Navorska tree » Bernhard Koenen (1876-1958)

Personal data Bernhard Koenen 

  • He was born on November 16, 1876 in Möhlenwarf, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen.
  • Emigrated on April 11, 1892, Bremen / Bremerhaven, Bremen.
  • Immigrated on April 18, 1892 vanuit Baltimore city, MD.
  • Census in the year 1925, Wisner Twp., Franklin Co., IA.
  • (note1) .
    Sources: Marvin Knock, Roger Peters, & Rick Gersema
  • He died on October 17, 1958 in Meservey, Cerro Gordo Co., IA, he was 81 years old.
  • He is buried after October 17, 1958 in Meservey Cem., Wisner Twp., Franklin Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on October 26, 2015.

Household of Bernhard Koenen

He is married to Helen Pals.

They got married on February 1, 1901 at Wisner Twp., Franklin Co., IA, he was 24 years old.

Bernhard Koenen oo Helen Pals

Marriage source: Author: Peters, Roger, Title: e-mail to David A. Navorska regarding Koenen - Pals, (Publication location unknown, Publisher: RP, Publication date: xv Oct MMXV)

"... I checked Ancestry.com on Bernhard and Helen's wedding and it was in the Meservey area. Either the recorder or the transcriber messed up the spelling on the mothers' names but I'm guessing Bernhard's mother was Trientje Ibelings andHelen's was Grietje Christiaans. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1809-1992

Bernhard Koenen Gender: Male Age: 25 Birth Date: 1876 Birth Place: Germany Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1901 Marriage Place: Wisner, Franklin, Iowa [Wisner is a township - D. A. N.]

Father: Berend Koenen Mother: Treintje Iberlinga

Spouse: Helen Pals Gender: Female Age: 21 Birth Date: 1880 Birth Place: Germany

Father: Peter E. Pals Mother: Gaertji Christian FHL Film Number: 1481259 ..."

I am dubious about the marriage year being 1901. To me the earlist date might be 1 Feb 1914 or 1 Feb 1915. - D.A. Navorska - xxvi Oct MMXV - Twp. 25N, Delaware Co., Cherokee Nation. <>

Child(ren):

  1. Johnnie B. Koenen  1918-2000 


Notes about Bernhard Koenen

Bernhard Koenen

Source: Author: Knock, Marvin, Title: "Knock Family," (Publication location: Sioux Fls., SD, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=knock&id=I151890, Publication date: xxv Oct MMX), Repository: The Cloud

"... Bernhard KOENEN ... Sex: M Birth: Unknown in ? Death: Unknown in ? Burial: Unknown ? ... Change Date: 25 Oct 2010 ...

Marriage 1 Helen PALS b: Unknown in ? Married: Unknown in ? Change Date: 25 Oct 2010

Children

1. Johnnie B. KOENEN b: 6 Feb 1918 in , Franklin County, Iowa, USA"

Author: Peters, Roger, Title: "Roger and Marilyn Coeling Peters, Ancestors and Related Families," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rptrs&id=I49352, Publication date: ivSept MMXV), Repository: The Cloud

"... Bernard Koenen 1 Sex: M Birth: ABT 1876 in Germany 2

Marriage 1 Hellen Pals b: ABT 1880 in Germany

Sources:

1. Author: Mason City, Iowa Title: Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa Note: Source Medium: Newspaper Page: 7/20/1928, page 10: Funeral at Meservey for Peter Pals, 81

2. Author: State of Iowa Title: 1925 Iowa Census Note: Source Medium: Census Page: Wisner Township, Franklin County, Iowa"

Author: Gersema, Rick, Title: Obituary Index to the Ostfriesische Nachrichten and the Ostfriesen Zeitung (1916 - 1971) Also includes entries from 1882 - 1892," (Publication location: Parkersburg, IA, Publisher: RG, Publication date:Revised MMVI), Repository: Ostfriesen Heritage Soc., Grundy Ctr., IA with holdings at Wellsburg, IA pub. lib.

"[line] 1370 Koenen Bernhard Date of Paper: 1 December 1958 Death Place Meservey State IA Birth Place: Möhlenwarf, Ost. Birth Date: 16 November 1876 Death Date: 17 October 1958"

Author: Boyken, Ruth et Hans-Georg, Title: Wo sind sid geblieben? -Ostfriesen in Amerika Tiel iv, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMIII), no pagination, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. lib.

"[Appendix] ... Declaration and Naturalization Records ..."

"(a) Bernhard KOENEN (b) 16 Nov 1876 Bunderhee/Ostfriesland (c) farming (d) Bremen of Bremenhaven (11 Apr 1892) - Baltimore, MD (18 Apr 1892) (e) name of vessel: Oldenburg (f) married to: Helen NN (g) children being born over seas [-] (h)living in US: Meservey, IA (25 Nov 1907) Meservey, IA (9 Feb 1914)"

It is my hypothesis that the 2 Meservey dates are for Bernhard & Helen respectively. That would indicate the union of these 2 occurred in the Meservey area after Helen arrived 9 Feb 1914. - D.A. Navorska - xxv Oct MMXV - Twp. 25N,Delaware Co., Cherokee Nation

Author: Peters, Roger, Title: e-mail to David A. Navorska regarding Koenen - Pals, (Publication location unknown, Publisher: RP, Publication date: xv Oct MMXV)

"... I checked Ancestry.com on Bernhard and Helen's wedding and it was in the Meservey area. Either the recorder or the transcriber messed up the spelling on the mothers' names but I'm guessing Bernhard's mother was Trientje Ibelings andHelen's was Grietje Christiaans. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1809-1992

Bernhard Koenen Gender: Male Age: 25 Birth Date: 1876 Birth Place: Germany Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1901 Marriage Place: Wisner, Franklin, Iowa

Father: Berend Koenen Mother: Treintje Iberlinga

Spouse: Helen Pals Gender: Female Age: 21 Birth Date: 1880 Birth Place: Germany

Father: Peter E. Pals Mother: Gaertji Christian FHL Film Number: 1481259" <>

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Bernhard Koenen?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!

Ancestors (and descendant) of Bernhard Koenen

Bernhard Koenen
1876-1958

1901

Helen Pals
1880-1974

Johnnie B. Koenen
1918-2000

With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

The data shown has no sources.

Matches in other publications

This person also appears in the publication:

Historical events

Birthday November 16, 1876

  • The temperature on November 16, 1876 was about 10.2 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
    • March 7 » Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".
    • April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
    • August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
    • November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
    • December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

Day of marriage February 1, 1901

  • The temperature on February 1, 1901 was between -1.8 and 2.4 °C. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
    • March 2 » United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
    • August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
    • November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.
    • November 18 » Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.
    • December 3 » In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".

Day of death October 17, 1958

  • The temperature on October 17, 1958 was between 6.0 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
    • February 5 » Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.
    • March 19 » The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.
    • April 5 » Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.
    • July 26 » Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched.
    • September 15 » A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.
    • December 9 » The John Birch Society is founded in the United States.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Koenen

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Koenen.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Koenen.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Koenen.

The Navorska tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
David Allen Navorska, "Navorska tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/navorska-tree/I21720.php : accessed May 4, 2025), "Bernhard Koenen (1876-1958)".