, Unknown.
Probably residing in Dalen when her husband Lucas Geerts Nijmeijer died.
Children:
+ 2. i Gerhardus (Geerts) NIJMEIJER born 7 Oct 1813.
Second Generation
2. Gerhardus (Geerts) NIJMEIJER, born 7 Oct 1813, Dalen, Drenthe, Netherlands, occupation Larborer, died
Netherlands ?
Residing in Noordbarge/Munic. Emmen and was 31 years old when he married Annegien Timmer. Gerhardus was a farm-hand.
When son Albert was born he was 39 years old. He was a widower at 31, when he married Annegien. His first wife, Grietien Bosveld
died 17 Apr 1844 in Noordbarge/Munic. Emmen.
He married Annegien TIMMER, 16 Apr 1845, in Noordbarge/Munic., Drenthe, Netherlands, born 30 May 1820,
Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands, (daughter of Harm Berends TIMMER and Grietien GOMMERS) occupation maid-servant.
Residing in Emmen when she married Gerhardus Nijmeijer and was 32 years old.
Children:
+ 3. i Albert (NIJMEIJER) NIEMEYER born 24 Jun 1852.
+ 4. ii John (JAN NIJMEYER) NIEMYER born May 1860.
Third Generation
3. Albert (NIJMEIJER) NIEMEYER, born 24 Jun 1852, Noordbarge/Munic. Emmen, occupation Sharperhand/Farmer,
died 19 Jan 1936, Grand Rapids, Michigan., Kent County, buried: 22 Jan 1936, Greenwood Cemetery, Kent County. Michigan.
Born in the Province of Drenthe, Netherlands. Albert was a man-servant when he was married at 24 years of age.
He resided in Erm/Munic. Sleen. He was listed as a Sharperhand on 1900 Kent County census. He had arrived in Michigan, from
the Netherlands in 1883 with his wife Jantien and three of the children were already born; Frank, Gertie and Anna. Frank was
listed as a Spinle Rounder on 1900 census. Niemeyer spelled this way on 1900 census. Apparently, from what family remembered
it was changed from original spelling Nijmeijer. Family was living on Courtney Street per census records.
He married (1) Jantien (Jennie) BLANKE, 21 Nov 1876, in Sleen, Netherlands, born 09 Apr 1852, ERM/Munic./Sleen
province of Drenthe, Netherlands, (daughter of Frans Antoon BLANKE and Fennechien NIJMAN) died 11 Oct 1908,
Grand Rapids, Michigan., Kent County, buried: 14 Oct 1908, Greenwood Cemetery, Kent County.
Jantien was a maid-servant when she was married at 24 yrs old. Her mother Fennechien Nijman Blanke died when
Jantien was 3 years old. Jantien's dad , Frans Antoon Blanke remarried 9 Nov 1855 to Anna Kramer. Jantien had 8 children,
7 living at 1900 census.
Children:
5. i Frank NIEMEYER, born 03 Mar 1877, Drenthe, Netherlands, died 28 Mar 1916, Grand Rapids, MIichigan,
Kent County, buried: Soldiers Home, Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Year of immigration 1883. Census shows Frank being born in 1877 but Neymeiyer Bible - 1878. Frank served in
Co. H 33rd Mich Inf. In 1906 Grand Rapids City Directory, Frank lived at 271 Courtney Street in Grand Rapids.
6. ii Gertrude (Gertie) NIEMEYER, born Mar 1880, Netherlands, died 1903, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan,
buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.
Gertie was married 21 Jan 1904 to Fred GREENLAND.
7. iii Anna NIEMEYER, born 10 Dec 1882, Netherlands, died 30 Oct 1905, Grand Rapids, MIichigan, Kent
County, buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.
Anna married Sake BOONSTRA, JR. on Feb. 12, 1902. Her son Sake asked his Uncle John Neymeiyer if it was
all right to change his name to his mother's maiden name sometime in the early 1950's when Sake moved to Saginaw.
8. iv Grace (Gracie) NIEMEYER, born Feb 1885, Michigan, died 04 Jul 1905, Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co.
9. v Gerhardus (George) NIEMEYER, born 21 Apr 1889, Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co., died unknown.
+ 10. vi John (Jan NIEMEYER) NEYMEIYER born 13 Mar 1891.
+ 11. vii Louis (NIEMEYER) NEYMEIYER born 23 Sep 1892.
Albert married
(2) Gertie Jonkers BAKKER, (details excluded).
