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Personal data Jan (Jan "John") "John" Troff 


Household of Jan (Jan "John") "John" Troff

He is married to Diederika Eilts Wiegmanns.

They got married on July 15, 1901 at Liberty Twp., Hamilton Co., IA, he was 31 years old.

John Troff oo Diederike Wichmann

Marriage source: Boyken, Hans-Georg, Wo Sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika - Teil V, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMIV), 34-1923, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'John TROFF * 23 Jul 1869 Oude Schans/The Netherlands \\ > 1884 near Kamrar, IA \\ oo 1901 Diederike WICHMANN \\ .. Ledyard, IA about 10 y ago \\ + 15 Nov 1923 Ledyard, IA ['Schlagfluß'] \\ = 20 Nov 1923 Ledyard, IA \\ R: w, 7 ch, 1 br in SD \\\\O'

Hurlburt, Letty, Highland Home Cem., (Algona, IA, http://www.iagenweb.org/kossuth/cemetery/Highland%20Ledyard.htm, March MMIII)

"Highland Home Cemetery The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Section 4 of Ledyard Township in Kossuth County Iowa. OR 1 mile north of Ledyard on 155 Avenue. This cemetery was walked and recorded the Summer of 2002 by Letty Hurlburt.Submitted March 2003. A picture of this cemetery may be seen at "Gravestone Photo Project". First Burial 1894. ... Troff Diederike 1874 1946 Mother ... Troff John 1869 1923 Father ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Hemme Troff  1902-1971
  2. Carmen Troff  1902-2000
  3. Eilt (Aeilt) Troff  1903-1978
  4. Laura Troff  1905-1994
  5. Jennie Troff  1905-1999 
  6. John Troff  1906-1992
  7. Joe Troff  1908-1962
  8. Emma Troff  1911-1989 
  9. Peter Troff  1914-1994 
  10. John Henry Troff  1918-1976 


Notes about Jan (Jan "John") "John" Troff

Jan "John" Troff

Sources: Johnson, Katherine, Groen/Troff FGS, (Milbank SD, KOWJ, xxxi May MCMXCI) for name = John Troff

Author: Boyken, Hans-Georg, Title: «u»Wo Sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika - Tiel v«/u», (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, MMIV), 34-1923, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"John TROFF
* 23 Jul 1869 Oude Schans/The Netherlands \\ > 1884 near Kamrar, IA \\ oo 1901 Diederike WICHMANN \\ .. Ledyard, IA about 10 y ago \\ + 15 Nov 1923 Ledyard, IA ['Schlagfluß'] \\ = 20 Nov 1923 Ledyard, IA \\ R: w, 7 ch, 1 br in SD \\\\O"

Author: Troff, Gerda, Title: "Troff web site," (Publication location: Tessenderlo Belgie, Publisher: GT, Publication date: read vi Aug MMVI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://home.scarlet.be/troff/M1.htm

"Jan/John Troff geb 23071869 te Oude Schans, overl 15111923 te Ledyard, Kossuth, Iowa, zoon van Hemme Pieters Troff en Jantje Zuidland, getr 15071901 te Liberty Twp, Hamilton, Iowa met Diederike Eils/Eilts Wiegmans 10 kinderen zoon Hemme geb 03051902 overl 09111971 dochter Carmen geb 15111902 overl 05092000 te Californië zoon Eilt/Aeilt geb 04081903 overl 22041978 dochter Laura geb 22021905 Minnesota overl 12091994 dochter Jennie geb 29081905 Kamrar, Hamilton, Iowa overl 26111999 zoon John geb 29061906 Iowa overl 18041992 zoon Joe geb 09051908 overl 30101962 dochter Emma geb 24091911 overl 10071989 zoon Peter geb 27061914 overl 01051994 te Iowa zoon John Henry geb 02111918 overl 22011976"Hurlburt, Letty, Highland Home Cem., (Algona, IA, http://www.iagenweb.org/kossuth/cemetery/Highland%20Ledyard.htm, March MMIII)"

Author: Hurlburt, Letty, Title: "Highland Home Cem.," (Publication location: Algona, IA, Publisher: IA Gen Web, Publication date: March MMIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://www.iagenweb.org/kossuth/cemetery/Highland%20Ledyard.htm

"Highland Home Cemetery The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Section 4 of Ledyard Township in Kossuth County Iowa. OR 1 mile north of Ledyard on 155 Avenue. This cemetery was walked and recorded the Summer of 2002 by Letty Hurlburt. Submitted March 2003. A picture of this cemetery may be seen at "Gravestone Photo Project". First Burial 1894.
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Troff Diederike 1874 1946
Mother Troff Frances 1909 1942 w/o Hemme Troff Hemme 1836 1915
Father Troff Hemme 1902 1971 h/o Frances Troff Joann W. 1844 1860 Troff Joe 5/9/1908 1962 Obituary Available Troff John 1869 1923 Father Troff John Henry 1918 1976 PFC US Army WWII Troff Robert John 8/16/1934 3/14/1939 Troff Sharon 1949 1980 d/o John H."
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Troff

Pieter Reins Troff
1794-1876
Grietje Hemmes Smit
1792-1875
Jan Jürjens Zuidland
< 1787-1854
Rikste Hinderks Spitje
< 1791-1850
Jantje Zuidland
1827-< 1938

Jan Troff
1869-1923

1901

Diederika Eilts Wiegmanns
1874-1946

Hemme Troff
1902-1971
Carmen Troff
1902-2000
Eilt (Aeilt) Troff
1903-1978
Laura Troff
1905-1994
Jennie Troff
1905-1999
John Troff
1906-1992
Joe Troff
1908-1962
Emma Troff
1911-1989
Peter Troff
1914-1994
John Henry Troff
1918-1976

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    Historical events

    Birthday July 23, 1869

    • The temperature on July 23, 1869 was about 25.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 6 » Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.
      • May 26 » Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
      • July 10 » Gävle, Sweden, is largely destroyed in a fire; 80% of its 10,000 residents are left homeless.
      • October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
      • November 6 » In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
      • November 11 » The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.

    Day of marriage July 15, 1901

    • The temperature on July 15, 1901 was between 10.8 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (26%). 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.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
      • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
      • July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
      • August 6 » Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
      • August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
      • November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.
      • December 12 » Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.

    Day of death November 15, 1923

    • The temperature on November 15, 1923 was between 0.3 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
      • April 18 » Yankee Stadium: "The House that Ruth Built" opens.
      • June 27 » Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane.
      • August 23 » Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.
      • September 9 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People's Party.
      • October 16 » The Walt Disney Company is founded.
      • November 8 » Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government.

    Day of burial November 20, 1923

    • The temperature on November 20, 1923 was between 1.2 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 12.9 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
      • January 9 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight.
      • April 28 » Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
      • June 27 » Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane.
      • August 23 » Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.
      • September 26 » The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
      • October 29 » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
    

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