Nick Gorter’s Father, Lawrence with brothers and sisters
Top (LtoR): Clarra Kaul, Lawrence Gorter, John Gorter, Maryjte Kuiper
Bottom (LtoR): Effe Prince, Maria Visser, Annie Mantle, Dena Kooima, Gertie Boeder

Nick Gorter’s brothers and sisters. Grandma and Father Lawrence
Top (LtoR): Jake Gorter, Pete Gorter, Lawrence Gorter, Nick Gorter, John Gorter
Bottom (LtoR): Gert Van Duyn, Grandma Anna Brower Gorter, William Gorter,
Grandpa Lawrence Gorter, Mary Bauma
Front: Cornelius Gorter

Laurens Gorter                  Born: 8/14/1865                Andijk, the Netherlands 
                                          Died: 3/25/1950                Doon, Iowa
Spouse:  Antje Brouwer 
                                                    Born: 6/29/1868                Andijk, the Netherlands 
                                          Died: 7/22/1918                Doon, Iowa
Children:

Mary Gorter                     Born: 7/12/1889
                                    Died: 12/1918                   Doon, Iowa
      Spouse    Dick Bouma

Gertrude Gorter            Born: 9/15/1889                Hornick, Iowa
                                    Died: 7/1963
      Spouse    Leendert W. Van Duyn

Lawrence Gorter           Born: 8/30/1892                Hornick, Iowa
                                    Died: 1/27/1956 
      Spouse    Antje Oostra

John Gorter                     Born: 10/31/1894              Hornick, Iowa 
                                    Died: 2/2/1967                  Doon, Iowa
      Spouse    Alice Holtrop

Claas (Nick) Gorter      Born: 9/9/1896                  Hornick, Iowa 
                                             Died: 3/15/1977                Doon, Iowa 
      Spouse    Jesse DeJong (1) Rena Zylstra (2)

 Peter Gorter                  Born: 9/29/1898                Hornick, Iowa 
                                    Died: 6/27/1923                Doon, Iowa

Jacob Gorter                  Born: 12/13/1900              Hornick, Iowa 
                                            Died: 1958                        Doon, Iowa
        Spouse    Lucy Burwalda

William (Bill) Gorter    Born: 2/2/1902                  Hornick, Iowa 
                                     Died:  1969
        Spouse    Elizabeth Lems

Cornelius Gorter        Born: 11/24/1905              Hornick, Iowa
        Spouse    Alice Siersema

Database is available by contacting norma@gorterfamily.com.  Includes 990 names including spouses.
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Norma Gorter – (972) 381-7140 – norma@gorterfamily.com
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Some Gravestone photos and information are available at: http://iowagravestones.org

Recommended reading: Phoenix: The Fateful Journey, Tragedy, Survival and Heroism.  A true 1847 odyssey of Dutch immigrants who traveled across the Atlantic, up the Hudson River, the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes. The Phoenix gives a genuine story of a typical journey from the Netherlands. However, in this instance  of the Phoenix, the journey ended in tragedy.  http://www.phoenix1847.com

More about Andijk. Andijk is located near Hoorn, Noord Holland

http://www.noord-holland-tourist.nl

http://www.andijk.nl/default/headers/english/welcomevisitors/id_14953

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Holland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andijk

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For more information: norma@gorterfamily.com