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Personal data Jacob Kurtzleben 

  • He was born on February 16, 1886 in in proximo, Ackley, Butler/Franklin/Grundy/Hardin Co., IA.
  • He died on December 12, 1956 in Mercy Med. Ctr.-No. IA, Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., IA, he was 70 years old.
  • He is buried on December 15, 1956 in Bingham Twp. Cem., Bingham Twp., Hancock Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on June 28, 2007.

Household of Jacob Kurtzleben

He is married to Katharine Henrietta Korte.

They got married on February 19, 1907 at fortasse, somewhere in IA, he was 21 years old.

Jacob Kurtzleben oo Katharine Henrietta Korte

Marriage source: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil I, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2

"Jacob KURTZLEBEN * 16 February 1886 near Ackley, IA + 12 December 1956 hospital Mason City, IA # 15 December 1956 Ramsey Reformed Church cem. north of German Valley, IA [sic] oo Katharine Henrietta KORTE ... ... Funeral services were held Saturday, December 15 at 1: p.m. at Ramsey Reformed Church for Jacob Kurtzleben, who died at Mercy Hospital, Mason City, on Wednesday, December 12. Burial was in Bingham Township Cemetery near Woden. ... ... ... On February 19, 1907 he was united in marriage to Katharine Henrietta Korte. To this union were born six children. In 1915 they moved to their farm home one mile east of Woden. Here they enjoyed 28 years of happy life.

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Jacob Kurtzleben

Source: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil I, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2

"Jacob KURTZLEBEN * 16 February 1886 near Ackley, IA + 12 December 1956 hospital Mason City, IA # 15 December 1956 Ramsey Reformed Church cem. north of German Valley, IA [sic] oo Katharine Henrietta KORTE ...

JACOB KURTZLEBEN, 70 DIES AT MASON CITY.

Funeral services were held Saturday, December 15 at 1: p.m. at Ramsey Reformed Church for Jacob Kurtzleben, who died at Mercy Hospital, Mason City, on Wednesday, December 12. Burial was in Bingham Township Cemetery near Woden. Rev.William Kroon officiated.

Mr. Kurtzleben was born on February 16, 1886, on a farm near Ackley, the son of Jahanna and Harm Kurtzleben. He grew to manhood in the Ackley vicinity. On February 19, 1907 he was united in marriage to Katharine Henrietta Korte. Tothis union were born six children. In 1915 they moved to their farm home one mile east of Woden. Here they enjoyed 28 years of happy life.

He leaves his beloved wife; two sons, Harm of Britt, Calvin of Woden: three daughters, Francis, Mrs. B. Bruns of Titonka, Jo Ann, Mrs. J. D. Hobbs of Hampton and Katharine at home: and five granddaughters. He also is survived by fourhalf-brothers, Jans Van Loh of Ashton, Louis Van Loh of Wellsburg, Menno Van Loh and John Van Loh of Ackley; and two sisters, Mrs. Jennie DeJanssen of Parker, South Dakota. Vries of Ackley, and Mrs. Tena John Troff, Woden; Meindert SmidtWoden, Claus Smidt, Woden; Alrek Boeckholt, George Rippentrop, and Chris Brandt were pallbearers."

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Jacob Kurtzleben
1886-1956

1907

Katharine Henrietta Korte
1887-1971

Frances or Francis Kurtzleben
1913-

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Birthday February 16, 1886

  • The temperature on February 16, 1886 was about -2.3 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
    • February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
    • May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
    • June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
    • June 26 » Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.
    • September 4 » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.

Day of marriage February 19, 1907

  • The temperature on February 19, 1907 was between 4.0 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
    • January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
    • April 15 » Triangle Fraternity is founded at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
    • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
    • September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
    • December 14 » The Thomas W. Lawson, the largest ever ship without a heat engine, runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within the Isles of Scilly in a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die.

Day of death December 12, 1956

  • The temperature on December 12, 1956 was between 8.2 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 7.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
    • May 1 » A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
    • May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
    • June 29 » The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
    • November 3 » Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.
    • November 5 » Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign.
    • November 12 » In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in Rafah by Israeli soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip.

Day of burial December 15, 1956

  • The temperature on December 15, 1956 was between 8.9 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
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    • July 16 » Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
    • August 27 » The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
    • September 13 » The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
    • December 2 » The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.
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