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Personal data Rena Donker 

  • Alternative names: Rena Gronewold Busker, Rena Donker Gronewold
  • She was born on August 14, 1906 in George, Lyon Co., IA.
  • She died on April 2, 1976 in M.P.C. Hosp., Rock Rapids, Lyon Co., IA, she was 69 years old.
  • She is buried on April 5, 1976 in Wheeler Twp., Lyon Co., IA (Evergreen Lawn Cem.).
  • A child of Johann Donker and Engilina "Lina" Akkerman
  • This information was last updated on December 27, 2011.

Household of Rena Donker

(1) She is married to Jans Gronewold.

They got married April 1924 at George, Lyon Co., IA, she was 17 years old.

Jans Gronewold oo Rena Donker

Marriage source: Coplien, Dori, "We're Coming to America," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=djczimmerman&id=I3502, xxii Sept MMIX)

"... Jans Gronewold ... Sex: M Birth: 28 Nov 1892 in George, Lyon, Iowa Death: 30 Jul 1934 in George, Lyon, Iowa Burial: Hope Reformed cemetery, George, Lyon, Iowa ... Change Date: 22 Sep 2009 ... ... Marriage 1 Rena Donker b: 14 Aug 1906 in George, Lyon, Iowa Married: Apr 1924 in George, Lyon, Iowa ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Jenny Gronewold  1925-2014 
  2. John J. Gronewold  1930-2005 


(2) She is married to John Busker.

They got married on February 23, 1938 at fortasse, somewhere in IA, she was 31 years old.

John "Jack" Busker oo Rena Donker

Source: Coplien, Dori, "We're Coming to America," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=djczimmerman&id=I3502, xxii Sept MMIX)

"... John(Jack) Busker ... Sex: M Birth: 2 Sep 1907 in Clay, Mn Death: 23 Feb 1989 in George, Lyon, Iowa Burial: Evergreen cemetery, George, Lyon, Iowa ... Change Date: 22 Sep 2009 ... ... Marriage 1 Rena Donker b: 14 Aug 1906 in George, Lyon, Iowa Married: 23 Feb 1938" <>

Notes about Rena Donker

Rena Donker

Source: Coplien, Dori, "We're Coming to America," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=djczimmerman&id=I3502, xxii Sept MMIX)

"... Rena Donker ... Sex: F Birth: 14 Aug 1906 in George, Lyon, Iowa Death: 2 Apr 1976 in Mpc Hospital in Rock Rapids, Ia Burial: Evergreen cemetery, George, Lyon, Iowa ... Change Date: 22 Sep 2009 ...

Father: Johan Donker b: 12 Feb 1857 in Hanover,,Germany Mother: Engilina Ackerman b: 2 Jul 1870 in Baileyville, Forreston Twp., Ogle Co

Marriage 1 Jans Gronewold b: 28 Nov 1892 in George, Lyon, Iowa Married: Apr 1924 in George, Lyon, Iowa

Children

1. Jenny Gronewold b: 20 Jul 1925 in George,Lyon,Iowa 2. Living Gronewold

Marriage 2 John(Jack) Busker b: 2 Sep 1907 in Clay, Mn Married: 23 Feb 1938" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Rena Donker

Jan Jans Donker
1825-± 1874
Antje Reinders Zwede
1816-1894
Engelke Oltmanns Akkermann
1821-1895
Harmina Henrica Harms Gerken
1830-1908
Johann Donker
1857-1909

Rena Donker
1906-1976

(1) 1924

Jans Gronewold
1892-1934

Jenny Gronewold
1925-2014
John J. Gronewold
1930-2005
(2) 1938

John Busker
1907-1989


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    Birthday August 14, 1906

    • The temperature on August 14, 1906 was between 16.1 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 7.6 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
      • June 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
      • September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
      • September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
      • September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
      • September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.
      • November 24 » A 13–6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football.

    Day of marriage February 23, 1938

    • The temperature on February 23, 1938 was between -1.3 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
      • February 11 » BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".
      • February 18 » Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre, the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee", and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart.
      • March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
      • August 18 » The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
      • August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
      • December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.

    Day of death April 2, 1976

    • The temperature on April 2, 1976 was between 6.4 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly clouded was. 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)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
      • March 24 » In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.
      • June 28 » The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.
      • June 29 » The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin.
      • July 20 » The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on Mars.
      • November 24 » The Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake in eastern Turkey kills between 4,000 and 5,000 people.
      • December 2 » Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.

    Day of burial April 5, 1976

    • The temperature on April 5, 1976 was between 2.4 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
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      • February 9 » Aeroflot Flight 3739, a Tupolev Tu-104, crashes during takeoff from Irkutsk Airport, killing 24.
      • June 29 » The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin.
      • July 18 » Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
      • July 19 » Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created.
      • July 29 » In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
    

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