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Personal data Mary Wirtjes 

  • Alternative names: Mary Wirtjes Anderson, Mary Wertjes
  • She was born on March 20, 1893 in German Vly., German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA.
  • Resident in the year 1977: Lakota, Kossuth Co., IA.
  • (note1) .
    Sources: Marvin Knock & B.C.T.
  • She died on December 8, 1977 in Mercy Hosp., Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., IA, she was 84 years old.
  • She is buried on December 12, 1977 in Maple Hill Cem., Lincoln Twp., Kossuth Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on October 25, 2015.

Household of Mary Wirtjes

She is married to Alvia "Bert" Anderson.

They got married on November 24, 1914 at fortasse, somewhere in IA, she was 21 years old.

Alvie Anderson oo Mary Wertjes

Marraige source: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, vol 116 # 43, 2 Jan 2008, pg 4 col 5

Laura L. Stecker, 87 ... Laura Luella Stecker, daughter of Alvie and Mary (Wertjes) Anderson was born February 11, 1920 in rurial Titonka, Iowa. ... ... She was preceded in death by ... three sisters ... Iva Gray, and Iona Gray ..."

Lakota in Review, Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, Vol. 86 # 35, 15 Dec 1977, Pg. 10, Col. 3

"Funeral Services Held Monday, December 12 For Mary Anderson ... Mrs. Anderson passed away Thursday, December 8, at the Mercy Hospital in Mason City.

Mrs. Anderson was born March 20,1893 at German Valley. She married Bert Anderson on November 27, 1914. She spent most of her life in the Buffalo Center and Lakota area. She was living in her home in Lakota at the time of her death. Mr.Anderson died in June 1925. ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Iva Eldon Anderson  1922-2002 
  2. Iona M Anderson  1924-1994 


Notes about Mary Wirtjes

Mary Wirtjes

Source: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, vol 116 # 43, 2 Jan 2008, pg 4 col 5

Laura L. Stecker, 87 ... Laura Luella Stecker, daughter of Alvie and Mary (Wertjes) Anderson was born February 11, 1920 in rurial Titonka, Iowa. ... ... She was preceded in death by ... three sisters ... Iva Gray, and Iona Gray ..."

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=I375871, Publication date: iv Jan MMIX), Repository: The Cloud

"... Mary WIRTJES ... Sex: F Birth: 20 Mar 1893 in , , Iowa, USA Death: Dec 1977 in Lakota, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Burial: Dec 1977 ? ... Change Date: 4 Jan 2009 ... Father: Herman WIRTJES b: Apr 1864 in , , , Germany Mother: Catherine FOLKERTS b: Sep 1866 in Loran, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA

Marriage 1 Alvia ANDERSON b: 1891 in , , Iowa, USA Married: Unknown in ? Change Date: 4 Jan 2009

Children

1. Clarence ANDERSON b: 21 Jun 1915 in , , Iowa, USA 2. Living ANDERSON 3. Living ANDERSON 4. Living ANDERSON 5. Living ANDERSON 6. Living ANDERSON"

SSDI: "MARY ANDERSON b. 20 Mar 1893 d. Dec 1977 last SS address of record: 50451 (Lakota, Kossuth, IA) last SS benefit: 50424 (Buffalo Center, Winnebago, IA) Issued: Iowa"

Lakota in Review, Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, Vol. 86 # 35, 15 Dec 1977, Pg. 10, Col. 3

"Funeral Services Held Monday, December 12 For Mary Anderson

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Anderson, 84, Lakota were held Monday, December 12 at 1:30 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church in Lakota. Pastor Alex P. Ayers officiated. Burial was in the Maple Hill Cemetery at Lakota. Winter FuneralHome of Buffalo Center was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Anderson passed away Thursday, December 8, at the Mercy Hospital in Mason City.

Mrs. Anderson was born March 20,1893 at German Valley. She married Bert Anderson on November 27, 1914. She spent most of her life in the Buffalo Center and Lakota area. She was living in her home in Lakota at the time of her death. Mr.Anderson died in June 1925.

Survivors include one son, Clarence of Lakota; and four daughters, Mrs. John Cordes of Lakota, Mrs. Martin Stecker, Mrs. Leonard Gray and Mrs. Mervin Gray, all of Titonka; 22 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; two brothers, HermanWirtjes of Bricelyn, Minnesota, -and Edward Wirtjes of Titonka and a host of other relatives and friends." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Mary Wirtjes

Mary Wirtjes
1893-1977

1914

Alvia "Bert" Anderson
1891-1925

Iva Eldon Anderson
1922-2002
Iona M Anderson
1924-1994

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Birthday March 20, 1893

  • The temperature on March 20, 1893 was about 4.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
    • March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
    • April 6 » Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
    • July 11 » A revolution led by the liberal general and politician José Santos Zelaya takes over state power in Nicaragua.
    • August 14 » France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.

Day of marriage November 24, 1914

  • The temperature on November 24, 1914 was between -0.9 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
    • June 28 » Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.
    • August 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
    • September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
    • November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
    • November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

Day of death December 8, 1977

  • The temperature on December 8, 1977 was between 4.2 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
    • March 4 » The 1977 Vrancea earthquake in eastern and southern Europe kills more than 1,500, mostly in Bucharest, Romania.
    • March 24 » Morarji Desai became the Prime Minister of India, the first Prime Minister not to belong to Indian National Congress.
    • April 21 » Annie opens on Broadway.
    • May 25 » The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolution started in 1966.
    • August 4 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
    • September 7 » The 300-metre-tall CKVR-DT transmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the aircraft are killed.

Day of burial December 12, 1977

  • The temperature on December 12, 1977 was between 7.8 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease.
    • January 20 » Jimmy Carter is inaugurated the 39th President of the United States of America.
    • March 9 » The Hanafi Siege: In a thirty-nine-hour standoff, armed Hanafi Muslims seize three Washington, D.C., buildings.
    • July 22 » Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping is restored to power.
    • October 20 » Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd's airplane crashes. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines perish in the crash.
    • November 22 » British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.


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