This album contains pictures from Klaas Boekeloo (#188), his wife Zwaantje van Dijk and their descendants in the USA. The numbers behind the names of Boekeloos correspond to the personal numbers in the original Dutch publication Geschiedenis en Genealogie van de Familie Boekelo (for an English summary click here).Klaas and Zwaantje came to Kalamazoo, Michigan in the first part of the 20st century.
In Kalamazoo lived at that time already many Boekeloos (since 1854), all descendants of the above mentioned Hendrik Freerks Boekeloo (#14) and Anje Jacobs Slager from Middelstum, the Netherlands.
Klaas Boekeloo however was a great-grandson of Hendrik's younger brother Eisse Freerks Boekelo (#15) from Rottum, in the province of Groningen, The Netherlands. Klaas Boekeloo emigrated from Bedum, The Netherlands to Kalamazoo, Michigan on May 26, 1914, only a few days after his parents 25th anniversary.
When Klaas came to Kalamazoo he met his uncles Gerrit Laning and Cornelis Laning, both brothers from his mother Grietje Boekeloo nee Laning. Not much later Zwaantje van Dijk came to Kalamazoo also. Klaas and Zwaantje married in Kalamazoo and they got four children: Martin Boekeloo (#279), Ann Dykehouse nee Boekeloo (#280), Grace Mejeur nee Boekeloo (#281) and Garrett Boekeloo (#282)
Freerk Boekelo (#187) and family
Klaas' older brother Freerk Boekelo (#187) had a barbershop in Bedum, The Netherlands. Here we see his family . Standing from left to right: Cornelis Evert (Cees) Boekelo (#274), Petronella (Nel) Boekelo (#272), Marten Boekelo (#271), Grietje Boekelo (#273); sitting from left to right: Heintje (Henny) Boekelo (#275), father Freerk Boekelo (#187), mother Geertruida Kok, Klaas Boekelo (#276); in front from left to right: Jansje Boekelo (#277) and Annie Boekelo (#278).
Nel and Grietje were twins. Cees has been single for many years but later he married Leny Moret and lived in Rotterdam (NL), Nel married Rein Dijkema and lived in Heerde (NL), Marten married Bep Scherpenzeel and lived in Kockengen (NL), Grietje married Kees Doesburg and lived in Bedum (NL), Henny married Jan Barkmeijer abd lived in Drachten (NL), Klaas married Thea Westerweel and lived in Soest (NL), Jansje married Alje Bierling and lived in Vlaardingen (NL) and Annie married Emko Kamminga and lived in Nagele (NL).
