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Personal data Franz Ebbe Willms 

  • He was born on July 14, 1856 in Moordorf, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
  • He was christened in Deutschland.
  • Emigrated on March 20, 1911, Deutschland to U.S.A.
  • He died on August 22, 1930 in Chatsworth, Sioux Co., IA, he was 74 years old.
  • He is buried on August 26, 1930 in Riverside Cem., Akron, Plymouth Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on April 22, 2006.

Household of Franz Ebbe Willms

He is married to Janna Janssen Theesen.

They got married on October 1, 1881 at Engerhafe, Ostfriesland, Hannover, he was 25 years old.

Franz Ebbe Willms oo Janna Janssen Theesen

Marriage source: Johnson, Katherine (Willms), Willms/Groen FGS, (Milbank SD, KOWJ, 31 May 1991)

Higginbotham, Debbi, Johnson-Willms, (Pub. location unknown, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, xi Apr MMV)

'... Franz Ebbe WILLMS ... Marriage 1 Janna Jannsen THEESEN ... Married: 1 Oct 1881 in Engerhafe, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Germany ...'

Child(ren):

  1. Hermann Franz Willms  1894-1964 


Notes about Franz Ebbe Willms

Franz Eppe Willms

Source: Johnson, Katherine (Willms)Willms/Groen FGS, (Milbank SD, KOWJ, 31 May 1991) for name = Franz Eppen Willms

Higginbotham, Debbi, Johnson-Willms, (Pub. location unknown, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, xi Apr MMV)

'... Franz Ebbe WILLMS ... Sex: M Birth: 14 Jul 1856 in Moordorf, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Germany Death: 22 Aug 1930 in Chatsworth, Sioux Co, IA Baptism: Germany Burial: 26 Aug 1930 Riverside Cemetery, Akron, IA Emigration: 20 Mar 1911 Germany to United States of America Event: Cancer Medical ... Cause of Death: Stomach cancer ...

Leaving a good friend, Cornelius Eppenmor at Aurich (Prussia), Germany, Franz and Janna came to America on the ship Washington arriving at New York's Ellis Island on March 20, 1911. They first went to Iona Lake, Murray Co, MN with son Herman and daughter Katrina. They stayed there with uncle Jan Basche and farmed near Fulda, Murray Co, MN until possibly 1918 and then were in Fifield, Price Co, WI. Then in 1920, they moved to a farm near Chatsworth, Sioux Co, IA and resided there until their deaths.

Father: Eppe Willms CORNELIUS b: 1823 Mother: Katharina MEYER b: 1823 Marriage 1 Janna Jannsen THEESEN b: 6 Sep 1853 in Moorhusen, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Germany Married: 1 Oct 1881 in Engerhafe, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Germany ... Children John Theesen WILLMS b: 30 Jan 1883 in Moorhusen, Ostfriesland, Germany Ebbo Franzen WILLMS b: 11 Nov 1887 in Moorhusen, Ostfriesland, Germany Karl August WILLMS b: 16 Apr 1890 in Moorhusen, Ostfriesland, Germany Katrina WILLMS b: 23 Feb 1892 in Moorhusen, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Germany Hermann Franz WILLMS b: 23 Apr 1894 in Moorhusen, Ostfriesland, Germany'

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Franz Ebbe Willms

Franz Ebbe Willms
1856-1930

1881

Janna Janssen Theesen
1853-1931

Hermann Franz Willms
1894-1964

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  1. K.O.(Willms)Johnson 31May1991 FGS

Historical events

Birthday July 14, 1856

  • The temperature on July 14, 1856 was about 20.9 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1856: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 26 » First Battle of Seattle. Marines from the USSDecatur drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
    • March 30 » The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
    • May 24 » John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
    • June 9 » Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail.
    • August 10 » The Last Island hurricane strikes Louisiana, resulting in over 200 deaths.
    • November 27 » The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution.

Day of marriage October 1, 1881

  • The temperature on October 1, 1881 was about 13.4 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
    • May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
    • August 27 » The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
    • November 9 » Mapuche rebels attack the fortified Chilean settlement of Temuco.
    • November 19 » A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
    • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Day of death August 22, 1930

  • The temperature on August 22, 1930 was between 9.5 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
    • March 13 » The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory.
    • May 7 » The 7.1 Mw  Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.
    • June 9 » A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone.
    • August 16 » The first British Empire Games were opened in Hamilton, Ontario by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.
    • November 11 » Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.
    • December 7 » W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I.J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show.

Day of burial August 26, 1930

  • The temperature on August 26, 1930 was between 10.7 °C and 28.2 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
    • April 28 » The Independence Producers hosted the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas.
    • May 24 » Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).
    • July 7 » Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam).
    • August 29 » The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.
    • December 29 » Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the two-nation theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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