1. Jan Renkers. Oldest mentioning of the name Renkers found until now:
Lijst der gemeente tot Wamel soo als tegen woordigh bij leven sijn, in desen jare de anno 1709 den 20 april:
List of the municipality of Wamel of living people as of April 20th 1709.
Named under the minor labourers: Jan Renkers.
Source: Gemeente Archief Nijmegen, Archief Dorpspolders Wamel, inv. nr. 11782.
Child of Jan Renkers is (not yet proven!):
2. Daniel Janssen Renkers (Jan1). He married (1) (marriage-certificate) Marije Ceroen de Lyon May 10th 1722 in Wamel. He married (2) (marriage-certificate) Teuntie Fleren April 12th 1733 in Wamel.
Children of Daniel Renkers and Teuntie Fleren are:
5. Henricus Renkers (Daniel Janssen2, Jan1), christening (RC) December 23rd 1740 in Wamel.
He married (marriage-certificate) Gertrudis van den Dungen December 24th 1771 in Wamel.
Children of Henricus Renkers and Gertrudis van den Dungen are:
8. Ariën Renkers (Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) born July 20th 1771 in Wamel, christening July 20th 1771 in Wamel (witnesses Otgerus Mol and Agnes de Leeuw), and died November 16th 1810 in Wamel (death-certificate). He married (1) Maria Balvers August 19th 1800 in Wamel (marriage-certificate), daughter of Theodorus Balvers and Catharina van der Aelst. Maria Balvers was baptized October 21st 1780 in Wamel (witnesses Giel Balvers and Martha van Doelen), and died July 5th in Wamel. He married (2) Maria Moren February 5th 1807 in Wamel (marriage-certificate), christening (RC) December 24th 1780 in Appeltern, daughter of Theodorus Moren and Petronella van de Kamp; died August 3rd 1850 in Wamel (death-certificate 45).
Child of Ariën Renkers and Maria Balvers is:
Children of Ariën Renkers and Maria Moren are:
11. Henricus Renkers (Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) christening August 12th 1801 in Wamel (christening-certificate), and died August 14th 1859 in Hoogland (death-certificate), profession: farmer; nick-name: Hend van Tiel (Nationale Militie and details). He married (marriage-certificate) Geertruij (Hendrikse) de Wit May 3rd 1838 in Duijst, de Haar and Zevenhuizen, daughter of Dirk de Wit and Aaltje (Teunisse) van de Grift (de Heer). Geertruij de Wit, was born in Duijst, de Haar and Zevenhuizen, christening September 22nd 1803 in Hoogland; died June 19th 1891 in Hoogland (death-certificate); profession: worker.
Children of Henricus Renkers and Geertruij de Wit are:
13. Adriana Renkers (Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born March 4th 1811 in Wamel (source), christening March 4th 1811 in Wamel; died August 8th 1874 in Druten (certificate 51 dated August 10th 1874); profession: labourer. She married Cornelis van den Heuvel May 2nd 1838 in Wamel (certificate 6), born June 15th 1801 in Druten; died May 23rd 1884 in Druten (certificate 36); son of Johannes Peters van den Heuvel and Geertrui van Hoogstraten; profession: bargeman. Cornelis van den Heuvel married before on April 16th in Druten (certificate 4) with Hermina Veenendaal, born January 30th 1805 in Druten, died March 2nd 1836 in Druten (certificate 20).
Children of Adriana Renkers and Cornelis van den Heuvel are:
14. Aart Hendrik Renkers (Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born July 23rd 1838 in Duijst, de Haar and Zevenhuizen (birth-certificate), and died March 9th 1905 in Hoogland (death-certificate), (In Memoriam card); profession: labourer. He married (marriage-certificate) Grietje Tolboom September 21st 1864 in Hoogland (marriage annex), daughter of Gerrit Tolboom and Peternel van Roomen. Grietje Tolboom was born June 21st 1832 in Duijst, de Haar and Zevenhuizen (birth-certificate) and died November 5th 1909 in Hoogland (death-certificate), (In Memoriam card).
Children of Aart Renkers and Grietje Tolboom are:
15. Dirk Hendrik Renkers (Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born September 30th 1840 in Duijst, de Haar en Zevenhuizen (birth-certificate) and died February 25th 1916 in Eemnes (certificate 5). He married Aleida Maria van den Hoek January 24th 1894 in Nijkerk (certificate 7), daughter of Ariën van den Hoek and Francisca Constantia Andriessen Pothoven, born September 14th 1857 in Nijkerk, died October 14th 1919 in Putten (certificate 106, October 15th 1919).
