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Household of Oltman Akkerman

He is married to Gertie Smith.

They got married on February 14, 1907 at German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Chr.), he was 21 years old.

Oltman Akkerman oo Gertie Smith

Marriage source: Anonymous GEDCOM file loaded ix Mar MMI <>

Child(ren):

  1. Grace Akkerman  1909-2016 
  2. Jennie Akkerman  1911-2006 
  3. Wilma Akkerman  1915-1997 
  4. Elvera Akkerman  1919-2008
  5. Lois Akkerman  1925-2012 


Notes about Oltman Akkerman

Oltman Akkerman

Source: Anonymous GEDCOM file loaded ix Mar MMI

Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg 207, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'Mike Akkerman ... was the son of Egge and Jennie (Lutterman) Akkerman ... Mike and the two boys came to Buffalo Center where he farmed with his brother, Ottman Akkerman. ...'

Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil i, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"Oltman AKKERMAN * 7 February 1866 Holland, Grundy Co., IA + 30 December 1938 near Buffalo Center, IA

OLTMAN AKKERMAN PASSES AWAY AT BUFFALO CENTER

Buffalo Center Tribune: A crowd of relatives and friends which taxed the local Congregational church ... ... Interment was at Graceland cemetery.

... He had been sick less than a week, suffering from a grippe which turned into pneumonia, and he passed away at his home south-east of here on Friday afternoon. ... Oltman Akkerman was born at Holland, Iowa, on February 7, 1886. In the year 1898 he moved with his parents from Grundy County to Winnebago County, settling on a farm near here, and he had resided in the community ever since. On February14,
907, he was united in marriage to Gertie Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith of German Valley and to this happy union five daughters were born, namely: (Grace) Mrs. Theo. Bosma Jr., (Jennie) Mrs. Chas Cavett of Buffalo Center;(Wilma) Mrs. Wm. Stewart of Burt; (Elvera) Mrs Walter Hanson of Buffalo Center and Miss Lois at home. Besides his wife and five daughters he also leaves three sisters and five brothers to mourn his sudden departure. They are MikeAkkerman and Mrs. Lub Lubben of Buffalo Center; Mrs. Wm. Smith of Cass Lake, Minnesota; Mrs. August Willaby, and Dick and Thomas Akkerman, all of White, South Dakota; all of whom wre here to attend the services with the exception of onesister, Mrs. Wm. Smith of Cass Lake, Minnesota.

Other relatives out of town who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. Jake Akkerman, Ole Akkerman, Mrs. John Englet, Mike Akkerman and Mr. and Mrs. John Akkerman, all of Rock Rapids; Mrs. Dick Claassen, Miss Tillie Akkerman, Mrs. OttaTjaden andMr. and Mrs. Ben Hoekstra, all of Wellsburg; Mr. and Mrs. John DeVries of Chancellor, South Dakota; Nick Hilbrands and Mike Hilbrands, both of Parker, South Dakota; Egge Hilbrands of Lennox, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. JohnKaiser and son Henry of Rock Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Miller of Elgin; Mrs. August Willaby, Mr. Dick Akkerman, Mr. Tom Akkerman, Mr. Willie Willaby, Jr. August Willaby, all of White, South Dakota. ] Pallbearers were Ed Feldick, Roy Leibrand, Hieka Adams, Conrad Schmidt, August Milbrandt and Andrew Harringa."

Note: south-east of Buffalo Center would be Buffalo Twp. and Grant Twp.

Otlmann's parents: Egge & Jennie (Lutterman) Akkerman <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Oltman Akkerman

Egge Akkerman
1844-1926

Oltman Akkerman
1886-1938

1907

Gertie Smith
1888-1965

Grace Akkerman
1909-2016
Jennie Akkerman
1911-2006
Wilma Akkerman
1915-1997
Elvera Akkerman
1919-2008
Lois Akkerman
1925-2012

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Birthday February 7, 1886

  • The temperature on February 7, 1886 was about -3.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 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 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
    • March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
    • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
    • May 4 » Haymarket affair: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.
    • July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
    • November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

Day of marriage February 14, 1907

  • The temperature on February 14, 1907 was between -1.4 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
    • September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
    • September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
    • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
    • December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.
    • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

Day of death December 30, 1938

  • The temperature on December 30, 1938 was between 1.3 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • January 3 » The March of Dimes is established as a foundation to combat infant polio by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
    • April 10 » The 1938 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria.
    • May 25 » Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.
    • July 31 » Bulgaria signs a non-aggression pact with Greece and other states of Balkan Antanti (Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia).
    • October 31 » Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
    • November 9 » The Nazi German diplomat Ernst vom Rath dies from gunshot wounds by Herschel Grynszpan, an act which the Nazis used as an excuse to instigate the 1938 national pogrom, also known as Kristallnacht.

Day of burial January 2, 1939

  • The temperature on January 2, 1939 was between 1.5 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • May 22 » World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel.
    • May 23 » The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
    • September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
    • September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
    • October 16 » World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
    • November 30 » Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.


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