The Schoolland Family Tree Family of J.B. and Trintjie Schoolland 1995 edition minor revisions – 1997

The following is reprinted from the 1972 version of the Family Tree THE SCHOOLLAND STORY The 19th century had entered its last decade. Queen Victoria, who had begun her reign over the British Empire in 1838, had grown old in service to her people. Across the channel a young queen, Wilhemina, had just succeeded her father to the throne of the Netherlands, The winter of 1890 is remembered as having been extremely long and cold, bringing much suffering to the poor. But, despite national and international changes and trouble, young people, nothing daunted, still joined the ranks of the married. Among these were Jan Schoolland of Marum and Trijntje Dijkstra of De Leek, villages in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. She was a beautiful girl of Frisian ancestry, and he in part; but living as they did in Groningen they spoke the dialect of that province by preference. They went to live in a house in Zevenhuizen at Jonkersvaart where a drawbridge had to be raised to permit the passage of boats in the canal. For this operation they were responsible, while mother maintained a tiny restaurant and served light lunches to all who might be interested. In the course of time their first child was born. She received the name Martje (Martha), but it was not long afterward that their joy was dimmed by the discovery that the mother had tuberculosis. Many young people contracted this disease in those days and little could be done to counteract its progress. What should they do? After much agonized prayer it was decided that they should move to the territory of New Mexico, in the western part of the United States, where the atmosphere was dry and should therefore be helpful to bring recovery to people suffering from lung trouble. So in the winter of 1893 they set forth upon the voyage across the ocean. Martha celebrated her first birthday, February 9, aboard the old liner. It was its last voyage for upon return to Europe the vessel was condemned as no longer seaworthy. The trip lasted seventeen days. They boarded a train in the Grand Central Station in great agitation, you can imagine, for it appears that they lost most of their hand baggage which someone snatched away upon their arrival in New York. What a long journey and wearisome it was until they stepped off the train in the dusty little village called Maxwell City. Prior to that it bore the name Pembrook, and in 1914 it was incorporated as Maxwell. It is situated between Raton and Springer in northeast New Mexico. Whence the name? That is an interesting story. Here it is. Spain controlled what is now Mexico already in the 17th century, and its soldiers and settlers had reached Teas and established Sante Fe by 1602, several years before the Pilgrims found their way to the "stern and rock-bound coast" of New England. Early in the 1700's it was a race between the French and the Spanish, each determined to control what is now the southwest corner of our country. In 1803 by the Louisiana Purchase all lands north and east of the Arkansas River became part of the United States, and by 1840 France had given up all attempts to compete with the Spaniards in America.

In an effort to populate New Mexico and southern Colorado the Spanish government offered large tracts of land to individuals who promised to settle upon them and make strong effort to get others to do so. It reminds one of the Patroon system used by the Dutch in the 17th century to settle the lands along the Hudson River. Although the French no longer laid claim to any of the southwest, it is of interest to note that the Spanish grants of land were for the most part given to men with French names. The largest grant was made to Cornelio Virgil and Ceran St. Vrain, and consisted of four million acres. Mexico became independent in 1821 and honored the agreement. So did the United Sates when it took over all the southwest territory upon conclusion of the war with Mexico in 1847. But ten years later the government trimmed this grant to 97,000 acres and in 1898 threw all land in excess of this piece open to the homesteaders. Another 2,500,000 acres constituted a grant given to Charles Beaubien. Half of this vast tract he gave to his daughter Luz, who married the glamorous Lucian Bonaparte Maxwell who purchased the rest of the grant from this father-in-law for $2,750. He built a mansion at Cimarron like a European castle, and filled it with fine furniture brought over from France. His tableware was of silver and gold, and he entertained lavishly. He founded that First National Bank of Sante Fe and became a noted cattleman. Alas, he lost most of his wealth in an ambitious attempt to irrigate a large tract of land along the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. His property passed into the hands of others. His mansion was ruined by fire, but the great ranch is still considered a show place. The Dutch immigrants who settle in the area were almost all renters of tracts of land which had been part of the Maxwell Grant. By this time, however, the land was owned by a Dutch Land Company of which a former prime minister of the Netherlands, Van Houten, was president. That no doubt explains why our people were attracted to this particular area. There were several Dutch families already living in the Maxwell area when our parents arrived in March of 1893. Some months before, Klaas Schoolland, father's uncle, and for many years professor at Calvin College, had come to this insignificant spot as companion to a young man, Dirk Boersma, afflicted with tuberculosis. The young man did not regain his health but died that same year. Uncle Klaas was therefore at the little depot when his nephew and wife arrived with their baby. With then came our grandparents and son, Albertus, youngest brother of our father. Grandfather's name was Bareld Jan and grandmother bore the name Martje. Albertus returned to Holland quite soon, and Uncle Klaas went to Grand Rapids. The folks settle on what was known as the Worden place. In 1970 some of us visited Maxwell and found the house where they lived. A short distance behind the house is a pond on which in winter mother and father skated. In that home much transpired of joy and sorrow. The angel of death came to take away grandfather Bareld within three weeks of his arrival. He lies buried in the barren, windswept cemetery on the edge of the village. Next to him lies his wife who followed him about three years later, never having become accustomed to the new country. There was hard work to be done and little or no income for a long time. The ground had to

