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Personal data Folkert Folkers 

  • He was born on July 17, 1865 in Ostfriesland, Hannover.
  • He died on May 18, 1917 in Butler Co., IA, he was 51 years old.
  • This information was last updated on October 24, 2012.

Household of Folkert Folkers

He is married to Dorothea Kiehn.

They got married on November 18, 1891 at W. Pt. Twp., Butler Co., IA, he was 26 years old.

Folkert Folkers oo Dorothea Kiehn

Marriage source: Poppen, Judi, Four Generation Ancestor Chart, (Allison IA, JP, Mar MCMXCVI)

"18 Folkert Folkers born July 17, 1865 Ostfriesland Germany married November 18, 1891 West Point Twp. Butler Co. Iowa died May 18, 1917 Butler Co. Iowa

19 Dorothea Kiehn born December 23 1873 Waverly, Iowa died March 20, 1906 Butler Co. Iowa ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Bertha Folkers  1896-1965 


Notes about Folkert Folkers

Folkert Folkers

Source: Poppen, Judi, Four Generation Ancestor Chart, (Allison IA, JP, Mar MCMXCVI)

"9 Bertha Folkers born November 15, 1896 Allison, Iowa died March 6, 1965 Allison, Iowa

18 Folkert Folkers born July 17, 1865 Ostfriesland Germany married November 18, 1891 West Point Twp. Butler Co. Iowa died May 18, 1917 Butler Co. Iowa

19 Dorothea Kiehn born December 23 1873 Waverly, Iowa died March 20, 1906 Butler Co. Iowa ..." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Folkert Folkers

Folkert Folkers
1865-1917

1891

Dorothea Kiehn
1873-1906

Bertha Folkers
1896-1965

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Birthday July 17, 1865

  • The temperature on July 17, 1865 was about 18.4 °C. There was 16 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 14 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln died the next day.
    • April 27 » The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.
    • June 11 » The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina) in the Paraguayan War.
    • December 2 » Alabama ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed by North Carolina then Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks
    • December 5 » Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain.

Day of marriage November 18, 1891

  • The temperature on November 18, 1891 was about 8.5 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
    • March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
    • March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
    • August 24 » Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
    • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
    • October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.

Day of death May 18, 1917

  • The temperature on May 18, 1917 was between 11.5 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
    • January 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
    • February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
    • March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
    • November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
    • December 7 » World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.


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