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Personal data Jan (Jan "John") "John" Eltjes 

  • Nickname is John.
  • He was born on May 13, 1867 in Weener, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Dave Halm & Jan-Dirk Zimmermann

    Jan's parents, Woltje Eltjes & Klaaskea Tammen
  • He died on October 12, 1947 in Kesley, Butler Co., IA, he was 80 years old.
  • This information was last updated on May 5, 2016.

Household of Jan (Jan "John") "John" Eltjes

He is married to Sepkea Kappel.

They got married in the year 1889 at Vanermore (Weenermoor), Deutschland, he was 21 years old.

John Eltjes oo Sepkea Kapple

Marriage source: Anonymous, 56974, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.com, xxv Aug MMI)

'... John ELTJES ... Marriage 1 Sepkea (Kate) KAPPLE ... Married: 1889 in Vanermore, Germany ...'

Migh Vanermore be a corruption of Weenermoor? <>

Child(ren):

  1. Walter Eltjes  1898-1951 


Notes about Jan (Jan "John") "John" Eltjes

John Eltjes

Source: Author: NN (Anonymous), Title: "56974", (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.com, Publication date: xxv Aug MMI), Repository: The Cloud

"... Walter ELTJES ... Birth: 13 JUN 1898 in Butler County, Ia ...

Father: John ELTJES b: 13 MAY 1867 in Weener, Germany
Mother: Sepkea (Kate) KAPPLE b: 3 SEP 1865 in Bunde, Germany ..."

"... John ELTJES Sex: M Birth: 13 MAY 1867 in Weener, Germany Death: 12 OCT 1947 in Kesley. Ia.

Father: Walter ELTJE
Mother: Kate TAMNUN

Marriage 1 Sepkea (Kate) KAPPLE b: 3 SEP 1865 in Bunde, Germany Married: 1889 in Vanermore, Germany

Children

1. Kate ELTJES b: 26 SEP 1889 in Bunderhamrick, Germany
2. George ELTJES b: 8 JUL 1893 in Butler County, Ia
3. Walter ELTJES b: 13 JUN 1898 in Butler County, Ia"

Author: Halm, Dave, Title: "Rüst/Lübbers from Ostfriesland - also Froning, Van Gerpen, Merlien, Reemtsma, Sinning and Frey," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xx June MMVI), Repository: The Cloud

"... John Eltjes 1 Sex: M Birth: 13 MAY 1867 in Vanermore, Germany Death: 12 OCT 1947 in Kesley, Butler County, Iowa

Marriage 1 Sepkea "Kate" Kappel b: 3 SEP 1865 in Bunde, Ostfriesland, Germany Married: 1889 in Vanermore, Germany

Children

1. Sepkea "Kate" Eltjes b: 26 SEP 1889 in Bunde, Ostfriesland, Germany
2. George Eltjes b: 8 JUL 1893 in Butler County, Iowa
3. Walter Eltjes b: 13 JUN 1898 in Butler County, Iowa

Sources:

1. Title: Marjorie Jean Kappel Reynolds - Auburn, Washington Repository: Media: Other"

Author: Zimmermann, Jan-Dirk, Title: Familienbuch der Ev.-ref. Kirchengemeinde WEENER ... 1674-1900," Teilband i, (Publication location: Weener, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Eigenverlag, Publication date: MMXV), Seite 584, Repository: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc., George, IA with holdings at George, IA pub. lib.

[Seite 584]

"3468. Eltjes, Woltje 3453, jDienstknecht zu Nortmoor, * 7.3.1832 Weener, + vor 1887, Sohn des Arbeiters Harm Woltjes Eltjes und Beetje Hinderks Seyen, Aufgebot Juni 1863 Weener, oo nach 21.6.1863 Nortmoor, Klaaskea Tammen 14467, * 31.1.1834 Nortmoor, = 16.3.1897 Weener, Tochter des Arbeiters Jan Tammen und Gertrud Gerdes Saathoff.

Kinder: Betje * 6.8.1869 Nortmoor (1645)
[2] Jan * 13.5.1867 Weener"

Cf. Marienchor 180 & Ditzumerverlaat 370
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Eltjes

Jan Eltjes
1867-1947

1889

Sepkea Kappel
1865-1941

Walter Eltjes
1898-1951

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Historical events

Birthday May 13, 1867

  • The temperature on May 13, 1867 was about 10.2 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 8 » African American men are granted the right to vote in Washington, D.C.
    • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
    • March 30 » Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
    • September 28 » Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.
    • November 23 » The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody.
    • December 2 » At Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.

Day of death October 12, 1947

  • The temperature on October 12, 1947 was between 9.2 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • February 10 » The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II.
    • April 9 » The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
    • June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
    • July 19 » Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated.
    • August 7 » The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
    • November 17 » American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.


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