Simon Gaarkeuken was a son of Magiel Gaarkeuken and Grietje van Hessen. 20 June 1900 he married in Haarlem Duifje Peper from Amsterdam, a daughter of Salomon Peper and Betje van Hessen. The couple had two children: in 1901 their daugter Elisabeth was born in Haarlem however, she died 28 March 1902, only 10 months old. 3 February 1903 their son Michiel Simon was born.
Simon was born into a family w…