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=Correspondents=
* Charles Henry Roorda +1946+(1900-1958)* L.N. Lawrence Newell Van Hook @ Webster Groves , Jr. +1946+(1888-1973)
=Families=
==Roorda family==
Charles' parents were farmers near Pella, Marion, IA. His paternal grandparents were John Epke Roorda (b. 1846 Dantumawoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands; emig. 1857; d. 1924 Pella, IA) & Adrianna Jane Van Maren Roorda (b. 1849 Marion Co., IA - d. 1931 Pella, IA). Adrianna's father was Jan Van Maren (b. 1809 Vuren, Lingewaal, Gelderland, Neth.; emig. 1847 @ Baltimore, [[Maryland|MD]]; d. 1884 Pella, IA). Charles' mother was a daughter of Klaas Andries Vos (b. 1819 Klaaswaal, Cromstrijen, Zuid-Holland, Neth.; emig. 1856 @ Pella, IA; d. 1908 Pella, IA) & Neeltje Kramer Vos (b. 1822 Mijnsheerenland, Binnenmaas, Zuid-Holland, Neth. - d. 1880 Pella, IA). * Charles Henry Roorda '''+1946+''' (b. 1900 Lake Prairie, Marion, [[Iowa|IA]] - d. 1958 St. Louis, MO), son of Henry John Roorda (1869-1954 Pella, IA) & Mary Vos Roorda (1866-1952 Pella, IA). Charles was employed in 1950 in St. Louis as an estimator for a terrazzo & tile company. * Hilda Emilia Roorda '''+1946+''' (1902-1978 St. Louis, MO), daughter of Frederick "Fred" Rudolph Till (b. 1875 Germany; emig. 1880; d. 1947 St. Louis, MO) & Hattie M. Augusta Schulz Till (b. 1878 Germany; emig. 1883; d. 1963 St. Louis, MO)** Mary Helen Roorda Alberts '''+1946+''' (b. 1935 St. Louis, MO; lived 1980 @ Sheboygan, [[Wisconsin|WI]]).** Raymond Roorda '''+1946+''' (b. 1938 St. Louis, MO)
==Van Hook family==
* LLawrence Newell Van Hook, Jr. '''+1946+''' (b. 1888 Ferguson, St. Louis, MO - d. 1973 St. Louis Co., MO). Son of Lawrence Newell Van Hook, Sr. (b.N1853 Columbus, Lowndes, [[Mississippi|MS]] - d. 1910 Ferguson, MO) & Jane "Jennie" Finlay Van Hook @ (b. 1853 [[Scotland]] - d. 1923 Webster Groves +1946+, St. Louis, MO).
