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Personal data Chris DeGroot Jr. 


Household of Chris DeGroot Jr.

He is married to Lena Ackerman.

They got married on January 30, 1918 at farm, in proximo, George, Lyon Co., IA, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Gladys DeGroot  1918-1998 
  2. Harold Marvin DeGroot  1921-2006 
  3. Evelyn DeGroot  1923-1973
  4. Dorothy DeGroot  1928-1950 


Notes about Chris DeGroot Jr.

Chris C. DeGroot Jr.

Source: Miedema, Jan, "Miedema, Akkerman, Crull, Barnes", (Kimball, SD, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jsmnancy&id=I07475, xiv Jan MMXI)

"... Chris C DeGroot , Jr. 1 Sex: M Birth: 30 JAN 1895 in George, IA 1 Death: 27 AUG 1950 in near Luverne, MN 1 Burial: 1 SEP 1950 Evergreen Lawn Cemetery, George, IA

Note: Chris and daughter Dorothy died as a result of an auto acident.

Father: Chris C. DeGroot , Sr. b: 20 MAR 1868 Mother: Hendericka Ulfert Willemssen b: 10 OCT 1874

Marriage 1 Lena Ackerman b: 21 APR 1897 in of George, Iowa Married: 30 JAN 1918 in farm near George, IA

Children

1. Gladys DeGroot b: 8 OCT 1918 2. Harold DeGroot b: 17 JAN 1921 in Rock Rapids, IA 3. Living DeGroot 4. Dorothy DeGroot b: 12 MAR 1928

Sources:

1. Title: Database of Engelke Akkermann Lineage Author: Jan Miedema, Kimball, SD Publication: Four Emails 24-25 April 2002 from Jan Miedema sent to Harlan D Oelmann Note: Jan Miedema descends from Engelke Akkermann & HerminaHinderika Gerken. The emails are a result of Roger Cramer providing Jan's email address noting that he was an Ackermann/Akkermann researcher and subsequent exchange of emails. Family line and info for Engelke's children is as follows: - Reamt courtesy of Henny Baumgart of Norfolk, VA. - Peter and Mike courtesy of Hassebroek Family Tree. - Angeline Donker courtesy of DJ Merrick of Idaho. Jan has obituary copies for all of Berend E. Akkerman children obtained from microfilm. Many death dates confirmed through "Where Did They Stay" by Boy ken and Boyken Press, Titonka, Iowa. Most obituaries are aloso in George, Iowa libraryfiles. Note: Good to Excellent Repository: Note: Harlan D Oelmann Source Files and Family Files Media: Other" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Chris DeGroot

Chris DeGroot
1895-1950

1918

Lena Ackerman
1897-2002

Gladys DeGroot
1918-1998
Harold Marvin DeGroot
1921-2006
Evelyn DeGroot
1923-1973
Dorothy DeGroot
1928-1950

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Historical events

Birthday January 30, 1895

  • The temperature on January 30, 1895 was about -7.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 5 » Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.
    • January 12 » The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
    • March 15 » Heian Shrine is founded.
    • June 28 » The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."
    • October 22 » In Paris an express train derails after overrunning the buffer stop, crossing almost 30 metres (100ft) of concourse before crashing through a wall and falling 10 metres (33ft) to the road below.
    • November 27 » At the Swedish–Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.

Day of marriage January 30, 1918

  • The temperature on January 30, 1918 was between -2.7 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • January 4 » The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russia, Sweden, Germany and France.
    • February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
    • March 12 » Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for most of the period since 1713.
    • July 17 » The RMSCarpathia, the ship that rescued the 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic, is sunk off Ireland by the German SMU-55; five lives are lost.
    • August 17 » Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
    • August 29 » World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.

Day of death August 27, 1950

  • The temperature on August 27, 1950 was between 13.2 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 17 » The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
    • January 21 » American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
    • June 28 » Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 to 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.
    • August 24 » Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
    • September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
    • November 1 » Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.

Day of burial September 1, 1950

  • The temperature on September 1, 1950 was between 10.2 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
    • March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
    • July 29 » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
    • September 11 » Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38 parallel.
    • November 1 » Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
    • December 9 » Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.


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