The Timmerlinks:
Sue Timmerman Masselink, Taylor Masselink, Nancy Timmerman
Sue Timmerman Masselink, Taylor Masselink, Nancy Timmerman
GEN 8 Martinus (Martin) and Nellie E. Timmerman
GEN 9 John D. Timmerman and Ruth U. Jones Timmerman
GEN 10 Kenneth W. and Marion R. Timmerman
GEN 11 Nancy C. and Sue E. Timmerman
GEN 12 Andrew Timmerman (Tim) Masselink
GEN 13 Taylor Jolene Masselink
Timmerman Timeline:
abt 1878 Martinus (Martin) Timmerman (GEN 8) born Grand Rapids; Marries Nellie E.; dies 1917; Parents born in NL
1881 Nellie (GEN 8) born, MI; dies 1970; marries Martin Timmerman; five children; remarries XXX Le Compte sometime after 1920 - husband Martin's death in 1917; 1970 buried Washington Park Memorial Gardens, Section A Lot 245 grave 11
1901 John D. John D. Timmerman and Ruth Timmerman (GEN 9) born; MI
1901 Ruth Jones Timmerman (GEN 9) born; MI
1910 Census Martinus Timmerman (32); Wife Nellie (29); Five children: John N (9), Mariena J (7); Carl M (6); Nellis A (1), James (born after 1910 census); All born in MI; rents at 255 Oakland Ave; Martinus is a Carpenter who builds houses
1917 Martinus Timmerman dies; buried Washington Park Memorial Gardens in Grand Rapids; Section A Lot 245 Grave 4
1920 Census Nellie Timmerman (GEN 8) (38) widowed; Rents at 1002 Alpine NW, Grand Rapids, MI; Nellie and all five children born in MI: John (19), Mariena (17), Carl (15), Nellis (11), and James (8)
abt 1920-1921 John D. Timmerman and Ruth U. Jones marry; Two children: Kenneth (1921) and Marion
1921 SEP 9 Kenneth Willard Timmerman (GEN 10) born; MI
1930 Census: John Timmerman (29), wife Ruth (29), son Ken (8), daughter Marian R (4); owns house at 1233 Armstrong Ave; House value is $3,500; John is a city fireman; John and Ruth divorce abt 1934-1935
1937 Ken and his mother Ruth live on 1243 Crosby, Grand Rapids, MI; Ken is a student
1940 Census states that John Timmerman (39) is divorced from Ruth since before 1935?; John rents at 111 Summer Ave NW, Grand Rapids, has lived at that address at least since 1935; Occupation is dismantling cars; High school graduate
1940 Ken and his mother Ruth live on 1243 Crosby, Grand Rapids, MI; Ken is a delivery man for Forbes Stamp Company
1942 MAY 15 Ken enlists as a Private in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC); Mother Ruth continues to live on 1243 Crosby
1942 Private, Fourth Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, Calif.
1942 Private, Training Squadron Three, Marine Aviation Detachment, Naval Air station (NAS), Jacksonville, FL
1943 Private, Air Engr SQ 23, ABG-2, NAS, San Diego, CA
1943 Private First Class, Air Eng Sq 11, USMC Air Station Quantico, Virginia; Machine Shop Draftsman
1943 Corporal, Air Eng Sq 11, USMC Air Station Quantico, Virginia
1944 Sergeant, Air Eng Sq 11, USMC Air Station Quantico, Virginia
1945 JUL Staff Sergeant, Marine Service Squadron 32, Marine Aircraft Group 32, First Marine Aircraft Wing C/O Fleet Post Office San Francisco, California; Machinist
1946 Technical Sergeant, Marine Service Squadron 32, Marine Aircraft Group 32, First Marine Aircraft Wing C/O Fleet Post Office San Francisco, California; Non Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) of the Machine Shop
1946 APR Technical Sergeant; Discharged; Separation Center, USNTC, Great Lakes, IL (In 1946, there were seven enlisted ranks, Technical Sergeant was the second highest enlisted rank). Served in the Philippines and China
1946 Ken lives with his sister Marion at 317 Courtney NW; Marion is a salesclerk at Steketee's Department Store.
1948 Ken is a Machinist; lives at 317 Courtney NW, Grand Rapids, MI
1948 Ken and Muriel marry; Two children: Nancy Carol Timmerman and Sue Ellen Timmerman Masselink; Lived on Liberty and Hoyt in Grand Rapids, in Grandville, in Rockford, and back to Grand Rapids.
