Navorska tree » Bertha Kruger (1910-1982)
Personal data Bertha Kruger
- Alternative name: Bertha Kruger van Briesen
- She was born on July 18, 1910 in Osceola Co., IA.
- She died on September 16, 1982 in George, Lyon Co., IA, she was 72 years old.
- A child of Albertus Gerhardus Kruger and Faulke Krull
- This information was last updated on September 16, 2011.
Household of Bertha Kruger
She is married to John Fred (Leonard) van Briesen.
They got married on January 20, 1931 at George, Lyon Co., IA, she was 20 years old.
John Leonard Van Briesen oo Bertha Kruger
Source: Van Briesen, Dick, "Van Briesen family of Ostfriesland, Iowa and Illinois", (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dickvb2&id=I122, xxiv Oct MMVIII)
"... Bertha Kruger Sex: F Birth: 18 JUL 1910 in Osceola County, Iowa Death: 16 SEP 1982 in George, Lyon, IA 1 2 ... Marriage 1 John Leonard Van Briesen b: 8 DEC 1906 in Lyon County, Iowa Married: 20 JAN 1931 in George, Lyon, IA ... Sources:
1. Title: Social Security Death Index 2. Title: Information provided about 1999 to Ted von Briesen by members of the Iowa Van Briesen family" <>
Child(ren):
- (Not public)
- (Not public)
- (Not public)
- Dwayne K. van Briesen 1934-1983
- Dennis Gene van Briesen 1943-2017
- (Not public)
Notes about Bertha Kruger
Bertha Kruger
Source: Miedema, Jan; Miedema, Akkerman, Crull, Barnes, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jsmnancy&id=I00061, xvi Jan MMXI)
"... Bertha Kruger Sex: F Birth: 18 JUL 1910 in Osceola, IA Death: 16 SEP 1982 in George, IA
Marriage 1 John Fred Van Briesen b: 8 DEC 1906 in Lyon Co., IA
Children
1. Dwayne K. Van Briesen b: 3 JUN 1934 in IA"
It is my hypothes that Osceola Co., IA is meant, not Osceola, Clarke Co., IA - D.A. Navorska - xv Sept MMXI - Irving, TX
Smith, Bonnie, et. al., In and Around George, Iowa 1913 - 1950 (Garretson, SD, Sanders Printing Co., MMVIII), pg. 223, col. 1
"Van Briesen, John F. - Bertha Kruger
John was the son of Leonard and Harmky Ackerman Van Briesen and he married Bertha, who was the daughter of Albertus and Flora Krull Kruger. John worked for Ackerman Concrete and the Farmers Elevator in George. They lived in town whereRoger and Carol Christians now live.
The couple were the parents of six children: Norma (m. Virgil Grave), Dwayne (m. Dorothy Bosh), Lowell (m. Darlene Schaa), Beverly (m. Robert Kolthoff), Dennis (m. Pat Kruger) and Randy (m. Marla Hansmann)."
Van Briesen, Dick, "Van Briesen family of Ostfriesland, Iowa and Illinois", (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dickvb2&id=I122, xxiv Oct MMVIII)
"... Bertha Kruger Sex: F Birth: 18 JUL 1910 in Osceola County, Iowa Death: 16 SEP 1982 in George, Lyon, IA 1 2
Father: Albertus G. Kruger b: 1880 in Ostfriesland, Germany Mother: Flora Krull b: 1880 in Ostfriesland, Germany
Marriage 1 John Leonard Van Briesen b: 8 DEC 1906 in Lyon County, Iowa Married: 20 JAN 1931 in George, Lyon, IA
Children
1. Living Van Briesen 2. Dwayne K. Van Briesen b: 3 JUN 1934 in Iowa 3. Living Van Briesen 4. Living Van Briesen 5. Living Van Briesen 6. Living Van Briesen
Sources:
1. Title: Social Security Death Index 2. Title: Information provided about 1999 to Ted von Briesen by members of the Iowa Van Briesen family" <>
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Historical events
Birthday July 18, 1910
- The temperature on July 18, 1910 was between 15.8 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of marriage January 20, 1931
- The temperature on January 20, 1931 was between 2.3 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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Day of death September 16, 1982
- The temperature on September 16, 1982 was between 9.6 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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- In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
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