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Personal data Esther Wempen 

  • Alternative name: Esther Wempen Grimes
  • She was born on December 26, 1915 in fortasse, somewhere in IA.
  • Resident:
    • about 1991: Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA.
    • on May 23, 2012: Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA.
  • (note1) .
    Sources: Paul Winter & Ruth Leibrand
  • She died on May 23, 2012 in fortasse, somewhere in IA or MN, she was 96 years old.
  • She is buried on May 28, 2012 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Olena Mound Cem.).
  • A child of Diedrich (Deidrich) Antone Wempen and Grace May Adams
  • This information was last updated on December 30, 2015.

Household of Esther Wempen

She is married to David Luther Grimes.

They got married on September 10, 1937 at fortasse, somewhere in IA, she was 21 years old.

David Luther Grimes oo Esther Wempen

Marriage source: Obituaries, Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, Vol. 92 # 7, 26 May 1983, Pg. 9 Col. 1

"David L. Grimes, Sr., 76 Funeral services for David Luther Grimes, Sr., 76, of Buffalo Center were held Monday, May 23, at 1:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Buffalo Center with Rev. James Brygger officiating. Burial was in theOlena Mound Cemetery. ... ... David L. Grimes and Esther Wempen were united in marriage on September 10, 1937 by Pastor Peter Peters. To this union were born three children, Dr. David Vance Grimes of Buffalo Ceter, Marvel Dell Burnell of Waterloo, and Mark Grimes ofWaterloo, Iowa. ... ... Surviving are his wife, Esther; three children, ..." <>

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Notes about Esther Wempen

Esther Wempen

Source: Author: Winter, Paul R., Title: Winter GEDCOM file, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: PRW, Publication date: xxx Jan MMIV), Repository: Paul R. Winter, Buffalo Ctr., IA

"Esther Wempen

Father: Dick Anthony (Dederick Antone) Wempen Mother: Grace May Adams (1883 - 1969)

Marriage 1: David Sr. Grimes Married name: Grimes

Children:

[1] son: David [2] daug: Marvel [3] son: Mark"

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), pg. 433, Repository:Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 433, Col. 1]

"DIEDRICH "DICK" AND GRACE WEMPEN

[Photograph of a man & a woman]

Diedrich "Dick" Wempen was born on May 24, 1875 in Neuenburg, Germany, the son of John and Meta (Lubben) Wempen. While in Germany he worked in a factory where he lost two toes in an injury. As a young man in his early twenties, he cameacross the big water to America, in 1898.

On August 21, 1906 Dick married Grace Adams of Buffalo Center. Grace was born on March 6, 1883 in Grosmidlum, Germany, the daughter of Adam and Moederke (Westendorf) Adams. When she was about a year old the family moved to America.Dick and Grace made their first home near Little Rock, Iowa; in 1912 they moved with their children - Amos, Margaret, and William - to a farm in Winnebago County two and a half miles morth of Buffalo Center. ... ..."

[Pg. 433, Col. 2]

"... Dick and Grace were the parents of Amos (Buffalo Center); Margaret (Sonneberg) (Titonka, Iowa); William (Argonia, Kansas); Harry (Talent, Oregon); Esther (Grimes) Buffalo Center); and George (Buffalo Center). ..."

Author: NN (family name not known, Sharon Kay, Title: Flory, Wempen, Mizell, Van Westen, Clemens, Mizell, Hatfield Genealogy," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxiv July MMII),Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sharonkayb&id=I278

"... Esther WEMPEN ... _MARNM: Grimes Sex: F Birth: 26 Dec 1915 ... Change Date: 24 Jul 2002 ...

Father: Deidrich Antone WEMPEN b: 24 May 1875 in Neuenburg Germany Mother: Grace ADAMS b: 6 Mar 1883 in Grosmidlum Germany

Marriage 1 David GRIMES

Children

1. Living GRIMES 2. Living GRIMES 3. Living GRIMES"

Link: http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Esther-Grimes-93889404

"Esther was born on December 26, 1915 and passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

Esther was a resident of Buffalo Center, Iowa at the time of her passing.

She was married to David.

A memorial service will be held 10 AM Monday May 28 at the First Baptist Church in Buffalo Center with Pastor Perry Aalgaard officiating. Burial will be at Olena Mound Cemetery." <>

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    Birthday December 26, 1915

    • The temperature on December 26, 1915 was between 3.4 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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      • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
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    Day of marriage September 10, 1937

    • The temperature on September 10, 1937 was between 6.0 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 11.1 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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    Day of death May 23, 2012

    • The temperature on May 23, 2012 was between 13.5 °C and 28.8 °C and averaged 20.3 °C. There was 22.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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    Day of burial May 28, 2012

    • The temperature on May 28, 2012 was between 11.2 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 14.5 hours of sunshine (89%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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