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Personal data Margretha Harken 

  • Alternative name: Margretha Harken Schaap
  • She was born on January 6, 1906 in Austinville, Butler Co., IA.
  • She was christened in W. Friesland Presb. Chr., German Twp., Grundy Co., IA.
  • She died on July 20, 1966 in Hampton, Franklin Co., IA, she was 60 years old.
  • She is buried on July 23, 1966 in Austinville Christian Ref. Chr. Cem., Austinville, Butler Co., IA.
  • A child of Reemt U. Harken and Ipina Jansonius
  • This information was last updated on August 1, 2010.

Household of Margretha Harken

She is married to Peter Schaap.

They got married on July 20, 1927 at bride's parents' home, Austinville, Butler Co., IA, she was 21 years old.

Peter Schaap oo Margretha Harken

Marriage source: Brockman, Charles, Charles Brockman's Genealogical Database, (Pub. location unknown, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, vii Dec MMV)

'... Margretha Harken ... _AKA: Margery Sex: F Birth: 6 Jan 1906 in Austinville, Butler County, Iowa Christening: Westfriesland Presbyterian Church, Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa Death: 20 Jul 1966 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa Burial:23 Jul 1966 Austinville Christian Reformed Cemetery, Austinville, Iowa ... ... Marriage 1 Peter Schaap b: 17 May 1901 in Austinville, Butler County, Iowa Married: 20 Jul 1927 in home of bride's parents, Austinville, Butler County, Iowa ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. (Not public)
  3. Edgar Raymond Schaap  1931-2011 
  4. Norma Lucile Schaap  1934-2004 
  5. Carol Jane Schaap  1945-1966


Notes about Margretha Harken

Margretha Harken

Source: Brockman, Charles, Charles Brockman's Genealogical Database, (Pub. location unknown, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, vii Dec MMV)

'... Margretha Harken ... _AKA: Margery Sex: F Birth: 6 Jan 1906 in Austinville, Butler County, Iowa Christening: Westfriesland Presbyterian Church, Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa Death: 20 Jul 1966 in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa Burial:23 Jul 1966 Austinville Christian Reformed Cemetery, Austinville, Iowa ...

Religion: Christian Reformed Occupation: teacher Note:

Margery(Harken) Schaap was born on January 6, 1906, the oldest of the nine children of Reem t and Ipina (Jansonius) Harken. Although there were nine children, Margery was over 11 year s old before she had a sister.

She started school in a country school in Grundy County, and then went to high school where t he Austinville Cemetery now is, until there was aschool in Austinville. She went to high sch ool in Ackley, riding a passenger train bothmorning and evening, graduating in 1923.

She taught in the country school 3 miles west of Austinville and had as many as 30 students i n a one-room school. She married Peter Schaap in July 1927, and they lived in the small hous e that her parents had first lived in when theymoved to Austinville. Pete had also been tea ching country schools, having taught in the Island Grove School and the school one mile nort h of Austinville.

They lived with and worked for Paul Abkes on the farm south of Austinville for 1 year. The y then moved to Austinville and lived upstairs in the house owned by Pete's parents who live d downstairs. At this time Peter worked for PeterLimburg in the hatchery and selling feed . After a time there, Peter Schaap bought a portable hammermill which was the first one wes t of the Mississippi. This was in 1931. At that time Peter and Margery and family lived sou th ofAustinville on the Ben DeVries farm. Peter's mother died in 1933 and then the family m oved in with Peter's father in the fall of 1933. In 1942 they purchased and moved to an acre age in Aplington. Although living in Aplington, theycontinued their active membership in the Austinville Christian Reformed Church. Pete served on the Church Council from 1934 to 196 6 with the exception of 8 intermittent years. They both taught Sunday School and Margery wa s active inLadies Aid. Though little known, when the name was chosen from suggestions offered for a Christian School, Margery was the one who had suggested 'Excelsior Christian.' Thi s was also their goal in life: still higher, ever upward.

On their way to a family picnic at Beed's Lake, in observance of their 39th wedding anniversary, Peter, Margery, and daughter Carol were killed in a car-train accident. Change Date: 10 Dec 2005 ...

Father: Reemt U Harken b: 27 Apr 1882 in Austinville, Butler, Iowa Mother: Ipina Jansonius b: 28 Mar 1884 in Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa

Marriage 1 Peter Schaap b: 17 May 1901 in Austinville, Butler County, Iowa Married: 20 Jul 1927 in home of bride's parents, Austinville, Butler County, Iowa

Children

1. Arnold James Schaap b: 6 Apr 1929 in Austinville, Butler County, Iowa 2. Living Schaap 3. Living Schaap 4. Living Schaap 5. Carol Jane Schaap b: 2 Aug 1945 in Aplington, Butler County, Iowa' <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Margretha Harken

Margretha Harken
1906-1966

1927

Peter Schaap
1901-1966

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Edgar Raymond Schaap
1931-2011
Norma Lucile Schaap
1934-2004
Carol Jane Schaap
1945-1966

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Birthday January 6, 1906

  • The temperature on January 6, 1906 was between 4.4 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 13.6 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
    • June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
    • September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
    • September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
    • September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
    • December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.

Day of marriage July 20, 1927

  • The temperature on July 20, 1927 was between 7.1 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (50%). 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd.
    • April 14 » The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
    • September 22 » Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.
    • October 4 » Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mount Rushmore.
    • November 21 » Columbine Mine massacre: Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes.
    • December 27 » Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.

Day of death July 20, 1966

  • The temperature on July 20, 1966 was between 15.5 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
    • March 4 » In an interview in the London Evening Standard, The Beatles' John Lennon declares that the band is "more popular than Jesus now".
    • April 26 » A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye.
    • June 8 » The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970.
    • August 16 » Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.
    • November 8 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law an antitrust exemption allowing the National Football League to merge with the upstart American Football League.
    • December 5 » The musical I Do! I Do!, starring Mary Martin and Robert Preston opens at the 46th Street Theatre, in New York City, and closes on June 15, 1968, after 560 performances.

Day of burial July 23, 1966

  • The temperature on July 23, 1966 was between 11.0 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
    • February 14 » Australian currency is decimalized.
    • March 1 » The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria.
    • May 16 » The Communist Party of China issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
    • June 14 » The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
    • August 10 » The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.
    • December 27 » The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.


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