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Personal data Dora Dykstra 

  • She was born on February 13, 1910 in Richland Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States.Source 1
    Elizabeth Moes
    mentioned in the record of Dora Dykstra
    NameElizabeth Moes
    genderFemale
    HusbandCharles Dykstra
    DaughterDora Dykstra
    from Iowa, County Births
    NameDora Dykstra
    Event TypeBirth
    Event Date13 Feb 1910
    Event PlaceRichland, Jasper, Iowa, United States
    GenderFemale
    Father's NameCharles Dykstra
    Mother's NameElizabeth Moes

    Charles Dykstra
    Father
    Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935
    spouse:Elizabeth Moes
    child:Dora Dykstra

    NameCharles Dykstra
    genderMale
    WifeElizabeth Moes
    DaughterDora Dykstra
    from Iowa, County Births
    NameDora Dykstra
    Event TypeBirth
    Event Date13 Feb 1910
    Event PlaceJasper, Iowa, United Stat
    Father's NameCharles Dykstra
    Mother's NameElizabeth Moes
  • She died on September 25, 1993 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, she was 83 years old.Source 2
    Dora Dykstra
    United States Social Security Death Index
    Name:Dora Dykstra
    Given Name:Dora
    Surname:Dykstra
    Event Date:25 Sep 1993
    Event Place:Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
    Event Place (Original):Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
    Age:83
    Birth Date:03 Feb 1910

    Dora V. Dykstra
    Find A Grave Index
    Name:Dora V. Dykstra
    Event Type:Burial
    Event Date:1993
    Age (Estimated):83
    Photograph Included:N
    Birth Date:13 Feb 1910
    Death Date:25 Sep 1993
    Note:Contains Biography
    Affiliate Record Identifier:172855295
    Affiliate Image Identifier:172855295
  • A child of Charles Tjeerd Jacobus, Dijkstra and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Lammerts Moes
  • This information was last updated on June 2, 2022.

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Notes about Dora Dykstra

In April 1910 Dora Dykstra (2 months old, born in Iowa), her father Charley Dykstra (36, Holland, farmer), mother Elizabeth (27, Holland), and siblingas Jennie (6, Iowa), Bert (5, Iowa), Cobe (3, Oklahoma) and Clare (1, Iowa) were living at arented farm in rural Richland Township, Jasper County, Iowa.
In 1915 the family Dykstra was living in Rock Creek Township, postoffice Turner, a former town, located about 25 miles northeast of Pella and 10 miles north of the city of Sully, Jasper County, Iowa.
In January 1920 Dora Dykstra (10), her father Charles Dykstra (46, stock farmer), mother Elibeath (36), and siblings Jennie (16), Bert (15, Iowa), Cobus (13, Iowa), Clara (11, Iowa), Cyrus (8, Iowa), Elizabeth (5, Iowa) and David (3, Iowa) were still living in Rock Creek Township, Jasper County, Iowa.
In 1930 the 20 years old and single roomer Dora V Dykstra, born in Iowa, was living in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, with the family of J Maris (61, Iowa). In 1936 she was a student in Iowa City, Iowa.
Dora died in September 1993 in Oregon, just like her brother Bert, at the age of 83 years in very probably her last residence place, Portland, the seat of Multnomah County and also the capital of Oregon.

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    Sources

    1. "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVXM-YF9 : 10 March 2018), Elizabeth Moes in entry for Dora Dykstra, 13 Feb 1910; citing Jasper, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,863,300.
    2. United States Social Security Death Index; Find a Grave Identifier:172855295

    Historical events

    Birthday February 13, 1910

    • The temperature on February 13, 1910 was between -3.3 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
      • January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
      • October 1 » A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
      • October 5 » In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.
      • November 14 » Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher.
      • November 20 » Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero issues the Plan de San Luis Potosí, denouncing Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, calling for a revolution to overthrow the government of Mexico, effectively starting the Mexican Revolution.
      • December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.

    Day of death September 25, 1993

    • The temperature on September 25, 1993 was between 11.0 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 12.9 mm of rain during 16.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1993: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
      • January 25 » Five people are shot outside the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded.
      • March 11 » Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States.
      • March 29 » Catherine Callbeck becomes premier of Prince Edward Island and the first woman to be elected in a general election as premier of a Canadian province.
      • April 19 » The 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building in Waco, Texas, USA, ends when a fire breaks out. 76 Davidians, including eighteen children under the age of ten, died in the fire.
      • September 9 » Israeli–Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state.
      • November 18 » In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives.
    

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