Blondine Ballou Westbrook and Cornelius Van Allsburg

CORNELIUS VAN ALLSBURG was born September 6, 1866 in Coopersville, Ottawa, Michigan,⁶¹⁷⁵ and died April 11, 1934 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.⁶¹⁷⁵ He is buried in South Hart Cemetery, Hart, Oceana, Michigan.⁴⁵⁶

He married BLONDINE BALLOU WESTBROOK on January 11, 1893 in Hart, Oceana, Michigan,⁴⁴³¹ daughter of PHEBE ORCELIA BALLOU and JOHN WESTBROOK. She was born September 6, 1869 in Hart, Oceana, Michigan,^{6175, 250} and died April 24, 1948 in San Joaquin County, California.²⁵⁰

• Descendant Reports
  • Robert Pike Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)
  • Valentine Whitman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)
  • Eleazer Arnold Jr. Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)
  • Eleazer Albee Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)
  • John Smith Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)
  • Captain John Whipple Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)
  • Reverend Joshua Winsor Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)
  • Elisha Smith Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)
  • Maturin Ballou Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)
  • John Sayles Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)
  • Roger Williams Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)
  • Pardon Davis Descendant Report (Ancestor of Blondine B. Westbrook)

Children of BLONDINE BALLOU WESTBROOK and CORNELIUS VAN ALLSBURG:

1. JOHN NEAL VAN ALLSBURG, b. November 1, 1893, Pentwater, Oceana, Michigan;⁸¹⁵⁶ m. ENA RUBY HICKS on November 1, 1916 in Grant, Newaygo, Michigan⁴⁴³¹; d. January 19, 1988, Osceola County, Florida.⁹⁹
2. JUNE ORCELIA VAN ALLSBURG, b. March, 1895, Michigan; m. FRANK THORNTON SMITH on July 22, 1916 in Hart, Oceana, Michigan⁴⁴³¹; d. June 27, 1980, Santa Barbara County, California.²⁵⁰
3. PHILLIP CORNELIUS VAN ALLSBURG, b. November 10, 1897;⁶¹³ d. December 12, 1973, Hart, Oceana, Michigan.⁶¹³
4. ERNEST VAN ALLSBURG, b. January 22, 1901, Michigan;⁶¹³ d. June 18, 1977, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.⁶¹³
5. DOROTHEA VAN ALLSBURG, b. April 10, 1904, Hart, Oceana, Michigan;⁶¹⁷⁵ d. June 4, 1904, Hart, Oceana, Michigan;⁶¹⁷⁵ bur. Hart Cemetery, Oceana County, Michigan.^{6175, 456}

Work History

Newspaper Articles

Grand Rapids Press, December 19, 1913⁸¹⁵¹

FIRE DESTROYS HOME OF HART MEAT DEALER

Hart, Dec. 19.—An explosion of gas in the furnace at the residence of Cornelius Van Allsburg, meat dealer, started a fire that destroyed the house last evening. The loss is estimated at $6,000, with insurance of $2,200.

Van Allsburg's family was away from home. In the afternoon he built a fire in the furnace and returned downtown to his business. A few hours later neighbors heard the explosion and turned in a fire alarm. The firemen were helpless as the house was on the outskirts of the town far from a water main. Only a small amount of furniture was saved.

Grand Rapids Press, April 8, 1930⁸¹⁵⁰

Hart Man Has Spent Nearly Half Century In Butcher Business

Hart, April 8.—C. VanAllsburg has spent virtually all his life in the meat business. He came to Hart in March, 1886.

He was born at Coopersville in 1866 and learned the meat business from his father. When he was 18 years old he supplied several lumber camps with fresh meat. At the age of 20 he came to Hart and worked fro John Westbrook, sr. After two years he went to Pentwater where he operated a meat market for five years. He married Miss Blondine Westbrook, daughter of his former employer. They have three children.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
October 14, 18708144	Hart, Oceana, Michigan	Phebe Orcelia Ballou John Westbrook Blondine Ballou Westbrook Emor Smith Ballou
June 4, 18808145	Elbridge, Oceana, Michigan	Phebe Orcelia Ballou John Westbrook John Ballou Westbrook Blondine Ballou Westbrook
June 25, 19008146	Hart, Oceana, Michigan	Cornelius Van Allsburg Blondine Ballou Westbrook John Neal Van Allsburg June Orcelia Van Allsburg Phillip Cornelius Van Allsburg
April 20, 19108147	Hart, Oceana, Michigan	Cornelius Van Allsburg Blondine Ballou Westbrook John Neal Van Allsburg June Orcelia Van Allsburg Phillip Cornelius Van Allsburg Ernest Van Allsburg
January 3, 19208148	Hart, Oceana, Michigan	Cornelius Van Allsburg Blondine Ballou Westbrook Ernest Van Allsburg
April 2, 19403849	Stockton, San Joaquin, California	Frank Thornton Smith June Orcelia Van Allsburg Bess Ballou Smith Phillip Thomas Smith Blondine Ballou Westbrook