Karel was born to Adolf Frederik Jacobs & Charlotte Julia Jacobs (born Ruell).
He married Elvire Maria Jacobs (born de Jonge), they had 6 children.
Karel was a gifted artist.
He was born in Buitenzorg, Indonesia, [which is now know as Bogor (Indonesian: Kota Bogor, Dutch: Buitenzorg -In Dutch it means 'outside of sorrow'.) is a city on the island of Java in the West Java province of Indonesia. The city is located in the center of the Bogor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bogor), 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta.]
He served in the Indonesian branch of the Dutch Army, KNIL, and became a prisoner of war of Japan during WW2.
Batavia became Jakarta. With the Independence of Indonesia they purged as much of the Dutch influence as possible.
There was political unrest and many murderous acts against Dutch and Chinese.
The young family moved to Holland. He was able to transfer with his job to a post in Amsterdam in 1950.
Karel had begun his request for emigration to America in Indonesia well before he left in 1950. He was encouraged by American friends he'd met in a Japanese POW camp to take advantage of his Dutch National status and try emigrating from the Netherlands.
He applied several times after settling in an Amsterdam apartment. The climate was not friendly toward the new Indonesian arrivals. Holland was a small country and worried about the influx of refugees from their colonies in the East Indies.
In the meantime the family kept growing. Finally approved, they got their immigration pictures done and were ready to go in 1955, until Elvire found herself expecting her 5th baby. They kept their photos and waited for brother Anton before finally leaving Holland for America in June 1956.
The members of the small First Presbyterian church sponsored the family to move to Bishop, CA.
Karel worked with Lloyd at the Electric plant and we soon moved to Home Street housing and then to Wilkerson Ranch, just south of town. The family will be eternally grateful to the Covington, Houghton, Simmons and other families of that church.
The children loved the wide open spaces of Bishop, CA. Karel worked at the Electric plant in June Mountain. The family loved it there, except for Elvira. They found a rental house at Wilkerson Ranch, about 7 miles out of town. Elvira didn't drive very well, so it added to her feeling of remoteness.
(All info from daughter Mieke)
He married Elvire Maria Jacobs (born de Jonge), they had 6 children.
Karel was a gifted artist.
He was born in Buitenzorg, Indonesia, [which is now know as Bogor (Indonesian: Kota Bogor, Dutch: Buitenzorg -In Dutch it means 'outside of sorrow'.) is a city on the island of Java in the West Java province of Indonesia. The city is located in the center of the Bogor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bogor), 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta.]
He served in the Indonesian branch of the Dutch Army, KNIL, and became a prisoner of war of Japan during WW2.
Batavia became Jakarta. With the Independence of Indonesia they purged as much of the Dutch influence as possible.
There was political unrest and many murderous acts against Dutch and Chinese.
The young family moved to Holland. He was able to transfer with his job to a post in Amsterdam in 1950.
Karel had begun his request for emigration to America in Indonesia well before he left in 1950. He was encouraged by American friends he'd met in a Japanese POW camp to take advantage of his Dutch National status and try emigrating from the Netherlands.
He applied several times after settling in an Amsterdam apartment. The climate was not friendly toward the new Indonesian arrivals. Holland was a small country and worried about the influx of refugees from their colonies in the East Indies.
In the meantime the family kept growing. Finally approved, they got their immigration pictures done and were ready to go in 1955, until Elvire found herself expecting her 5th baby. They kept their photos and waited for brother Anton before finally leaving Holland for America in June 1956.
The members of the small First Presbyterian church sponsored the family to move to Bishop, CA.
Karel worked with Lloyd at the Electric plant and we soon moved to Home Street housing and then to Wilkerson Ranch, just south of town. The family will be eternally grateful to the Covington, Houghton, Simmons and other families of that church.
The children loved the wide open spaces of Bishop, CA. Karel worked at the Electric plant in June Mountain. The family loved it there, except for Elvira. They found a rental house at Wilkerson Ranch, about 7 miles out of town. Elvira didn't drive very well, so it added to her feeling of remoteness.
