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Household of Grace Dorenbush

She is married to Johann Wilhelm Schmidt.

They got married on June 5, 1907 at somewhere in IA, she was 18 years old.

John William Smith oo Grace Dorenbush

Marriage source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg. 254, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 254]

'John Dorenbush ... To this union 12 children were born. ... Grace married John Smith and lived in Buffalo Center. ...' <>

Child(ren):

  1. Gritje Smith  1907-2000 
  2. Matja "Marian" Smith  1910-1992 
  3. John William Smith  1921-2007 
  4. Dorothy Rose Smith  1926-2017 


Notes about Grace Dorenbush

Grace Dorenbush

Source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg. 254, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 254]

'John Dorenbush was born in Germany in 1855. He married Martha Boyenga in 1881. They came to America four years later and located in Grundy County, Iowa. they moved to Buffalo Center in 1904. Mrs. Dorenbush passed away soon after theymoved into the town of Buffalo Center.

To this union 12 children were born. ... Grace married John Smith and lived in Buffalo Center. They raised five children: ... Dorothy (Mrs. Al Heitland), Marian (Mrs. Ed Heitland), ... all of Buffalo Center ...'

Obituaries, Buffalo Ctr. (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 116 # 5, 12 Apr 2007, pg 4, col 3

"John W. Smith, 85

John William Smith 85, of Mason City, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. ... ... John was born August 24, 1921 in Buffalo Center, the son of John W. and Grace (Dorenbusch) Smith. ... ..." <>

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Birthday June 10, 1888

  • The temperature on June 10, 1888 was about 17.1 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
    • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
    • August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
    • September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
    • September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
    • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

Day of marriage June 5, 1907

  • The temperature on June 5, 1907 was between 8.9 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
    • March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
    • May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
    • August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
    • August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
    • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
    • December 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.

Day of death March 21, 1969

  • The temperature on March 21, 1969 was between -1.8 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Venera 5 space probe is launched at 06:28:08 UTC from Baikonur.
    • January 16 » Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in protest against the Soviets' crushing of the Prague Spring the year before.
    • May 13 » May 13 Incident involving sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
    • July 25 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war.
    • August 10 » A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
    • November 13 » Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death.

Day of burial March 25, 1969

  • The temperature on March 25, 1969 was between -1 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • March 13 » Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.
    • March 28 » Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
    • May 21 » Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student.
    • May 26 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
    • October 1 » Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
    • December 4 » Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.


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