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Personal data Walter Orval van Briesen 


Household of Walter Orval van Briesen

He is married to Gladys Duin.

They got married on May 1, 1937 at George, Lyon Co., IA, he was 25 years old.

Walter Orval Van Briesen oo Gladys Duin

Marriage source: Author: Van Briesen, Dick, Title: "Van Briesen family of Ostfriesland, Iowa and Illinois", (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxiv Oct MMVIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dickvb2&id=I122

"... Walter Orval Van Briesen Sex: M Birth: 31 JAN 1912 in Rock Rapids, Lyon, IA
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Marriage 1 Gladys Duin b: 1916 Married: 1 MAY 1937 in George, Lyon, IA
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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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Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. Larry Dean van Briesen  1940-2014 
  3. LaDonn Rae van Briesen  1942-2014 
  5. (Not public)


Notes about Walter Orval van Briesen

Walter Orval Van Briesen

Sources: Author: Van Briesen, Dick; Title: "Van Briesen family of Ostfriesland, Iowa and Illinois", (Publication site: Lehi UT, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxiv Oct MMVIII)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dickvb2&id=I122

"... Walter Orval Van Briesen Sex: M Birth: 31 JAN 1912 in Rock Rapids, Lyon, IA

Census: 1930 Garfield Twp, Lyon, IA

Death: 11 NOV 1988 in Rock Rapids, Lyon, IA 1 2

Father: Leonard Van Briesen b: 17 OCT 1878 in Ostfriesland, Germany
Mother: Harmke (Harmky) Ackerman b: 10 APR 1885 in Illinois

Marriage 1 Gladys Duin b: 1916 Married: 1 MAY 1937 in George, Lyon, IA

Children

1. Living Van Briesen
2. Living Van Briesen
3. Living Van Briesen
4. Living Van Briesen
5. 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"

Author: Smith, Bonnie; et al., Title: «u»In and Around George, Iowa 1913-1950«/u», (Publication site: Garretson, SD, Publisher: Sanders Printing Co., Publication date: MMVIII), pg. 223, col. 2, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 223, Col. 2]

"Van Briesen, Walter - Gladys Duin

Walter, the son of Leonard and Harmky Ackerman Van Briesen, married Gladys, who is the daughter of Herman and Tillie Janssen Duin. The couple lived all their lives at George and they were active in farming. Later, Walter worked at Sudenga Industries and Gladys was a hot lunch cook at the school. The family attended the Zoar Presbyterian Church and their children were all graduates of the local school.

The Van Briesen family is pictured here and the children are, left to right: Paul (m. Angela Stubbe), Doris (who is deceased and married Lawrence Stubbe and he, too is deceased), LaDonn (m. Norwood (Woody) Geerdes), Thelma, and Larry (m.Carol Christians)."

Author: NN (anonymous, pseudonym = steamerfan), Title: "Walter Van Briesen," (Publication site: George, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxiii Apr MMX)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51526987/walter-van_briesen

"Walter Van Briesen Birth 31 Jan 1912 Lyon County, Iowa, USA Death 11 Nov 1988 (aged 76) Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA Burial Evergreen Cemetery George, Lyon County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 51526987

Parents

Leonard Van Briesen 1878-1962
Harmke Ackerman Van Briesen 1885-1959

Spouse

Gladys Duin Van Briesen 1916-2009

Children

Larry Dean Van Briesen 1940-2014
La Donn Rae Van Briesen Geerdes 1942-2014
Doris Van Briesen Stubbe 1943-1991

Maintained by: NCHS Originally Created by: steamerfan Added: 23 Apr 2010 Find A Grave Memorial 51526987"
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    Birthday January 31, 1912

    • The temperature on January 31, 1912 was between -1.5 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
      • January 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
      • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
      • April 15 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
      • May 5 » Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
      • June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
      • July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.

    Day of marriage May 1, 1937

    • The temperature on May 1, 1937 was between 8.0 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
      • February 11 » The Flint sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers trade union.
      • July 5 » Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
      • July 8 » Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
      • July 24 » Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
      • September 5 » Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.
      • December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.

    Day of death November 11, 1988

    • The temperature on November 11, 1988 was between 12.0 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
      • February 12 » Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USSYorktown(CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage.
      • February 27 » Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom.
      • April 10 » The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.
      • May 15 » Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.
      • November 22 » In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
      • December 13 » PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a visa to visit UN headquarters in New York.
    

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