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Household of Metta Margaretha Janssen

She is married to Gottlieb Wilhelm Cirks.

They got married on July 31, 1923 at Lizard Twp., Pocahontas Co., IA, she was 59 years old.

Gottlieb Wilhelm Cirks oo Metta M. Janssen

Marriage source: Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992, (Pub. location unknown, https://www.familysearch.org, searched xvii July MMXI)

"Gottlieb Cirks Groom's Birth Date: 1861 Groom's Birthplace: Riepe, Germany Groom's Age: 62

Bride's Name: Metta M. Henrichs Bride's Birth Date: 1864 Bride's Birthplace: Sewen, Germany Bride's Age: 59

Marriage Date: 31 Jul 1923 Marriage Place: Lizard Twp., Pocahontas, Iowa

Groom's Father's Name: Dirk Eiken Cirks Groom's Mother's Name: Dorathea W. Schnater

Bride's Father's Name: Rolfe Gerde Janssen Bride's Mother's Name: Alste Moumiens ... Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Widowed ... Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02591-0 System Origin: Iowa-EASy Source Film Number: 1401835 Reference Number: p 111" <>

Notes about Metta Margaretha Janssen

Metta Margaretha. Janssen

Sources: Title: Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992, (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: read xvii July MMXI)

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"Gottlieb Cirks Groom's Birth Date: 1861 Groom's Birthplace: Riepe, Germany Groom's Age: 62

Bride's Name: Metta M. Henrichs Bride's Birth Date: 1864 Bride's Birthplace: Sewen, Germany Bride's Age: 59

Marriage Date: 31 Jul 1923 Marriage Place: Lizard Twp., Pocahontas, Iowa

Groom's Father's Name: Dirk Eiken Cirks Groom's Mother's Name: Dorathea W. Schnater

Bride's Father's Name: Rolfe Gerde Janssen Bride's Mother's Name: Alste Moumiens ... Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Widowed ... Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02591-0 System Origin: Iowa-EASy Source Film Number: 1401835 Reference Number: p 111"

Author: Menssen, Ruth Maria; Hunter, Rich; Jacobson, Cody; et al.; Title: "Metta Margaretha Janssen," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: iv Nov MMXXIII)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH3Y-6TG

"... Metta Margaretha Janssen Last Changed: June 1, 2012 Jaeger Van Melvin Sex Female ...

Birth 15 MAY 1864 Seriem, Werdum, Wittmund, Hannover, Preußen, Deutschland Last Changed: January 14, 2016 Ruth Maria Menssen

Death 21 May 1955 Pomeroy, Calhoun, Iowa, ... Reason: Find a grave Last Changed: January 25, 2017 Rich Hunter

Burial 24 May 1955 Palmer, Pocahontas, Iowa, ... Reason: Find a grave Last Changed: January 25, 2017 Rich Hunter

Nickname Mattie Janssen Johnson Hinrichs Henrichs Cirks
Married Name Metta Margaretha Hinrichs Henrichs
Married Name Metta Margaretha Cirks

Taufe 16 Jun 1864 Werdum, Wittmund, Hannover, Preußen, Deutschland
Immigration 1883
Immigration 1884
Residence 1910 Lake, Pocahontas, Iowa, ...
Residence 1920 Bellville, Pocahontas, Iowa, ...
Residence 1925 Calhoun Township, Calhoun, Iowa, ...
...
Residence 1940 Lizard Township, Pocahontas, Iowa, ...
Residence 1949 United States
Residence 11 April 1950 Lake Township, Pocahontas, Iowa, ...

Spouses & Children

Eimo Haren Hinrichs Sr Male 1859-1903
Metta Margaretha Janssen Female 1864-1955
Marriage 30 Nov 1885 Pocahontas Co., Iowa, ...

