John Van Buiten

John Van Buiten was born in 1869 in Houwerzijl, Groningen.¹ He married Geertje Udes on 12 November 1890.^2,1 John Van Buiten died on 8 June 1965 in 102 Westervelt Ave, Hawthorne, Passaic County, New Jersey.¹ He was buried in Fair Lawn (Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery.)¹

The obituary of John Van Buiten appeared on 8 June 1965 in the Paterson Evening News (pg. 41.)¹

More information:
His parents were Jan van Buiten and Geertje Jeltes.² John Van Buiten immigrated in 1888 (but he married in Holland, so this is not right.)¹

The fire of the Century Woven Label Company Mills in Prospect Park apparently happened in February 1918. The fire departments of Prospect Park, Haledon and Paterson battled the blaze, but lack of water frustrated their efforts. The mill had been build in 1917, and the damage was estimated at $15.000, not including machinery and goods. A number of houses was also destroyed, damages there were $8000.-. The cause of the fire is unknown, but an investigation will be conducted.³

Census Records:
1910 Fed. census: Household of John Van Buiten, 293 North 8th Street, Prospect Park Borough, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of John, his wife Gertrude and 6 children: John (16), Jacob (13), Jerry (10), Nicholas (6), Grace (3), Garry (2) and a boarder Lottie Udes (23.)⁴
1920 Fed. census: Household of John Van Buiten, 347 North 8th Street, Prospect Park Borough, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of John, his wife Gertrude and 7 children: Jacob (22), Jerry (19), Nicholas (16), Grace (12), Garry (11), Albert (8) and Gertrude (5), a daughter-in-law Elizabeth (26) with her daughter Gertrude ( 3 + 9 mo.)⁵