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Personal data Roelf B. (Roelf B. "Ralph") "Ralph" Köper 


Household of Roelf B. (Roelf B. "Ralph") "Ralph" Köper

He is married to Janna Leissen.

They got married on May 4, 1876 at Stephenson Co., IL, he was 35 years old.

Roelf B. "Ralph" Köper oo Janna "Jane" Leissen

Marriage source: Appledorn, C. Robert, compiler, Strong, Lin, Ed., The Ostfriesen Families of German Valley Illinois, Vol. ii, (S. St. Paul, MN, Ostfriesen Gen. Soc. of America, MMXII), Pgs. 455 & 456, Repository: George IA Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 455]

"2657. Köper, Roelf "Ralph" B., shoemaker, * 16 MAY 1840 Ihrhove, Leer, OSTF, + 17 JUN 1910 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4332], # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, [4333], [4334] oo 4 MAY 1876 Stephenson Co., IL [4335], Janna "Jane" Leissen 2820, * 29 APR 1852 Holtgaste, Weener, OSTF [4336], + 1 JAN 1923 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4337], # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, immigration: 1865 ..."

[Pg. 456]

"... 1880 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T9-239 1900 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T623_333 1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration,; state: IL; roll: 1614436 [4332] IL, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 4:3468 [4334] Janssen, Enno, Ortssippenbuch Großwolde, Family 1085 Janssen, Enno, Ortssippenbuch Ihrhove, Family 2235 1870 USA Census: Mount Morris, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: M593_265 1900 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T623_333 [4335] IL, Stephenson Co. - Marriage Certificate No. 569 [4336] WO Cemetery: * 29 Apr 1852; ON: * 26 Apr 1852 [4337] IL, Ogle Co., - Death Certificate No. 0710012 Ostfriesische Nachrichten, Boyken & Boyken Pub., vol. 02-1923 [4338] IL, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 0710262 [4333] Germans to America, Ira A. Glazier & P. William Filby, Scholarly Resources; name: Koeper, Rolf; occupation: shoe maker; final destination: USA; ship's name: Herman; manifest ID: 00030084: embark: Bremen; origin: Ihrhove;immigration: 30 APR 1866 New York, New York" <>

Child(ren):

  2. Berend Köper  1879-1933
  3. Anna Köper  1882-1963 
  4. Roelf Köper  1884-????
  5. Menno R. Köper  1886-1918
  7. Janna Köper  1891-1966


Notes about Roelf B. (Roelf B. "Ralph") "Ralph" Köper

Roelf B. "Ralph" Köper

Sources: Author: Appledorn, C. Robert, compiler, Strong, Lin, Ed., Title: «u»The Ostfriesen Families of German Valley Illinois«/u», Vol. ii, (Publication site: S. St. Paul, MN, Publisher: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc. of America, Publication date: MMXII), Pgs. 455 & 456, Repository: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc., George, IA with holdings at George IA Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 455]

"2657. Köper, Roelf "Ralph" B., shoemaker, * 16 MAY 1840 Ihrhove, Leer, OSTF, + 17 JUN 1910 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4332], # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, [4333], [4334]
oo 4 MAY 1876 Stephenson Co., IL [4335], Janna "Jane" Leissen 2820, * 29 APR 1852 Holtgaste, Weener, OSTF [4336], + 1 JAN 1923 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4337], # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, immigration: 1865

1. Grace 1810
2. Berend "Benjamin", farmer, * 31 JUL 1879 near Forreston, Ogle Co., IL, + 26 DEC 1933 Oregon, Ogle Co., IL [4338]
3. Anna 2356
4. Roelf, * FEB 1884 IL
5. Menno R., shoe merchant, WW 1, * 15 DEC 1886 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL, + 1918 Augusta, Georgia, $ White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL
6. Rickste, * JUN 1889 IL, + 1963, # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL"

[Pg. 456]

"7. Janna, * FEB 1881 IL, + 1966, # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL

1880 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T9-239
1900 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T623_333 1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration,; state: IL; roll: 1614436
[4332] IL, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 4:3468
[4334] Janssen, Enno, Ortssippenbuch Großwolde, Family 1085
Janssen, Enno, Ortssippenbuch Ihrhove, Family 2235
1870 USA Census: Mount Morris, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: M593_265
1900 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T623_333
[4335] IL, Stephenson Co. - Marriage Certificate No. 569
[4336] WO Cemetery: * 29 Apr 1852; ON: * 26 Apr 1852
[4337] IL, Ogle Co., - Death Certificate No. 0710012
Ostfriesische Nachrichten, Boyken & Boyken Pub., vol. 02-1923
[4338] IL, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 0710262
[4333] Germans to America, Ira A. Glazier & P. William Filby, Scholarly Resources; name: Koeper, Rolf; occupation: shoe maker; final destination: USA; ship's name: Herman; manifest ID: 00030084: embark: Bremen; origin: Ihrhove;immigration: 30 APR 1866 New York, New York"

Author: Boyken, Hans-Georg, Title: «u»Wo sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika«/u» Teil iii (1909-1915), (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMII), pg. 52, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 52]

"19 - 1910

Roelf B. KöPER * 16 Mai 1840 Großwolderfeld/Ostfriesland \\ > 1866 Forreston, IL \\ oo 4 May 1876 Janna LEISSEN \\ + 17 Jun 1910 Forreston, IL [70y, 'Herzschlag'] \\ R: w, 3 s, 4 d \\ L/O, also # 20-1910"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Roelf B. Köper

Roelf B. Köper
1840-1910

1876

Janna Leissen
1852-1923

Geske (Geeske) Anna Köper
1877-1952
Berend Köper
1879-1933
Anna Köper
1882-1963
Roelf Köper
1884-????
Menno R. Köper
1886-1918
Rickste (Rixte) Köper
1889-1963
Janna Köper
1891-1966

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Birthday May 16, 1840

  • The temperature on May 16, 1840 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig onweer. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1840: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 6 » Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
    • February 10 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
    • May 1 » The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.
    • May 7 » The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history.
    • May 20 » York Minster is badly damaged by fire.
    • July 23 » The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.

Day of marriage May 4, 1876

  • The temperature on May 4, 1876 was about 11.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
    • March 10 » The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
    • May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
    • August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
    • October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
    • November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.

Day of death June 17, 1910

  • The temperature on June 17, 1910 was between 10.4 °C and 24.2 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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    • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
    • June 2 » Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.
    • June 17 » Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight.
    • October 6 » Eleftherios Venizelos is elected prime minister of Greece for the first of seven times.
    • October 14 » English aviator Claude Grahame-White lands his aircraft on Executive Avenue near the White House in Washington, D.C.
    • October 15 » Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
    • October 22 » Hawley Harvey Crippen (the first felon to be arrested with the help of radio) is convicted of poisoning his wife.


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