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Personal data Reemttina Gerdes (Reemttina Gerdes "Dena") "Dena" Hinrichs
- Alternative name: Dena Hinrichs Hoodjer
- Nickname is Dena.
- She was born on November 30, 1873 in Pilsum, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen.
- She was christened on December 7, 1873 in Pilsum, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen.
- (note1) .Source 1
Sources: Mandy Hoodjer; Kirstin Miller, Eric Brocka, Corey Hoodjer, et al.
- She died on February 1, 1949 in Allison, Butler Co., IA, she was 75 years old.
- She is buried in Butler Ctr., Jefferson Twp., Butler Co., IA (Butler Ctr. Cem.).
- A child of Siebelt Gerdes Hinrichs and Anna Reemts Itjes
- This information was last updated on November 15, 2025.
Household of Reemttina Gerdes (Reemttina Gerdes "Dena") "Dena" Hinrichs
She is married to Jan Claassen Hoodjer.
They got married on April 28, 1897 at Butler Co., IA, she was 23 years old.
John Claassen Hoodjer oo Dena C. Hinrichs
Marriage sources: Author: Hoodjer, Mandy; Title: "Hoodjer/Hinders Family Tree," (Publication site: Lehi UT, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xvii Mar MMIV)
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mhoodjer&id=I1378
"... John Claassen Hoodjer Sex: M ...
Birth: 2 NOV 1872 in Forlitz-Blaukirche, East Friesia, Germany
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Death: 17 DEC 1940 in Allison, Iowa Burial: Butler Center, Iowa
CONF: 9 APR 1916 Peace LutheranChurch-Butler Center, Iowa
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Marriage 1 Dena C. Hinrichs b: 30 NOV 1873
Children
1. Anna Margaretha Friedrick Hoodjer b: 31 JAN 1898
Marriage 2 Dena Hinrichs b: 30 NOV 1873 in Pilsum, Ostfriesland, Germany Married: 28 APR 1897
Children
1. Anna Hoodjer b: 31 JAN 1898 in Butler County, Iowa
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Notes about Reemttina Gerdes (Reemttina Gerdes "Dena") "Dena" Hinrichs
Reemttina Gerdes "Dena" Hinrichs
Sources: Author: Hoodjer, Mandy; Title: "Hoodjer/Hinders Family Tree," (Publication site: Lehi UT, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xvii Mar MMIV)
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mhoodjer&id=I1378
"... Dena Hinrichs Sex: F ALIA: /Reemttina/ Name: Dina Gerdes Hinrichs Birth: 30 NOV 1873 in Pilsum, Ostfriesland, Germany Death: 1 FEB 1949 in Allison, Iowa
Note: "John and Dena lived the first three years of their married life on a dairy farm near Cedar Falls in Black Hawk County. One of John's duties was to deliver fresh milk to the residents of Cedar Falls. Then they moved back to Butler Countyand farmed in Albion Township.
In 1911 they bought a farm in Jackson Township, section 27, southeast quarter and northeast quarter south fort. Here they lived and raised their eight children. John died in 1940 and Dena died in 1949. Several years after her death, thefarm was sold."
-Excerpt from Hinrichs-Henrichs Genealogy: From Germany to the United States 1750-1994 by Donald G. Hinrichs and Astrid Hinrichs Regnerus
Father: Siebelt Gerdes Hinrichs b: 24 AUG 1844 in Osteel, Ostfriesland, Germany
Mother: Anna Reemts Itjes b: 15 JAN 1850 in Pilsum Ostfriesland, Germany
Marriage 1 John Claassen Hoodjer b: 2 NOV 1872 in Forlitz-Blaukirche, East Friesia, Germany Married: 28 APR 1897
Children
1. Anna Hoodjer b: 31 JAN 1898 in Butler County, Iowa
2. Paul Hoodjer b: 20 AUG 1899 in Black Hawk County, Iowa
3. Clarence Hoodjer b: 19 DEC 1901 in Butler County, Iowa
4. Siebert Hoodjer b: 25 MAY 1910
5. Henry Edward Hoodjer b: 20 DEC 1905 in Butler County, Iowa
6. Louis Alfred Hoodjer b: 7 JUN 1914
7. Carl Alvin Hoodjer b: 6 NOV 1916
8. John Claus Hoodjer b: 20 AUG 1899 in Butler County, Iowa"
Author: Hillebrands, Hillert; Title: «u»Die Familien der evangelisch-reforierten Kirchgemeinde Pilsum (1715-1935)«/u», (Publication site: Aurich, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Upstalsboon-Gesellschaft, Publication date: MMXVIII), Seite 243, Repository: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc. of Am. (OGSA), Mendota MN with holdings at MN Gen. Soc. lib., Mendota Hts. MN.
[Seite 243]
"1228 Hinders (Hinrichs), Siebelt Gerdes 1180, Dienstknecht Sloet, Arbeiter, * 28.08.1844 Osteel; oo 01.10.1870 Pilsum, Proklamation auch in Osteel, Itjes, Anna Reemts 1319, Dienstmagd, * 15., ~ 27.01.1850 Pilsum.
