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Personal data Hendericka (Hendericka "Reka") "Reka" Willemssen 

  • Alternative name: Hendericka Willemssen de Groot
  • Nickname is Reka.
  • She was born on October 10, 1874 in Holland, Grundy Co., IA.
  • She died on March 6, 1951 in George, Lyon Co., IA, she was 76 years old.
  • She is buried after March 6, 1951 in Wheeler Twp., Lyon Co., IA (Evergreen Lawn Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on November 23, 2011.

Household of Hendericka (Hendericka "Reka") "Reka" Willemssen

She is married to Chris de Groot.

They got married on April 25, 1894 at fortasse, Lyon Co., IA, she was 19 years old.

Chris De Groot oo Hendericka "Reka" Willemssen

Marriage source: Halm, Dave, "Rüst/Lübbers from Ostfriesland - also Froning, Van Gerpen, Merlien, Reemtsma, Sinning and Frey," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rust_lubbers&id=I11533, xxJune MMVI)

"... Henderika "Reka" Willemssen 1 2 Sex: F Birth: 10 OCT 1874 in Holland, Grundy County, Iowa Death: 6 MAR 1951 in George, Lyon County, Iowa Burial: Evergreen Lawn Cemetery - George, Lyon County, Iowa - Block 4, Lot 11E ... Marriage 1 Chris DeGroot , Sr. b: 20 MAR 1868 in Baileyville, Ogle County, Illinois Married: 25 APR 1894

Children

1. Chris DeGroot , Jr. b: 30 JAN 1895 in Ashton, Osceola County, Iowa ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Chris DeGroot  1895-1950 


Notes about Hendericka (Hendericka "Reka") "Reka" Willemssen

Hendericka "Reka" Willemssen

Source: Halm, Dave, "Rüst/Lübbers from Ostfriesland - also Froning, Van Gerpen, Merlien, Reemtsma, Sinning and Frey," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rust_lubbers&id=I11533, xx June MMVI)

"... Henderika "Reka" Willemssen 1 2 Sex: F Birth: 10 OCT 1874 in Holland, Grundy County, Iowa Death: 6 MAR 1951 in George, Lyon County, Iowa Burial: Evergreen Lawn Cemetery - George, Lyon County, Iowa - Block 4, Lot 11E

Father: Ulfert Hinrich Willemssen b: 21 MAY 1828 in Oldersum, Ostfriesland, Germany Mother: Bauktje Franken b: 5 SEP 1849

Marriage 1 Chris DeGroot , Sr. b: 20 MAR 1868 in Baileyville, Ogle County, Illinois Married: 25 APR 1894

Children

1. Chris DeGroot , Jr. b: 30 JAN 1895 in Ashton, Osceola County, Iowa 2. Ulfert DeGroot b: 23 JAN 1897 3. Bertha DeGroot b: 7 JUL 1899 4. Fred DeGroot b: 14 AUG 1902 in George, Lyon County, Iowa 5. Henry DeGroot b: 3 MAR 1905 in George, Lyon County, Iowa 6. John William DeGroot b: 9 APR 1909 in George, Lyon County, Iowa 7. Living DeGroot

Sources:

1. Title: In and Around George, Iowa - 1871 to 1912 Publication: Cresent Publishing Company, Hills, Minnesota, 1971; reprinted: Kruger Office Supply, George, Iowa, 1998 Repository: Media: Book Page: Page 108 & 186

2. Title: Evergreen Lawn Cemetery Records - George, Lyon County, Iowa Repository: Media: Book" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Hendericka Willemssen

Hendericka Willemssen
1874-1951

1894

Chris de Groot
1868-1955

Chris DeGroot
1895-1950

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Historical events

Birthday October 10, 1874

  • The temperature on October 10, 1874 was about 16.4 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
    • June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
    • July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
    • July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
    • July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
    • August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.

Day of marriage April 25, 1894

  • The temperature on April 25, 1894 was about 13.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 9 » New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
    • June 23 » The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
    • June 24 » Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
    • August 25 » Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
    • September 1 » Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
    • November 17 » H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.

Day of death March 6, 1951

  • The temperature on March 6, 1951 was between -3.3 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
    • February 6 » The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.
    • February 6 » The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
    • May 3 » London's Royal Festival Hall opens with the Festival of Britain.
    • July 4 » William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.
    • October 16 » The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.
    • November 2 » Six thousand British troops arrive in Suez after the Egyptian government abrogates the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936.


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