William John van Raaphorst (1918-1999)
Portrait
Bill's professional portrait at DME, Detroit, Michigan
Story:
Individual Facts
- Name: William John Van Raaphorst
- Sex: Male
- Also Known As: Bill
- Birth: 31 Oct 1918, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
- Migration (Domestic): St Clair, St Clair, Michigan to Ligonier, Pennsylvania
- Migration (Domestic): Ligonier, Pennsylvania to Rancho Mirage, California
- Death: 14 Jul 1999, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, California, USA

Michigan, Bill's birthplace
Shared Facts
- Marriage: (Helen Rose Rinch) 12 Nov 1938, Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA
- Children: 3 sons

Bill and Helen, at their home in Charlevoix, Michigan
Relationships
- Father: Johan Nicolaas van Raaphorst (1896-1986)
- Mother: Johanna Dienst (1894-1937)
- Spouse: Helen Rose Finch (1919-2011)
- Son: Richard William van Raaphorst (1942-2020)
- Son: Robert John van Raaphorst (1946-)
- Son: Ronald Guy van Raaphorst (1953-)
For more information
Key sources of information included here, and where to get additional information.
- Ancestry Member Tree: "vanRaaphorst-Riedel-1" (Tree ID 104917897, ancestry.com), owned by avanraaphorst; access requires appropriate sharing/permissions
- van Raaphorst-Metsch Family History Book (PDF)
- van Raaphorst Family Page (PDF)
- Metsch Family Page (PDF)
- Dienst/Porsius Family Page (PDF)
- Untangling the Tangled Tale of my Dutch Immigrant Ancestors (PDF)
- German and Dutch history and geography (PDF)