Dutch Connections to Sheboygan County, Wisconsin » William D. Kappers (1876-1945)

Personal data William D. Kappers 


Household of William D. Kappers

He is married to Helen Kolste.

They got married on July 6, 1905 at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, he was 29 years old.Sources 2, 4


Child(ren):

  1. Lamont Kappers  1906-1906

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to William D. Kappers?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline William D. Kappers

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of William D. Kappers


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

Sources

  1. birth certificate
    volume20, page 120, certificate 358; Sheboygan County Register of Deeds, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
  2. obituary of William D. Kappers
  3. descendants of Anthony vandeWaal
  4. marriage certificate
    volume 8, page 371, certificate 2222; Sheboygan County Register of Deeds, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Historical events

Birthday January 29, 1876

  • The temperature on January 29, 1876 was about -1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • April 11 » The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
    • April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
    • July 8 » The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one white assailant.
    • September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
    • November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
    • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

Day of marriage July 6, 1905

  • The temperature on July 6, 1905 was between 10.5 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • May 27 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
    • May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
    • June 30 » Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
    • September 8 » The 7.2 Mw  Calabria earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.
    • October 5 » The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
    • November 28 » Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.

Day of death February 13, 1945

  • The temperature on February 13, 1945 was between 5.7 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland.
    • March 11 » World War II: The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived Japanese puppet state, is established with Bảo Đại as its ruler.
    • May 6 » World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins.
    • May 9 » World War II: The German occupation of the Channel Islands comes to an end.
    • August 6 » World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning.
    • October 21 » French women vote for the first time during the 1945 French legislative election.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Kappers

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Kappers.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Kappers.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Kappers.

The Dutch Connections to Sheboygan County, Wisconsin publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Janice Hesselink, "Dutch Connections to Sheboygan County, Wisconsin", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dutch-connections-to-sheboygan-county-wisconsin/I24371.php : accessed June 25, 2024), "William D. Kappers (1876-1945)".