Matthijs and Trijntje van der Kloot Family Chart
Parents Born Baptized Married Moves Occupations Death Burial
Matthijs van der Kloot

Source Data
8 January 1827 in Middelharnis, Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland unknown date and place but likely Dutch Reformed Trijntje Smit on 15 November 1851 in Zijpe, Noord Holland, Netherlands at age 24 • to Texel abt 1836 at age 9
• to Chicago in March 1886 at age 59
• Brother Pieter returned to Holland to bring his parents and 4 siblings (Matthijs, Jannetje, Cornelius, and Jan) to Chicago. They arrived 22 March 1886 in New York on the P. Caland. See P. Caland Manifest.
• Blacksmith
• Forger
1 July 1905 in Chicago, Illinois at age 78

Cause: Chronic Nephritis
3 July 1905 at Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois in B-4-532
Trijntje Smit

Source Data
2 May 1832 in Oude Sluis, Zijpe, Netherlands   Matthijs van der Kloot on 15 November 1851 in Zijpe, Noord Holland, Netherlands at age 19 • to Texel abt 1851-52
• to Chicago in March 1886 at age 53
• Son Pieter returned to Holland to bring his parents and 4 siblings (Matthijs, Jannetje, Cornelius, and Jan) to Chicago. They arrived 22 March 1886 in New York on the P. Caland. See P. Caland Manifest.
  15 December 1915 in Chicago, Illinois at age 83

Cause: Pneumonia and Myocarditis
28 December 1915 at Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois in B-4-532
Children Born Baptized Married Moves Occupations Death Burial
Adrianus van der Kloot

Source Data
16 April 1852 in the Polder Eyerland, Island of Texel, Netherlands 16 May 1852 at the Dutch Reformed Church in De Cocksdorp, Island of Texel Martha Tanis on 26 December 1882 in Chicago at age 30 • to Polder Anna Paulowna on July 13, 1877 at age 25
• to Chicago in August 1881 at age 29
• Arrived 29 August 1881 in New York on the Pollux with brother Marinus. Marinus brought his wife and son Mathias. Some discrepancies in data, see Pollux Ship Manifest.
• Naturalized 8 October 1888 in Chicago
• Blacksmith
• Pattern Maker
• Template Maker
23 December 1933 in Chicago, Illinois at age 81

Cause: Myocarditis
26 December 1933 at Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois in F-7-769
Klaas van der Kloot

Source Data
6 February 1854 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   Geertruide Tomas

Thought to have no children.
• to Brouwershaven on April 28, 1876 at age 22
• stayed in Holland
     
Marinus van der Kloot

Source Data
10 April 1855 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   Maatje Boom on 20 October 1880

Children: Matthias, Albert, Renisch, Nicholas, Cornelius, Marinus, Dan, and Mary
• to Winkel on May 13, 1879 at age 24
• to Chicago in 1882 at age 26
• Arrived 29 August 1881 in New York on the Pollux with his wife and son Mathias and his brother Adrianus. Some discrepancies in data, see Pollux Ship Manifest Page.
  1941 at age 85 Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois near Vanderkloot plot B-4-532, not sure of actual numbering but there is a stone.
Aagje van der Kloot 22 February 1857 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   Hendrik Kooger

Children: Matthias A., Jacob, and Mary
• to Chicago (UNKNOWN arrival YEAR)   August 1933 at age 76  
Pieter van der Kloot

(known as Peter in America)

Source Data
1 April 1860 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   Bertha Dros in 1887 in De Cocksdorp, Texel at age 27 • to Chicago in 1881 or 1882, but appears to have returned three times to bring over relatives.
• Arrived in 1881 or 1882 to work with his brothers and cousins at the Vanderkloot Iron Works in Chicago.
• Assuming he was already in Chicago, Pieter returned to Holland at his brother Adrainus' request to accompany Martha Tanis, his brother's future wife to Chicago. Thus Pieter Vanderkloot and Martha Tanis arrived 9 September 1882 in New York on the Edam. See Edam Manifest.
• Returned to Holland to bring his parents and 4 siblings (Matthijs, Jannetje, Cornelius, and Jan) to Chicago. They arrived 22 March 1886 in New York on the P. Caland. See P. Caland Manifest.
• Returned to Holland in 1887 to marry Bertha Dros. He then brought her to Chicago in 1887 or 1888.
• Pattern Maker
• Moulder
• Foreman
1939 in Oak Park, Illinois at age 78 Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois in B-4-532
Maatje van der Kloot 13 February 1862 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   Pieter Zylemaker

Children: Matthias, Douwe, Trijntje (Tena), and Douwelene
Stayed in Netherlands      
Matthijs van der Kloot 21 July 1863 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   Matilda Deuzeman on 29 May 1913 in Alkmaar, Netherlands at age 49

• to Chicago in March 1886 at age 22
• Brother Pieter returned to Holland to bring his parents and 4 siblings (Matthijs, Jannetje, Cornelius, and Jan) to Chicago. They arrived 22 March 1886 in New York on the P. Caland. See P. Caland Manifest.
• Returned to Holland 1913 to marry Mathilda Deuzeman. He then brought her to Chicago.

• Blacksmith 2 February 1927 in Chicago at age 63 Mt. Hope Cemetery, 115th Street, Chicago, Illinois

Section 17 - Lot N 1/2 469, perhaps Matilda in 463.

Another Mathias Vanderkloot in Section 4 Lot 17, but he died 4 Nov. 1971. Not sure how he is connected with various Vanderkloots.
Maria van der Kloot 5 December 1865 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   NA NA NA 8 Jan 1869 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands at age 3  
Jannetje van der Kloot 10 August 1868 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   John Eelman 3 November 1888 in Chicago at age 20

Children: Harriet (Hatie), Trijntje Trijntje (Tina), and Jeannette
• to Chicago in March 1886 at age 17
• Brother Pieter returned to Holland to bring his parents and 4 siblings (Matthijs, Jannetje, Cornelius, and Jan) to Chicago. They arrived 22 March 1886 in New York on the P. Caland. See P. Caland Manifest.
  3 Feb 1950 at age 81 probably Mt. Hope Cemetery, 115th Street, Chicago, Illinois
Cornelius van der Kloot 3 December 1870 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   Gertrude Kaan on 27 May 1893 in Chicago at age 22
• to Chicago in March 1886 at age 15
• Arrived 22 March 1886 in New York on the P. Caland. Brother Pieter returned to Texel to bring Matthijs and Trintje and 4 siblings (Matthijs, Jannetje, Cornelius, and Jan) to Chicago. See P. Caland Manifest.
• Iron Works Molder 24 September 1948 in Homewood, Illinois at age 77 Mt. Hope Cemetery, 115th Street, Chicago, Illinois
Jan (John) van der Kloot

Source Data
10 December 1873 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   Never Married • to Chicago in March 1886 at age 12
• Brother Pieter returned to Holland to bring his parents and 4 siblings (Matthijs, Jannetje, Cornelius, and Jan) to Chicago. They arrived 22 March 1886 in New York on the P. Caland. See P. Caland Manifest.
  28 April 1910 in Chicago at age 36 Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois in B-4-532
Jacob van der Kloot

Source Data
25 September 1876 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   NA NA NA 5 December 1876 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands at age 2 months  

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