The family of Jacobus Klanderman consisted of his wife and two sons and two daughters. The oldest son, Gerrit, was married at this time and in the year 1869 he bought 40 acres at the northwest corner of the intersection, and soon open the first grocery store in Borculo. Gerrit Klanderman died of pneumonia June 30, 1876 at the age of 37. He is one of the first settlers buried in the Borculo cemetery.
Gerrit Bos was a grandson of Gerrit Klanderman as was Gerrit Meppelink. Gerrit Bos has written about the Klanderman family and the history of Borculo under “Memories of Gerrit Bos” on this website. Don VandenBosch has also already gathered a lot of Borculo history of the church, school, and the village of Borculo on this website.
Bob Essenburg