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Household of George G Wolbert Jr
Notes about George G Wolbert Jr
George G. Wolbert the son of George Geert Wolbert Jr. and Renske "Sarah" (Kuiken) Wolbert was born September 15, 1874 on the family farm near Cawker City, Kansas. After reaching manhood, George moved to New Douglas, Illinois with his sister Lida Wolbert and her husband Henry VanLeeuwen.
On January 22, 1909, George married Mrs. Minnie (Tuetken) Aebner daughter of Wilke Jansen Tuetken and Gretje Dirks (Adams) Tuetken/Martens at the county court house in Edwardsville, Illinois. Minnie's first husband Gottlieb Aebner had died tragically in 1908. Minnie and Gottlieb had one daughter Amelia Aebner, whom George Wolbert adopted into his new family with Minnie.
In addition to Amelia, from Minnie's first marriage, George Wolbert and Minnie had eight children and one son who died in infancy:
Raymond N. Wolbert Margaret R. Wolbert Anna Wolbert Harold J. Wolbert Lydia C. Wolbert who married Virgil Meade Josephine M. Wolbert who married Quentin G. Daiber George O. Wolbert and Edna Wolbert who married Steve Genczo
George was a Section Laborer with the Railroads.
George passed away at the Alton State Hospital on December 31, 1941.
The temperature on September 15, 1874 was about 17.8 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. Source: KNMI
From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.
Day of death December 31, 1941
The temperature on December 31, 1941 was between 2.9 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 10 » World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura.
January 25 » Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu.
May 8 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby.
September 8 » World War II: German forces begin the Siege of Leningrad.
December 16 » World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak.
December 24 » World War II: Benghazi is conquered by the British Eighth Army.
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