1949 Nancy Timmerman (GEN 11) born in Grand Rapids, MI
1954 Sue Timmerman (GEN 11) born in Grand Rapids, MI
1962? Ken, Muriel, Nancy and Sue live in Rockford, MI
1970 Nellie E Timmerman Le Compte dies; Buried Washington Park Memorial Gardens, Section A Lot 245 grave 11
1973 Sue Marries Thomas Masselink, one child: Andrew (1973)
1973 Andrew Timmerman Masselink (GEN 12) born in Lansing, MI
19XX Ken and Muriel live at 885 Hardwick SE, Grand Rapids, MI
19XX Ken and Marie Kuitert Marshall marry; live at 2131 Eastern SE, Grand Rapids, MI
19xx Sue graduates from Davenport College, Grand Rapids, MI, AA, Fashion Merchandising
19XX Sue graduates from Christopher Newport College, Newport News, VA; BA, Government Administration
1999 Taylor Jolene Masselink (GEN 13) born in Sanford, FL
19XX Ken and Marie move to Kingman, AZ
2004 MAY 10 Ken dies in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona at the age of 82; cremated; ashes scattered in Michigan
2009 Andrew Marries Angelina (Angie) Mass; no children
2014 Nancy Timmerman dies in Winter Park, FL of lung cancer; Never Married; No children; Cremated
GEN 9 John D. Timmerman and Ruth U. Jones Timmerman
GEN 10 Kenneth W. and Marion R. Timmerman
GEN 11 Nancy C. and Sue E. Timmerman
GEN 12 Andrew Timmerman (Tim) Masselink
GEN 13 Taylor Jolene Masselink
Timmerman Timeline:
abt 1878 Martinus (Martin) Timmerman (GEN 8) born Grand Rapids; Marries Nellie E.; dies 1917; Parents born in NL
1881 Nellie (GEN 8) born, MI; dies 1970; marries Martin Timmerman; five children; remarries XXX Le Compte sometime after 1920 - husband Martin's death in 1917; 1970 buried Washington Park Memorial Gardens, Section A Lot 245 grave 11
1901 John D. John D. Timmerman and Ruth Timmerman (GEN 9) born; MI
1901 Ruth Jones Timmerman (GEN 9) born; MI
1910 Census Martinus Timmerman (32); Wife Nellie (29); Five children: John N (9), Mariena J (7); Carl M (6); Nellis A (1), James (born after 1910 census); All born in MI; rents at 255 Oakland Ave; Martinus is a Carpenter who builds houses
1917 Martinus Timmerman dies; buried Washington Park Memorial Gardens in Grand Rapids; Section A Lot 245 Grave 4
1920 Census Nellie Timmerman (GEN 8) (38) widowed; Rents at 1002 Alpine NW, Grand Rapids, MI; Nellie and all five children born in MI: John (19), Mariena (17), Carl (15), Nellis (11), and James (8)
abt 1920-1921 John D. Timmerman and Ruth U. Jones marry; Two children: Kenneth (1921) and Marion
1921 SEP 9 Kenneth Willard Timmerman (GEN 10) born; MI
1930 Census: John Timmerman (29), wife Ruth (29), son Ken (8), daughter Marian R (4); owns house at 1233 Armstrong Ave; House value is $3,500; John is a city fireman; John and Ruth divorce abt 1934-1935
1937 Ken and his mother Ruth live on 1243 Crosby, Grand Rapids, MI; Ken is a student
1940 Census states that John Timmerman (39) is divorced from Ruth since before 1935?; John rents at 111 Summer Ave NW, Grand Rapids, has lived at that address at least since 1935; Occupation is dismantling cars; High school graduate
1940 Ken and his mother Ruth live on 1243 Crosby, Grand Rapids, MI; Ken is a delivery man for Forbes Stamp Company
1942 MAY 15 Ken enlists as a Private in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC); Mother Ruth continues to live on 1243 Crosby
1942 Private, Fourth Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, Calif.
1942 Private, Training Squadron Three, Marine Aviation Detachment, Naval Air station (NAS), Jacksonville, FL
1943 Private, Air Engr SQ 23, ABG-2, NAS, San Diego, CA
1943 Private First Class, Air Eng Sq 11, USMC Air Station Quantico, Virginia; Machine Shop Draftsman
1943 Corporal, Air Eng Sq 11, USMC Air Station Quantico, Virginia
1944 Sergeant, Air Eng Sq 11, USMC Air Station Quantico, Virginia
1945 JUL Staff Sergeant, Marine Service Squadron 32, Marine Aircraft Group 32, First Marine Aircraft Wing C/O Fleet Post Office San Francisco, California; Machinist
1946 Technical Sergeant, Marine Service Squadron 32, Marine Aircraft Group 32, First Marine Aircraft Wing C/O Fleet Post Office San Francisco, California; Non Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) of the Machine Shop
1946 APR Technical Sergeant; Discharged; Separation Center, USNTC, Great Lakes, IL (In 1946, there were seven enlisted ranks, Technical Sergeant was the second highest enlisted rank). Served in the Philippines and China
1946 Ken lives with his sister Marion at 317 Courtney NW; Marion is a salesclerk at Steketee's Department Store.
1948 Ken is a Machinist; lives at 317 Courtney NW, Grand Rapids, MI
1948 Ken and Muriel marry; Two children: Nancy Carol Timmerman and Sue Ellen Timmerman Masselink; Lived on Liberty and Hoyt in Grand Rapids, in Grandville, in Rockford, and back to Grand Rapids.
