Emigration to America. Cornelis Bustraan was
the first to come to America. He and wife Jacoba brought six children
to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1891.
Grand Rapids. Cornelis prospered in Michigan.
The formal portrait of his children shows them to be well-dressed solid
citizens. Left to right in the foreground are Mary, Adrian, and Jennie.
In the back are Peter, Anthony, and William. A few years later, Adrian
is posed in front of his fine house, holding a horse. In the center of
the picture is the matriarch of the family, his mother Jacoba. To the
far left, Adrian's wife Elizabeth is holding the hand of a little girl.
Next to her is brother-in-law William, wearing the hat. Does anybody
know who else is pictured here? Whose hand is Elizabeth holding? Could
that be brother Tony leaning on the fence, wearing the bowler? And,
what is "expressing"?
Family Pictures. Any family pictures
out there? Contact me.