Child of Dirk Renkers and Aleida van den Hoek is:
16. Maria Renkers (Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born May 8th 1844 in Duijst, de Haar and Zevenhuizen (birth-certificate); died April 2nd 1927 in Nieuwer-Amstel (death-certificate); profession: maid-servant. She married Jacobus Hooft August 15th 1874 in Ouder Amstel (certificate 14), born April 30th 1843 in Hoogland (certificate 21), died December 6th 1909 in Nieuwer-Amstel (death-certificate), son of Gerrit Hooft and Hendrikje Hendriks van 't Walderveen.
Child of Maria Renkers is:
Children of Maria Renkers and Jacobus Hooft are:
20. Willem van den Heuvel (Adriana Renkers13, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) born October 2nd 1840 in Druten, and died January 20th 1894 in Rosmalen (date certificate in Druten January 30th 1894); profession: barge hand, bargeman. He married Catharina Grada Meijer April 22nd 1865 in Druten (certificate 16), daughter of Otto Meijer and Dora Willemsen, born December 4th 1845 in Rotterdam (certificate 2927).
Child of Willem van den Heuvel and Catharina Meijer is:
21. Adrianus van den Heuvel (Adriana Renkers13, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) born October 11th 1842 in Druten (certificate 77); profession: bargeman; died November 30th 1912 in Utrecht (death-certificate 1552 dated December 2nd 1912). He married Johanna Kok July 16th 1869 in Druten (certificate 21), daughter of Leendert Kok and Anna Catharina Engbers, born August 17th 1846 in Doornenburg, died October 20th 1892 in Utrecht (certificate 1955, October 21st 1892 Utrecht).
Children of Adrianus van den Heuvel and Johanna Kok are:
22. Geertruida van den Heuvel (Adriana Renkers13, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) born January 18th 1845 in Druten (certificate 8); died March 27th 1887 in Druten (certificate 26, March 28th 1887). She married Joannes Henricus Willemse May 26th 1873 in Druten (certificate 19), son of Gerardus Willemse and Antonia Wattenberg, born abt. 1847 in Ewijk; profession: merchant, shopkeeper.
Children of Geertruida van den Heuvel and Joannes Willemse are:
23. Peter van den Heuvel (Adriana Renkers13, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) born September 13th 1848 in Druten (certificate 69 September 14th 1848); died July 8th 1905 in Gendt (certificate 18 July 10th 1905). Profession: bargeman. He married Anna Catharina IJsveld May 20th 1872 in Gendt (certificate 11), daughter of Johannes IJsveld and Ida Henrica Brouwer, born October 24th 1842 in Gendt, died October 31st 1924 in Gendt (certificate 36 November 1st 1924); profession: sewing-woman.
Children of Peter van den Heuvel and Anna IJsveld are:
24. Johanna van den Heuvel (Adriana Renkers13, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born August 19th 1851 in Druten (certificate 67 August 21st 1851); died May 31st 1936 in Rotterdam (certificate 2343). She married Gijsbert van Beek December 15th 1875 in Rotterdam (certificate 1190), son of Gijsbert van Beek and Anna de Bot, born October 7th 1853 in Rotterdam (certificate 2827), died May 13th 1916 in Rotterdam (certificate 2552); profession: bargeman.
Children of Johanna van den Heuvel and Gijsbert van Beek are:
25. Geertruida Renkers (Aart Hendrik14, Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born January 4th 1865 in Hoogland (birth-certificate), and died March 24th 1951 in Hoogland (death-certificate nr. 22), burial March 29th 1951 in Hoogland (In Memoriam card); profession: stock-breeder. She married Gerrit Hoefsloot February 18th 1892 in Hoogland (marriage-certificate), son of Rijk Hoefsloot and Heiltje de Wit, born September 28th 1846 in Duijst, de Haar en Zevenhuizen (birth-certificate); died November 25th 1930 in Hoogland (death-certificate), burial November 29th 1930 in Hoogland (In Memoriam card); profession: stock-breeder.
Children of Geertruida Renkers and Gerrit Hoefsloot are:
26. Joannes Renkers (Aart Hendrik14, Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born June 24th 1867 in Hoogland (birth-certificate), died April 10th 1900 in Stoutenburg (death-certificate) and was buried April 14th in Hamersveld; profession: farmer. He married Hendrika van der Heijden February 18th 1897 in Stoutenburg (certificate 2), born October 7th 1860 in Woudenberg (birth-certificate), died June 8th 1914 in Zeist (death-certificate), buried June 12th 1914 in Hamersveld, daughter of Aalbert van der Heijden and Rijkje van den Heuvel.
