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Personal data Fred J. Waalkes 

  • He was born on January 27, 1865 in Ostfriesland, Hannover.
  • He died on May 31, 1954 in Austinville, Butler Co., IA, he was 89 years old.
  • This information was last updated on April 11, 2012.

Household of Fred J. Waalkes

He is married to Barbara Loetscher.

They got married on November 15, 1897 at Dubuque city, Dubuque Co., IA, he was 32 years old.

Fred J. Waalkes oo Barbara Loetscher

Marriage source: Harken, Viola, "Harken-Jansonius-Nymeyer/Neymeyer," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=harken&id=I6140, xxv May MMXI)

"... Frederick J. WAALKES , Rev. Sex: M Birth: 27 JAN 1865 in Kingdom of Hanover, Eastfriesland, Germany ... Marriage 1 Barbara LOETSCHER b: 6 JUN 1871 in Alpine region of Saas, Switzerland Married: 15 NOV 1897 in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Fred L. Waalkes  1904-1982


Notes about Fred J. Waalkes

Freerk Janssen "Frederick J." Waalkes

Source: Harken, Viola, "Harken-Jansonius-Nymeyer/Neymeyer," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=harken&id=I6140, xxv May MMXI)

"... Frederick J. WAALKES , Rev. Sex: M Birth: 27 JAN 1865 in Kingdom of Hanover, Eastfriesland, Germany

Note: Fred was born in the kingdom of Hanover in Eastfriesland, Germany, the youngest of four brothers. His father was killed in the war of 1870, the mother died of black smallpox, when he was six years old. From the age of six tofourteen he was cared for in an orphanage. When he left the orphanage he worked on a farm for two years. At the age of 16 he left the old country, being assisted by friends who made it possible for him to emigrate to the United States(immigration would have been about 1881). In America, he came to the German settlement at Ackley, Iowa. Fred had a brother Warren Waalkes and the 1930 census has him immigrating in 1881 so they may have come over together.

Marriage 1 Barbara LOETSCHER b: 6 JUN 1871 in Alpine region of Saas, Switzerland Married: 15 NOV 1897 in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa

Children

1. Grace WAALKES b: 16 NOV 1898 in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin 2. Carl WAALKES b: 15 DEC 1900 in Wisconsin 3. Fred WAALKES b: ABT. 1904 in Hastings, Nebraska 4. Margurite WAALKES b: ABT. 1909 in Wisconsin 5. John WAALKES b: ABT. 1911 in South Dakota"

Knock, Marvin, "Knock Family," (Sioux Fls., SD, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=knock&id=I183417, xxxi Dec MMVIII)

"... Freerk Janssen WAALKES ... Frederick J. WAALKES ... Sex: M Birth: 26 Jan 1865 in Hanover, , Ostfriesland, Germany Death: 31 May 1954 in Austinville, Butler County, Iowa, USA of Stroke Burial: Jun 1954 ? ... Change Date: 31 Dec 2008...

Father: Harm Janssen WAALKES b: 4 Mar 1825 in Greetsiel, , Ostfriesland, Germany Mother: Grietje Janssen Roelfs WEILAND b: 10 Aug 1829 in Cirkwehrum, , Ostfriesland, Germany

Marriage 1 Barbara LOETSCHER b: 6 Jun 1871 in Alpine Region Of Saas, , , Switzerland Married: 15 Nov 1897 in ? Change Date: 31 Dec 2008

Children

1. Grace WAALKES b: 16 Nov 1898 in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA 2. Carl WAALKES b: 15 Dec 1900 in , , Wisconsin, USA 3. Frederick WAALKES b: 23 Sep 1904 in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA 4. Marguerite WAALKES b: Abt 1909 in , , Wisconsin, USA 5. John WAALKES b: 1910 in ?" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Fred J. Waalkes

Fred J. Waalkes
1865-1954

1897

Barbara Loetscher
1871-1951

Fred L. Waalkes
1904-1982

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Historical events

Birthday January 27, 1865

  • The temperature on January 27, 1865 was about 5.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 31 » American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief.
    • April 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign.
    • April 9 » American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the war.
    • April 15 » President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes President upon Lincoln's death.
    • April 26 » American Civil War: Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders his army to General William Tecumseh Sherman at the Bennett Place near Durham, North Carolina. Also the date of Confederate Memorial Day for two states.
    • July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.

Day of marriage November 15, 1897

  • The temperature on November 15, 1897 was about 10.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
    • April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
    • May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
    • June 22 » British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
    • September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
    • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.

Day of death May 31, 1954

  • The temperature on May 31, 1954 was between 11.3 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.
    • March 9 » McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly.
    • April 8 » South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
    • April 26 » The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
    • October 10 » The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Muscat, Neil Innes, sends a signal to the Sultanate's forces, accompanied with oil explorers, to penetrate Fahud, marking the beginning of Jebel Akhdar War between the Imamate of Oman and the Sultanate of Muscat.
    • November 19 » Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.


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