be cleared of brush and that involved long days of drudgery. Happily there was a grocer, D. Van Bruggen, who was able and willing to tide them over. He appeared to have had a son named Willie, and Anita--still living in Maxwell--is his granddaughter. It is reported that all but one of those indebted to him paid their bills eventually. Here five children were born to the Schoollands: Hilda, Jantje--who died as a babe--Jim, Jeannette, and Bart. Since mother was generally feeble, their care must often have been a burden. On occasion mother's sister, Wopje, came to the rescue. And father always cheerfully pitched in when necessary. Wopje came to Maxwell in 1895, when she was 19, to be with her sister and to marry her fiance, Benne Folkerts, who had left the Netherlands in 1894 at the age of 20--he too being a consumptive. Winnebeth, as we will call her, did not care to travel to America to marry the sick young man once he was gone. But her mother made it plain that she should be true to her promise and should not back down. The mother (Hiltje Tolsma Dijkstra) very likely was mindful of the fact that their other daughter, Trijntje, would be benefitted greatly by the presence of her sister. So she went, another girl accompanying her, and in later life referred to her mother's good sense as God's wise leading. The Rev. Idzard Van Dellen, who as a graduate from our Calvin Seminary in 1895 became Maxwell's one and only minister, married Ben and Winnebeth on November 8, 1895, in the home of Jan Zwier. In the course of time they became parents of 17 children. Van Dellen, in his book, "In God's Crucible", makes mention of this Jan Zwier whose son Dan became a well known minister in our Church [the Christian Reformed Church], as belonging to the "aristocracy of the mind". He had a brother Peter, who, with his family, constituted part of the group. Other familiar names are A. Ungersma, Oldenburger, Norden, J. Brandsma, W. Smit, J. Van Wyk, Swets, Bosma, J. Klynsma, J. Sikkens. While visiting Maxwell in 1970 we met an old man, Jeff Jackson, who remembered taking out a girl of Van Wyk. He was going to teach her English and she him Dutch. But nothing came of it. The Dutch young people "did not care to go along to the dances"! For a while the small colony grew and a congregation was formed. The home of Zwier was too small to contain them all on Sunday and so a small church was built of adobe bricks, two miles west of town. Another mile farther west a sanatorium was built of the same material. Here the t.b. patients lived, and the minister was responsible for the general management of the small institution. Mr. and Mrs. George Branderhorst were housekeepers and nurses. George had been a nurse in a mental hospital and his wife, Anna, was a girl from Holland, Michigan. For the purpose of support and good order there was organized from both Reformed and Christian Reformed Churches. For a short time Rev. and Mrs. Van Dellen lived in a room in the home of Jan Zwier, and somewhat later moved in with the Folkerts couple, occupying two rooms in their house, situated on the Joling place. Still later a two-story house was bought which served as parsonage until the minister left for Luctor, Kansas, in 1902. The house still stands but both church and sanatorium have disappeared, as has also the Christian school. Although life was hard and conditions were primitive there were joys too. These people experienced the bond of fellowship in Christ. They found comfort in communion with God. His

Word was their guide and stay. They kept contact with the denomination through "De Wachter" and "De Gereformeerde Amerikaan." They attended church services faithfully and found joy in Christian fellowship. A Singing School was organized, led by Ben Folkerts. No doubt they sang psalms, but also hymns from "Neerbosch Zanger." We can still hear them, in our imagination, singing such songs as "Ver Boven 't practig Sterrendak" (Far above the beautiful, starry sky) and "Waarheen Pelgrim?" (Wither Pilgrim?), as well as "tis Uw Roepstem, Kerkklok's Tonen" (It's your summons, the church bell's ringing). Often they must have longed for their loved ones in the Old Country, and tears flowed freely, especially when death came. The Folkerts family has two children buried in the Maxwell cemetery, and mother and father had to entrust one of their little ones to the grave, shortly before Jim was born. Yes, sorrow there was and hardship, but they were sustained by an unfaltering trust in God. Dad became a deacon in the little congregation and a year later and elder, which office he filled both in Maxwell and later in Alamosa, at least thirty years. The church, organized in 1895 with the arrival of Van Dellen, constituted part of Classis Iowa. In the year 1904 this Classis was divided into two segments, namely: Orange City and Pella, and Maxwell was included in the second named. In the early years elders from the small outlying churches hardly ever went to a Classis meeting. It was too costly. But as conditions improved the situation was remedied, and our father was commonly delegated once a year. He became very familiar with church government. The proper training of the children was important to these god-fearing people. So when one of the patients, coming from Grand Rapids, turned out to be a teacher, they engaged her to teach their children. She was Mattie Hoogeboom, efficient and deeply religious. In 1898 she had six pupils. During the summer she taught outside and in the winter in the church, and still later a small school building was erected. This no doubt was the first Christian School west of the Mississippi. How long it lasted I do not know, but Jim, who was born in 1896, remembers this training he received. The last Church Year Book that mentions Maxwell (1909) tells of a summer school taught by Effie Zwier. There were a few young men in the group, also health seekers, and especially on Sunday these people would enjoy dinner at the homes of the families where they were made welcome. One of these fellows in a jolly mood on a certain day suggested to Jim that he put his bowl of "sup en Brei" (porridge) on his head, which the little fellow promptly did. It may be supposed that mother did not appreciate this activity and that it didn't happen again. Attacks by Indians upon settlers no longer occurred and the red men were not even familiar figures. But there were the cowboys. One day, so Miss Van Bruggen tells us, a cowboy lost his life in a shoot-out in Cimarron. His fellows went chasing through the country that night searching for the culprit. In the back of Van Bruggen's store was a Dutch family, newly arrived, whose hearts were filled with apprehension as the cowboys repeatedly circled the store in their effort to find the slayer. Life in Maxwell was primitive and difficult. Many members of the colony were afflicted with tuberculosis, and it was not strange therefore that funerals had to be conducted by the young preacher every now and then. Sometimes, too, there were quarrels. People did not always understand each other, and tempers flared, also because it was so very difficult to make a living.

Yet, by and large, it was also a fruitful time spiritually. There was a leaning upon the Lord and a readiness to help each other in need. The water supply for irrigation was insufficient and the settlers were more often disappointed than cheered by the result of their labors. People came and went, using up what little resources they had. The colony, which according to the advertisements of the land company would become "the largest settlement of the Dutch in the United States" never amounted to much. It is true that statistics continued to be carried in the Year Book of the Christian Reformed Church until 1909. At that time there were still ten families, with 18 communicant members, and a total of 54 individuals. John Van Wyk was clerk form 1906 to 1909, and the 1910 yearbook tells us that he was clerk of the Kuner, Colorado church. He was no doubt the same man who moved to Prairie View, Kansas, and served Classis Pella as treasurer for a number of years. Prairie View was situated near Luctor and maintained a separate congregation for a short while. During the dozen years of its existence the congregation at Maxwell City reached its highest membership in 1898, counting 19 families consisting of 85 individuals. In 1895 and '96 there were but 8 families. The other years the figures ranged between 10 and 16 with a steady decline noticeable from 1902 on. The last three Year Books mentioning Maxwell inform us there were 10 families. They must have all moved away in 1909. Some went to Montana, others to Denver or Alamosa. Kuner was founded in 1909, and Van Wyk--whose name was then spelled Van Wyck--was one of those who had found his way to this place near Greeley. So also the Folkerts family, which spent a couple of years prior to their Kuner venture in Alamosa. It was in 1903 hat the Schoolland family pulled up stakes and left Maxwell City, as it was still called at that time, and moved northwest to Alamosa. Near this small town an agricultural settlement of Dutch people had been attempted in 1893 by an organization headed by Prof. D. M. Noordzij or the University of Utrecht. The organization bore the name Nederlandisch-Amerikaanische Land en Emigratie Maatschappij. It managed to interest a good number of families in the project by advertising in Dutch newspapers that southern Colorado was the "Italy of western America." Deep disappointment was the lot of those who responded, for though much of the soil in the San Luis Valley may be of fair or good quality, it will produce nothing of value without irrigation. Great stretches of sage, chico, and greasewood greeted the newcomers. This meant endless grubbing, careful building of ditches and application of water if this was available. Poor preparation had been made for the coming of the 200 immigrants. They were lodged in a couple of unfinished sheds and in consequence such sicknesses as diphtheria and scarlet fever broke out, taking some lives. Some help came from the people living in the area, but for the most part the Hollanders were left to fend for themselves. Land was procured south of Alamosa and a tiny center which they called Rilland was established. It was not long before all the settlers abandoned the project and the only family that remained in the area was that of Adolph Heersink, from Varseveld, the Netherlands. The others moved to older Dutch settlements and a few tried farming in eastern Colorado, near Crook. In course of time several families returned to Alamosa to join the lonely Heersinks, notably that of Andries Hof, many of whose descendants still live there. It is interesting to note that the 1908 yearbook list 12 families and a Men's Society of 9, with Hof as president. The story of Alamosa's beginnings is told in considerable detail in Dr. H. S. Lucas' "Netherlanders in America", pages 428-443. Consult also Rev. I. Van Dellen's "In God's Crucible" and Marien Schoolland's "A Goodly Heritage".

