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Household of Eltje van Anken

He is married to Tracy Gruys.

They got married at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.

Eltje Van Anken oo Tracy Gruys

Marriage source: Author: Casjens, Esther, et. al., Title: In And Around George, Iowa 1871 - 1912, (Publication location: Hills, MN, Publisher: Crescent Pub. Co., Publication date: MCMLXXVI), Pg. 181, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 181, Col. 1]

"Jan (John) Van Anken - - was born in Germany in 1830 and came to America, settling first in Illinois. In 1884 he and his"

[Pg. 181, Col. 2]

"family came to the vicinity of George. They settled between five and six miles south of where George is now. Though this was some time later than the very first settlers, it was still three years before the railroad was laid throughGeorge, and for several years they had to ford rivers to get to Sheldon or Hull (which was then called Pattersonville). Children in the Van Anken family were Ella (Mrs. Chris Wieman) and Eltje (married Tracy Gruys). The picture is ofJohn, the son of Eltje and Tracy, with his Grandpa Van Anken who was eighty-two at that time." ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. (Not public)
  4. John van Anken  1907-1998 
  5. Hermina van Anken  1911-2000


Notes about Eltje van Anken

Eltje Van Anken

Source: Author: Boyken, Hans-Georg, Title: Wo Sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika - Teil ii, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMI), Seite 73, ISBN 0-9670802-2-3, Repository: DallasTX Pub. Lib.

[Seite 73]

"Altje Ude VAN ANKEN * 16 Jul 1826 Weenermoor/Weener/Ostfriesland \\ + 18 Mar 1904 George, Iowa \\ R: h Jan VAN ANKEN, ch Eltje VAN ANKEN, Altje WIEMANN*VAN ANKEN \\\\ O; on#10-1904"

Author: Gersema, Rick L., Title: Obituary Index to the Ostfriesische Nachrichten and the Ostfriesen Zeitung ..., (Publication location: Parkersburg, IA, Publisher: RLG, Publication date: Revised MMVI). Repository: Ostfriesen HeritageSoc., Grundy Ctr., IA with holdings at Wellsburg, IA pub. lib.

"2324 VanAnken Eltje Date of Paper:20 January 1940 Death Place: George IA Birth Place: Tichelwarf, Ost. Birth Date: 29 September 1865 Death Date: 1 January 1940"

Author: Casjens, Esther, et. al., Title: In And Around George, Iowa 1871 - 1912, (Publication location: Hills, MN, Publisher: Crescent Pub. Co., Publication date: MCMLXXVI), Pg. 181, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 181, Col. 1]

"Jan (John) Van Anken - - was born in Germany in 1830 and came to America, settling first in Illinois. In 1884 he and his"

[Pg. 181, Col. 2]

"family came to the vicinity of George. They settled between five and six miles south of where George is now. Though this was some time later than the very first settlers, it was still three years before the railroad was laid throughGeorge, and for several years they had to ford rivers to get to Sheldon or Hull (which was then called Pattersonville). Children in the Van Anken family were Ella (Mrs. Chris Wieman) and Eltje (married Tracy Gruys). The picture is ofJohn, the son of Eltje and Tracy, with his Grandpa Van Anken who was eighty-two at that time."

Author: Knock, Marvin, Title: "Knock Family," (Publication location: Sioux Fls., SD, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxvi Feb MMIX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=knock&id=I355028

"... Ella Van Anken Sex: F Birth: Unknown in ? Death: Unknown in ? Burial: Unknown ? ... Change Date: 2 Feb 2009 ...

Father: Jan VAN ANKEN b: 8 May 1830 in , , Ostfriesland, Germany Mother: Aaltje UDEN b: 16 Jul 1826 in Böhmerwold, , Ostfriesland, Germany c: 23 Jul 1826 in Böhmerwold, , Ostfriesland, Germany

Marriage 1 Chris WIEMAN b: Unknown in ? Married: Unknown in ? Change Date: 2 Feb 2009"

Author: Zimmermann, Jan-Dirk, Title: Familienbuch der Ev.-ref. Kirchengemeinde WEENER ... 1674-1900," Bd. i, (Publication location: Weener, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Eigenverlag, Publication date: MMXV), Seite 140, Repository: MN Gen.Soc. lib., S. St. Paul, MN

"447. Anken, Jan van 434, Arbeiter, * 9.5.1830 Tichelwarf, Sohn des Arbeiters Eltje van Anken und Hilke Hinderks Kerkhoff, oo 28.3.1863 Weener, Aaltje Uden 14950, * 16.7.1826 Bovenhusen, Tochter des Landwirts Ude Reemts Uden und AaltjeAdden Müntinga

Kinder: Aaltje * 25.2.1864 Weenermoor
Eltje * 30.9.1865 Weenermoor" <>

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    Birthday September 30, 1865

    • The temperature on September 30, 1865 was about 11.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 15 » American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
      • April 1 » American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line.
      • April 14 » U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell.
      • July 7 » Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
      • July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
      • November 11 » Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.

    Day of death January 1, 1940

    • The temperature on January 1, 1940 was between -8 °C and -0.1 °C and averaged -2.9 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
      • February 29 » 12th Academy Awards: For her performance as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
      • April 25 » Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
      • May 24 » Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.
      • September 15 » World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Royal Air Force shoots down large numbers of Luftwaffe aircraft.
      • September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.
      • November 16 » The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
    

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