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Personal data Warner Meindert Smidt 


Household of Warner Meindert Smidt

He is married to Greetje J. Janssen.

They got married on September 30, 1900 at Groothusen, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen, he was 27 years old.

Warner Meindert Smidt oo Greetje J.Janssen (Gretje J. Janshen)

Marriage source: Author: Boyken, J. Clarine J., Title: «u»The Whistle Blows at Noon Cent Hist of Titonka IA 1898-1998«/u», (Publication location: Brainerd, MN, Publisher: Titonka Cent Comm, Publication date: MCMXCVII), pgs. 433 & 434, Repository: Titonka, IA pub. lib.

[Pg. 433]

"SMIDT, WARNER M., SR 1873 - 1969 SMIDT, gREETJE JANSSEN 1879 - 1962

Warner M. Smidt, Sr. was born February 20, 1873 in Upleward, Germany. ... Greetje Janssen was born August 22 1879 in Groothusen, Germany. ... They were married September 20, 1900 and a daughter, Elska, was born. After some time theydecided to seek a better life for themselves and their future family. To stay in Germany meant that they and their children would always work for the rich and remain a member of the working class poor.

[Pg. 434]

They decided to immigrate to America and left Germany on March 11, 1902.
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Child(ren):

  1. Elsie Smidt  1904-1961 
  3. Jennie Smidt  1910-1995 
  4. Grace J. Smidt  1919-2005 


Notes about Warner Meindert Smidt

Warner Meindert Smidt

Source: Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Title: Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil i, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII), no pagination, ISBN0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas, TX pub. lib.

"Ehno FOLKERTS * 14 May 1906 Upleward, Ostfriesland, as son of Ehne FOLKERTS and his wife Aye * VAN DER LINDE + 1998 # Ramsey Reformed Church cemetery, north of German Valley, IA 1.oo 9 December 1904 Elsie SMIDT * 9 December 1904 as daughter of Warner SMIDT and his wife Grace + 8 September 1961 # 11 September 1961 Ramsey Reformed Church cem. north of German Valley, IA ...

Author: Boyken, J. Clarine J., Title: «u»The Whistle Blows at Noon Cent Hist of Titonka IA 1898-1998«/u», (Publication location: Brainerd MN, Publisher: Titonka Cent Comm, Publication date: MCMXCVII), pgs. 433 & 434, Repository: Titonka IA pub. lib.

[Pg. 433]

"SMIDT, WARNER M., SR 1873 - 1969 SMIDT, GREETJE JANSSEN 1879 - 1962

Warner M. Smidt, Sr. was born February 20, 1873 in Upleward, Germany. ... Greetje Janssen was born August 22 1879 in Groothusen, Germany. ... They were married September 20, 1900 and a daughter, Elska, was born. After some time theydecided to seek a better life for themselves and their future family. To stay in Germany meant that they and their children would always work for the rich and remain a member of the working class poor.

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They decided to immigrate to America and left Germany on March 11, 1902. They boarded the ship Kaiser Wilhelm The Grosser in Bremerhaven, Germany and sailed to America arriving in New York (no doubt Ellis Island) on March 19, 1902. Theytraveled by train, going directly to Kossuth County, Iowa, rather than going to Butler or Grundy County, Iowa, where most of the German immigrants went. they arrived in Titonka on March 22, 1902.

They settled in a house located in a pasture about one half mile south of German Valley in the southwest quarter of Section 28, German Township. They moved there in November of 1902. They also joined the Ramsey Reformed Church in 1902.In June of 1903 their only child, Elska, passed away. ...

In January of 1917 they moved to the farm they had purchased in the southeast quarter of Section 24, Ramsey Township.