1949 Nancy Timmerman (GEN 11) born in Grand Rapids, MI
1954 Sue Timmerman (GEN 11) born in Grand Rapids, MI
1962? Ken, Muriel, Nancy and Sue live in Rockford, MI
1970 Nellie E Timmerman Le Compte dies; Buried Washington Park Memorial Gardens, Section A Lot 245 grave 11
1973 Sue Marries Thomas Masselink, one child: Andrew (1973)
1973 Andrew Timmerman Masselink (GEN 12) born in Lansing, MI
19XX Ken and Muriel live at 885 Hardwick SE, Grand Rapids, MI
19XX Ken and Marie Kuitert Marshall marry; live at 2131 Eastern SE, Grand Rapids, MI
19xx Sue graduates from Davenport College, Grand Rapids, MI, AA, Fashion Merchandising
19XX Sue graduates from Christopher Newport College, Newport News, VA; BA, Government Administration
1999 Taylor Jolene Masselink (GEN 13) born in Sanford, FL
19XX Ken and Marie move to Kingman, AZ
2004 MAY 10 Ken dies in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona at the age of 82; cremated; ashes scattered in Michigan
2009 Andrew Marries Angelina (Angie) Mass; no children
2014 Nancy Timmerman dies in Winter Park, FL of lung cancer; Never Married; No children; Cremated
DIEPENHORST
Taylor's Grandmother's Maternal Relation
GEN 7 Hermanus and Maaike Diepenhorst
GEN 8 Leendert and Willimena Diepenhorst
GEN 9 Bert and Jennie Diepenhorst; Leendert's son
GEN 10 Muriel Diepenhorst Timmerman; Bert's daughter
GEN 11 Nancy and Sue Timmerman; Muriel's daughters
GEN 12 Andrew Timmerman (Tim) Masselink; Sue's son
GEN 13 Taylor Jolene Masselink; Tim's daughter
Horst is a Germanic word derived from Proto-Germanic hurstiz, meaning an elevated land overgrown with shrubs or a thicket. Diepen is the Dutch word for "deep". We can therefore speculate that the original Diepenhorst family lived "deep inside" a rural area of high ground in the Netherlands.
1822 Hermanus' future wife Maaike (GEN 7) born in the Netherlands
1824 Hermanus Diepenhorst (GEN 7) born in the Netherlands
18XX Hermanus and Maaike marry; Five children (GEN 8): Aartje, Aric, Johanna, Leendert, Maaike
1851 May Leendert Diepenhorst (GEN 8) born in the Netherlands
1855 Hermanus Diepenhorst and family emigrate to the U.S.
1856 DEC Leendert's future wife Willimena (GEN 8) born in the Netherlands
1860 SEP Census: Hermanus Diepenhorst (36); wife Maaike (38); Five children: Aartje (1848 age 12), Aric (1849 age 11), Johanna (1850), Leendert (1851) and Maaike (1856); All born in the Netherlands except daughter Maaike who was born in Michigan; Hermanus' occupation is farmer in Holland Township. Ottawa County, MI