The folks rented a farm only a half a mile west of the Waverly School and the children did not have far to walk to receive their education. After some years a change was made an they moved to what became known as the Kaddatz place. The house was small and in consequence a large tent was erected in which the children slept. That must often have been a chilly experience. Two years of this was enough, and a small addition was added to the house. All told, the family lived here about ten years. Dad wanted to buy the farm but some one else got ahead of him to his great disappointment. They were forced to move to temporary quarters somewhere south of the Waverly road near where Ray and Alice now live. While living there, in 1916 Hilda became the wife of Will Schneider. Thereupon the folks were about to buy a farm which was originally set aside by the government of the State as school land, intended to produce revenue for the conduct of education. The Hofs did the same. At long last they became owners and it brought our parents great joy and satisfaction. It seemed very appropriate that the Schoollands should occupy school land. Here Martha and Gerrit were married in 1920 as well as the other three children--Jim to Sarah Westenburg in 1922, Bart to Ann Wieskamp in 1923, and Jeannette to Neal Witt in 1926 in the new house. Prior to Jeanette's marriage our parents' material status improved and they were able to send her to Grundy College. Mother's health was never robust but she was completely cured of her lung trouble. She was a devout Christian and how she loved to sing! Whenever possible she would urge a group of visitors to sing a while around the organ bought while they lived in the Kaddatz place. As a girl, Hilda took music lessons from a teacher who went to the homes of her pupils. Jeannette listened in and joined her older sister in practicing. That was a measure of economy. Upon his marriage Bart took over the farm and the folks lived in a neat four-room house built on the southwest corner of the farm. For years Dad kept a few cows and helped Bart in many ways. He served the church as elder with joy and devotion until his son Jim took his place. He and mother visited Jeannette and Neal almost every year for a while, until the Lord took him to his eternal home, suddenly, in November of 1936. Mother was then taken to Martha's and Gerrit's home in Bowen where she lived until her death in 1943. Father was an optimistic person and easily saw the bright side of things. It made life less of a burden for mother who tended to be pessimistic. He helped her much and buoyed up her courage on many occasion. I recall a particular instance in which a hailstorm appeared to have ruined the grain ripening in the field. Dad would not agree that all was lost and happily it turned out he was right. For many years he led in one of the two services on Sunday--Hof the other. Father would prepare for Sunday by selecting and reading a printed sermon on Thursday evening. Furthermore, he taught the adult Sunday school class, and on Saturday evening, chores being completed, he would read the explanation of the lesson as found in De Wachter and Instructor in the hearing of those who were at home. Ministers came to relieve the elders four times a year, two Sundays each. For the rest Alamosa had reading services, until in 1925 Rev. Gerben Zylstra came to be their first pastor. Alamosa thus was a vacant church for twenty years. Highlights in those years were the ten summer

weeks during which the congregation was served by a student. Visiting preachers and students were generally provided with lodging by the consistory members. Somehow the Lord blessed the efforts of the elders so that Alamosa came to be known as a spiritually wide-awake and knowledgeable congregation. For many years there were both a young men's society and a young women's society as well as a Young People's Society. And of course there were organizations for men and women. A Christian School provided instruction for the youth of the congregation. When Bart was a lad he owned a donkey, bought at a sake for $5.00. A little cart was constructed to be pulled by the donkey, bringing him and Jeannette to school. Bart, though younger, was always the driver, or if they traveled bareback he would have to sit in front to hold the reins. One day his sister persuaded him to let her take the reins. The result was disastrous. The donkey, sensing the difference, ran swiftly down the road and into someone's driveway, in doing which the riders tumbled off into the dust. Happily no on was hurt, but Bart asserted his masculine leadership after that and would not surrender the reins "to a girl"! Evidently driving a donkey was not girl's work. What joys these two shared in childhood. On warm, summer days they would go out into the brush at some distance from their home, riding on their stick horses, and build towns with the bleached bones they found on the prairie. Here they would "camp" now and then, enjoying whatever lunch mother might give them. They recall an early trip to the mountains with farm wagons to get wood for the cook stove. The drivers were father and Jim. Hilda and Bart also went along. Wood was gathered during the afternoon. Supper was enjoyed and everyone slept in the wagon boxes. The next morning they loaded up and 'twas back home again. Once, too, they camped for a few days with Rev. I. Van Dellen who had a Classical supply in Alamosa. He had just returned from a trip to the Netherlands where he had attended the Synod of the Gereformeerde Kerken. At night they sat around the camp fire while he told of his experiences in English, which he spoke rather poorly. This must have been in 1912. The years rolled by, bringing joy and sorrow. Deep sorrow there came to the homes of Jim and Bart who had to say farewell to their wives, both stricken with cancer, in 1967 and 1964. Bart found comfort in remarriage, namely to Gertrude De Groot Bouma, while Jim lives alone in Ripon, California. He has six children, most of them living in California. One (Thelma) is a missionary in Peru. Bart has three children ; Hilda and Will, seven--three married to ministers. Neal and Jeannette have five children, four of which dwell in Michigan; the other, Conn, lives in California. Neal spent 39 years in the active ministry, in six different congregations. Jim and Bart have given many years of their lives as elders, as has also Will, and at this time their children are taking up the task they have laid down. All of us with our children love the Lord and trust in His atoning blood for redemption and eternal life. May we not forget the past with its struggles and receive abundant grace to live ever more completely to God's praise.