4. John (JAN NIJMEYER) NIEMYER, born May 1860, Netherlands, occupation
Cabinetmaker.He immigrated in 1886. John W. Niemeyer was a carver at Imperial Furniture Company. House address, 107 Clancy,
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He married Scheoke, about1888, born Dec 1869, Netherlands.
Immigrated in the year 1888. Could not speak English in 1900 per census.
Children:
12. i George NIEMYER, born Mar 1890, Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co.
13. ii Jacob NIEMYER, born Jun 1892, Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co.
14. iii Geert NIEMYER, born Mar 1895, Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co.
15. iv Harry NIEMYER, born Sep 1897, Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co.
16. v Albert NIEMYER, born Feb 1900, Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co.
Fourth Generation
10. John (Jan NIEMEYER) NEYMEIYER, born 13 Mar 1891, Grand Rapids., MI, Kent Co., occupation Saginaw Furniture Shop,
Saginaw, Michigan, died 07 Dec 1956, Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw County, buried: Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw, Michigan.
Served in W.W.I American Expeditionary Forces, 339th Infantry MG Co. and was a Disabled American Veteran having been awarded
The Purple Heart.
He married Lurah Melissa REED, 27 Sep 1920, in Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co. by a Justice of the Peace, born 17 Sep
1898, Saugatuck, MI Allegan Co., (daughter of David Samuel REED and Erie Alice PETHERAM) baptized 06 Jun 1926,
Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church, Saginaw, died 23 Jul 1965, Iosco County, Tawas, Michigan, buried: Saginaw County, Saginaw,
Michigan at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum.
Lurah was named after her grandmother, Melissa (Ryerse) Petheram and after her Dad's brother's wife, Roger E. and Lurah
(James) Reed. We believe. Lurah (James) Reed was only 26 when she died of Consumption in 1893. Lurah James Reed is buried
in the Reed plot in Allegan County, Saugatuck, Michigan, near David and Erie Reed.
Lurah was listed as a saleslady on her marriage license and told her granddaughter Barbara she was married in a navy blue
suit. Grandma's wishes were that her name be passed along in the family. She was a member of The Order of the Eastern Star
and Second Presbyterian Church in Saginaw Township, Saginaw, Michigan.
John and Lurah left Grand Rapids moving to Owosso then to Saginaw in 1923 when he was hand picked to manage Saginaw Furniture
Shops. John designed and built his home in Golfside before purchasing his "Gentleman's Dairy" farm in James Township, Saginaw
County. He founded John Neymeiyer Oil Co., was an Honorary Member of the Smithsonian Institute of Arts and member of The Furniture
Club of America.
Memories of Grandpa coming home from work, always dressed in a suit, vest and tie with a hat. He was a dynamic businessman,
managing his furniture plant and when W.W. II arrived he geared this plant to fight in the War effort. He bought and traded
for property obtaining mineral rights and proceeded to drill and even "hit" that rich black vein of oil on occasion. We could
tell when this happened because when he drove into the driveway his car had quite an oil smell.
Investing for his children and grandchildren's future was the ultimate as I, his granddaughter Barbara and my brother Gary
traced his business dealings in Oil & Gas ventures all across Michigan. Grandpa bought cottages for his children and their
children to enjoy. His most beloved purchase were the boats he owned. First a 46 foot Chris Craft and then a few years later
a 53 foot Chris Craft. Both boats were named after his wife and were called, Lurah M.
My family lived in a smaller home on the farm on Stroebel Road, next door to Grandma and Grandpa for many years. After
Grandpa had died we eventually moved into the farm house with grandma and lived with her until about 1963. Gram was special
to us as she had helped to care for us when our mom became ill. A bright and resourceful true lady who I remember learning
so much from. She was meticulous about the proper way to do things. From going out to the chicken coop, picking out a hen
for dinner, including plucking feathers from that hen to managing her business affairs. I fondly recall Gram on her knees
digging up tulip bulbs to separate and replant around the large oval driveway at the farm. It must have been her Dutch Heritage!.
Children:
+ 17. i Norma Rose NEYMEIYER born 20 Feb 1921.
+ 18. ii Alice May NEYMEIYER born 07 Apr 1922.
+ 19. iii Jack Albert NEYMEIYER born 29 Apr 1927.
11. Louis (NIEMEYER) NEYMEIYER, born 23 Sep 1892, Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co., occupation Farmer, died 30 Mar 1952,
Marne, MI., Ottawa Co., buried: Washington Park Cemetery.
