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Personal data Jan (Jan "Joe") "Joe" Risius 

  • Nickname is Joe.
  • He was born on September 19, 1907 in somewhere in IA.
  • Census on March 23, 1925, Lincoln Twp., Kossuth Co., IA.
  • He died March 1970 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, he was 62 years old.
  • A child of John K. Risius and Altje Meyer
  • This information was last updated on February 28, 2015.

Household of Jan (Jan "Joe") "Joe" Risius

He is married to Johanna Rippentrop.

They got married at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.

Jan "Joe" Risius oo Jahanna Rippentrop

Marriage source: Author: Mabus, Joan, et. al, Title: Germania-Lakota 1892-1992 Centennial, (Publication location: Lake Mills IA, Publisher: Germania-Lakota Cent. Comm., Publication date: MCMXCII), pg. 342, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"Anna Sleper was marrried to Cort J. Rippentrop at Titonka, Iowa on March 23, 1905 ... 11 children were born: ... Johanna (now deceased) married Joe Risius; ..." <>

Child(ren):

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Notes about Jan (Jan "Joe") "Joe" Risius

Jan "Joe" Risius

Source: Author: Mabus, Joan, et. al, Title: Germania-Lakota 1892-1992 Centennial, (Publication location: Lk. Mills, IA, Publisher: Germania-Lakota Cent. Comm., Publication date: MCMXCII), pg. 342, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"Anna Sleper was marrried to Cort J. Rippentrop at Titonka, Iowa on March 23, 1905 ... 11 children were born: ... Johanna (now deceased) married Joe Risius; ..."

"Their children were: Joe, who married Johanna Rippentrop and moved to a farm near Britt, Iowa; ..."

Joe's older brother, Jake, was born near IA Fls, IA. Joe may have been born around Iowa Falls or around Buffalo Center.

23 Mar 1925 Lincoln Twp Kossuth Co IA census book 104, Repository: Algona IA pub. lib.

"Risius, Joe, son, age 17, b. IA ... Protestant"

Buffalo Center (Iowa) Trib., vol 106 # 36, 27 Nov 1997, pg 6 col 4

"Jake Risius ... was preceded in death by ... two brothers and one infant brother." The obiit for Jake Risius does not include any siblings amongst Jake's survivors.

Author: Boyken, Ruth et Hans-Georg, Title: Wo sind sid geblieben? -Ostfriesen in Amerika Teil IV, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMIII), no pagination, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"Appendix ... Declaration and Naturalization Records ... Kossuth Co., IA"

"Jan RISIUS b. 12 Mar 1871 Hamswehrum/Ostfriesland ... married to: Aaltje NN (* 8 Mr 1871 ... children being born overseas: ... Jan (* 19 Sep 1907 Iowa Falls, IA) ..."

SSDI: "JOE RISIUS b. 19 Sep 1907 d. Mar 1970 Issued: Iowa" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Risius

Altje Meyer
1871-1966

Jan Risius
1907-1970


Johanna Rippentrop
± 1910-< 1992

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Historical events

Birthday September 19, 1907

  • The temperature on September 19, 1907 was between 4.3 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
    • September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
    • October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
    • October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
    • November 16 » Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
    • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.


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