Person Sheet

Name William Henry Ruesink Birth 14 Feb 1875, Franklin Twp, Lenawee Co, Michigan65,66 Death 12 Feb 1962, Adrian, Michigan66 Burial 14 Feb 1962, West Adrian Cemetery66 Occupation Farmer Father Derk Jan Ruesink [immigrant] - 6 (1826-1903) Mother Willemina Berendina Hengeveld [immigrant] (1842-1926)
Spouses
1 Grace Adele Knight Birth 13 May 1877, Adrian Twp., Lenawee Co., Michigan65 Death 28 Dec 1973, Adrian, Michigan65 Burial West Adrian Cemetery Father William Knight (1842-1928) Mother Frances Amanda McKenzie (ca1845-1928)
Marriage 14 Feb 1906
Children John Henry (1908-2001) Charles Howard (1909-1986) (Living) (Living) Lewis Laverne (1914-1989)
Notes for William Henry Ruesink
1880 census: Census Place: Franklin, Lenawee, Michigan Source: FHL Film 1254591 National Archives Film T9-0591 Page 216A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace D. E. RUESINK Self M M W 54 HOLLAND Occ: Farmer Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND Minnie RUESINK Wife F M W 39 HOLLAND Occ: Keeping House Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND Albert RUESINK Son M S W 10 MI Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND George RUESINK Son M S W 9 MI Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND Nellie RUESINK Dau F S W 6 MI Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND William RUESINK Son M S W 5 MI Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND John RUESINK Son M S W 3 MI Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND Minnie RUESINK Dau F S W 8M MI Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND47 He was a school teacher for several years in the late 1890s at Grubb School (S.D. No. 5 two miles west of Tipton in Franklin Twp). After marriage he resided for many years on Knight Hwy just north of Emery Rd, but in ca. 1945 he turned the home farm over to son Lloyd and moved to another farm on Tipton Hwy just north of Moore Rd.
Notes for Grace Adele (Spouse 1)
Information on Grace's family can be found in the file "Knight-McKenzie Family." It includes the ancestory of both of her parents, plus information on her brothers & sisters and their descendants, and the descendants of aunts and uncles going back several generations. Social Security has SS#383-44-6347 & last residence as Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI.2