Descendants of Willem Willems
de Oude [Nijdam]
Generation No. 11 & 12
Born in Friesland, Al immigrated to Chicago with his family at the age of 12 years.
He worked for the Railroad in Blue Island for a time, and said there were so many immigrants working there that he could say "Good Morning" in 8 different languages. His mother died in 1909, and by 1916 Al was living in Grand Rapids, MI & had married a Grand Rapids girl, Marie Barlow.
Al worked in sheet metal, plumbing and heating throughout his life, first with Foster & Stevens, and then (until his partner Frank Oole died) at 950 E. Fulton St.where his company Nydam & Oole was located. He then worked as a manufacturers rep for Armstrong Furnace Co. in Columbus, OH from 1937-38, and during WWII as a Michigan distributor for Richards Manufacturing. In 1946 he formed A.J.Nydam Co at 2630 So. Division Ave.
ALBERT JOHN11NYDAM (JOCHEM AUKES10, AUKE JOCHEMS9 NIJDAM, JOCHUM JANS8, JAN JOCHUMS7,GEERTJE GERBENS6, GERBEN SYTZES5, SYTZEGERBENS4, GERBEN WILLEMS3, WILLEM WILLEMS DE JONGE2, WILLEM WILLEMS DE OUDE1) was born April 10, 1894 in Harlingen, Friesland, NL, and died February 02, 1957 in Grand Rapids, MI, USA. Al was the son of JOCHEM AUKES NYDAM (John A.) and RINSKE VLIETSTRA. He married MARIE ANNA BARLOW August 17, 1916 in Ada, MI, daughter of RIJK BARLO (Richard Barlow) and WILHELMINA UBBINK. Marie was born January 28, 1895 in Fernwood (Chicago), IL, and died June 1978 in Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Children of ALBERT NYDAM and MARIE BARLOW are:
i. WILHEMINA IRENE12 NYDAM, b. Grand Rapids, MI, married Clarence Brashler.
ii. JAMES NYDAM, b. Grand Rapids, MI., married (1) Yvonne Stewart and (2) Jean Stover.
iii. ROBERT NYDAM, b. July 30, 1926, Grand Rapids, MI; d. July 30, 1926, Grand Rapids, MI.
Children of ALBERT NYDAM and MARIE BARLOW are:
i. WILHEMINA IRENE12 NYDAM, b. Grand Rapids, MI, married Clarence Brashler.
ii. JAMES NYDAM, b. Grand Rapids, MI., married (1) Yvonne Stewart and (2) Jean Stover.
iii. ROBERT NYDAM, b. July 30, 1926, Grand Rapids, MI; d. July 30, 1926, Grand Rapids, MI.