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Personal data Minnie Donker 


Household of Minnie Donker

She is married to Franz Frank Meyer.

They got married on March 5, 1915 at Rock Rapids, Lyon Co., IA, she was 20 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Trena Meyer  1916-2012 
  4. Dick Meyer  1922-1997 
  5. John Frank Meyer  1929-2003 


Notes about Minnie Donker

Minnie Donker

Source: Author: Miedema, Jan; Title: "Miedema, Akkerman, Crull, Barnes," (Publication location: Kimball, SD, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jsmnancy&id=I00061, Publication date: xiv June MMXIV),Repository: The Cloud

"... Minnie Donker 1 Sex: F Birth: 20 FEB 1895 in George, IA Death: 29 JUL 1971 in Sibley, IA Burial: 2 AUG 1971 Sibley Cemetery, Sibley, IA

Note: Funeral services were held Monday, Aug 2 from the First Presbyterian Church in Sibley for Mrs. Frank Meyer, 76, who passed away on Thursday, July 29 at the Sibley hospital. Officiating at the services was the Rev. Ray Kruger, withinternment in the Sibley cemetery.

Mrs. Meyer was born Minnie Donker, daughter of John and Engelina (Ackerman) Donker, on Feb 20, 1985, at George, IA. She was united in marriage to Frank Meyer on March 5, 1915 at Rock Rapids.

Survivors are 2 sons, Dick, of Spirit Lake and John F., of Sibley; 2 daughters, Mrs. John (Trena) Abels and Mrs. Richard (Engelina) Harberts, both of Sibley; 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. There are also 4 sisters:Mrs.Angeline Miller, of Fairmount, MN; Mrs. Johanna Gronewold and Mrs. Jack Busker both of George; and Mrs. Grace Gronewold, of Worthington, MN.

Preceding her in death was her husband; 1 daughter; 1 brother; and 1 sister.

Father: Johann Donker b: 12 FEB 1857 in Germany Mother: Engilina "Angeline" Akkerman b: 2 JUL 1870 in Baileyville, Ogle County, Illinois

Marriage 1 Franz Frank Meyer b: 3 MAR 1894 in Sibley, IA Married: 5 MAR 1915 in Rock Rapids, IA

Children

1. Trena Meyer b: 24 JUL 1916 in Near Sibley, IA 2. Engeline Meyer b: 26 DEC 1919 in Little Rock, IA 3. Dick Meyer b: 27 MAY 1922 in Sibley, IA 4. John Frank Meyer b: 28 NOV 1929 in Sibley, IA 5. ? Meyer

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 & Hermina Hinderika 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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    Historical events

    Birthday February 20, 1895

    • The temperature on February 20, 1895 was about 0.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
      • February 24 » Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish–American War in 1898.
      • April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
      • June 27 » The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
      • August 31 » German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
      • November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.

    Day of marriage March 5, 1915

    • The temperature on March 5, 1915 was between 6.8 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. 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 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 year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
      • February 12 » In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
      • February 19 » World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli.
      • April 25 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
      • June 9 » William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMSLusitania.
      • July 1 » Leutnant Kurt Wintgens of the then-named German Deutsches Heer's Fliegertruppe army air service achieves the first known aerial victory with a synchronized machine-gun armed fighter plane, the Fokker M.5K/MG Eindecker.
      • August 17 » A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217km/h).

    Day of death July 29, 1971

    • The temperature on July 29, 1971 was between 14.7 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
      • January 25 » Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president.
      • February 20 » The United States Emergency Broadcast System is accidentally activated in an erroneous national alert.
      • August 27 » An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
      • September 4 » Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
      • September 13 » Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees the People's Republic of China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard.
      • September 28 » The Parliament of the UK passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, banning the medicinal use of cannabis.

    Day of burial August 2, 1971

    • The temperature on August 2, 1971 was between 13.5 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
      • February 26 » U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
      • June 11 » The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control.
      • June 13 » Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
      • July 31 » Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
      • December 4 » The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi.
      • December 9 » Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences.
    

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