Willem VALSTAR

1876 - 1917  (40 jaar)

• Naam	Willem VALSTAR
  Geboorte	26 dec 1876	Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, NLD   [1]
  Geslacht	Mannelijk
  Beroep	Soldaat (1898-1899) Hotelbediende (1900-)
  Overlijden	02 apr 1917	Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Begraven	04 apr 1917	Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Persoon-ID	I3149	Valstar-Valster
  Laatst gewijzigd op	27 aug 2015

  
  

  Vader	Nicolaas VALSTAR,   geb. 16 apr 1823, Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, NLD ovl. 22 nov 1908, Delft, Zuid-Holland, NLD (Leeftijd 85 jaar)
  Moeder	Adriana VAN GEEST,   geb. 21 nov 1840, Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, NLD ovl. 30 dec 1917, Delft, Zuid-Holland, NLD (Leeftijd 77 jaar)
  Huwelijk	09 nov 1861	Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, NLD   [4]
  Gezins-ID	F6421	Gezinsblad  |  Familiekaart

  
  

• Gebeurteniskaart

  Geboorte - 26 dec 1876 - Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, NLD Overlijden - 02 apr 1917 - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Begraven - 04 apr 1917 - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  = Link naar Google Earth

  
  

• Documenten » Dia voorstelling		U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1898, William Valstar
  		U.S. Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1899, William (Willem) Valstar
  		U.S., Civil War Pension Index General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 for William Valstar
  		Willem was a member of the US Army's 2nd Infantry Regiment, E-company while fighting in the Spanish - American War
  		William was reported sick on august 31, 1899, and probably not fit for battle anymore

  
  

  Grafstenen

  Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County

  
  

• Aantekeningen

  Willem left Holland on the december 9, 1891 and headed to the United States (Source: Bev. Reg. Delft). The 'register of enlistments' of the U.S. Army states that Willem had blue eyes, brown hair, a 'fair' (white) skin and was about 170 cm longong. Willem enlisted on the may 11, 1898 to fight in the Spanish - American War. William was reported sick on august 31, 1899, and probably not fit for battle anymore.He was honorably discharged in februari 1899 and left Camp Shipp. After the war W Willem was a hotel clerk. His burial was paid by the County of Kalamazoo because of his honorably status as a private in the U.S. Army. He died in the sanatorium of the City hospital of Kalamazoo. He probably was not a richman and most likely he was never married.

  
  

• Bronnen

  Gemeentelijk archief, Acte 181. book 1917, page 21, record # 250. riverside Cemetery, sect. Y, lot 322/6. Gemeentelijk archief, Acte 31.