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Household of Berend Wolbertus Gruis

He is married to Janna Harms Kuper.

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):

  1. Fenna Gruis  1878-< 1989
  2. Hermann Gruis  1879-< 1882
  3. Herman Gruis  1882-1961 
  4. Fannie Gruis  1883-1944
  5. Minnie Gruis  1887-1964
  6. Wobert 'Bert' Gruis  1892-1968


Notes about Berend Wolbertus Gruis

Berend Wolberts Gruis

Source: Tombstone at Ramsey Ref. Chr. Cem., German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA

BG was 41y2m8d old when he died. BG is buried in Ramsey Reformed Chr. Cem.

Born 4 Aug 1853?

Author: Hull, LaRie, Title: Kuper GEDCOM file, (Publication location: Fergus Fls., MN, Publisher: LH, Publication date: MMV)

Mrs. LaRie Hull writes, "BURIED FROM RAMSEY REFORMED CHURCH. DIED AT 41Y2M8D."

Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery Register of Funerals and Interments in Ramsey Reformed Cemetery

"19. Berend Gruis b. Dec 30 1853 d. Oct 22 1894 bur. Oct 24, 1894 Ramsey 6"

28 Feb 1925 Grant Twp Winnebago Co IA census, 42 File 14, Drawer 5, LDS reel 1429598, Repository: Algona IA Pub. Lib.

"85 Gruis Herman, head, male, white, 42, marr, b. IA; fath = Gruis, Berent, b. Ger; moth = Kuper, Jennie, Ger; parents marr. Ger; chr = Protestant"

Wobert & Minnie Gruis tombstones.

Author: Peters, Roger. Title: Roger and Marilyn Coeling Peters, Ancestors and Related Families, (Publication location: Woodbury, MN, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: ii July MMX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rptrs&id=I27021

"... Berend Wolberts Gruis 1 2 Sex: M Birth: 30 DEC 1853 in Bunde, Ostfriesland, Germany Death: 22 OCT 1894 Burial: OCT 1894 Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery, Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa 3

Note: Barrand was listed as a brother of Wolbertus Gruis in Wolbertus' profile in the 1914 History of Franklin County, Iowa. His name was probably Berend based on family naming patterns.

Father: Wolbert Berends Gruis b: 22 SEP 1825 in Klooster Dünebroek, Wymeer, Osfriesland, Germany
Mother: Fentje Harms Lüken b: 1826 in Bunde, Ostfriesland, Germany

Marriage 1 Jennie Harms Kuper b: 4 NOV 1855 in Holhuiserheide, Ostfriesland, Germany

Children

1. Herman Gruis , Sr. b: 17 AUG 1882 in Cleeves, Hardin County, Iowa
2. Fannie Gruis b: 3 DEC 1883 in Ackley, Iowa
3. Minnie Gruis b: 15 MAR 1887 in Iowa
4. Wolbert Gruis b: 20 AUG 1892 in Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa

Sources:

1. Title: History of Franklin County, Iowa Author: Stuart, I. L. Publication: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois 1914, 2 volumes Repository: Media: Book Page: Wolbertus Gruis profile

2. Title: ....Bunde, Ostfriesland Reformed Church birth records January 1853 - December 1871 Author: Reformed Church, Bunde, Ostfriesland Germany Publication: Filmed by the LDS Repository: Note: LDS Family History Library Media:Microfilm Page: 12/30/1853, page 12, # 133: Barend, born in Bunde, son of Laborer, Wolbert Barands Gruis and Fentje, born Luikens in Bunde

3. Title: USGenWeb Internet Website Publication: www.usgenweb.com, 9/2001 Repository: Media: Electronic Page: Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery listing, Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Berend Wolbertus Gruis

Berend Wolbertus Gruis
1853-1894


Janna Harms Kuper
1855-1913

Fenna Gruis
1878-< 1989
Hermann Gruis
1879-< 1882
Herman Gruis
1882-1961
Fannie Gruis
1883-1944
Minnie Gruis
1887-1964
Wobert 'Bert' Gruis
1892-1968

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Birthday December 30, 1853

  • The temperature on December 30, 1853 was about -4.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
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    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).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1853: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
    • February 22 » Washington University in St. Louis is founded as Eliot Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • April 16 » The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.
    • July 8 » The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade.
    • July 25 » Joaquin Murrieta, the famous Californio bandit known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado", is killed.
    • September 24 » Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.

Day of death October 22, 1894

  • The temperature on October 22, 1894 was about 6.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 12 » Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in Paris, killing one person and wounding 20.
    • May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
    • July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
    • September 1 » Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
    • November 1 » Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
    • November 21 » Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.

Day of burial October 24, 1894

  • The temperature on October 24, 1894 was about 6.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 7 » The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States.
    • April 14 » The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
    • May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
    • August 22 » Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
    • November 1 » Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.
    • November 21 » Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.


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