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Personal data Janna Harms (Janna Harms "Jennie") "Jennie" Kuper
- Alternative name: Jennie Kuper Gruis
- Nickname is Jennie.
- She was born on November 4, 1855 in Holthuserheide, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
- She was christened on November 18, 1855 in Weener, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
- (note1) .Source 1
Sources: Gertie Meyer, Ruth Leibrand, Katherine Johnson, & Jan-Dirk Zimmermann
- She died on September 23, 1913 in Grant Twp., Winnebago Co., IA, she was 57 years old.
- She is buried after September 23, 1913 in German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Cem.).
- A child of Harm Harms Kuper and Hemmina (Harmina) Peters Troff
- This information was last updated on July 20, 2016.
Household of Janna Harms (Janna Harms "Jennie") "Jennie" Kuper
She is married to Berend Wolbertus Gruis.
They got married at fortasse, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen.
Berend Gruis oo Janna Harms 'Jennie' Kuper
Marriage source: 28 Feb 1925 Grant Twp Winnebago Co IA census, 42 File 14 Drawer 5 LDS reel 1429598 for nation of marriage.
'... fath = Gruis, Berent, b. Ger; moth = Kuper, Jennie, 73, b. Ger. parents marr. Ger. ...' <>
Child(ren):
- Fenna Gruis 1878-< 1989
- Hermann Gruis 1879-< 1882
- Fannie Gruis 1883-1944
- Minnie Gruis 1887-1964
- Wobert 'Bert' Gruis 1892-1968
Notes about Janna Harms (Janna Harms "Jennie") "Jennie" Kuper
Janna Harms "Jennie" Kuper
Source: Author: Meyer, Gertie (Sleper), Title: Talk to David A. Navorska, (Publication location: Ledyard Twp., Kossuth Co., IA, Publication date: before MCMLXXX)
Mrs Meyer saying that the Gruis family were cousins of some kind.
Author: Johnson, Katherine, Title: Gruis/Kuper FGS, (Publication location: Milbank, SD, Publisher: KOWJ, Publication date: xxvi Apr MCMXCIII)
For place of death, Katherine(Willms)Johnson has Britt, German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA
Jennie is buried in Ramsey Ref. Chr. Cem. Katherine Johnson has Britt IA as place of death.
LDS roll # 1256904 - Weener Church Recs.
Author: Leibrand, Ruth, Title: Gruis/Kuper FGS, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: RL, Publication date: v Dec MCMXCIV)
Ruth Leibrand writes, "I find that Jennie Gruis died in Grant twp., Winnebago county, Ia. according to death records for Winnebago County." - v Dec MCMXCIV - Buffalo Ctr., IA
LDS film 1256904 - Weener Reformed Chr recs.
Holthuser Mädchen Kuper Den Vierten /4/ Arbeiter Harm Kuper _______ heide Janna November, _____ z. Holthuserheide und _____ _______ Ehefrau Hemmina, gebornen Troff
Christening date 18 November, 1855
Death certificates for Wobert & Minnie Gruis.
Tombstone for Jennie Gruis.
Author: Zimmermann, Jan-Dirk, Title: Familienbuch der Ev.-ref. Kirchengemeinde WEENER ... 1674-1900, Teilband ii, (Publication location: Weener, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Eigenverlag, Publication date: MMXV), Seite 836, Repository: MN Gen. Soc. lib., S. St. Paul, MN
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"5100. Gruis, Berend, Arbeiter, oo mitg Janna Harms Kuper
Kinder: Fenna * 5.5.1878 Holthuserheide
[2] Hermann * 26.11.1879 Holthusen"
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Historical events
Birthday November 4, 1855
- The temperature on November 4, 1855 was about 5.0 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 26 » Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory.
- February 12 » Michigan State University is established.
- February 22 » The Pennsylvania State University is founded in State College, Pennsylvania (as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania).
- June 4 » Major Henry C. Wayne departs New York aboard the USSSupply to procure camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps.
- June 28 » Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.
- July 4 » The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published In Brooklyn.
Christening day November 18, 1855
- The temperature on November 18, 1855 was about 4.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 28 » A locomotive on the Panama Canal Railway runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
- February 11 » Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia.
- March 30 » Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
- June 28 » Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.
- July 1 » Signing of the Quinault Treaty: The Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States.
- November 16 » David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.
Day of death September 23, 1913
- The temperature on September 23, 1913 was between 8.8 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
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- March 4 » The United States Department of Labor is formed.
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- October 9 » The steamship SSVolturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic.
- December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
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