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Household of Grietje (Grietje "Maggie") "Maggie" Groen

Waarschuwing Attention: Husband (Menno Troff) is also her cousin.

She is married to Menno Troff.

They got married on March 9, 1905 at Woden, Hancock Co., IA, she was 31 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 Grietje (Grietje "Maggie") "Maggie" Groen

Grietje "Maggie" Groen

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 \\ + 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"

The Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, 54th Year, # 42, 6 Mar 1947, Pg. 4, Cols 4 & 5.

[Col 4]

"RITES HELD FOR MRS. MAGGIE TROFF

Mrs. Maggie Troff, daughter of John and Henrietta Groen, was born in Germany on October 16th, 1872. She came to this country with her parents when she was a small child. (They first settled in Grundy County, later moving to Kossuth.After her marriage to Menno Troff, they resided in Winnebago County. To this union two children were born, John of Woden, and Hattie of Cherokee"

[Col. 5]

"at Cherokee where she passed away on February 22nd, 1947. She had attained the age of 74 years, 4 months, and 6 days.

Funeral services were held at the iSchutter and Son Funeral Home in i Buffalo Center on Wednesday, February 26th at 1:30 p. m., followed Iwith services at the Presbyterian , Church at Woden, conducted by Rev. Albert Kingler. Interment wasmade !in Bingham Township Cemetery, Woden, Iowa.

Her husband preceded her in death in May 1940.

She leaves to mourn a son, John, a daughter, Hattie, and a brother, John Groen of Woden, Iowa, besides many relatives and friends.

Relatives from a distance attending the funeral were Mrs. Aletha ; Groen, Rock Rapids, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. John Groen, Mr.' and Mrs. Delmar Groen and children, Sibley, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dreesen and son, Dick, Luverne, Iowa; Mr. andMrs. Otto DeBeer, Ellsworth, Minnesota; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Van Anken, Little Rock. Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Harm Huting, George, Iowa."

Winter, Darlene Groen, Descendants of Jurjen Hinderks Groen, (Pub. location unknown, DGW, received x Nov MMX), pgs. 14, 15, & 29.

[Pg. 14]

"... 36. Jan (John) GROEN GROEN:Jan (John) (1835-1912), b. 08.11.1835 in Holthuserheide,101,icxcvi Rolf und Christian Koens, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Wymeer , Eigenverlag, Westerstede 2004, Nr. 1037. baptized 22.11.1835 inWeener,101 d. 17.05.1912 in Iowa, USA ccvii Marjorie Larson, Recherchen in den Vereinigten Staaten, e-mail 12.05.2010. occupation Arbeiter zu Holthuserheide, Farmer in USA,206,iiii Kirchengemeinde Weener (ref) Trauungen, 1859, Nr.16a.ii emigrated 1882 to USA.cxcix,cc internet, Ahnensuche 1.7.2.v,vv ancestry.de, Passagielisten, Baltimoe April 1882, Schiff "Leipzig". He married Hindertje (Henrietta Hannah) Seers GROENEVELD GROENEVELD:Hindertje (Henrietta Hannah)Seers (1834-1888), married 30.04.1859 in Wymeer,206 b. 22.08.1834 in Holthuserheide,cci Kirchengemeinde Weener (ref), Taufen, 1834, Nr.95.i,206 (daughter of Seert Lübbers GROENEVELD GROENEVELD:Seert Lübbers (1799-1847) and GrietjeEngelkes GROEN GROEN:Grietje Engelkes (1802-1878)), baptized 02.09.1834 in Weener,211 d. 03.07.1888 in Iowa, USA.207

Children: ..."

[Pg. 15]

"...
73. viii. Grietje GROEN GROEN:Grietje (1873-1947)cciv Kirchengemeinde Weener (ref), Taufen, 1873, Nr. 152.x b. 23.10.1873. ..."

[Pg. 29]

"... 73. Grietje GROEN GROEN:Grietje (1873-1947), b. 23.10.1873 in Holthuserheide,214 baptized 09.11.1873,214 d. 22.02.1947 in Winnebago County, Iowa, USA.207 She married Menno TROFF TROFF:Menno (b. 1871), married 09.03.1905 in BuffaloCenter, Iowa, USA,207 b. 20.12.1871 in Stapelmoor,216 (son of Jan TROFF TROFF:Jan (b. 1835) and Engel Seerts GROENEVELD GROENEVELD:Engel Seerts (1841-1894), baptized 11.02.1872.216

Children:

i. John TROFF TROFF:John (1906-1992), b. 29.06.1906 in Iowa, USA,cccxxvii ancestry.de, SJD for ancestry. d. 18.04.1992.337

ii. Hattie TROFF TROFF:Hattie. ..." <>

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    Birthday October 23, 1873

    • The temperature on October 23, 1873 was about 7.0 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 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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    Christening day November 9, 1873

    • The temperature on November 9, 1873 was about 4.9 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 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 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).
    • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
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    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.
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      • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
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    Day of death February 22, 1947

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    • 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.
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      • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
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