He married Flora VLIETSTRA, 15 May 1913, in Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co., born 13 May 1894, Grand Rapids, MI., Kent
Co., (daughter of Jelke VLIETSTRA and Jennie SPOELSTRA) died 24 Jan 1958, Marne, MI., Ottawa County., buried:
Washington Park Cemetery.
Children:
20. i Baby Boy NEYMEIYER, born 25 Jul 1915, died 25 Jul 1915.
21. ii Genevieve NEYMEIYER, born 26 Nov 1916, Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co., died 06 Dec 1979, Grand Rapids, MI.,
Kent Co.
22. iii Gertrude Elizabeth NEYMEIYER, (details excluded).
23. iv Baby Boy NEYMEIYER, born 10 Dec 1919, Kent Co., MI, died 10 Dec 1919, Kent Co., MI.
24. v Baby Boy NEYMEIYER, born 23 Nov 1920, Kent Co., MI, died 23 Nov 1920, Kent Co., MI.
25. vi Louise NEYMEIYER, (details excluded).
26. vii Julia Ann NEYMEIYER, born 06 Jan 1924, Marne, MI., Ottawa Co., died 06 Jan 1976, Hancock. CA.
+ 27. viii Alberta Jean NEYMEIYER (details excluded).
28. ix Jessie Grace NEYMEIYER, (details excluded).
29. x Betty Jane NEYMEIYER, (details excluded).
30. xi James Albert NEYMEIYER, (details excluded).
31. xii Louis John NEYMEIYER, (details excluded).
32. xiii Gerald Dale NEYMEIYER, (details excluded).
33. xiv John Marvin NEYMEIYER, born 22 May 1936, Marne, MI., Ottawa Co., died 12 Sep 1955, Walker, MI., Kent Co.
34. xv Edward William NEYMEIYER, (details excluded).
Fifth Generation
17. Norma Rose NEYMEIYER, born 20 Feb 1921, Grand Rapids, MI., Kent Co., died 29 Mar 1988, Ft. Smith, Arkansas,
Sebastian Co., buried: National Cemetery, Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
First born to Lurah (Reed) and John Neymeiyer. Norma had a love for animals, all kinds, unmatched by anyone. She was truly
devoted to her husband and family.
She and my mom, sisters, had both cut a special poem out of the paper and sent it to one another, each unknowing the other
had done the very same thing. They did this a few months before Norma died, Alice to follow nine months later.
She married Robert Louis WESTWOOD, 1944?, in Saginaw Co., MI, born 19 Sep 1922, Saginaw Co., MI ?, occupation Riverside
Furniture., died 19 Nov 1985, Ft. Smith, AK, Sebastion Co., buried: National Cemetery, Ft. Smith, AK.
Chief of Control at Riverside Furniture Co. Bob served in the US Navy during W.W.II.
Children:
+ 35. i Carol Ann WESTWOOD
36. ii Robert John WESTWOOD.
He married Emma, unknown.
+ 37. iii Brent Alan WESTWOOD
38. iv James WESTWOOD.
18. Alice May NEYMEIYER, born 07 Apr 1922, Kent Co., Grand Rapids, MI, baptized Grand Rapids, died 01 Dec 1988,
Saginaw Co., MI, buried: Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw, Michigan.
Alice May was named after her Grandmother Erie Alice and Erie Alice's sister Alice May. Grandma Neymeiyer had told me it
was a family name.
Howard, "Tommie" and Alice met in Washington D.C. in Layfayette Park across the street from the White House. It was the
day before WW II was announced the U.S. had won the war. But many in D.C. knew before hand. Dad got mom's phone number from
her roommate. At the time mom would not give it to dad and mom did not even talk to him much. Mom was working in the Pentagon
as a Secretary and dad was healing from the last surgery on his left arm from wounds received in the South Pacific. He also
recovering from Malaria. They lived in New York after they married, then back to Michigan when mom discovered she was going
to have a baby. She had not wanted to bring up a child in the atmosphere of New York City and young aspiring actors.
She married Howard Melvin ("Tommie") THOMAS, 22 Jun 1946, in Jefferson Ave Methodist Church, Saginaw, born 04 Jan
1924, Dayton, TN., Rhea Co., (son of James Vance THOMAS and Sarah Elizabeth CRANE/CRAIN) occupation First a
manufactures representative for Saginaw Furniture after learning the fine art of furniture design and production. Then to
General Motors, retired 1990, died 01 May 1991, Saginaw, Co., buried: Saginaw Co., Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw Co.,
Michigan.
