Cornelius Blom, Jr. saw a lot of fires. The son of Cornelius Blom, Sr. and Jannetje Mieras Blom, he was five years old at the time of the Great Holland Fire.
Like his brother, Ben, Dirk Blikan Kikkert (DBK) Van Raalte was a patriot and businessman. He was also a politician. Dirk was born in 1844 in Ommen, The Netherlands. He was the third son and fourth child of Albertus and Christina Van Raalte.
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