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Personal data Harm G. Geerdes 


Household of Harm G. Geerdes

He is married to Viola Bush.

They got married on January 22, 1930 at fortasse, somewhere in IA, he was 23 years old.

Harm G. Geerdes oo Viola Bush

Marriage source: Scheunemann, Roger, "deNeui Scheunemann Biedermann Family Tree", (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rogeranita&id=I42714, xv Sept MMXI)

"... Harm G. Geerdes Sex: M Birth: 4 SEP 1906 in , Lyon Co, IA Death: 10 FEB 1995 in Rock Rapids, Lyon Co, IA ... Marriage 1 Viola Bush Married: 22 JAN 1930" <>

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Notes about Harm G. Geerdes

Harm G. Geerdes

Source: Smith, Bonnie, et. al., In and Around George, Iowa 1913 - 1950 (Garretson, SD, Sanders Printing Co., MMVIII), pgs. 140, col. 1 & 2; 162, col. 1, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 140, col. 1]

Geerdes, Harm - Viola Bush

Harm was the son of George and Grace Eilders Geerdes and he married Viola Bush. The couple farmed near Little Rock for a few years and then moved southeast of town. In retirement they moved into George. They were faithful members ofLyon County First Presbyterian Church.

[Pg. 140, col. 2]

"The family is pictured here with Viola and Harm in the front row. Behind them, left to right: ... Glennis (m. Donna Janssen), ...

John Blumeyer and Glennis served in the United States Navy and did a tour in Japan ..."

Scheunemann, Roger, "deNeui Scheunemann Biedermann Family Tree", (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rogeranita&id=I42714, xv Sept MMXI)

"... Harm G. Geerdes Sex: M Birth: 4 SEP 1906 in , Lyon Co, IA Death: 10 FEB 1995 in Rock Rapids, Lyon Co, IA

Father: George B. Geerdes b: 6 JUL 1874 in , German Valley, IL Mother: Grietje (Grace) Eilders b: 16 OCT 1876 in , Ostfriesland, Germany

Marriage 1 Viola Bush Married: 22 JAN 1930" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Harm G. Geerdes

Harm G. Geerdes
1906-1995

1930

Viola Bush
1910-2003

Glenis Melvin Geerdes
1931-2006

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Birthday September 4, 1906

  • The temperature on September 4, 1906 was between 12.1 °C and 27.7 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
    • May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
    • June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
    • August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
    • September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
    • December 30 » The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).

Day of marriage January 22, 1930

  • The temperature on January 22, 1930 was between 2.0 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
    • March 29 » Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler.
    • May 7 » The 7.1 Mw  Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.
    • July 30 » In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
    • August 16 » The first color sound cartoon, Fiddlesticks, is released by Ub Iwerks.
    • September 8 » 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.

Day of death February 10, 1995

  • The temperature on February 10, 1995 was between -2 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1995: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.4 million citizens.
    • February 22 » The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.
    • March 31 » Selena is murdered by her fan club's president Yolanda Saldívar at a Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas after accusations of Saldívar embezzling money from Selena's fan club.
    • May 28 » The 7.0 Mw  Neftegorsk earthquake shook the former Russian settlement of Neftegorsk with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Total damage was $64.1–300million, with 1,989 deaths and 750 injured. The settlement was not rebuilt.
    • November 13 » A truck-bomb explodes outside of a US-operated Saudi Arabian National Guard training center in Riyadh, killing five Americans and two Indians. A group called the Islamic Movement for Change claims responsibility.
    • November 22 » The 7.3 Mw  Gulf of Aqaba earthquake shakes the Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 30, and generating a non-destructive tsunami.
    • December 20 » American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a mountain 50km north of Cali, Colombia killing 159.


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