(All info from daughter Mieke)
Karel was born to Adolf Frederik Jacobs & Charlotte Julia Jacobs (born Ruell).
He married Elvire Maria Jacobs (born de Jonge), they had 6 children.
Karel was a gifted artist.
He was born in Buitenzorg, Indonesia, [which is now know as Bogor (Indonesian: Kota Bogor, Dutch: Buitenzorg -In Dutch it means 'outside of sorrow'.) is a city on the island of Java in the West Java province of Indonesia. The city is located in the center of the Bogor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bogor), 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta.]
He served in the Indonesian branch of the Dutch Army, KNIL, and became a prisoner of war of Japan during WW2.
Batavia became Jakarta. With the Independence of Indonesia they purged as much of the Dutch influence as possible.
There was political unrest and many murderous acts against Dutch and Chinese.
The young family moved to Holland. He was able to transfer with his job to a post in Amsterdam in 1950.
Karel had begun his request for emigration to America in Indonesia well before he left in 1950. He was encouraged by American friends he'd met in a Japanese POW camp to take advantage of his Dutch National status and try emigrating from the Netherlands.
He applied several times after settling in an Amsterdam apartment. The climate was not friendly toward the new Indonesian arrivals. Holland was a small country and worried about the influx of refugees from their colonies in the East Indies.
In the meantime the family kept growing. Finally approved, they got their immigration pictures done and were ready to go in 1955, until Elvire found herself expecting her 5th baby. They kept their photos and waited for brother Anton before finally leaving Holland for America in June 1956.
The members of the small First Presbyterian church sponsored the family to move to Bishop, CA.
Karel worked with Lloyd at the Electric plant and we soon moved to Home Street housing and then to Wilkerson Ranch, just south of town. The family will be eternally grateful to the Covington, Houghton, Simmons and other families of that church.
The children loved the wide open spaces of Bishop, CA. Karel worked at the Electric plant in June Mountain. The family loved it there, except for Elvira. They found a rental house at Wilkerson Ranch, about 7 miles out of town. Elvira didn't drive very well, so it added to her feeling of remoteness.
(All info from daughter Mieke)
He married Elvire Maria Jacobs (born de Jonge), they had 6 children.
Karel was a gifted artist.
He was born in Buitenzorg, Indonesia, [which is now know as Bogor (Indonesian: Kota Bogor, Dutch: Buitenzorg -In Dutch it means 'outside of sorrow'.) is a city on the island of Java in the West Java province of Indonesia. The city is located in the center of the Bogor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bogor), 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta.]
He served in the Indonesian branch of the Dutch Army, KNIL, and became a prisoner of war of Japan during WW2.
Batavia became Jakarta. With the Independence of Indonesia they purged as much of the Dutch influence as possible.
There was political unrest and many murderous acts against Dutch and Chinese.
The young family moved to Holland. He was able to transfer with his job to a post in Amsterdam in 1950.
Karel had begun his request for emigration to America in Indonesia well before he left in 1950. He was encouraged by American friends he'd met in a Japanese POW camp to take advantage of his Dutch National status and try emigrating from the Netherlands.
He applied several times after settling in an Amsterdam apartment. The climate was not friendly toward the new Indonesian arrivals. Holland was a small country and worried about the influx of refugees from their colonies in the East Indies.
In the meantime the family kept growing. Finally approved, they got their immigration pictures done and were ready to go in 1955, until Elvire found herself expecting her 5th baby. They kept their photos and waited for brother Anton before finally leaving Holland for America in June 1956.
The members of the small First Presbyterian church sponsored the family to move to Bishop, CA.
Karel worked with Lloyd at the Electric plant and we soon moved to Home Street housing and then to Wilkerson Ranch, just south of town. The family will be eternally grateful to the Covington, Houghton, Simmons and other families of that church.
The children loved the wide open spaces of Bishop, CA. Karel worked at the Electric plant in June Mountain. The family loved it there, except for Elvira. They found a rental house at Wilkerson Ranch, about 7 miles out of town. Elvira didn't drive very well, so it added to her feeling of remoteness.
(All info from daughter Mieke)
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