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These data come the Christian Reformed congregation that existed from 20 January to 11 December 1893, near present-day Alamosa, Colorado. These Dutch immigrants were part of a larger group that were victims of a land swindle detailed by Peter de Klerk in "The Alamosa Disaster: The Boldest of Swindles," Origins (Spring 1986): 22-26. Families are under both the mother's and father's names. The data come from the congregation's membership records in the Archives of Heritage Hall, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Barink, Grada Johanna* and Heersink, Adolf* with 7 children from Varssevel, Gelderland, Netherlands

Boon, Thijs (married, spouse not listed)

Cooke, Maria and Wienhardt, Christiaan with 8 children; from Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands went to Pella, Iowa

de Pender, Helena* and van der Beek, Jan* with 9 children; from Almkerk, Noord Brabant, Netherlands went to Pella, Iowa

Hartog, Samuel* and Oranje, Pieternella; from Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands went to Luctor, Kansas

Heersink, Adolf and Barink, Grada Johanna* with 7 children; from Varsseveld, Gelderland, Netherlands

Heslinga, Gjalt (unmarried); from Beetgum, Fryslân, Netherlands went to Nepasta, Colorado

Kloosterman, Cornelis* and Vette, Dina* with 8 children; from Rilland, Colorado went to Pella, Iowa

Louwerse, Pieternella and Louws, Jan with 2 children; from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands went to Ackley, Iowa

Louws, Jan and Louwerse, Pieternella with 2 children; from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands went to Ackley, Iowa

Moerman, Cornelis and Zuidweg, Sara with 3 children; from Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands went to Firth, Nebraska

Molenaar, Klaaske (unmarried); from St. Anna Parochie, Fryslân, Netherlands went to Nepasta, Colorado

Monsma, Marten Jans* (unmarried); from Berlikum, Fryslân, Netherlands went to Orange City, Iowa

Nederveen, Anneke* and Vos, Peter* with 3 children; from Almkerk, Noord Brabant, Netherlands went to Luctor, Kansas

Oranje, Johannis (widower) with 3 children; from Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands went to Luctor, Kansas

Oranje, Neeltje (unmarried); from Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands went to Luctor, Kansas

Oranje, Pieternella and Hartog, Samuel; from Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands went to Luctor, Kansas

Porma, Maike (widow); from Amsterdam, Netherlands

Porma, Cornelia and Verburg, Lambertus with 4 children; from Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rook, Annigje and Schutte, Dirk with 6 children; from Vollenhoven, Overijsel, Netherlands went to Ackley, Iowa

Rook, Geesje* and van Dalen, Gerrit*; from Vollenhoven, Overijsel, Netherlands

Rougoor, Elizabeth and van Lummel, Arnaud J. with 4 children; from Varsseveld, Gelderland, Netherlands went to Nepasta, Colorado

Schoutema, Akke and Sjaardema, Frederik with 1 child; from Amsterdam, Netherlands went to Pella, Iowa

Schutte, Dirk and Rook, Annigje with 6 children; from Vollenhoven, Overijsel, Netherlands went to Ackley, Iowa

Sjaardema, Douwe* and van Dijk, Catharina* with 4 children; from Amsterdam, Netherlands went to Pella, Iowa

Sjaardema, Frederik and Schoutema, Akke with 1 child; from Amsterdam, Netherlands went to Pella, Iowa

van Dalen, Gerrit* and Rook, Geesje*; from Vollenhoven, Overijsel, Netherlands

van Dalen, Jan* (unmarried); from Vollenhoven, Overijsel, Netherlands went to Luctor, Kansas

van der Beek, Jan* and de Pender, Helena* with 9 children; from Almkerk, Noord Brabant, Netherlands went to Pella, Iowa

van Dijk, Catharina* and Sjaardema, Douwe*; from Amsterdam, Netherlands went to Pella, Iowa

van Lummel, Arnaud J. and Rougoor, Elizabeth with 4 children; from Varsseveld, Gelderland, Netherlands went to Nepasta, Colorado

Verburg, Lambertus and Porma, Cornelia with 4 children; from Amsterdam, Netherlands

Vette, Dina* and Kloosterman, Cornelis* with 8 children; from Rilland, Colorado went to Pella, Iowa

Vos, Peter* and Nederveen, Anneke* with 3 children; from Almkerk, Noord Brabant, Netherlands went to Luctor, Kansas

Wienhardt, Christiaan and Cooke, Maria with 8 children; from Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands went to Pella, Iowa

Zuidweg, Sara and Moerman, Cornelis with 3 children; from Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands went to Firth, Nebraska

Zwier, Neeltje and Zwier, Pieter with 2 children; from Andijk, Noord Holland, Netherlands went to Maxwell, New Mexico

Zwier, Pieter and Zwier, Neeltje with 2 children; from Andijk, Noord Holland, Netherlands went to Maxwell, New Mexico

Zwier, Simon (unmarried); from Andijk, Noord Holland, Netherlands went to Maxwell, New Mexico

*charter members

Present at the first meeting, but did not join:

Boxum, Harm

Bruintjes, Andries

Hols, Jacob

Muller, Harm

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