1871 Leendert's future wife Willimena emigrates to the U.S.
1875 Leendert and Willimena married, Six children: Klaas, Maggie, Marte, Aarrie, Bert, Johnnes
1893 AUG 6 Bert Diepenhorst GEN 9) born in Olive Township, Ottawa County, MI
abt 1897 Bert's future wife Jennie - Diepenhorst (GEN 9) born
1900 Census: Leendert Diepenhorst 49; Willimena Diepenhorst 46; Six children: Klaas 21, (Farm laborer) Maggie 18, Marte 17, Aarrie 11, Bert 9, Johnnes 2; Live in Olive, Ottawa, Michigan; Occupation: Farmer (Farm is mortgaged)
abt 1916 Bert Diepenhorst (21) marries Jennie (18)
1912 Leendert Diepenhorst and son Marte (Martin) each own 40 acres of farmland in Olive Township, Ottawa, MI
1917 JUN 5 WWI Draft Registration Card: Bert Diepenhorst is 23; a self-employed farmer in Olive Township, Zeeland, MI; married with two children (Lawrence and Lida); bad back; medium build and height; light blue eyes; light brown hair
1926 Muriel Diepenhorst (GEN 10) born
1930 Census: Bert Timmerman (35); wife Jennie (32); Six children (Arlene and Gloris not yet born); Rents for $30 a month at 607 Crofton St, Grand Rapids; Bert is a grocery store manager
1930 Census: Leendert Diepenhorst (79), Widowed; lives on farm with son Marte (Martin, age 43) and Martin's family
1940 Census: Jennie (GEN 9) (43) widowed; rents at 614 Shamrock St, Grand Rapids; Eight Children Lawrence (1897 age 24 and a clerk at a grocery Store), Lida (1916 age 23), Mable (1919 age 20, driller at Keeler Brass), Geneva (1923 age 17), Muriel (1926 age 14), Crystal (1929 age 11), Arlene (1931 age 9) and Gloris (1933 age 7); All born in Michigan
abt 1946 Muriel and Ken Timmerman marry; Two children: Nancy Carol Timmerman and Sue Ellen Timmerman Masselink
1949 Nancy Carol Timmerman (GEN 11) born, Grand Rapids
1954 Sue Ellen Timmerman Masselink (GEN 11) born, Grand Rapids (Sue was named after the family dog).
1973 Andrew (Tim) Timmerman Masselink (GEN 12) born, Lansing, MI
1999 Taylor Jolene Masselink (GEN 13) born, Sanford, FL
1822 Hermanus' future wife Maaike (GEN 7) born in the Netherlands
1824 Hermanus Diepenhorst (GEN 7) born in the Netherlands
18XX Hermanus and Maaike marry; Five children (GEN 8): Aartje, Aric, Johanna, Leendert, Maaike
1851 May Leendert Diepenhorst (GEN 8) born in the Netherlands
1855 Hermanus Diepenhorst and family emigrate to the U.S.
1856 DEC Leendert's future wife Willimena (GEN 8) born in the Netherlands
1860 SEP Census: Hermanus Diepenhorst (36); wife Maaike (38); Five children: Aartje (1848 age 12), Aric (1849 age 11), Johanna (1850), Leendert (1851) and Maaike (1856); All born in the Netherlands except daughter Maaike who was born in Michigan; Hermanus' occupation is farmer in Holland Township. Ottawa County, MI
1871 Leendert's future wife Willimena emigrates to the U.S.
1875 Leendert and Willimena married, Six children: Klaas, Maggie, Marte, Aarrie, Bert, Johnnes
1893 AUG 6 Bert Diepenhorst GEN 9) born in Olive Township, Ottawa County, MI
abt 1897 Bert's future wife Jennie - Diepenhorst (GEN 9) born
1900 Census: Leendert Diepenhorst 49; Willimena Diepenhorst 46; Six children: Klaas 21, (Farm laborer) Maggie 18, Marte 17, Aarrie 11, Bert 9, Johnnes 2; Live in Olive, Ottawa, Michigan; Occupation: Farmer (Farm is mortgaged)
abt 1916 Bert Diepenhorst (21) marries Jennie (18)
1912 Leendert Diepenhorst and son Marte (Martin) each own 40 acres of farmland in Olive Township, Ottawa, MI
1917 JUN 5 WWI Draft Registration Card: Bert Diepenhorst is 23; a self-employed farmer in Olive Township, Zeeland, MI; married with two children (Lawrence and Lida); bad back; medium build and height; light blue eyes; light brown hair
1926 Muriel Diepenhorst (GEN 10) born
1930 Census: Bert Timmerman (35); wife Jennie (32); Six children (Arlene and Gloris not yet born); Rents for $30 a month at 607 Crofton St, Grand Rapids; Bert is a grocery store manager
1930 Census: Leendert Diepenhorst (79), Widowed; lives on farm with son Marte (Martin, age 43) and Martin's family
1940 Census: Jennie (GEN 9) (43) widowed; rents at 614 Shamrock St, Grand Rapids; Eight Children Lawrence (1897 age 24 and a clerk at a grocery Store), Lida (1916 age 23), Mable (1919 age 20, driller at Keeler Brass), Geneva (1923 age 17), Muriel (1926 age 14), Crystal (1929 age 11), Arlene (1931 age 9) and Gloris (1933 age 7); All born in Michigan
abt 1946 Muriel and Ken Timmerman marry; Two children: Nancy Carol Timmerman and Sue Ellen Timmerman Masselink
1949 Nancy Carol Timmerman (GEN 11) born, Grand Rapids
1954 Sue Ellen Timmerman Masselink (GEN 11) born, Grand Rapids (Sue was named after the family dog).
1973 Andrew (Tim) Timmerman Masselink (GEN 12) born, Lansing, MI
1999 Taylor Jolene Masselink (GEN 13) born, Sanford, FL