In deep gratitude for what our parents were to us--your brother, Neal July 1972 In addition to what my grandfather wrote in 1972, there are some other interesting facts concerning the history of the family. One is that for at least 8 generations a tradition was kept of inverting the father's name in the name of the son. Thus, there were 4 Jan Bareld Schoollands, and 4 named Bareld Jan. (The american equivilent is, of course, John Bart). The lineage is as follows: 1. Jan Bareld b. 1710 2. son - Bareld Jans b. 1737 m. Janke Jans 3. son - Jan Barelds b. 1762 m. Janke Gialts Landmeter in 1785 d. April 25, 1823 4. son - Bareld Jan b. July 11, 1786 m. Minke Houwega, also named Minke Bouwes 5. son - Jan Barelts b. 1810 m. Jantje Hanzes Remerie b. Jan. 23, 1809 d. Feb. 28, 1869 d. Jan. 29, 1887 6. son - Bareld Jan b. June 19, 1838 m. Martje Hummel b. May 5, 1834 d. Dec. 11, 1895 d. Dec. 11, 1895 7. son - Jan Bareld b. Oct. 7, 1865 m. Trijntje Dijkstra b. Mar. 1, 1870 d. Nov. 23, 1936 d. Oct. 6, 1943 8. son - Bart John b. Ap. 3, 1902 m. Johanna Wieskamp b. Sept. 19, 1902 d. Feb. 6, 1991 d. Sept. 16, 1964 The younger brother of Bareld Jan Schoolland (b. 1838) was Klaas Schoolland, who was reprortedly like a brother to Bareld's son John, because they were close in age. He later became a well-known professor of Greek at Calvin College and Seminary. For more information on this branch of the Schoolland line see: "A Goodly Heritage" [a biography of Klaas, written by his daughter, Marien]; or "Dutch Calvinism in Modern America: the History of a Conservative Subculture" [written by Dr. James Bratt of Calvin College, this historical account describes the nature of Klaas' writings]. The father of Bareld and Klaas (Jan, b. 1810) was instrumental in founding a new church in his village of Ureterp. The church split from the state (reformed) denomination, as a response to a feeling by the defectors that the state church had drifted from its calling and was no longer part of the true church. At the time of the split, both Bareld and Klaas were living in Ureterp as well. Other items of interest came to me by way of Viola Topping, daughter of Bart Schoolland. It seems that one of our relatives, Lucas Fokkers Fokkema, became a soldier in the army of Napoleon, and participated in the infamous march upon Russia. This man was an uncle to Klaas and Bareld Jan Schoolland. He wrote the following letter to his family on October 23, 1813 in Mentz, Germany:

My esteemed father and mother I am letting you loved ones know that I am still well and healthy, and I hope that you loved ones are too. Were it otherwise my heart would be grieved and I hope and wish that you may receive these occasional letters in good well-being and that you may with God's blessing. Send me a letter as soon as possible and I pray that I may again receive it is good health. We have no specific classification as of yet but come under the 30 Regiment, the 1st Company, and the 5th Battalion of the Vriesian Red Curasiers. So you must put the address on the letter this way, and then I hope I will receive it O.K. Sunday the 17th we arrived at the city of Mentz and on the 19th all of us Vriesian young fellows were brought together in the Brak (barracks?) and now things are a lot better than they were on the march, because now we get a little piece of meat and soup in the morning and in the evening potato soup, but our pay is so small that in the past six days we got only a quarter of a penny and we don't know when we may again the that much more. But I thank God that I still have a little money and that I am well, and I pray daily that I may remain well because that is greatest riches I could possibly have in the unfortunate lot that has befallen me, but I hope and pray that I may once again be with you loved ones in good health. But I'm afraid that will not happen because every day men are going by the hundreds over the Rhine from they are now close to us, but I pray to God that he will protect us from that for if God protects us, then we have nothing to fear because he hears and sees everything that happens on this earth because his is omnipresent. Several of my comrades, namely two or three have here also experienced the misery of the fever. One of these got the fever on Wednesday, the 20th and the following night be journeyed into eternity. He was from Saint Anna and his name was Pieter Schepen. Now I will quit with the pen but not with the heart and above all my special greetings to all my brothers and sisters and uncles and aunts and to my special friends and acquaintances and also to Luitzen Johanennes Damstra. My greetings to all of you. He was never heard from again. (translated by J.B. Schoolland, son of Klaas Schoolland). The origin of the surname "Schoolland" is also interesting, as told here by Marien Schoolland (daughter of Klaas): "When Napleon Bonapart established his empire in Europe, the Netherlands was also subjected to his rule, about 1806. By 1812 Napoleon had decreed that, in accordance with French Civil Law (Codes Napoleon), every family must have a family name and must register that name in the office of the mayor of his municipality. The easy off-hand way of differentiating between people and families was no longer to be acceptable -- such designations as Tom the farmer, Tom of John, Tom of Mary, Tom from the hills, Tom by the river, etc. So the order was proclaimed throughout the country: each family head must adopt a name and register it--a name not to be changed except with the consent of the government and for a fee. The restriction may not have been added till later, for surely if people had realized that the name they chose would be passed on for generations, unchangeable, they would hardly have chosen such names as appear even today: Aardappel (potato); Haring (herring); Leegloper (a ne-'er-do-well); Naaktgeboren (born naked); Lachniet (don't laugh). There are many more, chosen thoughtlessly or because of resentment at being subject to foreign rule. Our forefather was, fortunately, a man with a more serious bent of mind. In the old archive of

