MEET MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS

Ok, this is cool!! I actually have pictures of my great grandparents, whom I have never met, that lived in Holland. I'll start with my paternal great grandparents.

THE KUITERS

In the picture shown to the left are Roelof Kuiters and his wife Maria (Van Doorn) Kuiters with my grandmother Jannegie Wilhelmina. Roelof and Maria had eight children together, they are Roelof born July 19, 1885 he married Wilhelmina Vanrijn and died June 13, 1951. Johannes born September 19, 1886, he married Willemien Knierien and died July 2, 1951. Pieter born March 30, 888 and died August 27, 1888. Pieter born February 8, 1890 and died February 9, 1906. Hendrik born June 9, 1892, married Jaantje Van Der Meyden and died June 7, 1966. Wilhelm born March 5, 1894 and died September 23, 1896. Jannegie Wilhelmina (my grandmother) born December 10, 1896, married Paulus Arie Van Emmerik (my grandfather) and died 26 September 1983. Willemina born 1898 and died in 1899.

Maria (Van Doorn) Kuiters

I'm not sure what the occasion was to have this picture taken. The only two people I know in this picture are my grandmother, seated on the floor on the left side and her mother Maria seated on the first seat on the left on the second row.

I love looking at these pictures knowing that they are all over one hundred years old

THE VAN EMMERIKS

In this picture shown to the left are Johannes Hendrik Van Emmerik, his wife Pieternella Elizabeth (Legerstee) Van Emmerik and their family. I don't know names of the children shown except for my grandfather Paulus Arie sitting on the second row and is the third one in from the left. My grnadmother Jannegie is sitting on the second row and is the fifth on in from the left. I am pretty sure my grandfather is holding his first born son Johannes Hendrikus. Together Johannes and Pieternella had thirteen children. They are Heiltje born October 18, 1892, married Cornelis Sleeking, and died January 17, 1920. Paulus Arie (my grandfather) born April 13, 1894, married Jannegie Wilhelmina Kuiters, and died September 28, 1916. Johannes Hendrik born April 10, 1895, married Alberdina Sijpestijn. Aaltje born October 12, 1896, married Mathijs Brand. Marigje born December 11, 1897 and married Hendrik Ten Bloemendaal. Elisabeth born September 27, 1899 died August 22, 1900. Pieter Hendrik born November 11, 1900. Elisabeth born June 24, 1902, married Peter De Graag. Bastiaan born December 5, 1903 married Magdelene Mensen. Helena Hendrina born August 18, 1905, married Willem A. Nugteren. Pieternella Elisabeth born March 30, 1907, married Dirk Van Der Merwe. Hendrika born March 29, 1910, married Hendrik J. Van De Rest. Adrianus born April 19, 1913, married Evalina Van Gemert.