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Household of Menno Troff

Waarschuwing Attention: Wife (Grietje Groen) is also his cousin.

He is married to Grietje Groen.

They got married on March 9, 1905 at Woden, Hancock Co., IA, he was 33 years old.

Menno Troff oo Grietje Groen

Marriage source: Boyken, Hans-Georg, Wo sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika Teil IV (1916 - 1971), (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMIII), ON#17-1940, no pagination, repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"Menno TROFF * 20 Dec 1870 Dielerheide/Ostfriesland \\ > 1898 near Buffalo Center, IA \\ oo 9 Mar 1905 Grietje (aka Maggie) GROEN in Woden, IA ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. John J. Troff  1906-1992


Notes about Menno Troff

Menno Troff

Sources: Author: Koens, Rolf u. Christian, Title: «u»Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Stapelmoor 1709 - 1900«/u», (Publication location: Westerstede, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Eigenverlag, MMV), ISBN 3-9809065-3-1, Seite 472, Repository: Tazewell Co. Gen. & Hist. Soc., Pekin, IL.

[Seite 472]

"4359 Troff, Jan, * 19.5.1835, ~ 24.5. in Stapmh., Dienstknecht, S.d. 4355; ; oo 23.8.1863 Engel Groeneveld, * 27.4.1841, ~ 9.5. in Stapmh., T.d. 1507, + 2.3.1894, # 6.3.
...
Menno * 20.12.1871, ~ 11.2.1872 in Stapm.
..."

Author: Boyken, Hans-Georg, Title: «u»Wo sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika«/u» Teil IV (1916 - 1971), (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMIII), ON#17-1940, no pagination [Pg. 90], repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"Menno TROFF
* 20 Dec 1870 Dielerheide/Ostfriesland \\ > 1898 near Buffalo Center, IA \\ oo 9 Mar 1905 Grietje (aka Maggie) GROEN in Woden, IA \\ + 8 May 1940 Woden, IA \\ = 10 May 1940 south of Woden, IA \\ R: w, (s John TROFF * 29 Jun 1906 north ofWoden, IA, + 18 Apr 1992, = 21 Apr 1992 near Woden IA), (d Hattie TROFF * 10 Jul 1908 north of Woden, IA, + 13 Jan 1985, = 15 Jan 1985 near Woden, IA), si Mrs. (Bruno) BRUNS*TROFF in Buffalo Center, IA, 1 br and 2 si in Ostfriesland \\O, also private obituary collection"

Note: a CD-ROM containing this book is available at the Ostfriesen Gen. Soc. of Am., Mendota, MN. The CD-ROM has an index & Vol. 4 has page #s written in pencil or ink on each page & those pages are indexed. - D.A. Navorska - xviii June MMXVIII - in proximo Grove, OK.

Link: http://www.ogsa.us/bookstore.shtml
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    Birthday December 20, 1871

    • The temperature on December 20, 1871 was about 5.9 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
      • January 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
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      • May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
      • May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.

    Christening day February 11, 1872

    • The temperature on February 11, 1872 was about 9.9 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
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      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
      • June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
      • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
      • September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
      • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
      • November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

    Day of marriage March 9, 1905

    • The temperature on March 9, 1905 was between 4.0 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • 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 1905: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
      • May 5 » The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.
      • May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
      • June 7 » Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year.
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      • December 11 » A workers' uprising occurs in Kiev, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), and establishes the Shuliavka Republic.

    Day of death May 8, 1940

    • The temperature on May 8, 1940 was between 7.9 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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.
      • June 17 » World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
      • July 19 » World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
      • October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
      • November 14 » World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.
      • November 16 » The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
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    Day of burial May 10, 1940

    • The temperature on May 10, 1940 was between 6.0 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 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.
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      • November 16 » New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.
    

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