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- Cover photo shows flooding at the Water Works Bridge in Kalamazoo, March 26, 1904. That spring, the water got 6″ higher than the photo shows.
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- KALAMAZOO AND SW MICHIGAN: This blog shares the photographs and stories of my mother's family--the DeKorn, Zuidweg, and Mulder families which settled in southwestern Michigan. It also occasionally shares the photographs and stories of my father's family from Chicago and Elmhurst, Illinois. Many of the posts are centered around the locations of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Goes, Zeeland, the Netherlands. *The PAGES listed BELOW tell about this blog and summarize the main family branches appearing on this blog. *The TABS at the TOP of the page are a quick way to find posts related to particular family branches.
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Do you have the Names of the Sisters and Brothers of Clara Mulder? Was Mildred (Grist) Mulder was Married to Thomas Peter Mulder who died sometime in the late 1960s.
Hi Kathy, another Mulder! Clara’s maiden name was Waldeck. Her husband was Charles Mulder, and his sibings were Jennie, Cora, Henry, Peter, Nellie, and Rosa. They were mainly Kent County, Michigan.
Thomas Paul Mulder known as “Dutch”
He was my great grandfather. He owned half of Washington Square in Downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan and lost it in a gambling game. So I have been told. I met him only a few times in the 60s in my youth. (From Holland)
Grandfather Thomas Peter Mulder owned grocery store business in the 1940s
My Dad, Thomas Charles Mulder Sr.
Had his own Construction Business in Kalamazoo, MI
Brother Thomas Charles Mulder Sr.
All Mulder Men are deceased in my family except for my Uncle Lance Mulder still resides in Kalamazoo, MI
😍Lots of Mulders
Brother correction Jr.
Interesting. There is another branch of my family that was in Kalamazoo. But the name Thomas isn’t one of them. Peter and Charles are family names. My relatives are descended from Peter Mulder who was born in Goes, Netherlands in 1865. I wondered if Peter had any siblings that might have come to Michigan, but I can’t find one. I am not positive I have all his siblings . Where did your ancestors come from? Was it Goes or elsewhere in the Netherlands?