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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.

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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.
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    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.
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      • March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
      • November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
      • November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
      • December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
      • December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

    Day of marriage March 9, 1905

    • The temperature on March 9, 1905 was between 4.3 °C and 9.0 °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.
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      • November 28 » Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.

    Day of death May 8, 1940

    • The temperature on May 8, 1940 was between 7.7 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 10.9 °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
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    • 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.
      • March 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
      • March 5 » Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
      • May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
      • August 19 » First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
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      • November 27 » In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents.

    Day of burial May 10, 1940

    • The temperature on May 10, 1940 was between 5.7 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 13.1 °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
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    • 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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      • August 31 » Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.
    

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