Children of Joannes Renkers and Hendrika van der Heijden are:
27. Hendrik Renkers (Aart Hendrik14, Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born May 31st 1869 in Hoogland (birth-certificate), profession: hunter / carpenter / merchant in butter and eggs; died fall of 1952 in Grandview, Manitoba, Canada. Biographical data.
He married Hendrika Smink June 13th 1894 in Hoogland (marriage-certificate), born September 17th 1868 in Hoogland (certificate 46), daughter of Wouter Smink and Elisabeth van den Hengel. After a failed marriage he meets Antonia Stalenhoef (picture), born April 11th in Soest (certificate 43), daughter of Gerrit Stalenhoef (carpenter) and Johanna de Bree, died abt. 1970, buried Notre Dame Cemetery on Montreal Rd., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Child of Hendrik Renkers and Hendrika Smink is:
Child of Hendrik Renkers and Antonia Stalenhoef is:
28. Peter Renkers (Aart Hendrik14, Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born July 10th 1871 in Hoogland (birth-certificate nr. 32), and died June 27th 1956 in Zeist (In Memoriam card), (mourning announcement), (mourning card), buried July 2nd 1956 in Hooglanderveen, profession: engineer pumping-station Zuidereind, butcher in Hooglanderveen (biographical data). He married Maria Steenkamp February 10th 1904 in Hoogland (marriage-certificate), daughter of Arie Steenkamp and Cornelia Catharina Brouwer; born October 26th 1870 in Stoutenburg (birth-certificate nr. 25); died June 23rd 1915 in Hoogland (death-certificate nr. 20); profession: maid-servant.
Children of Peter Renkers and Maria Steenkamp are:
29. Dirk Renkers (Aart Hendrik14, Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born February 14th 1873 in Hoogland (certificate 10), died in Soerabaja (Dutch Indonesia). He married Johanna Christina Haan (Christien) May 1st 1907 in Zutphen (marriage-certificate), born March 10th 1884 in Zutphen (birth-certificate), died November 6th 1962 in Doetinchem; daughter of Jan Haan and Christina van Beest. She married (2) Jacob Wierenga August 21st 1925 in Malang, Indonesia, born July 15th 1901 in Malang, Indonesia. She regained the Dutch nationality on November 15th 1961 (Stbl 365). Biographical data Dirk Renkers.
Child of Dirk Renkers and Johanna Haan is:
30. Wulfert Renkers (Aart Hendrik14, Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) (photo) was born June 19th 1875 in Hoogland (birth-certificate nr. 27), and died April 2nd 1952 in Utrecht (In Memoriam card), buried April 7th 1952 in Achterveld, profession: stock-breeder (picture farm). Also known as Wulf van de Boom and had as nick-name "De Bulleboer". He married (1) Bartha van Kleinwee May 16th 1911 in Hoogland (marriage-certificate), born September 12th 1881 in Nijkerk, died January 29th 1922 in Amersfoort (death-certificate), buried February 2nd 1922 in Hoogland, daughter of Arie van Kleinwee and Maria Kleter; was working for 30 jears in the rectory. He married (2) Johanna Greefhorst June 21st 1923 in Stoutenburg, born September 15th 1879 in Stoutenburg, died November 25th 1945 in Amersfoort (death-certificate and In Memoriam card), buried November 30th 1945 in Hoogland.
Children of Wulfert Renkers and Bartha van Kleinwee are:
31. Willem Renkers (photo) (Aart Hendrik14, Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born April 27th 1878 in Hoogland (birth-certificate), and died July 3rd 1954 in Hoogland (In Memoriam card), buried July 6th 1954 in Hoogland, profession: village postmaster - Post Office Official (biographical data). He married Hendrika Brouwer (picture) November 27th 1907 in Hoogland (marriage-certificate), daughter of Jacob Brouwer (photo) (biographical data) and Maria Blom. Hendrika Brouwer was born May 11th 1885 in Hoogland and died December 24th 1980 in Amersfoort (In Memoriam card) and buried December 29th 1980 in Hoogland (biographical data).
