Birth records/death of frank vanslooten?

Question

he was born in the mid 1800''s,was born in holland michigan and setteled sometime early on in soth dakota where h e married briefly a woman named pearl packard. they had 4 or 5 children.any info anyone knows or how to find i would love.(dont suggest geneology websites cause they cost too much)

Answer 1

This is his WWI draft record:

Name: Frank F Vanslooten

City: Not Stated  

County: Perkins  

State: South Dakota  

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1884

Race: White  

Answer 2

There are thousands of free genealogy/ research sites.  The main site with census records is ancestry.com, and if you are serious about finding ancestry, it is well worth it.  You almost cannot do research without the census.  Usually, you can find it at a local library for free, but you have to spend the time/ money to get there.

One thing that will help you a lot, is to use the date(s) of children, to better estimate when he lived or how old he might have been.  If he had a child born in 1922, for example.. it is normal to find the family in the 1930 census, which can be used to build back.

Donald Vanslooten is shown in the social security death index, and died in SD.  His birth is 1913.  I'd guess this is one of the children, and the death is Perkins county.  Also in the social security death index, 45 of them have cards issued in Michigan, and yes, some of these seem to connect to Holland (as place of death).  

You may also want to go through the search for Vanslooten at www.rootsweb.com.   I find one family headed by Volkert Vanslooten, who had a child born in Holland, Mich in 1882.  Volkert may/ may not be the same as Fred Vanslooten, who is in the 1880 census with his wife and daughter.  According to this.. Fred, his wife and daughter (who is 14) all were born in Holland (country, not the town).  So the immigration is between 1866 to 1880.  

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yay for Joyce. This not only gives a date of birth, but proves he was still living in the 1940s.  But, he does not show up in the ssdi, meaning he probably died before 1960ish, which is when the index part starts.

Answer 3

Census records for Frank VanSlooten:

1900- There is one Frank VanSloten and one Frank VanSlooten living in Holland, Michigan.  I think that the correct one is Frank, born Aug 1884 in MI, parents: Folkest?, b. Jan 1848 Netherlands & Bertha b. May 1849 Netherlands.

1910- Frank VanSlooden, age 25, living in Allen, Perkins County, SD by himself

1917/1918- WWI Draft Registration- see previous answer- closest relative is Pearl VanSlooten

1920- in Fredlund, Perkins County, SD

VanSlooton- Frank F, age 35, b. MI

                   Pearl E, age 24, b. NE

                   Donald E, age 6, b. ND

                   Theodore F, age 5, b. SD

                   Elenore E, age 2 1/2, b. SD

1930- in Sidney, Perkins County, SD

VanSootin, Frank F, age 45, b. MI

                 Pearl A, age 34, b. NE

                 Donald E, age 17, b. ND

                 Theodore F, age 15, b. SD

                 Eleanor E, age 12, b. SD

                 Nellie M, age 9, b. SD

SSDI:

Donald E Vanslooten, b. 7 Feb 1913, d. 30 Apr 1996 in Lemmon, Perkins Co, SD (#503-09-1900)

OBIT:

Bismarck Tribune, The (ND) - May 2, 1996

Deceased Name: Don Van Slooten

LEMMON, S.D. -- Don Van Slooten, 83, Lemmon, died April 30, 1996, in the Lemmon nursing home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Spencer Memorial Presbyterian Church, Lemmon, with burial in Greenhill Cemetery, Lemmon.

He is survived by his wife, Lorraine; two daughters, Linda Edwards, Meadow, S.D., and Cathy Alley, Timber Lake; three sons, Art, Lemmon, Ike, Waukkegan, Ill., and Frank, Poplar Grove, Ill.; one brother, Ted, Lodgepole; and one sister, Mina Tescher, Sturgis. (Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Lemmon)

Bismarck Tribune, The (ND)

Date: May 2, 1996

Record Number: 0F225072601E1231

Copyright, 1996, The Bismarck Tribune

Lorraine E Vanslooten (wife of Donald), b. 7 Oct 1922, d. 3 Feb 1998 in Lemmon, Perkins Co, SD (#475-16-3999)

Ted (Theodore) Van Slooten, b. 24 Nov 1914, d. 1 May 1997 in Hettinger, Adams Co, ND (#503-12-3718)

Answer 4

I am a member of Ancestry.com and will get back to you if I find anything.

I found a Van Slooden, born in MI, in 1885, and in 1910, was single and living in S. Dak.  Any chance it's him?

Good job JoyceB