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Personal data Grace Alphs 

  • Alternative name: Stohr
  • She was born on August 26, 1888 in Clara City, Chippewa Co., MN.
  • She died on November 14, 1982 in Stratford, Hamilton Co., IA, she was 94 years old.
  • She is buried on November 18, 1982 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Olena Mound Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on May 3, 2008.

Household of Grace Alphs

She is married to John Stohr.

They got married on May 14, 1908 at fortasse, somewhere in IA, she was 19 years old.

John Stohr oo Grace Alphs

Marriage source: Mulhearn, Sandra, Sandra's Ancestry, (Pub. location unknown, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, v Nov MMV)

Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil I, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2

"John STOHR ... oo 14 May 1908 Grace ALPHS ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Edward George Stohr  1912-2004 


Notes about Grace Alphs

Grace Alphs

Source: Mulhearn, Sandra, Sandra's Ancestry, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.com, v Nov MMV)

'... Grace ALPHS ... Sex: F Birth: 26 Aug 1888 in Clara City, Chippewa County, Minnesota Death: 14 Nov 1982 Burial: Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa 1 ... Change Date: 11 Nov 2005 ...

Marriage 1 John STOHR b: 6 Jan 1884 in German Valley, Kossuth County, Iowa Married: Change Date: 11 Nov 2005

Children

1. Edward George STOHR b: 20 May 1912

Sources:

1. Abbrev: Find A Grave Title: Find A Grave Page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=stohr&GSbyrel=al l&GSdyrel=all&GSst=14&GSob=n&GRid=5637046&pt=Grace%20Ahlfs%20Stohr& Quality: 3'

Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil I, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2

"John STOHR ... oo 14 May 1908 Grace ALPHS * 26 August 1888 Clara City, MN + 14 November 1982 Stratford, IA # 18 November 1982 Olena Mound cem. near Buffalo Center, IA

Funeral Service held for Grace Stohr, 94

WODEN: Services were held on Thursday, November 18 for Grace Stohr, 94. Mrs. Stohr died on Sunday, November 14 at her daughter's home in Stratford. A long time resident of the Woden and Buffalo Center area, she had lived in the TimelyMission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center for the past year.

Grace Alphs was born on August 26, 1888 in Clara City, Minnesota. She married John Stohr on May 14, 1908 and the couple farmed near Woden and Buffalo Center for many years.

She was preceeded in death by her husband and her parents, Ibe and Anna Alphs, and two sons, Harry and Vernon Stohr.

Surviving Mrs. Stohr are four children Edward Stohr of Woden, Elmer Stohr of Thompson, Mrs. Ann Anderson of Stratford and Lois Carlberg, also of Stratford; three brothers, Henry Alphs of Westview Manor in Britt, Adolph Alphs in BuffaloCenter and Fred Alphs of the Good Samaritan Home in Forest City; two sisters, Ella Hirsch of Eagle Grove and Mae Everding of Mason City. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren.

The funeral was held at St. John's Lutheran Church in Woden with Rev. Mark Smith presiding. Daryl Richeson was the soloist and Mrs. John Kurtzleben was the organist. The grandsons and the grandsons-in-law were pallbearers and burial wasat the Olena Mound Cemetery."

SSDI: "GRACE STOHR b. 26 Aug 1888 d. Nov 1982 last res.: 50484 (Woden, Hancock, IA) Issued: Iowa" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Grace Alphs

Grace Alphs
1888-1982

1908

John Stohr
1884-1964

Edward George Stohr
1912-2004

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Birthday August 26, 1888

  • The temperature on August 26, 1888 was about 22.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
    • May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
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    • September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.

Day of marriage May 14, 1908

  • The temperature on May 14, 1908 was between 4.2 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
    • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
    • April 8 » H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
    • May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
    • June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
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Day of death November 14, 1982

  • The temperature on November 14, 1982 was between 3.9 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1982: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • May 1 » Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War.
    • July 23 » Outside Santa Clarita, California, actor Vic Morrow and two children are killed when a helicopter crashes onto them while shooting a scene from Twilight Zone: The Movie.
    • August 11 » A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.
    • August 29 » The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
    • October 20 » During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
    • December 6 » The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombs a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven soldiers and six civilians.

Day of burial November 18, 1982

  • The temperature on November 18, 1982 was between 7.2 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 7.4 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1982: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • March 23 » Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García is overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt.
    • April 2 » Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
    • May 30 » Cold War: Spain joins NATO.
    • June 20 » The Argentine Corbeta Uruguay base on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War.
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