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Personal data Gertrude "Grace" (Gertrude "Gertie" "Grace") "Gertie" Jansen 

  • Alternative name: Gertrude Jansen Meester
  • Nickname is Gertie.
  • She was born on March 2, 1880 in Colfax Twp., Grundy Co., IA.
  • She died on January 9, 1970 in fortasse, somewhere in IA or MN, she was 89 years old.
  • She is buried after January 9, 1970 in Ref. Chr. of Stout Cem., Beaver Twp., Grundy Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on June 8, 2012.

Household of Gertrude "Grace" (Gertrude "Gertie" "Grace") "Gertie" Jansen

She is married to Johannes J. Meester.

They got married on March 13, 1901 at fortasse, somewhere in IA, she was 21 years old.

Johannes J. Meester oo Gertrude Jansen

Marriage source: Eilders, Berend, "Eilders and Eilderts Family from Germany (Ost-Friesland), The Netherlands and the USA," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=eilders-eilderts&id=I35138, xiiiMay MMXII)

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Notes about Gertrude "Grace" (Gertrude "Gertie" "Grace") "Gertie" Jansen

Gertrude "Gertie" "Grace" Jansen

Source: Eilders, Berend, "Eilders and Eilderts Family from Germany (Ost-Friesland), The Netherlands and the USA," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=eilders-eilderts&id=I35138, xiii MayMMXII)

"... Gertrude 'Gertie' JANSEN Sex: F Birth: 02 MAR 1880 in Colfax Township, Grundy County, Iowa Burial: JAN 1970 Stout Cemetery, Stout, IA ALIA: Gertie or Grace Meester Death: 09 JAN 1970 in Buried Stout Reformed Church Cemetery, Stout,IA

Note: Mr. and Mrs. Johannes J. Meester were born in Grundy County. They were married March 13, 1901. Mr. Meester was the son of Jacob Meester and Antje Everts Meester. He was born April 26, 1871. He had six brothers and four sisters.Mrs. Meester was the daughter of Henry and Trientje J. Klaassen Meester. She was born March 2, 1880. She had four s isters and five brothers.

After their marriage they settled on a 160 acre farm one and one-fourt h miles north of the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church or six miles sout hwest of Parkersburg, IA. They were blessed with eight daughters andt wo sons. They resided onthe same farm during their lifetime. Whenth ey retired from farming, they built their second home on their farm. They were able to observe their 60th Wedding Anniversary in 1961.Theyliv ed on their farm until their passing. Mr. Meester,at the age of 91 y ears, 7 months and 19 days, died December 15, 1962. Mrs. Meester, at the age of 89 years, 10 months and 7 days, died January 9, 1970.

Mr. and Mrs. Johannes J. Meester were born in Grundy County. They were married March 13, 1901. Mr. Meester was the son of Jacob Meester and Antje Everts Meester. He was born April 26, 1871. He had six brothers and four sisters. Mrs.Meester was the daughter of Henry and Trientje J. Klaassen Meester. She was born March 2, 1880. She had four sisters and five brothers.

After their marriage they settled on a 160 acre farm one and one-fourth miles north of the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church or six miles southwest of Parkersburg, IA. They were blessed with eight daughters andtwo sons. They resided on thesame farm during their lifetime. Whenthey retired from farming, they built their second home on their farm.They were able to observe their 60th Wedding Anniversary in 1961.Theylived on their farm until their passing. Mr. Meester, at theage of 91 years, 7 months and 19 days, died December 15, 1962. Mrs. Meester,at the age of 89 years, 10 months and 7 days, died January 9, 1970.

Father: Hinderk "Henry" Janssen MEESTER b: 22 JAN 1844 in Manslagt, Ostfriesland, Germany Mother: Trientje J. KLAASSEN b: 26 AUG 1850 in Manslagt, Ostfriesland, Germany

Marriage 1 Johannes J MEESTER b: 26 APR 1871 in Holland, Grundy County, Iowa Married: 13 MAR 1901

Children

1. Annie Jansen MEESTER b: 03 MAR 1902 in Parkersburg, Grundy County, Iowa 2. Trena Henrietta MEESTER b: 30 OCT 1904 in Parkersburg, Grundy County, Iowa 3. Jacobena Wilhelmine MEESTER b: 19 AUG 1906 in Parkersburg, Grundy County, Iowa 4. Henrietta Trena MEESTER b: 30 MAR 1909 in Parkersburg, Grundy County, Iowa 5. Jacob Calvin MEESTER b: 17 JAN 1911 in Parkersburg, Grundy County, Iowa 6. Martha Johanna MEESTER b: 16 NOV 1913 in Parkersburg, Grundy County, Iowa 7. Herman Henry MEESTER b: 11 MAR 1916 in Parkersburg, Grundy County, Iowa 8. Esther Ethel MEESTER b: 26 MAR 1918 in Parkersburg, Grundy County, Iowa 9. Ruth Elizabeth MEESTER b: 1922 10. Lydia Grace MEESTER" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gertrude "Grace" Jansen

Gertrude "Grace" Jansen
1880-1970

1901

Johannes J. Meester
1871-1962

Annie Jansen Meester
1902-2004

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Birthday March 2, 1880

  • The temperature on March 2, 1880 was about 7.6 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 35 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
    • May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
    • June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
    • June 28 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
    • August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
    • December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.

Day of marriage March 13, 1901

  • The temperature on March 13, 1901 was between 1.6 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (51%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
    • March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
    • May 3 » The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.
    • August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
    • September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
    • October 29 » Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution.

Day of death January 9, 1970

  • The temperature on January 9, 1970 was between -1 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
    • April 24 » The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.
    • May 15 » President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army generals.
    • August 29 » Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Rubén Salazar.
    • September 6 » Two passenger jets bound from Europe to New York are simultaneously hijacked by Palestinian terrorist members of the PFLP and taken to Dawson's Field, Jordan.
    • November 12 » The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history.
    • December 15 » Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet.


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