Children of Willem Renkers and Hendrika Brouwer are (family picture 1) (family picture 2) (family picture 3):
32. Geertruida Maria Renkers (Dirk Hendrik15, Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born October 5th 1897 in Zorgvlied (Diever) (certificate 45); died December 20th 1990 in Laren NH. Arrives on May 11th 1917 from Enschede in Nieuwer-Amstel, enlisted on May 21st 1917 on the address Amstelveenscheweg 369 within the family of Stephanus van den Hoek and Alida Johanna Kreihe, and departs from there on January 2nd 1918 to Breda. Enlisted on January 3rd 1918 in Breda, Stallingstraat 13, departs from there February 15th 1918 to Tilburg, together with her mother. Newspaper Laren March 25th 1925: "Bevolkingsregister, gevestigd: G.M. Smit-Renkers: van Putten naar Woonwagenkamp." She married H. Smit January 1925 in Laren NH.
Child of Geertruida Maria Renkers is:
Child of Geertruida Renkers and H. Smit is:
35. Hendrikus Hooft (Maria Renkers16, Henricus11, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born December 27th 1877 in Nieuwer-Amstel; died bef. 1910. He married Elisabeth Cornelia Boekhout May 15th 1902 in Watergraafsmeer (certificate 10), daughter of Pieter Boekhout and Dorothea Serrarens. She was born January 7th 1884 in Nieuwer-Amstel.
Children of Hendrikus Hooft and Elisabeth Boekhout are:
38. Adriana van den Heuvel (Willem van den20, Adriana Renkers13, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born June 16th 1865 in Nijmegen. She married Christianus van Winssen October 27th 1893 in Druten (certificate 32), born December 10th 1871 in Druten, son of Jan van Winssen and Daatje van Zandwijk.
Children of Adriana van den Heuvel and Christianus van Winssen are:
41. Leonardus Cornelis van den Heuvel (Adrianus van den21, Adriana Renkers13, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born abt. 1881 in Hardinxveld. He married Hermina Maria Mosselman August 19th 1908 in Utrecht (certificate 495), born November 10th 1882 in Utrecht (certificate 2309, November 13th 1882), daughter of Engelbertus Johannes Hendrikus Mosselman and Gerharda van Overbeek. They are divorced on August 23rd 1944 in Utrecht.
Children of Leonardus van den Heuvel and Hermina Mosselman are:
49. Theodora Maria van den Heuvel (Peter23, Adriana Renkers13, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born September 2nd 1884 in Druten (certificate 80 d.d. September 3rd 1884). She married Martinus van den Heuvel June 16th 1919 in Gendt (certificate 7), born April 22nd 1879 in Druten (certificate 35); profession: shipmaster. He was the son of Jan van den Heuvel and Wilhelmina Johanna de Raadt.
Child of Theodora van den Heuvel and Martinus van den Heuvel is
52. Maria Adriana van Beek (Johanna van den Heuvel24, Adriana Renkers13, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born May 31st 1879 in Druten (certificate 48). She married Reinier Wouterus Nederveen Pieterse June 6th 1918 in Rotterdam (certificate i31), born February 13th 1880 in Rotterdam (certificate 749). He was the son of Jean Juste Nederveen Pieterse and Sophia Elisabeth Anna Tijpen. Divorce July 15th 1920 in Rotterdam (certificate s12).
Children of Maria van Beek are:
Children of Maria van Beek and Reinier Nederveen Pieterse are:
56. Johannes Cornelis Adrianus van Beek (Johanna van den Heuvel24, Adriana Renkers13, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born March 23rd 1885 in Rotterdam (certificate 1465). Profession: merchant navy sailor. He married Maria Helena Rutten February 10th 1909 in Rotterdam (certificate b62), born May 21st 1889 in Rotterdam (certificate 2726), died April 4th 1959 in Rotterdam. She was the daughter of Arie Rutten and Helena Wilhelmina Francina Huffnagel.
Children of Johannes van Beek and Maria Rutten are:
58. Adrianus Wilhelmus Petrus van Beek (Johanna van den Heuvel24, Adriana Renkers13, Ariën8, Henricus5, Daniel Janssen2, Jan1) was born September 22nd 1888 in Rotterdam (certificate 4797). He married Johanna Alberdina Hendrika Ameling June 29th 1910 in Rotterdam (certificate h88v), born May 19th 1887 in Rotterdam (certificate 162), daughter of Adrianus Johannes Ameling and Anganita Jacoba Block.
Children of Adrianus van Beek and Johanna Ameling are: