The Warmerdam Family — Nick Warmerdam

Generation One

Aartsvader Van Warmerdam

Patriarch · Dairyman of Vijfhuizen

Wilhelmus “William John”Van Warmerdam

b. 27 December 1857, Spaarndam · d. 22 January 1933, Hanford, CA (aged 76)

Emigrated from the Netherlands to Long Beach, then around 1917 to a 20-acre farm at Hardwick, the family home place, still farmed today. Buried at Calvary Cemetery, Hanford.

First Marriage · 12 May 1882

Digna Catherina Stokman

m. at Vijfhuizen. Mother of 15 children, 10 surviving. Died aged 40.

Later Marriage

Alida “Alita” Zomer

Died young. Surname later anglicized to “Sommers.” One son, William.

Generation Two

The Eight Brothers & Two Sisters

children of Wilhelmus & Digna Catherina Stokman

Eldest Son

Cornelis “Cor”

Remained in the Netherlands

Could not emigrate (illness). Kept the family dairy in Holland, sold 1932.

m. Johanna De Koning

ChildrenJohanna · Catharina Digna Anna “Toos”

Pioneer · Long Beach Dairy

Arie “Ed” · Adrianus

First of the brothers to America

Started the family dairy on Cherry Ave., Long Beach. Later farmed near Hanford.

m. Guurtie “Gertrude” Van Hol Klooster

ChildrenWilliam · John · ★ Cornelius “Dutch” (1915 to 2001) · Agnes

Religious · Franciscan

Jacob “Brother Aloysius”

About 50 years at Mission Santa Barbara

Wished to be a priest; became a Franciscan Brother. Buried at the Mission. Never married.

Brother

Leonardus “Leonard”

d. July 1919, Hanford (aged 32)

Peddled milk in Long Beach. Never married. Buried at Calvary Cemetery.

Sister

Cornelia “Kee · Kay”

Married. Accompanied her brothers on the 1937 voyage to Holland to find brides.

Sister

Marie

Emigrated with the family, 1913.

Nick's father

Fruit Farmer · 16th Avenue

John W. Warmerdam

11 December 1892 · 20 October 1977 (aged 84)

Farmed with brother Nick; held the 16th Ave. land. Buried at Calvary Cemetery.

m. Gezien G. Terra (1903 to 1991) · m. 1937, Alkmaar

ChildrenWilliam “Bill” (1938 to 2019) · twins Nick & John · Ann

Oil & Farming

Arnold

18 Jan 1894 · 18 Mar 1962

Worked the first oil well on Signal Hill, Long Beach.

Descendantsdaughter Mary, then two grandchildren (adopted, OR & WA)

Fruit Farmer · The Old Home Place

Nicholas “Nick”

9 Dec 1895 · 25 Dec 1973

m. Helena “Lena” van Haaster (1911 to 2003) · m. 1937, de Zilk

Eight ChildrenEdward William (1938 to 2022) · Catherine · Jeanne · Agnes · Patrick · Helena · Cornelius “Cornie” (still farms the home place) · Teresa

Long Beach · Avenal

Leo

18 May 1897 · 17 Aug 1978

Learned English from the newspaper. Father of the family memoirist, Mary Ellen Warmerdam Pardue.

m. Mary Butterfield (d. 1941)

Childrena son (b. about 1932) · Mary Ellen · stepdaughter Phyllis

Half-brother · son of Alida Zomer

Half-Brother

William (Wilhemus)

Seven years younger than Leo · lifelong friend

GranddaughtersDeborah Childress · Jan Sommers · Kelly

★ Cornelius Anthony “Dutch” Warmerdam (Arie’s son, 1915 Long Beach to 2001 Fresno): world-champion pole-vaulter, the first man to clear 15 feet (Berkeley, 1940); coached track at Fresno State for some twenty years.

In Loving Memory

Nicholas “Nick” John Warmerdam

Nick’s father · Generation Two

John W. Warmerdam

11 December 1892 · 20 October 1977

m. Gezien G. Terra (16 Jun 1903 to 8 Mar 1991), 1937. Kept the 16th Avenue farm in the 1946 division with his brother Nick.

William “Bill”1938 to 2019 · Warmerdam Packing

Ann(Badasci) · m. about 1960

Johntwin · m. 1973 · still farming

Generation Three · twin of John

Nicholas “Nick” John Warmerdam

22 May 1940 · 15 June 2026 (aged 86)

Hardwick School · Laton High 1959 · Fresno State (horticulture) · U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.
m. Judy, 1970. Together they founded Warmerdam Orchards. Of St. Brigid parish, Hanford.

✦ In loving memory · 1940 to 2026

Steven Warmerdam

m. Ji

ChildMina

David Warmerdam

m. Nicole

Michele Bjornson

m. Garett

ChildrenGriffin · Gavin