Leewarden, capital of Friesland province, his visit to the mayor is recorded as follows (translated): John Barleds, resident of Ureterp, having appeared before the mayor of the municipality of Ureterp, Canton Beetsterswoog, district court of Heerenveen, department Vriesland, the same declared that he adopts the name 'Schoolant' as a family same, and that he has a son and three daughters and a grandson and a grand daughter, to wit: Bareld, age 25 (born 11/7/1786) Iva, age 23 Janke, age 15 Minke, age 13 all living in Ureterp. Also: Jan, son of Bareld, two year old (born 1810) Wytske, age three quarters of a year both living in Ureterp. This document is signed: 17 February, 1812 J. B. Schoolant Mayor: J. Hoekema This information was sent to us by Eduard Schooland, who was employed in government office for many years and had access to old documents. He is now [as of 1982] living in Apeldorn, in the Netherlands, and is the great grandson of the two year old Jan [making his the same generation as Martha, Hilda, Jim, Jeanette, and Bart). It appears that the in original copy of the document the name was written "Schooling", but is was changed to "Schoolant". By 1818 it was spelled with a "d" replacing the "t". Some time later a new spelling was adopted and an "l" was added, after which the spelling remained "Schoolland". Eduard also tells us that about two hundred years ago a piece of land was deed to the Ureterp school, for the support of the school. It became, as a matter of fact, church property, as the school was owned and operated by the church--a very common practice in those days. This property has long since become private property again, but it was at that time called "school land", or in Frisian "skoall'lan" (pronounced skwel'lawn). Jan Barelds, says Eduard, was a man with money. He owned various parcels of land and in addition rented land from th Baron Rijnhard. He also rented the schoo land, and he lived on it. So he had become known as Jan Barlds of the skoall'lan. But the name which he registered had to be in plain Holland, not Friesian; hence, it came to be writtten first Schoolant, and shortly afterward Schooland." I also gleaned the following information about the ancestors of Trijntje Dijkstra from the family tree of Bert and Winnebeth Folkerts (the couple that resided in Maxwell City with the Schoollands, as told earlier): Jetze Sijtses -------------------------------------m. Ietje Bookes 1754-1828 1773-1846

(son) Booke of Bocke Jitzes-------------------------------m. Tijkske F. Eringa 2/11/1809 - 12/14/1887 (given surname Dijkstra in 1812) (son) Jitze Bockes Dijkstra-------------------------------m. Hitje F. Tolsma 1/29/1843 - 2/21/1888 1846-1915 the mother of Hitje Tolsma was Tryntje Vanderveen. Three pictures of Schoolland residences in the Netherlands, annotated by Klaas Schoolland, are included after the family information. And what about the Schoolland family in the past 23 years, since the publication of the first family tree? At last count, John and Trijntje Schoolland now have 23 grandchildren (19 of which are living; two of Jim's children died in the year of their birth, while Ray and Lucille have been called Home more recently); 77 great-grandchildren; 139 great-greatgrandchildren, and 5 great-great-greatgrandchildren. There are interesting generation overlaps, such that the youngest great-grandchild (Greg Schoolland) is 13 years younger than the oldest great-greatgrandchild, Mary Rozema. Family members reside in at least 6 different states, one Canadian province, and one foreign country. We certainly do not all know each other; in fact, several of us live within minutes of each other in the Grand Rapids area and still have never met. Many of us remember fondly the four family reunions held in Colorado in 1973, 1978, 1981, and 1984 (we gathered the first time at Long Scraggy Ranch, and in subsequent years in Beaver Creek). Yet, despite our separate lives, we share a common heritage. Let us continue to be thankful to God for the lives of our ancestors. -John Ausema Spring, 1995 The following introduction preceded the original family tree: John Bareld Schoolland, son of Bareld Jan Schoolland and Martje Hummel, was born in Marum, Groningen, the Netherlands on October 7, 1865. He died on November 23, 1936 in Alamosa, Colorado. He was married to Trijntje Dijkstra, daughter of Jitze F. Dijkstra and Hiltje Tolsma, who was born on March 1, 1870. Her death occurred on October 6, 1943 in Alamosa, Colorado. They were the parents of six children, one of whom, a girl named Jantje, was born in 1894 and died about a week before Jim was born. She must have been about one and a half years old. Here follows the data concerning their remaining five children and their descendants. Symbols used: I. Indicates children of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Schoolland A. Indicates their grandchildren 1. Indicates their great-grandchildren a. Indicates great-great-grandchildren i. Indicates great-great-great-grandchildren Place of residence as of 1995 I. Martha b. Feb. 9, 1892 m. Gerrit Schneider b Mar. 12, 1890 d. May 24, 1976 d. April 9, 1988

II. Hilda b. July 13, 1893 m. William Schneider b. Aug. 24, 1892 d. Feb. 9, 1977 d. Dec. 24, 1985 A. Raymond John b. Nov. 7, 1918 m. Alice Grace Heersink b. Aug 7, 1917 d. Jan 30, 1985 1. Phylis Kay b. Dec. 20, 1942 m. Harm Eerkes b. May 24, 1941 resides: Edmonton, AB (divorced) a. Mary Alice b. Jan 2, 1967 m. Arnold C. Rozema b. June 17, 1962 i. Miranda b. June 29, 1985 ii. Felicia b. Oct. 10, 1987 b. Deborah Kay b. June 21, 1968 m. Jeremy Bowers b. Feb. 7, 1969 c. Michael Raymond b. Feb. 8, 1974 2. Helen Elaine b. Feb 13, 1947 m.Ronald Koehler b. Feb. 12, 1947 reside:Maryville, MO a. Aaron Daniel b. Sept. 11, 1981 b. Jeffery David b. June 24, 1983 3. Marilyn Hilda b. April 2, 1954 m. Arnie Peeders b. Aug. 21, 1947 reside: Alamosa, CO B. Kathryn Sophia b. May 26, 1920 m. Jacob Hekman b. Nov. 13, 1920 reside: Hudsonville, MI 1. Carol Joy b. Mar. 31, 1953 m. James Allen Holland II b. Aug. 30, 1948 reside: Mt. Juliet, TN a. James Allen III b. April 3, 1983 b. Jacob William b. July 21, 1986 C. Lee William b. July 13, 1922 m. Catharine (Kay) Wybenga b.April 10, 1924 reside: Hudsonville, MI 1. William Lee b. April 23, 1952 m. Betty Dykhouse b. May 11, 1954 reside: Jenison, MI a. Nathan Lee b. Sept. 12, 1979 b. Paul James b. May 6, 1985 2. Susan Kay b. Mar. 24, 1955 m. Kenneth Hasseler b. Nov. 17, 1952 reside: Grand Rapids, MI a. Jonathon Dale b. Nov. 5, 1982 b. Kaitlin Kenno b. July 17, 1985 D. Marvin Gerald b. Aug 16, 1924 m Gertrude Veldhuizen b. May 20, 1924 1. Peggy Lou b. Mar. 27, 1947 m. Donald E. Ferron, Jr. b. Feb. 11, 1947 resides: Colorado Springs, CO (divorced) a. Teresa Eileen b. June 2, 1971 m. ? Goings i. Justin b. Aug. 1, 1990 ii. Mikayla b. July 23, 1993 b. Donald Eugene II b. Mar. 12, 1973 2. Shirlee Mae b. Sept. 20, 1949 m. John Skinner b.April 27, 1949 reside; Alamosa. CO

