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Personal data Kate Beenken 

  • Alternative name: Kate Beenken Gray
  • She was born on February 16, 1913 in fortasse, somewhere in IA.
  • Resident in the year 1999: Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA.
  • She died on July 7, 1999 in Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, she was 86 years old.
  • She is buried after July 7, 1999 in German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Cem.).
  • A child of Berend Freers Beenken and Trientje "Tena" Spier
  • This information was last updated on August 12, 2015.

Household of Kate Beenken

She is married to Elmer Gray.

They got married on September 2, 1940 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, she was 27 years old.

Elmer Gray oo Kate Beenken

Marriage source: Author: Welsh, Patrick, Title: Naber_Troff.ged, (Publication location unknown, Publisher: PW, Publication date: xii Mar MMV) for fact of marriage.

Author: Krull, Marlene, Title: Annotated Sierra Gray Krull Pedigree chart, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: MK, Publication date: received xii Aug MMXV), annotations by MK are in brackets. The chart was generated byDavid A. Navorska on xviii July MMXV.

"... 12. Elmer Gray ... b, [2-18-14] at [Kamar, IA m. Sept 2, 1940] d. 1991 [- Oct 9, 1991] fortasse, somewhere in IA or MN ... 13. Kate Beenken ... d. 9 Jul 1999 [7th] at [Buffalo Center, IA] ..." <>

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Notes about Kate Beenken

Kate Beenken

Source: Author: Welsh, Patrick, Title: Naber_Troff.ged, (Publication location unknown, Publicsher: PW, Publication date: xii Mar MMV) for name = Kate Beenken.

SSDI: "KATE GRAY b. 16 Feb 1913 d. 09 Jul 1999 (Verified) Last SS address of record: 50424 (Buffalo Center, Winnebago, IA) Issued: Iowa"

Author: Eilders, Berend, Title: "Eilders and Eilderts Family from Germany (Ost-Friesland), The Netherlands and the USA," (Publication location unknown, Publisher:http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=eilders-eilderts&id=I92974, Publication date: xxiii Mar MMXIII), Repository: The Æther

"... Kate BEENKEN Sex: F Birth: 16 FEB 1913 Death: 09 JUL 1991

Father: Berend BEENKEN b: 17 SEP 1870 in Germany Mother: Tina SPEAR b: 20 APR 1877 in Germany

Marriage 1 Elmer GRAY b: 1914"

Author: Krull, Marlene, Title: Annotated Sierra Gray Krull Pedigree chart, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: MK, Publication date: received xii Aug MMXV), annotations by MK are in brackets. The chart was generated byDavid A. Navorska on xviii July MMXV.

"... 12. Elmer Gray ... b, [2-18-14] at [Kamar, IA m. Sept 2, 1940] d. 1991 [- Oct 9, 1991] fortasse, somewhere in IA or MN ... 13. Kate Beenken ... d. 9 Jul 1999 [7th] at [Buffalo Center, IA] ..." <>

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Birthday February 16, 1913

  • The temperature on February 16, 1913 was between -1.5 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • January 18 » First Balkan War: A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.
    • February 13 » The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
    • May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
    • July 12 » Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
    • December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
    • December 14 » Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.

Day of marriage September 2, 1940

  • The temperature on September 2, 1940 was between 9.1 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (26%). 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 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 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
    • May 15 » USSSailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus.
    • May 25 » World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.
    • August 3 » World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
    • August 25 » World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
    • October 17 » The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.

Day of death July 7, 1999

  • The temperature on July 7, 1999 was between 11.4 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
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