The Smidts had nine children after coming to America. They were: Meindert, Elsie, Siemen, Enko, Jennie, Esdert, John, Warner and Grace. ... Elsie married Ehno Folkerts, ... Jennie married Fred Gray, ... and Grace married Floyd Huisman....
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Author: Wise, Corinne & Dale, Title: "Warner Smidt," (Publication location: Titonka, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xvii June MMX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53809271/warner-smidt

"Photo[graph of stone shared with Greetje Smidt] added by ROBBIE DECKER

Warner Smidt Birth 20 Feb 1873 Germany Death 6 Jul 1969 (aged 96) Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Burial Ramsey Reformed Cemetery Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 53809271

h/o Greetje

Family Members
Spouse

Greetje Smidt 1879-1962

Children

Elske Smidt 1901-1903
Meindert W Smidt 1903-1972
Elsie Smidt Folkerts 1904-1961
Siemen Warner Smidt 1906-1995
Enko Warner Smidt 1908-2005
Jennie Smidt Gray 1910-1995
Esdert Warner Smidt 1912-1979
John Warner Smidt 1914-1983
Warner Meindert Smidt 1917-2011
Grace J. Smidt Huisman 1919-2005

Created by: Dale & Corinne Wise Added: 17 Jun 2010 Find A Grave Memorial 53809271"

Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Title: «u»Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil i«/u», (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas, TX pub. lib.

Warner Meindert «b»SMIDT
«/b»* 20 February 1873 , Ostfriesland
> March 1902 around Titonka, IA
+ 6 July 1969 Britt, IA
# 9 July 1969 Ramsey Reformed Church cem. north of German Valley, IA
oo 29 September 1900 Groothusen, Ostfriesland
Grietje J. «b»JANSHEN
«/b»* 22 August 1979 Groothusen, Ostfriesland as daughter of Siemen JANSHEN and his wife Elske * HENNINGS
+ 16 February 1962 Titonka, IA
# 20 February 1962 Ramsey Reformed Church cem. north of German Valley, IA

Services Held Wednesday For Long Time Resident

Funeral services for a long-time Titonka area resident, Warner M. Smidt, 96, were held Wednesday, July 9 at 1:30 p.m. at the Ramsey Reformed Church with Rev. John Janssen officiating. Mrs. Richard Beenken was orgnist, and accompanied a duet of Mrs. Vern Rafdal and Mrs. Alfred Baade. The Blake Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Smidt passed away Sunday, July 6 at the Westview Nursing Home in Britt.

Serving as casket attendants were Warren Smidt, Kenneth Huisman, Gary Smidt, Corwin Smidt, Warner Kieth Smidt and Terry Schutjer. Interment was in the Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery.

Warner M. Smidt was born February 20, 1873 in Germany. On September 29, 1900, he was married to Gretje Janshen at Groothusen, Germany. She preceded him in death in 1962. the United States in 1902 and the United States in 1962 and settled near Titonka the same year. They retired to Titonka in 1942.

Survivors include six sons, Meindert Smidt of Woden, Enko Smidt, Warner Smidt, Jr., Sieman Smidt and John Smidt, all of Titonka, and Rev Esdert Smidt of Sibley; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Jennie) Gray, and Mrs. Floyd (Grace) Huisman, both of Titonka; and one foster daughter, Mrs. John (Elsa) Janssen of Huron, S. D. Also surviving are 34 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and two sisters living in Germany.

He was preceded in death by his wife, two daughters, two brothers and three sisters.
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Warner Meindert Smidt

Warner Meindert Smidt
1873-1969

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Greetje J. Janssen
1879-1962

Elsie Smidt
1904-1961
Sieman (Simon) Warner Smidt
1906-1995
Jennie Smidt
1910-1995
Grace J. Smidt
1919-2005

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Birthday February 20, 1873

  • The temperature on February 20, 1873 was about 1.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
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    • March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
    • March 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
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    • May 20 » Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
    • July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
    • August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.

Day of marriage September 30, 1900

  • The temperature on September 30, 1900 was about 12.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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.
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    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 27 » Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded.
    • February 27 » The British Labour Party is founded.
    • April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
    • June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
    • June 21 » Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
    • October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.

Day of death July 6, 1969

  • The temperature on July 6, 1969 was between 10.3 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • March 2 » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
    • April 15 » The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
    • July 20 » A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War".
    • October 21 » The 1969 Somali coup d'état establishes a Marxist–Leninist administration.
    • November 21 » U.S. President Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Satō agree on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972. The U.S. retains rights to bases on the island, but these are to be nuclear-free.
    • December 17 » Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs.

Day of burial July 9, 1969

  • The temperature on July 9, 1969 was between 7.9 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
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