a. Janay Michelle b. Feb. 7, 1973 b. Dell b. Sept. 15, 1975 c. Chad b. April 5, 1979 3. Lois Ann b. Mar. 10, 1952 m. Michael Esposito b. May 28, 1949 resides: Manhattan, KS (divorced) a. Devra b. Oct. 22, 1974 m. Fred Barloza b. ? i. John b. Nov. 24, 1992 b. Christine Martha b. Dec. 13, 1977 4. Gerrit John b. April 8, 1954 m. Rita Gaye Stamps b. Aug. 9, 1952 reside: Alamosa, CO a. Erin Niclole b. Sept. 21, 1978 b. Melissa b. July 13, 1980 c. Curtis John b. Jan. 8, 1984 5. Connie Sue b. May 30, 1958 m. Clay Lupton b. Dec. 26, 1957 reside: Colorado Springs, CO a. Jamie b. Aug 16, 1976 b. Cheri b. July 26, 1978 6. Larry Jay b. July 28, 1960 resides: Colorado Springs, CO E. Louise Hilda b. Feb. 3, 1930 m. John Leugs b. May 28, 1929 resides: Jenison, MI d. Nov. 26, 1988 1. Patricia Louise b. Nov. 30, 1956 m. Larry Bobroff b. Dec. 16, 1949 resides: Grand Rapids, MI d. Oct. 2, 1993 2. David John b. Nov. 6, 1959 m. Danelle Ann Dood b. May 2, 1960 reside: Grand Rapids, MI a. Jessica Marie b. July 9, 1989 b. Patrick Jan b. June 21, 1992 c. Duncan Robert b. April 16, 1994 F. Mathilda Grace b. Mar. 28, 1932 m. James Edward Versluys b. June 16, 1932 reside: West Olive, MI 1. Ronald James b. Nov. 6, 1955 m. Alice Louise Otten b. Jan. 18, 1958 reside: Louisville, CO a. Eric James b. Aug 26, 1983 b. Annette Joy b. Sept. 3, 1986 2. Lorraine Mae b. Mar. 2, 1959 m. Stephen Bruce Jonker b. Aug. 16, 1957 reside: Louisville, CO a. Scott Stephen b. Jan 21, 1987 b. Beth Nicole b. July 20, 1990 c. Leah Joy b. June 3, 1992 3. Debra Lynn b. Sept. 17, 1969 resides: Mt. Pleasant, MI a. Melinda Sue b. April 29, 1985 G. John Calvin b. Jan. 15, 1936 m. Suzanne Tamminga b. Oct. 12, 1936 reside: Colorado Springs, CO (divorced)

m. Lana b. Feb. 8, 1956 (Suzanne is mother of the children) 1. Tamela Sue b. Sept. 20, 1957 m. George Sechrist b. Feb. 8, 1955 reside: Littleton, CO a. Ann b. April 4, 1986 b. Laura b. July 12, 1988 c. Daniel b. Sept. 13, 1990 d. David b. June 8, 1992 2. Randall John b. Jan. 20, 1960 m. Carol Cox b. Jan 4, 1959 reside: USAFA, CO a. Brianna b. Aug 21, 1985 b. Nathan b. Oct. 21, 1987 c. Marc b. Aug 8, 1991 3. Laurel Ann b. Nov. 14, 1961 m. Carl Doane reside: Colorado Spring, CO a. Alyssa b. July 29, 1991 b. David b. March 5, 1993 III. Jantje b. 1894 d. 1895 IV. James Frank b. Jan 16, 1896 m Sarah Louise Westenberg b. Feb. 13, 1901 d. Nov. 20, 1991 d. Feb. 20, 1967 A. Lucille Mae b. July 10, 1923 m. Marvin Kroondyk b. May 22, 1925 d. Sept. 22, 1991 d.April 21, 1979 1. Henry Marvin (Hank) b. Sept. 11, 1948 m. Sandra Reynolds Daniels b. May 7, 1945 reside: Grand Rapids, MI (divorced 1977) m. Cassandra Ann Haynes b. May 2, 1951 a. Pamela Ann b. Jan. 4, 1968 m. Brian Thomas Spencer b. Nov. 10, 1965 d. Mar. 17, 1997 (Henry) from second marriage: b. Joseph Henry b. Dec. 2, 1981 c. John Francis b. June 19, 1986 2. Weston James b. July 24, 1950 m. Annie Harty (divorced 1976) m. Le Y Hoang b.April 25, 1954 a. Travis Haong b. Sept. 26, 1979 b. Davis Haong b. May 11, 1983 c. Dennis Lee b. Sept. 9, 1984 d. Tommis James b. Jan. 13, 1987 3. David Harold b. July 1, 1952 d. Aug. 16, 1952 4. Jack Edward b. Aug. 29, 1954 m. Mary Lynn Brecker b. May 18, 1955 a. Kevin Michael b. Oct. 5, 1981 b. David James b. April 13, 1984 c. Jeffery Scott b. May 12, 1986 5. Sheryl Louise b. Dec. 16, 1955 m. David John Hoekwater b. May 21, 1956