Howard, fourth child of James & Sarah (Crain) Thomas remembered Aunt Martha helping to take care of him when his mom
died, when he was two and a half years old. Tommie nlisted in the USMC 22 Sep 1941 @ San Francisco, California and after basic
he was.stationed at Kodiak, Alaska, and then with the 1st Marine Division served in the South Pacific Asiatic Pacific area:
From 6 Jan 1944 - 8 Dec 1944; 25 Feb 1942 - 13 Feb 1943. Wounded in action, 14 Oct 1944. Participated in action against the
enemy on Kwajaiein Atoll and Peleliu where he was wounded in action. Awarded The Purple Heart and 2 Bronze Stars.
Children:
+ 39. i Gary Melvin THOMAS born 24 Oct 1947.
+ 40. ii Barbara Lynn THOMAS (details excluded).
+ 41. iii Nancy Lee THOMAS (details excluded).
19. Jack Albert NEYMEIYER, born 29 Apr 1927, Saginaw Co., MI, died 19 Dec 1986, Ann Arbor, MI, buried: 22 Dec 1986,
Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw.
Died at the University of Michigan Hospital during a special procedure to repair his heart.. Jack and his family resided
in Standish, Michigan, leaving Saginaw I believe in the 1970's..
He and his wife, Gloria had three boys then adopted a daughter. Jack had a great love for boating as did all the Reeds
and Neymeiyer's. As a young boy, Jack had burned his hand very badly on his mom's mangle, (presser) and had to undergo skin
grafts done at his dad's insistence to save his hand. Attended Central Michigan University. Jack served in the U.S. Army Air
Corps during W.W.II in the European Theatre. He met his wife Gloria at Central.
He married Gloria LESZCZYNSKI, (details excluded).
Children:
42. i John Gregory NEYMEIYER
43. ii Robert NEYMEIYER.
44. iii Mark Henry NEYMEIYER.
45. iv Threasa NEYMEIYER.
27. Alberta Jean NEYMEIYER, (details excluded).
She married (1) Glenn Robert CHASE.
Children:
46. i Jerry Allen CHASE, (details excluded).
47. ii Karla Renee KUIPER, (details excluded).
She married (2) Paul WATSON.
Sixth Generation
35. Carol Ann WESTWOOD, (details excluded).
She married (1) David Paul LAIL.
Children:
+ 48. i David Paul LAIL, Jr.
+ 49. ii Lurah Melissa LAIL.
She married (2)
James HOPKINS, occupation Sales.
37. Brent Alan WESTWOOD, (details excluded).
He married
Andrea SUTTON, (details excluded).
Children:
+ 50. i Leigh WESTWOOD (details excluded).
39. Gary Melvin THOMAS, born 24 Oct 1947, Saginaw Co., Michigan, baptized Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church, Saginaw,
occupation Real Estate Broker, died 25 Jan 2001, Saginaw County, Saginaw, Michigan, buried: Oakwood Mausoleum, Saginaw County,
Michigan..
Gary, was the first child born to Howard (Tommie) and Alice May (Neymeiyer) Thomas. Gary attended Delta College, enjoyed
acting and singing. His passion was spending time with his family on his sailboat and powerboat.
He married Sandra Kay RAJEWSKI, (details excluded).
Children:
51. i Cassandra Melissa THOMAS
52. ii Lurah May THOMAS
40. Barbara Lynn THOMAS, (details excluded).
She married Ronald Bernard FITZMAURICE, (details excluded).
Children:
+ 53. i Gary Thomas FITZMAURICE
54. ii Gregory T. FITZMAURICE
He married Kimberly Lynn FISHER
41. Nancy Lee THOMAS, (details excluded).
Children:
55. i Brea Pauline RETTELLE,
Seventh Generation
48. David Paul LAIL, Jr., (details excluded).
He married Donna.
Children:
56. i Cameron LAIL.
57. ii Braden LAIL
58. iii Chandler LAIL
49. Lurah Melissa LAIL. She married Terry ROLL, unk.
Children:
59. i Nicholas ROLL.
60. ii Melissa Lurah ROLL.
50. Leigh WESTWOOD, (details excluded).
Children:
61. i Grant Alan WESTWOOD
53. Gary Thomas FITZMAURICE, (details excluded). He married Wendy Kay WHITTIER, (details excluded).
Children:
62.
i Brittani Khaylin Depola FITZMAURICE
63. ii Brenna Nicole FITZMAURICE
Picture of Annegien (Anna) Timmer.
F. Nijman and F. A. Blancke Document
Certificate Blancke and Kramer
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