Gerlof "Garry" Pieters Bokma is found on the 1940 Census in Haledon, NJ, working as a painting contractor. In 1930, his business was known as Garry Bokma Co. and he was in business with Thys Bokma.
He was born in Grouw and arrived at the port of New York on the SS Spaarndam on 2 Nov 1896 at age 17 (machinist) bound for Paterson, New Jersey. Gerlof was naturalized in the District Court of Passaic County, Paterson, NJ on 11 Nov 1904.∼Gerlof was born in the city of Grouw. In his early adulthood he emigrated from The Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States of America, settling in northeastern, New Jersey. During his years here Gerlof acquired the nickname of "Garry". He married twice. His first marriage was to Dirkje. His second marriage was to Anna Becker. Gerlof had no issue.
He was born in Grouw and arrived at the port of New York on the SS Spaarndam on 2 Nov 1896 at age 17 (machinist) bound for Paterson, New Jersey. Gerlof was naturalized in the District Court of Passaic County, Paterson, NJ on 11 Nov 1904.∼Gerlof was born in the city of Grouw. In his early adulthood he emigrated from The Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States of America, settling in northeastern, New Jersey. During his years here Gerlof acquired the nickname of "Garry". He married twice. His first marriage was to Dirkje. His second marriage was to Anna Becker. Gerlof had no issue.
Gerlof "Garry" Pieters Bokma is found on the 1940 Census in Haledon, NJ, working as a painting contractor. In 1930, his business was known as Garry Bokma Co. and he was in business with Thys Bokma.
He was born in Grouw and arrived at the port of New York on the SS Spaarndam on 2 Nov 1896 at age 17 (machinist) bound for Paterson, New Jersey. Gerlof was naturalized in the District Court of Passaic County, Paterson, NJ on 11 Nov 1904.∼Gerlof was born in the city of Grouw. In his early adulthood he emigrated from The Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States of America, settling in northeastern, New Jersey. During his years here Gerlof acquired the nickname of "Garry". He married twice. His first marriage was to Dirkje. His second marriage was to Anna Becker. Gerlof had no issue.
He was born in Grouw and arrived at the port of New York on the SS Spaarndam on 2 Nov 1896 at age 17 (machinist) bound for Paterson, New Jersey. Gerlof was naturalized in the District Court of Passaic County, Paterson, NJ on 11 Nov 1904.∼Gerlof was born in the city of Grouw. In his early adulthood he emigrated from The Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States of America, settling in northeastern, New Jersey. During his years here Gerlof acquired the nickname of "Garry". He married twice. His first marriage was to Dirkje. His second marriage was to Anna Becker. Gerlof had no issue.
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Large Bokma monument with Bokma on one side, Vander Ploeg on other side.
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