Note: This is just one of
1,164
family groupings listed on
The Political Graveyard web site.
These families each have three or more politician members,
all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.
These groupings — even the names of the groupings,
and the areas of main activity — are the
result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,
not the choices of any historian or genealogist.
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John Steketee (1833-1900) —
also known as Jan Steketee —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
January
13, 1833.
Republican. Vice-Consul
for Netherlands in Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1884-1900; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for
the 4th Michigan District, 1889-93.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 1,
1900 (age 67 years, 139
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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George G. Steketee (1834-1920) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
December
12, 1834.
Republican. Mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1881-82; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
19, 1920 (age 85 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Steketee (1873-1946) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
22, 1873.
Lawyer;
Vice-Consul
for Netherlands in Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1901-12; Honorary
Consul for Netherlands in Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1912-46.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 3,
1946 (age 73 years, 70
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Frances W. Steketee (1874-1961) —
also known as Frances Wallder; Mrs. Jacob
Steketee —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
3, 1874.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924
(alternate), 1928;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927; vice-chair of
Michigan Republican Party, 1927-29; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1932-39.
Female.
Died, in a hospital
at Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
12, 1961 (age 86 years, 343
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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John Steketee (1897-1975) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
28, 1897.
Honorary
Vice-Consul for Netherlands in Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1924-73; Kent
County Probate Judge, 1967-75.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
3, 1975 (age 78 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Marion C. Steketee (1904-1994) —
also known as Marion Elizabeth Cornelius —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
28, 1904.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1964.
Female.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
15, 1994 (age 90 years, 48
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Graceland
Memorial Park, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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