Children (8)

[1] Robert Gerhard Hinrichs Male 1886-1946
[2] Debora Henritte Hinrichs Female 1888-1938
[3] Heinrich Argens Hinrichs Male 1890-1965
[4] Ommo Tjark Hinrichs Male 1892-1979
[5] Alma Marie Hinrichs Female 1894-1985
[6] Otto Hayung Hinrichs Male 1896-1919
[7] Lena Marie W Hinrichs Female 1899-2006
[8] Eimo William Hinrichs Jr Male 1902-1993

Gottlieb Wilhelm Cirks Male 1862-1933
Metta Margaretha Janssen Female 1864-1955
Marriage 31 Jul 1923 Lizard Twp., Pocahontas, Iowa

Metta Margaretha Janssen Female 1864-1955

Children (1)

[1] Otto Hayung Hinrichs Male 1896-1919

Parents & Siblings

Rohlf Gerdes Janssen Male 1831-1872
Alste Maria Mammen Female 1836-1913
Marriage 21 Apr 1861 Werdum, Wittmund, Hannover, Preußen, Deutschland

Children (5)

[1] Haÿung Harms Janssen Male 1862-Deceased
[2] Metta Margaretha Janssen Female 1864-1955
[3] Etta Rienelia Janssen Female 1867-1872
[4] Willm Friedrich Janssen Male 1869-1957
[5] Janssen Male 1871-1871

Birth: May 15, 1864
Death: May 21, 1955

Mrs. Meta Cirks died here Saturday, May 21.

Mrs. Meta Cirks, 92, died Saturday afternoon, May 21, at the home of her son, H.A. Hinrichs, in Pomeroy.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:o'clock in St. John's Lutheran church, Lizard township, with the Rev. W.C. Fritschel in charge.
Mrs. Cirks was born May 15, 1864, in Germany. After coming to the United States she married Eimo Hinrichs. They resided in Lizard township until his death in 1903. In 1923 she married Gottlieb Cirks, who died in 1933.
Mrs. Cirks had been a member of St. John's church for 70 years, and she and her first husband were the second couple to be married there.
She is survived by three sons and two daughters, Henry Hinrichs of Pomeroy, O.T. Hinrichs of Manson, Eimo Hinrichs of Clare, Mrs. Mike Abens of Gilmore City, and Mrs. Henry Schroeder of Palmer; 21 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter and two sons.

Parents: Rolf Gerdes Janssen & Alste Maria Mammen Janssen.
Her other children: Debora (1888) and Henry A (1890)

Family links:
Spouses:
Eimo Hinrichs (1859-1903)
Gottlieb W. Cirks (1862-1933)

Children:
Robert G Hinrichs (1886-1946)*
Ommo Tjark Hinrichs (1892-1980)*
Alma Maria Hinrichs Abens (1894-1985)*
Otto Hayung Hinrichs (1896-1919)*
Lena Hinrichs Schroeder (1899-2006)*
Eimo Wilhelm Hinrichs (1902-1993)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery Palmer Pocahontas County Iowa, USA

Created by: SAS Record added: Jan 29, 2016 Find A Grave Memorial# 157589201

Last Changed: January 25, 2017 Rich Hunter"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Metta Margaretha Janssen

Alste Moumiens
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Metta Margaretha Janssen
1864-1955

1923

Gottlieb Wilhelm Cirks
1862-1933


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Historical events

Birthday May 15, 1864

  • The temperature on May 15, 1864 was about 14.3 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 25 » American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills.
    • June 30 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
    • July 11 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.
    • October 19 » American Civil War: The Battle of Cedar Creek ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.
    • December 8 » Pope Pius IX promulgates the encyclical Quanta cura and its appendix, the Syllabus of Errors, outlining the authority of the Catholic Church and condemning various liberal ideas.

Day of marriage July 31, 1923

  • The temperature on July 31, 1923 was between 13.0 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 10.4 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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.
    • February 16 » Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
    • March 3 » TIME magazine is published for the first time.
    • April 26 » The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
    • June 27 » Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane.
    • September 29 » The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect.
    • November 11 » Adolf Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.

Day of death May 21, 1955

  • The temperature on May 21, 1955 was between 1.0 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
    • June 2 » The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
    • June 16 » In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
    • June 26 » The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.
    • October 26 » Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam.
    • December 14 » Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109.


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