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Albert James Adams

Source: Author: Winter, Paul R., Title: Winter GEDCOM file, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: PRW, Publication date: x Oct MMIII), Repository: Paul R. Winter, Buffalo Ctr., IA

"... Albert James Adams Birth: 17 Dec 1876 Germany Death: 3 Mar 1944 Buffalo Center, IA. Burial: 6 Mar 1944 Olena Mound Cemetary Buffalo Center, IA.

Father: Adam Adams (1851 - 1910) Mother: Moederke Westendorf (1856 - 1939)"

Author: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Title: Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Publication location: Buffalo Center IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pgs. 205 - 206,Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 205, Col. 2]

"Adam and Minnie (Westendorf) Adams Family

Adam Adams was born in Uttum, Ostfriesland, Germany on January 11, 1851. Minnie Westendorf was also born in Germany. She was the daughter of Henry Westendorf who lived in the west part of Buffalo Center in 1910.

Adam Adams and Minnie Westendorf were married in Germany in 1876. To this union were born 16 children; ten girls and six boys. They came to America in 1884 and settled in Grundy County, Iowa near Ackley. They remained in Ackley untilthe spring of 1887 when they moved or Orchard Deuel County, Colo-"

[Pg. 206, Col. 1]

"rado. In the fall of 1887 they returned to Grundy County and remained there until 1894 when they came to this locality. They farmed for 12 years and then traded their farm for a residence property in the southwest part of town.

One of Adam and Minnie's sons died in infancy and also one of their daughters. Other children were Albert, Maggie, James, Heiko, Mrs. Thomas Bosma, Katie, Minnie, Bernadean, Susie, Henry, Fred, Lena, Mrs. D. A. Wempen, and Mrs. C. C.Buseman.

Adam Adams passed away on April 23, 1910."

Author: Smith, Vernon, Title: "SMITH", (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:420558&id=I18955205, Publication date: xv Feb MM), Repository: The Cloud

"... Albert ADAMS ... Sex: M Birth: 1886 in Butler CO., IA. Change Date: 15 Feb 2000

Father: Adam Albert ADAMS b: 11 Jan 1851 in Uttum, Grosmidlum, Ostfriesland, GERMANY Mother: Minnie Moderke WESTENDORF b: 19 Jul 1856 in Uttum, Grosmidlum, Ostfriesland, GERMANY" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Albert James Adams

Hinrich (Hinderk) Berends Westendorp
1828-1916
Geeske Folken Poppen
1832-1908

Albert James Adams
1876-1944


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    Birthday December 17, 1876

    • The temperature on December 17, 1876 was about 1.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. 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)
    • 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.
      • April 17 » Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
      • April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
      • May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
      • September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
      • November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
      • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

    Day of death March 3, 1944

    • The average temperature on March 3, 1944 was 1.6 °C. There was 7.6 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • January 5 » The Daily Mail becomes the first major London newspaper to be published on both sides of the Atlantic.
      • April 10 » Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
      • September 19 » World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed.
      • October 18 » World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm Germany.
      • November 7 » Soviet spy Richard Sorge, a half-Russian, half-German World War I veteran, is hanged by his Japanese captors along with 34 of his ring.
      • November 18 » The Popular Socialist Youth is founded in Cuba.

    Day of burial March 6, 1944

    • The temperature on March 6, 1944 was between -5.1 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • February 3 » World War II: During the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, U.S. Army and Marine forces seize Kwajalein Atoll from the defending Japanese garrison.
      • April 4 » World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3000 civilians.
      • August 9 » Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
      • August 26 » World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
      • December 17 » World War II: Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy massacre: American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Joachim Peiper.
      • December 30 » King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
    

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