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Jacob Steketee, birth 22 Feb 1873 Grand Rapids, MI, US, died 3 May 1946, son of Jannis (John) Steketee and Katharina (Cathalina/Catherine) van der Boegh Biographical Sketches, A. W. Bowen's 1900: Jacob Steketee, also a son of John and Catherine Steketee, was born in Grand Rapids, February 22, 1873, and at the age of seventeen years graduated from the public school--in 1891. He then began the study of law in the office of Smiley & Earle, continued it under Smiley, Smith Stevens until September, 1893, and then entered the law department of the university of Michigan at Ann Arbor, from which he graduated with the class of 1895, and also took a course in literary studies. He was admitted to the Kent county bar, by local examination, April 20, 1895, prior in active practice, every day adding to his success and remuneration. Jacob Steketee married in Grand Rapids, November 3, 1895, Miss Frances Walder, a native of the city, born November 7, 1874, and a daughter of Frank and Anna Walder, natives of Germany, and this marriage has been crowned by the birth of one son, John. Mr. and Mrs. Steketee are members of the Congregational church, and own a handsome residence at No. 49 James Street. Married 7 Nov 1895 Grand Rapids,MI, US to: Frances M. Wallder, birth 7 Nov 1874 Grand Rapids, MI, US, daughter of Frank Walder and Anna Bengtson |
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1) John Steketee, birth 28 Sep 1897 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI, died 3 Nov 1975 John volgde zijn vader op als consul dd. 8 juni 1948 bij KB.John was, net als zijn vader advocaat. Hij vierde zijn ambtsjubileum in 1964. Kort voor zijn overlijden in 1975 werd hij, per Koninklijk Besluit (KB) op eervolle wijze ontslagen. to: Rose Hermine Cloutier, birth 7 Jun 1904 Pittsburg, PA, US, died 27 Dec 1972 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI, US |
| 2) Frank Wallder Steketee, birth 18 Apr 1900 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI,US, died 26 Dec 1951 Lansing, MI,US, buried 28 Dec 1951 |
| 3) Jacob jr. Steketee, birth 1 Jul 1906 |