Virgil Elias Postma (1876 - 1944)

Born 5 Sep 1876 in Appanoose, Kansas, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Esther Rosalea (Searle) Postma — married 31 Dec 1905 in Cawker City, Kansas,USA

Husband of Emma Lorrain (Marsh) Postma — married 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Descendants

Died 25 Feb 1944 at age 67 in Big Springs, Deuel, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Virgil was born in 1876. In the 1880 census, Virgil (age 3), At Home, was the son of Robt. Pastma in Appanoose, Franklin, Kansas, United States.^[1] Virgil was in a military record in 1917-1918 in Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, United States.^[2] In the 1930 census, Virgil (age 52) was the married head of household in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

Virgil was mentioned in the obituary of his son Rev, Rev Robert Warren Postma on 25 December 2011 in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States.^[4] He passed away in 1944.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing Volume: 2; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00012; Digital film/folder number: 005160642; FHL microfilm: 1254381; Image number: 454; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: C
   FamilySearch Record: MFP1-MGW (accessed 6 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB3-9F9H
   Virgil Pastma (3), single son, At Home, in household of Robt. Pastma (34) in Appanoose, Franklin, Kansas, United States. Born in Kansas, United States.
2. ↑ Military: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; Digital film/folder number: 005151860; FHL microfilm: 1683330
   FamilySearch Record: K3RX-BYX (accessed 6 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYTX-3HPX Image number 03821
   Name: Virgil Elias Postma; Military Draft Registration Date: from 1917 to 1918; Military Draft Registration Place: Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, United States; Birth Date: 5 Sep 1876; Birth Place: , , United States; Citizenship Place: United States; Race: White.
3. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 8; Digital film/folder number: 004951791; FHL microfilm: 2340938; Image number: 112; Sheet number: 53; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03961-0
   FamilySearch Record: XHFX-C8H (accessed 6 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RCJ-XSR
   Virgil E Pastma (52), married head of household in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States. Born in Kansas.
4. ↑ Obituary of son Rev, Rev Robert Warren Postma: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
   citing Affiliate Name: NewsBank, Inc.; Digital film/folder number: 101032434; FHL microfilm: 101032434; Image number: 319
   FamilySearch Record: QK4W-S8F2 (accessed 6 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9R8-QSTV-1
   Name: Virgil Elias Postma; Source Newspaper: Daily World, The; Relationship To Head: Father; System Of Record: SLS.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #79404277

• "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8J-RMC7 : 12 March 2020), V E Pastma in entry for Robt Pastma, 1895.

Acknowledgements

Created by James Dunkin 18 Mar 2021.