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Household of Lawrence C. Balvance

He is married to Edna Jeanette Sleper.

They got married on February 21, 1940 at German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Chr.), he was 25 years old.

Lawrence C. Balvance oo Edna Sleper

Source: Boyken, J. Clarine J., The Whistle Blows at Noon Cent Hist of Titonka IA 1898-1998, (Brainerd MN, Titonka Cent Comm, MCMXCVII), pg. 430

'... February 22, 1939 ... Edna Sleper Balvance ...'

Although the article gives Edna Sleper Balvance, Edna did not become Mrs. Balvance until 21 Feb 1940.

Sleper, Juiene, Sleper/Rippentrop FGS, (Titonka IA,, J.S., ix June MCMXCVII)

Mrs. Sleper writes, 'Edna Sleper ... Lawrence Balvance ... marr. 2-21-1940 ... Ramsey Reformed' <>

Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. Lawrence Jon Balvance  1946-2005 
  3. (Not public)


Notes about Lawrence C. Balvance

Lawrence C. Balvance

Source: Boyken, J. Clarine J., The Whistle Blows at Noon Cent Hist of Titonka IA 1898-1998, (Brainerd MN, Titonka Cent Comm, MCMXCVII), pg. 430

'Evert John Sleper ... and Gertrude Mae Welhousen ... married February 22, 1939 at her parent's home. Wilbur Welhousen and Edna Sleper Balvance were their witnesses.'

Sleper, Jeriene, Sleper/Rippentrop FGS, (Titonka IA, J.S., ix June MCMXCVII) for 1st name = Lawrence & dob.

Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center IA Centennial 1892-1992, (Buffalo Ctr. IA, Buffalo Center IA Cent Book Comm, MCMXCII), pgs. 217 & 218, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

SSDI: 'LAWRENCE C BALVANCE b. 21 Jul 1914 d. 3 Jan 2004 (Verified) last SS address of record: 50424 (Buffalo Center, Winnebago, IA) Issued: Iowa'

Lawrence's parents: Herman & Bertha (Huehn) Balvance. <>

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Birthday July 21, 1914

  • The temperature on July 21, 1914 was between 14.8 °C and 29.4 °C and averaged 22.3 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • March 7 » Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
    • August 15 » A servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright murders seven people and sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin.
    • August 29 » World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne.
    • September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
    • September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
    • November 13 » Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.

Day of marriage February 21, 1940

  • The temperature on February 21, 1940 was between -0.6 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • April 23 » The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.
    • May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.
    • June 23 » Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city.
    • June 28 » Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union after facing an ultimatum.
    • August 20 » In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.
    • October 1 » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.

Day of death January 3, 2004

  • The temperature on January 3, 2004 was between -7.2 °C and -0.9 °C and averaged -3.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
    • April 25 » The March for Women's Lives brings between 500,000 and 800,000 protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.
    • May 26 » United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
    • July 5 » The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.
    • July 16 » Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley.
    • October 27 » The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years.
    • December 25 » The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.


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