Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Harmannus Twiest (60566) & Geertruda Wijnholds (62745)
65048. Jan Twiest. Born on 5 Apr 1842 in Roswinkel (Emmen), Drenthe.538 Jan died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 15 Nov 1920; he was 78. Buried on 18 Nov 1920 in Washington Park Memorial Gardens, Grand Rapids. Occupation: Laborer.

Jan (John) and Lammechje (Laura) immigrated to Michigan in 1884 with six children. Two others were born after they arrived. Laura’s parents had immigrated to Michigan 17 years earlier.

1884 Michigan State Census. Wyoming Township, Kent County
John Twist was 38 years old, Lamencha 38, Hermanus 17, Dena 15, William 12, Gertrude nine, Frederick six, and Garrett three. All were born in the Netherlands. John and William work in the plaster mill. The family has only been in Michigan one month (no date is given at the top of the page for when this census was actually taken). All but Fred and Garett can read and write.

Grand Rapids City Directory, 1889. Grand Rapids, MI: R. L. Polk and Co., 1889.
Five Twiests are listed in the directory, all living at 467 Lincoln. Dena and Roberdiena are probably the same person working two jobs.
    John Twiest, laborer
    Herman Twiest, varnisher, Widdicomb Furn Co
    Roberdiena Twiest, belt mkr
    Dena Twiest, net mkr, business F. Rainville
    Wm Twiest, laborer

1900 Federal Census. Grand Rapids ward 6, Kent Co., Michigan
Roll 722, page 23A, ED 67
454 Lincoln Street
    John Twist, head, b. Apr 1843, age 57, m. 33 years, imm. 1884, day laborer
    Lamagiche Twist, wife, b. Dec 1846, age 53, m. 33 years, 9 children, 8 living, imm. 1884
    Fred Twist, son, b. Apr 1879, age 21, imm. 1884, delivery
    Geret Twist, son , b. Jan 1881, age 19, imm. 1884, machine [can’t read word]
    Jennie Twist, daughter, b. Sep 1885, age 14, milliner
    Alyda Twist, daughter, b. Dec 1880 [should be 1890], age 10, at school
All were born in the Netherlands, and their parents, too, except Jennie and Alyda born in Michigan.

1910 Federal Census. Grand Rapids ward 6, Kent Co, Michigan
Roll 657, page 10B, ED 82
457 Lincoln St.
    John Twist, head, 67, m. 43 years, b. Holland, parents b. Holland, imm. 1884, laborer
    Laura Twist, wife, 64, m. 43 years, 9 children, 8 living, b. Holland, parents b. Holland, imm. 1884
    Alida Twist, daughter, 21, single, b. MI, parents b. Holland, millinary

1920 Federal Census. Walker Township, Kent County, Michigan
Roll 779, page 5B
Walker Road
    John Tweist, head, 76, imm. 1882, b. Netherlands, parents b. same
    Lamdechje Twiest, wife, 76, b. Netherlands, parents b. same

Certificate of Death, State of Michigan, Department of State, Division of Vital Statistics; Walker Township; Kent County; Register 13, Number 528. John Twiest died 15 November 1920 of Apoplexy. He was married to Lammiche Steen, born in Drenthe, Netherlands, on 5 April 1842, and was 78 years, seven months and 10 days old at death. His father was Herman Twiest and his mother, Gertude Wynhold. Both were born in the Drenth, Netherlands. He was buried in Washington Park Cemetery on 18 November 1920. J.H. Joldersma & Son of Grand Rapids were the undertakers. Gerrit Lemmink, with a residence at North and Bristol NW, was the informant.

John’s obituary appeared in the Grand Rapids Press, Tue 16 Nov 1920.
On 21 Jun 1866 when Jan was 24, he married Lammechje Steen (64896) , daughter of Willem Geerts Steen (60519) (10 Jan 1810-) & Robberdina Klazes Heeroma (60298) (30 Oct 1812-), in Emmen, Drenthe.538 Born on 18 Dec 1845 in Smilde, Drenthe.538 Lammechje died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 10 Mar 1926; she was 80. Buried in Washington Park Memorial Gardens, Grand Rapids.

Lammechje, later known as Laura.

Record number 360 book 12 page 218 Kent County Death Records states that Laantje Tweist died in Grand Rapids of chronic myocarditis on 10 March 1926. She was 80 y 2m 20 d old, a widow, who was born in the Netherlands. Her parents were F. William Steen and Dena Heersma, who were both born in the Netherlands.

An obituary for Laura Twiest appeared Thursday 11 Mar 1926 in the Grand Rapids Press.
Their children include:
67518i.
Herman Twiest (1 Nov 1866-24 Jun 1960)
67519ii.
Roberdena Twiest (21 Feb 1869-9 Dec 1956)
67520iii.
William Twiest (16 Dec 1871-22 Nov 1943)
67521iv.
Gertrude Twiest (7 Oct 1874-5 Jul 1957)
67522v.
Frederick Twiest (4 Apr 1878-21 Jun 1956)
67523vi.
Gerrit Twiest (22 Jan 1881-11 Dec 1945)
67524vii.
Jennie Twiest (19 Sep 1884-Apr 1970)
67525viii.
Alida Twiest (Died unmarried) (Dec 1890-6 Aug 1915)
65049. Janna Twiest. Born on 25 Nov 1844 in Roswinkel (Emmen), Drenthe.538 Janna died in Roswinkel (Emmen), Drenthe, on 25 Nov 1844.538
65050. Janna Twiest. Born on 7 Feb 1846 in Roswinkel (Emmen), Drenthe.538 Janna died in Roswinkel (Emmen), Drenthe, on 3 Apr 1847; she was 1.538
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