Dutch Connections to Sheboygan County, Wisconsin » Ben Walvoort (1887-1955)

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Household of Ben Walvoort

He is married to Elsie Isabel Rushton.

They got married on June 17, 1925 at Adell, Wisconsin, he was 37 years old.Sources 1, 4, 5


Child(ren):

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  2. Glenn B. Walvoort  1930-2015 
  3. George Walvoort  1931-2016

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Sources

  1. obituary of Ben Walvoort
  2. Ben Walvoort gravestone, Cedar Grove cemetery, Cedar Grove, Wisconsin
  3. birth certificate
    volume 141, page 111; Sheboygan County Register of Deeds, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
  4. Obituary of Elsie Walvoort
  5. walvoordhistory.com

Historical events

Birthday October 28, 1887

  • The temperature on October 28, 1887 was about 3.7 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
    • February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
    • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
    • July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
    • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.

Day of marriage June 17, 1925

  • The temperature on June 17, 1925 was between 6.6 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (11%). 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
    • January 21 » Albania declares itself a republic.
    • February 15 » The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
    • May 25 » Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
    • July 18 » Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
    • August 9 » A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.
    • September 3 » USSShenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.

Day of death October 21, 1955

  • The temperature on October 21, 1955 was between 7.1 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • June 2 » The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
    • June 26 » The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.
    • August 20 » Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
    • September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
    • November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.
    • December 5 » E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.


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