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Personal data Meine (Meine "Mina") "Mina" Küper
- Alternative names: Meine "Mina" (Meine "Mina") Kuper, Mina Kuper Sleper
- Nickname is Mina.
- She was born on January 10, 1885 in Grundy Ctr., Grundy Co., IA.
- (note1) .Source 1
Sources: L. Watesmuelder, LaRie Hull, Katherine Johnson, & Gertie Meyer
- She died on February 5, 1933 in Ledyard Twp., Kossuth Co., IA, she was 48 years old.
- She is buried on February 8, 1933 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Olena Mound Cem.).
- A child of Peter Kuper and Janna Groen
- This information was last updated on November 6, 2023.
Household of Meine (Meine "Mina") "Mina" Küper
She is married to Hauko Sleper.
They got married on August 30, 1911 at German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Chr.), she was 26 years old.
Hauko Sleper oo Meine Küper
Sources: Title: Marriage certificate in possession of Gertie Meyer of Lakota IA
Hugo and Meine were married at Ramsey Reformed Church by Pastor L. Walermuelder. The marriage certificate spells Hauko, Meine, and Küper. I asked Carl Meyer, who spent his boyhood in Ostfriesland, about the significance of the diacritical marks (diæresis or umlaut) above the u in Küper. He pronounced it with an almost-R sound after the u. He said without the diæresis the name would be pronounced "Cooper" and that would be wrong.
The marriage certificate, prepared by the church, is the only place where I have seen Mina spelt Meine and the only place I have seen Kuper spelt Küper. The Hauko verifies the 1900 census where Hugo's name is spelt Hauko. the 1900 census is hard to read however.
Author: Meyer, Gertie, Title: Note in Hugo Sleper / Meine Kuper Bible, (Publication site: Lakota IA, Publisher: G.S.M., no date ca. MCMLXXXI)
"This was the wedding dress of my mother [Meine Kuper Sleper] you kids Grandma Cecils Bettys Shirley's Grandma which you had never seen." A piece of white cloth accompanied the note.
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Child(ren):
- Jennie Sleper 1913-1941
- Albert H. Sleper 1915-1981
Notes about Meine (Meine "Mina") "Mina" Küper
Meine "Mina" Küper
Sources: Author: Meyer, Gertie, Title: Talk to David A. Navorska, (Publication site: Ledyard Twp., Kossuth Co., IA, Publisher: GSM, Publication date: ca. MCMLXXX)
Küper with the diacritical mark on the 'u' is as it is found on the unoffical marriage document provided by Ramsey Ref. Chr. where Hugo & Meine were married. Without the diæresis (umlaut), Kuper would be pronounced 'Cooper' which would be a mispronunciation.
Mina died of cancer in her farm home in Ledyard Twp. The death certificate gives Ledyard Twp. as her place of death which corresponds with what Gertie Meyer has said verbally. After Mina's death, Gertie carried a large part of ther esponsibility of raising her younger siblings.
Author: Johnson, Katherine (Willms); Title: Sleper/Kuper FGS, (Publication site: Milbank SD, Publisher: KOWJ, Publication date: xxxi May MCMXCI) for place of birth.
Author: Hull, LaRie; Title: Kuper GEDCOM file, (Publication site: Fergus Fls., MN, Publisher: LH, Publication date: ca MCMXCVI)
Mrs. Hull writes, "SHE DIED AT HOME OF CANCER. LIVED IN BUFFALO CENTER & LAKOTA, IA. Ist NAME MEINE, MINA. 10/92 ALL OF HER CHILDREN WERE BORN AT THE FARM HOME."
Author: Watesmuelder, L.; Pastor; Title: Sleper/Küper Marriage Certificate, (Publication site: German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA, Publisher: Ramsey Ref. Chr., Publication date: xxx Aug MCMXI), Repository: Shirley & Cecil Meyer home, Horseshoe Bend AR.
"This certifies that Mr. Hauko Sleper of Buffalo Center, Iowa and Miss Meine Küper of Buffalo Center, Iowa were united in Marriage According to the Ordinance of GOD and the Laws of Iowa the 30. of August at Koss. Co. on the 30 day of August in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eleven Witnesses Mr. Dietrich Sleper Miss Annie Meyer L. Watesmuelder, Pastor of the Ref. church
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Birthday January 10, 1885
- The temperature on January 10, 1885 was about 5.7 °C. There was 17 mm of rain. The air pressure was 37 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 73 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
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- 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 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
- April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
- May 12 » North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
- September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
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Day of marriage August 30, 1911
- The temperature on August 30, 1911 was between 8.1 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
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- September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
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Day of death February 5, 1933
- The temperature on February 5, 1933 was between 8.9 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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- In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
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- September 3 » Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m).
- November 8 » Great Depression: New Deal: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed.
Day of burial February 8, 1933
- The temperature on February 8, 1933 was between 7.1 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
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