Ausgewandert laut, Meyer mit 4 Kindern
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2. Reemittina Geerdes * 30.11., ~ 07.12.1873 Pilsum
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Author: Miller, Kirstin; Brocka, Eric; Hoodjer, Corey; et al.; Title: "Dena Gerdes Hinrichs," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xxix July MMXXIV)
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LK4Z-XHB
"... Dena Gerdes Hinrichs Reason: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111233705 Last Changed: July 7, 2015 S. B. Ochmann Sex Female Last Changed: July 6, 2015 S. Bochmann
Birth 30 November 1873 Pilsum, Ostfriesland, Germany Last Changed: April 29, 2022 Kirstin Miller
Christening 7 December 1873 Pilsum, Ostfriesland, Germany Last Changed: April 29, 2022 Kirstin Miller
Death 1 February 1949 Last Changed: March 21, 2017 Corey Hoodjer
Burial 4 February 1949 Butler Center Cemetery, Butler Center, Butler, Iowa, ... Reason: Obituary. Added cemetery name. Last Changed: April 29, 2022 Kirstin Miller
Alternate Name Birth Name Reemtdina Geerdes Hinderks
Baptism 7 December 1873 Pilsum, Emden, Hanover, Prussia, Germany
Baptism 7 December 1873 Pilsum, Pilsum, Emden, Hanover, Prussia, Germany
Immigration 1881 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, ...
Immigration 1889
Residence 1895 Butler, Iowa, ...
Residence 1920 Jackson Township, Butler, Iowa, ...
Residence 1925 Dayton Township, Butler, Iowa, ... Census
Residence 1930 Jackson Township, Butler, Iowa, ...
Residence 1935 Jackson Township, Butler, Iowa, ... [from 1940 census]
Pension 1934-1946 Iowa, ...
Residence 1940 Jackson Township, Butler, Iowa, ...
Residence Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, ...
Spouses & Children
John Claassen Hoodjer Male 1872-1940 MQ2H-7ZF [<-blood rel.]
Dena Gerdes Hinrichs Female 1873-1949 LK4Z-XHB
Marriage 27 April 1897 Butler County, Iowa, ///
Children (8)
[1] Anna Mae Hoodjer Female 1898-1972 LR53-31R
[2] Paul Siebert Hoodjer Male 1899-1973 LR53-3MX
[3] John Claus Hoodjer Male 1899-1985 LR53-SF2
[4] Clarence Hoodjer Male 1901-1993 LR53-SFR
[5] Henry Edward Hoodjer Male 1905-2003 LR53-SMT
[6] Siebert G. Hoodjer Male 1910-1913 LR53-SMB
[7] Louis Alfred Hoodjer Male 1914-1983 LR53-36L
[8] Carl A. Hoodjer Male 1916-1942 LR53-SNM
Parents & Siblings
Siebelt Gerdes Hinrichs Male 1844-1920 LK4C-VGS [<-Jan Claassen Hoodjer's f-i-l]
Anna Reemts Itjes Female 1850-1946 9V4Y-X4C [<-Jan Claassen Hoodjer's m-i-l]
Marriage 1 October 1870 Pilsum, Ostfriesland, Germany
Children (9)
[1] Flora Hinrichs Female 1870-1939 9V4Y-XWT
[2] John Hinrichs Male 1871-1873 G1Y6-285
[3] Dena Gerdes Hinrichs Female 1873-1949 LK4Z-XHB [<-oo Jan Claassen Hoodjer]
[4] Jennie Henrichs Female 1877-1943 LBTG-SXK
[5] Katie Henrichs Female 1879-1951 LLCP-NV3
[6] Annie Hinrichs Female 1884-1981 LK4Z-XNL [[7] Johanna "Hanna" Hinrichs Female 1889-1920 LK4Z-XVR
[8] Martha B Hinrichs Female 1890-1937 L63C-TCT
[9] Christina Hinrichs Female 1894-1984 LK46-NK1"
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Birthday November 30, 1873
- The temperature on November 30, 1873 was about 7.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 11 » King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
- May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
- June 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
- August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
- August 30 » Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea.
- September 1 » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.
Christening day December 7, 1873
- The temperature on December 7, 1873 was about -1.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 78 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)
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
- June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
- August 30 » Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea.
- September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
- October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
- November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
Day of marriage April 28, 1897
- The temperature on April 28, 1897 was about 22.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
- June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
- July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
- August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
- August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
- December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
Day of death February 1, 1949
- The temperature on February 1, 1949 was between -1.9 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
- January 2 » Luis Muñoz Marín is inaugurated as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
- April 7 » The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific opened on Broadway; it would run for 1,925 performances and win ten Tony Awards.
- May 12 » Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
- June 5 » Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.
- September 17 » The Canadian steamship SSNoronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.
- November 2 » The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ends with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia.
Same birth/death day
- 1872 » John McCrae, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet († 1918)
- 1873 » Božena Benešová, Czech author and poet († 1936)
- 1874 » Lucy Maud Montgomery, English-Canadian author and poet († 1942)
- 1874 » Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate († 1965)
- 1875 » Myron Grimshaw, American baseball player († 1936)
- 1875 » Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia († 1941)
- 1940 » Philip Francis Nowlan, American author, created Buck Rogers (b. 1888)
- 1940 » Zacharias Papantoniou, Greek journalist and critic (b. 1877)
- 1944 » Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)
- 1949 » Herbert Stothart, American conductor and composer (b. 1885)
- 1949 » Nicolae Dumitru Cocea, Romanian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1880)
- 1957 » Friedrich Paulus, German general (b. 1890)
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