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Personal data Wilhelmina Louise (Katherine Catherine) (Wilhelmina Louise (Katherine Catherine) "Minnie") "Minnie" Scherf 

  • Alternative name: Wilhelmina Scherf Cirks
  • Nickname is Minnie.
  • She was born on July 12, 1886 in Winchester Twp., Norman Co., MN.
  • She died on August 10, 1980 in Ada, Norman Co., MN, she was 94 years old.
  • A child of August Scherf and Augusta Pauly
  • This information was last updated on February 25, 2014.

Household of Wilhelmina Louise (Katherine Catherine) (Wilhelmina Louise (Katherine Catherine) "Minnie") "Minnie" Scherf

She is married to Harm Meinen (Meine) Cirks.

They got married on June 7, 1905 at Winchester Twp., Norman Co., MN, she was 18 years old.

Harm Meinen Cirks oo Wilhelmina Louise Scherf

Marriage source: Boe, Connie, e-mail regarding Cirks family, (Publication location unknown, Publisher: C.B., Publication date: xxxi Jan MMXIV)

"... Harm Meine Cirks B. 21 Feb 1879 @ Riepe, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Prussia Immigrated: 2 March 1890 Baltimore Maryland D. 18 Jan 1971 Ada, Norman Cty, Minnesota M. 7 June 1905 Winchester twp. Norman Cty. Minnesota sp. Wilhelmina Louise (Katherine/Catherine) Scherf B. 12 July 1886 Winchester twp. Norman Cty, Minnesota D. 10 Aug 1980 Ada, Norman Cty, Minnesota
8 children ... Grandpa recorded birthdays and dates of his parents and siblings death in this little black book. I translated it and have the correct dates and spellings of his family. ..." <>

Child(ren):

  2. Anna Augusta Cirks  1908-2000
  5. Herold Leo Cirks  1915-1990
  6. Enno Andre Cirks  1918-1977
  7. (Not public)
  8. Ella Mary Cirks  1925-1989


Notes about Wilhelmina Louise (Katherine Catherine) (Wilhelmina Louise (Katherine Catherine) "Minnie") "Minnie" Scherf

Wilhelmina Louise (Katherine/Catherine) Scherf

Source: Boe, Connie, e-mail regarding Cirks family, (Publication location unknown, Publisher: C.B., Publication date: xxxi Jan MMXIV)

"... Harm Meine Cirks B. 21 Feb 1879 @ Riepe, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Prussia Immigrated: 2 March 1890 Baltimore Maryland D. 18 Jan 1971 Ada, Norman Cty, Minnesota M. 7 June 1905 Winchester twp. Norman Cty. Minnesota sp. Wilhelmina Louise (Katherine/Catherine) Scherf B. 12 July 1886 Winchester twp. Norman Cty, Minnesota D. 10 Aug 1980 Ada, Norman Cty, Minnesota
8 children ... Grandpa recorded birthdays and dates of his parents and siblings death in this little black book. I translated it and have the correct dates and spellings of his family. ..."

Anderson, Paul, "The Cooks of Cherry Twp. PA and Maple Grove MN," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pa4roots&id=I3501, Publication date: xxiv Oct MMIX), Repository: TheCloud

"... Minnie Scherf Sex: F Change Date: 24 OCT 2009 Birth: 13 JUL 1886 in Norman Co., MN 1 2 Death: 10 AUG 1980 in Norman Co., MN 2

Father: August Scherf b: 07 OCT 1856 in Prussian, Germany Mother: Augusta Pauly b: 21 MAR 1858 in MN

Marriage 1 Harm Cirks b: 21 FEB 1879 in Not in Minnesota Married: 07 JUN 1905 in Norman Co., MN 3

Children

1. Frederick Harm Cirks b: 16 APR 1906 in Norman Co., MN 2. Anna Augusta Cirks b: 22 MAY 1908 in Norman Co., MN 3. Walter Wilhelm Cirks b: 18 OCT 1910 in Norman Co., MN 4. Viola Bertha Cirks b: 06 JUN 1913 in Norman Co., MN 5. Herold Leo Cirks b: 12 MAY 1915 in Norman Co., MN 6. Enno Andre Cirks b: 23 MAY 1918 in Norman Co., MN 7. Elsie Ethel Cirks b: 06 FEB 1923 in Norman Co., MN 8. Ella Mary Cirks b: 11 APR 1925 in Norman Co., MN

Sources:

1. Title: MN Census 1895 Norman Co., Winchester Twp. Abbrev: MN Census 1895 Norman Co., Winchester Twp. Author: Minnesota Historical Society

2. Title: Minnesota Death Index Abbrev: Minnesota Death Index

3. Title: Minnesota Offical Marriage Systems (MOMS) Abbrev: Minnesota Offical Marriage Systems (MOMS)" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wilhelmina Louise (Katherine Catherine) Scherf

August Scherf
1856-1904
Augusta Pauly
1858-1960

Wilhelmina Louise (Katherine Catherine) Scherf
1886-1980

1905

Harm Meinen (Meine) Cirks
1879-1971

Frederick Harm Cirks
1906-1978
Anna Augusta Cirks
1908-2000
Walter Wilhelm Cirks
1910-1990
Viola Bertha Cirks
1913-????
Herold Leo Cirks
1915-1990
Enno Andre Cirks
1918-1977
(Not public)
Ella Mary Cirks
1925-1989

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Birthday July 12, 1886

  • The temperature on July 12, 1886 was about 16.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
    • May 4 » Haymarket affair: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.
    • June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
    • August 31 » The 7.0 Mw  Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
    • November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.
    • November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.

Day of marriage June 7, 1905

  • The temperature on June 7, 1905 was between 10.3 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • May 5 » The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.
    • May 27 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
    • June 30 » Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
    • September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
    • September 26 » Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity.
    • November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.

Day of death August 10, 1980

  • The temperature on August 10, 1980 was between 11.0 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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)
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
    • January 29 » The Rubik's Cube makes its international debut at the Ideal Toy Corp. in Earl's Court, London.
    • April 2 » United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act.
    • May 9 » In Florida, Liberian freighter MVSummit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 1,400-ft. section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 150ft. into the water and die.
    • May 17 » General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
    • July 8 » The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
    • September 23 » Bob Marley plays what would be the last concert of his life in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


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