Welkom op de genealogische website van Freerk Boekelo - online sinds 27 juli 1998
Front page of a New Testament, once owned bij Klaas Kornelis Laning,
grandfather of Klaas Boekeloo (#188) from Kalamazoo-MI
(enlargement: click at photo)
At the time that Klaas Boekeloo (#188) went to Kalamazoo
there already lived two of his uncles Laning. Both Gerrit and
Cornelis Laning were brothers of Klaas Boekeloo's mother
Grietje Laning from Bedum, The Netherlands. Klaas Boekeloo's
deaf and dumb sister Grietje Boekelo (#190) from Bedum,
The Netherlands wrote at the backside of next photo-postcard:
"Mijn Oom en Tante uit Kalamazoo, N. Amerika" (My uncle and
aunt from Kalamazoo, North America). These aunt and uncle were
Cornelis Laning and Aaltje Ter Laan.
"Mijn Oom en Tante uit Kalamazoo, N. Amerika"
Grietje Laning, mother of Klaas Boekeloo (#188)
and sister of Gerrit and Cornelis Laning from Kalamazoo-MI
Cornelis Laning, his wife Aaltje Ter Laan and their
three children Annechien, Rientje (Rena) and Klaas (Claus) Laning
Aaltje ter Laan, the wife of Cornelis Laning
The Cornelis Laning children Annechien, Rena and Claus.
Annechien Laning married Hendrik van Dam, Rena Laning married
Evert (Edward) Brondyke and Claus Laning married Jenny Keizer.
Later Claus lost four of his seven children in a gas-accident
Annechien Laning, daughter of Cornelis Laning and Aaltje Ter Laan
Obituary of Gerrit Laning
from a local newspaper in Kalamazoo
how the Kalamazoo Boekeloo and Laning families are related
(bold printed names are brothers and sisters)
MARTEN BOEKELO (1862-1935) x GRIETJE LANING (1858-1930)
(from Bedum, The Netherlands)
Freerk Boekelo (1890-1955) x Geertruida Kok (1891-1960)
Klaas Boekeloo (1892-1966) x Zwaantje van Dijk (1890-1970)
Annechien Boekelo (1895-1967) x Anno Kalkwiek
Grietje Boekelo (deaf and dumb, 1899-1915)
GERRIT LANING x TJITSKE FABER
(from Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Agnes Laning
Antje Laning
Klaas Laning
Pieter Laning
Jan van Zanten
Jac. van Zanten
Trientje van Zanten
CORNELIS LANING (1853-1920) x AALTJE TER LAAN (1855 - .......)
(from Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Annechien Laning x Hendrik van Dam
Rientje (Rena) Laning x Evert (Edward) Brondyke
Klaas (Claus) Laning x Jennie Keizer
Next information is about the families of this three children:
ANNECHIEN LANING x HENDRIK VAN DAM
(from Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Lammert van Dam
Frederika van Dam
Cornelia van Dam
Anna van Dam
Jacob van Dam
Alice van Dam
REINTJE (RENA) LANING x EVERT (EDWARD) BRONDYKE
(from Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Alice Brondyke
Christine Brondyke x ......... Koekoek (children: Niels Koekoek, Jacob Koekoek and Alice Koekoek)
Jacob Brondyke
Cornelis Brondyke
KLAAS (CLAUS) LANING x JENNIE KEIZER
(from Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Andrew Laning
Henriette Laning x ......... Holly
Alice Laning
Cornelius (deceased at the age of 14 in a gas-accident)
Garrett (deceased at the age of 11 in a gas-accident)
John (deceased at the age of 9 in a gas-accident)
James (deceased at the age of 1 in a gas-accident)