 1897 - 1973
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| Name |
William Blik |
| Born |
24 May 1897 |
Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1954 |
1534 Tamarack NW, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
| Died |
30 Dec 1973 |
Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan [2] |
- Death certificate #75454.
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| Buried |
04 Jan 1974 |
Tallmadge Twp, Ottawa Co, Michigan |
- Rosedale Memorial Gardens||E-338;Gr.no.1||
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| Notes |
- William and Hazel were married by Martin Hess. A note on the marriage record says: "In war service against Germany."
William was inducted into the Navy July 8, 1918, Second Class Seaman.
"Sometime in October 1918, I went aboard the U.S.S. Lake Champlain and sailed for Scotland. Weather fair all the way. Went through the North Sea. In fact the first cargo ship to sail there since we were at war. Landed in Inverness, Scotland. Stayed there about two weeks and started for the States again. After nine days out, was met with a storm and battled it for six days and the waves rolling at the heighth of 90 - 110 feet. As we neared the USA about six days, we wandered in a heavy fog, unable to get any sounding or bearing of any kind. Met a cargo ship which we got bearing from and sighted land which was South Carolina and our home port was Norfolk, VA. Trip from Scotland to Norfolk was 28 days and 12 hours. Stayed in Norfolk for two weeks and sailed for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The stay was three weeks, and I made one liberty to Caimanera, a small town and the place was very dirty and I thought the place was not fit for real Americans. Sailed for the States and was discharged from active service 19 Mar 1919." - William Blik (1920)
Reverend George Bontekoe administered the funeral service.
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| Person ID |
I239 |
Bryant |
| Last Modified |
5 Mar 2005 |
| Father |
Pieter Blik, b. Jul 1871, Holland, Ottawa Co, Michigan , d. 19 Apr 1957, Michigan |
| Mother |
Maria Clara Verbrugge, b. 19 Oct 1873, Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands , d. 30 Jan 1920, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
| Married |
14 Nov 1895 |
Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
- book #11, page 286
Peter Blik, age 22, born: Holland, MI
occupation: laborer
father: Wm. Blik; mother Kate Blicker (sic) (Baakelar)
Mary VerBrugge, age 22, born: Netherlands
father: Cornelus VerBrugge; mother: S. DeFeyter
witnesses: Cornelus VerBrugge & Roelof Veyer
married by: P Ekster, pastor of Holland Christian Reformed Church
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| Family ID |
F71 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Hazel Anna Nelson, b. 03 Feb 1899, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois , d. 03 Jul 1958, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
| Married |
17 Jun 1920 |
Kent City, Kent Co, Michigan |
- book #19, page 311
William Blik, age 23, born: Grand Rapids, occupation: machine hand, father: Peter Blik, mother: Mary VerBrugge
Hazel Nelson, residence: Kent City, MI, born: Chicago, IL, father: Fred T. Nelson, mother: Dena Lavine
married by: Martin Hess @ Sparta, MI
"in war service against Germany"
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| Children |
| | 1. William Nelson Blik, b. 13 Jan 1927, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan , d. 11 May 2002, Spectrum (Butterworth), Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
| | 2. Phyllis Jean Blik, b. 07 Nov 1929, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan , d. 02 Dec 1996, Gaines Twp, Kent Co, Michigan |
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| Family ID |
F69 |
Group Sheet |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 24 May 1897 - Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
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 | Married - 17 Jun 1920 - Kent City, Kent Co, Michigan |
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 | Residence - 1954 - 1534 Tamarack NW, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
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| Died - 30 Dec 1973 - Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
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 | Buried - 04 Jan 1974 - Tallmadge Twp, Ottawa Co, Michigan |
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| Pin Legend |
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 : Location
 : City/Town
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 : State/Province
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| Sources |
- [S122] Soc. Security, Death Index, 386-10-8545.
- [S189] Mich., V.R..
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