a. Emily Lou b. Sept. 24, 1980 b. Kara Joy b. Nov. 26, 1982 c. Abram David b. April 28, 1985 d. Stephen James b. April 10, 1988 6. Robert Dale b. April 30, 1957 m. Jo Ann Rusilowski b.April 11, 1957 a. Byron Robert b. Nov. 3, 1983 (divorced 1995) b. Benjamin Ross b. May 5, 1987 c. Beau Tyler b. Nov. 14, 1989 d. Blake Adam b. May 11, 1991 m. Elizabeth Ruth Jacobs b. June 1, 1957 7. Ruth Elaine b. Oct. 30, 1959 m. Timothy James Prins b. Jan. 22, 1959 a. Paul Timothy b. Sept. 5, 1985 b. Scott Eric b. Oct. 25, 1987 c. Claire Bethany b. March 23, 1990 8. Marilyn Beth b. Feb. 25, 1962 m. Jeffrey Lane Greenway b. Feb. 2, 1962 a. Katherine Marie b. April 15, 1986 b. Anna Gail b. Jan. 19, 1988 c. Olivia Mae b. Jan. 16, 1992 B. James Junior b. Sept 11, 1924 d. Sept 15, 1924 C. John Weston b. Aug. 17, 1925 m. Helen Alyda Stuit b. Nov. 14, 1928 reside: Modesto, CA 1. Judith Colleen b. Oct. 6, 1953 m. Peter Marvin Postma b. Sept. 15, 1952 reside: Ripon, CA a. Peter John b. Aug. 25, 1978 b. Henry James b. April 10, 1981 2. Jerry Lee b. July 25, 1955 d. Sept. 8. 1964 3. Gary Lynn b. July 25, 1955 m. Gail Diane Carlman b. April 2, 1959 reside: Lynden, WA a. Joseph Daniel b. Jan 21, 1983 b. Sarah Elizabeth b. Feb. 11, 1985 c. Rachel Diane b. Dec. 27, 1987 d. Daniel John b. May 2, 1990 e. Martha Nicole b. Aug. 2, 1992 f. Tamara Lynn b. June 27, 1994 g. Lydia Jean b. Sept. 1, 1996 4. Renee Louise b. Aug. 3, 1959 m. Theodore Charles Viss b. April 7, 1959 reside: Modesto, CA a. Kelly Renee' b. Sept. 12, 1981 b. Sandra Christine b. May 3, 1983 c. Stacy Joy b. Dec. 13, 1986 D. Thelma Marie b. May 3, 1930 resides: Peru (South America)

E. Esther Rose b. July 26, 1931 m. Donald John Nydam b. Feb. 9, 1933 reside: Redlands, CA 1. Jack Donald b. May 20, 1958 m. Henriette Sietske Vis b. Nov. 5, 1958 reside: Redlands, CA a. John Hendrick b. Oct. 29, 1985 b. Jacob Donald b. May 12, 1987 c. Hannah Sietske b. Jan. 4, 1989 d. Elizabeth Esther b. Aug. 20, 1990 2. James Alan b. Jan 3, 1960 m. Christine Adriana b. Sept. 6, 1961 reside: Yucaipa, CA Schellingerhout a. Rachel Christina b. July 10, 1991 b. Sarah Rose b. July 12, 1993 c. Mary Jacoba b. Nov. 15, 1996 3. David Lee b. Dec. 11, 1960 m. Linda Lou Bierling b. June 28, 1983 reside: La Canada, CA a. Lauren Elizabeth b. May 25, 1986 b. Daniel Lee b. June 8, 1989 4. Sallie Lynn b. Dec. 22, 1962 m. William Gerald Lambooy b. Sept. 4, 1963 reside: Redlands, CA 5. Robert Daniel b. Feb. 28, 1966 m. Michelle Lynn Sheesley b. Dec. 9, 1967 reside: Altadena, CA F. Martha Marien b. June 2, 1934 d. Nov. 17, 1934 G. Mary Louise b. June 1, 1936 m. James J. Hooyenga b. Dec. 4, 1938 reside: Sun Valley, CA 1. David John b. Dec. 16, 1959 m. Maria Berumen b. Sept. 8. 1958 reside: Ontario, CA a. Matthew Stephen b. July 31, 1990 b. Ryan Mitchell b. May 8, 1993 2. Charles b. April 29, 1964 m. Michelle Bishop b. Mar. 23, 1967 reside: Colton, CA a. Timothy Charles b. Feb. 8, 1992 b. Nicole Renee b. May 28, 1996 3. Kathy Ann b. May 16, 1965 resides: Chicago, IL 4. Karen Faith (half daughter) b. March 6, 1970 resides: Grand Rapids, MI H. Clifford William b. Feb. 21, 1941 m. Lorraine Marie b.Sept. 18, 1943 reside: Ripon, CA Vander Wel 1. Christopher Scott b. April 15, 1972 2. Timothy Jon b. Jan. 17, 1974

3. Susan Marie b. June 11, 1976 4. Gregory James b. April 24, 1980 V. Jeannette b. Sept. 7, 1900 m. Cornelius Witt b. Sept 10, 1903 resided: Grand Rapids, MI d. Jan. 11, 1996 d. Dec. 9, 1983 A. John Edward b. Mar. 28, 1927 m. Tillie Van't Slot b. Nov. 28, 1926 reside: Muskegon, MI 1. Sheryl Lynne b. Nov. 15, 1948 m. Daniel Stephen Oegema b. Oct. 6, 1948 reside: Holland, MI a. Jennifer Nicole b. Sept. 11, 1974 m. Thomas Okhuysen b. Mark Ryan b. July 25, 1978 2. Kenneth Wayne b. Feb. 25, 1950 m. Katherine Lynn Kredit b. July 28, 1951 reside: Muskegon, MI a. Amanda Renee b. Aug. 9, 1975 b. Megan Jill b. June 26, 1977 i. Jeffrey Edward b. June 6, 1996 c. Jared Kenneth b. Sept. 20, 1989 3. Lawrence John b. Mar. 24, 1953 m. Paula Keeler b. June 20, 1951 resides: McBain, MI divorced Nov. 1984 m. Jane Johnson b.Nov. 14, 1953 divorced 1991 m. Laurie Jackson b. June 29, 1966 children with Paula: a. Laina Brooke b. Oct. 12, 1979 b. Kimberly Lauren b. Aug. 11, 1981 c. Christian Tyler b. June 13, 1983 children with Jane: d. Vincent John b. Aug. 22, 1985 e. Tillie Chuck (adopted) b. June 7, 1989 d. Jan. 5, 1993 4. Richard Dale b. Oct. 21, 1956 m. Diana Lynne Cooper b. May 25, 1957 resides: California separated 1980 a. Melissa Renea b. Aug. 8, 1978 5. Mary Ann b. Mar. 3, 1960 m. David Lee Workman b. Dec. 12, 1958 reside: Muskegon, MI a. Nicole Marie b. July 24, 1983 b. Michael John b. April 28, 1986 c. Jaclynn Kay b. March 16, 1990 B. Saramae b. July 31, 1930 m. Gordon Jay Vander Ark b. Nov. 3, 1930 reside: Cutlerville, MI 1. Kristyn Joy b. Sept. 3, 1954 m. Edwin John Timmer b. Sept 12, 1955 reside: Cutlerville, MI a. Eric John b. Sept. 20, 1982 b. Ryan Scott b. Nov. 18, 1984 c. Kelly Joy b. March 21, 1989

