Oldenkamp

Herman Oldenkamp was born in Holland in 1876, he married Berend Dina Smol and immigrated to the U.S in 1886. The couple had one child, Herman Olderkamp Jr. who was born in South Dakota in 1905 and married Jennie Wynia. Jennie and Herman Jr. moved to Oregon in 1935 after losing their farm to the dust bowl and struggling with the great depression. They moved to Tillamook after being invited by relatives who had already settled in the area and started a farm that was passed on throughout the generations. On Christmas day 1935, the couple arrived. Herman Jr. and Jennie had several children: Herbert Oldencamp (a diary farmer who died in 2002), Alice, Berdena, Mary Lou, Linda, and Gary. Herbert had four children with his wife, Netha: Jerry, David, Debbie and Joe. Joe married Michelle Carver and had two children: Brandon and Caleb. After divorcing Michelle, Joe married Sherri Tone and had four children: Luck, Emily, Ben, and Anna. Joe’s four oldest children are TBCC alumni. 


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