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Personal data Joseph Grothe 

  • He was born on August 6, 1906 in fortasse, somewhere in NE.
  • Resident in the year 1986: Lk. Mills, Winnebago Co., IA.
  • He died on April 2, 1986 in fortasse, somewhere in IA or MN, he was 79 years old.
  • This information was last updated on July 4, 2010.

Household of Joseph Grothe

He is married to Jennie Akkerman.

They got married on July 2, 1976 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, he was 69 years old.

Joseph Grothe oo Jennie Akkerman

Source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pgs. 244 & 407, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

[pg 244]

'... On July 2, 1976 Jennie was remarried to Joe Grothe. ...'

[pg 407]

'... Gertie, [SMITH] fifth child of Bill and Maggie, married Oltman Akkerman and ... they had five daughters: ... Jennie [AKKERMAN] ... Jennie later married Joe Grothe ...'

Smith, Vernon, SMITH, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.RootsWeb.com, iii Nov MMI) <>

Notes about Joseph Grothe

Joseph Grothe

Source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pgs. 244 & 407, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

[pg 244]

'... On July 2, 1976 Jennie was remarried to Joe Grothe. Joe passed away on April 2, 1986.'

[pg 407]

'... Gertie, [SMITH] fifth child of Bill and Maggie, married Oltman Akkerman and ... they had five daughters: ... Jennie [AKKERMAN] ... Jennie later married Joe Grothe and both husbands have passed away ...'

SSDI: 'JOSEPH GROTHE b. 6 Aug 1906 d. Apr 1986 last SS res.: 50450 (Lake Mills, Winnebago, IA) Issued: Nebraska'

Might this be a son?

SSDI: 'JOE I GROTHE b. 9 Feb 1931 d. 7 Jun 1990 last SS res.: 50450 (Lake Mills, Winnebago, IA) Issued: Iowa' <>

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Birthday August 6, 1906

  • The temperature on August 6, 1906 was between 11.2 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (84%). 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
    • June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
    • August 5 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
    • October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
    • December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
    • December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.

Day of death April 2, 1986

  • The temperature on April 2, 1986 was between -0.4 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
    • February 28 » Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm.
    • March 7 » Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USSPreserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor.
    • March 24 » The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.
    • August 6 » A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13inches) of rain in a day on Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    • October 27 » The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the Big Bang.
    • November 2 » U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity.


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