2. Steven Jan b. Dec. 27, 1957 m. Brenda Sue Zinger b. July 12, 1964 reside: Cutlerville, MI a. Katherine Jeane b. Feb. 23, 1988 b. Christopher Steven b. Jan. 22, 1992 3. David Brian b. Jan 12, 1961 m. Theresa June Wyant b. June 14, 1962 reside: Grand Rapids, MI a. Jeanette Mae b. April 16, 1990 b. Samuel Brian b. July 12, 1991 c. Nicholas Earl b. April 26, 1994 d. Allison June b. Feb. 9, 1996 4. Jill Adele b. June 30, 1963 m. David Paul Martin b. Jan. 4, 1963 reside: Montgomery, Alabama a. Ruth Anne b. Act. 31, 1989 b. Paul Robert b. Aug. 7, 1992 c. Shirley Elizabeth b. July 8, 1997 5. Heidi Jo b. Nov. 30, 1968 m. Jeffrey Lorence Wenke b. Sept. 23, 1969 reside: San Jose, CA a. Joshua Michael b. Nov. 21, 1997 C. Cornelius James b. July 3, 1933 m. Geraldine Louise Bierens b. April 25, 1933 reside: Ripon, CA 1. Rachelle Lynne (Shelly) b. Aug. 27, 1958 m. Douglas Terpstra b. Aug. 3, 1956 reside: Wayland, MI a. Jared Lee b. Dec. 29, 1985 b. Jennifer Nicole b. March 17, 1988 2. Kimberly Joy b. July 25, 1963 m. Jeremy Meyer reside: Grand Rapids, MI Sept. 2000 3. David Neal b. Sept. 22, 1965 m. Armitta Gay Callaway b. Jan. 26, 1962 a. Andrew Conley b. Sept. 28, 1987 (from previous marriage of Armitta) b. Elizabeth Marie b. Nov. 21, 1994 c. Alexander James b. May 16, 1998 D. David Leroy b. May 11, 1938 m. Shirley Zwart b. Dec. 19, 1938 reside: Fennville, MI 1. Kerwin Dean b. Feb. 25, 1962 m. Gloria Klaassen b.April 16, 1960 reside: Nepal (mission work) a. Wilhemena b. March 23, 1992 b. David John b. Nov. 9, 1994 c. Tineka Marie b. Jan. 22, 1997 2. Leann Ardell b. Oct. 16, 1968 m. Paul Joseph Thompson b. Dec. 11, 1959 reside: Jenison, MI E. Martha Jeanne b. Feb. 27, 1943 m. Edward Henry Ausema b.April 14, 1938 reside: Grant, MI 1. John Eric b. Sept. 10, 1972 resides: Wilmington, DE 2. Michael Paul b. July 19, 1974

3. Daniel Jay b. Feb. 9, 1977 4. Mark Steven b. June 23, 1979 VI. Bart John b. April 3, 1902 m. Anna (Johanna Gertrude) b. Sept. 19, 1902 d. Feb. 6, 1991 Wieskamp d. Sept. 16, 1964 m. Gertrude De Groot Bouma b. Sept. 11, 1905 A. Lloyd John b. May 10, 1924 m. Rose Marie Schra b. Mar.30, 1926 reside: Alamosa, CO 1. Elaine Marie b. Aug. 8, 1950 resides: Colorado Springs, CO 2. Kathie Lynn b. Nov. 18, 1951 m. John Vest b. Sept. 8, 1957 reside: Alamosa, CO a. David John b. Aug. 23, 1978 m. Jennifer Faley July 1, 2000 b. Deana Lynn b. Sept. 1, 1980 3. Laura Ann b. May 27, 1956 m. Archie (Pat) Bennett b. Oct. 2, 1957 reside: Colorado Springs, CO a. Mandy Marie b. May 8, 1979 b. Dawn Michelle b. Sept 8. 1981 d. Dec. 5, 1981 c. Christopher Mark b. Dec. 13, 1982 d. Matthew Lloyd b. Dec. 9, 1986 4. John Loren b. Mar. 28, 1963 m. Cheryl Sturdevant b. May 14, 1968 reside: Alamosa, CO a. Bradley John b. May 8, 1988 b. Leticia Ann b. Nov. 24, 1991 B. Viola Kathryn b. Sept. 6, 1927 m. Harold Topping b. Nov. 22, 1926 d. Oct. 24, 1996 1. Sheryl Ann b. Jan 13, 1956 m. Peter Gordon Shaw b. Jan. 26, 1954 reside: Idaho Falls, Idaho a. Michelle Anndrea b. Aug. 6, 1980 b. Kristyn Audria b. March 7, 1983 c. Nathan Brett b. July 31, 1986 2. Sue Ellen b. March 16, 1957 m. Richard Kent Powell b. April 8, 1959 reside: Denver, CO (known as "Kent") a. Alisha Marie b. Feb. 20, 1988 b. Robert Kent b. Oct. 31, 1989 c. Richard Kyle b. Oct. 13, 1990 d. Roger Karl b. Sept 28, 1991 3. Lynda May* b. Jan 2, 1960 m. Charles Dean Robertson b. Oct 15, 1957 reside: Longmont, CO a. Robert Matthew b. June 30, 1985 b. Ryan Charles b. March 6, 1988 c. Clinton Samuel v. June 11, 1991

4. Lynette Kay* b. Jan 2, 1960 m. James Dean b. July 4, 1960 reside: Arvada, CO Van Someren (divorced April 1995) a. Leah Lynn b. Dec. 31, 1991 * identical twins C. Florence Ann b. May 12, 1933 m. Raymond De Ruiter b. Feb. 20, 1929 1. Diana Lynn b. March 27, 1956 m. Stephen Spahn b. Nov 30, 1953 reside: Westminster, CO a. Joel b. April 3, 1979 b. Jeff b. June 19, 1981 c. Jessica b. July 29, 1985 2. Debra Lee b. Feb. 24, 1957 m. William Gloyd b. Oct 12, 1959 reside: Arvada, CO a. Lisa b. Jan. 10, 1984 b. Kelli b. May 31, 1986 c. Andrew b. Nov. 13, 1987 3. Donna Lou b. April 3, 1959 m. Robin Gill b. Oct 5, 1962 reside: Arvada, CO a. Alexander b. Dec. 29, 1987 b. Nicholas b. Feb. 8, 1989 4. Denise Louise b. Jan. 16, 1961 m. Dennis Lynch b. ? reside Edgewater, CO a. Adam Tyler b. Feb 2, 1998 b. Kendall Ray b. July 1st, 2000 5. Dale Lloyd b. April 11, 1962 resides: Denver, CO