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Personal data John Jacob Folkema 

  • He was born on March 23, 1919 in New Era, Shelby Twp., Oceana Co., MI.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Lee Stover
  • He died on March 7, 2010 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, he was 90 years old.
  • He is buried on March 11, 2010 in Grant Twp., Newaygo Co., MI (Hillside Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on March 7, 2019.

Household of John Jacob Folkema

He is married to Mae Violet Siebrands.

They got married on August 7, 1993 at Grant, Newaygo Co., MI, he was 74 years old.


Notes about John Jacob Folkema

John Jacob Folkema

Source: Author: Stover, Lee, Title: "Stover," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxxi Oct MMXVII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stoverfam&id=I22826

"... John Jacob Folkema 1 2 Sex: M Birth: 23 MAR 1919 in New Era, Michigan 2 Death: 7 MAR 2010 in Grand Rapids, Michigan Burial: 11 MAR 2010 Hillside Cemetery, Grant, Michigan

Event: Funeral 11 MAR 2010 Grant Christian Reformed Church, Grant, Michigan
Note: He was a Dairy Farmer for years until 1972. He was a member of Grant Christian Reformed Church, a member of Newaygo County Farm Bureau for 40 years and served on the Grant Christian School Board

Marriage 1 Anna VanAsselt Married: 18 SEP 1945 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Marriage 2 June Elizabeth Roe Oakes b: 13 JUN 1923 Married: 14 SEP 1979 in Grant, Michigan

Marriage 3 Mae Violet Siebrands b: 22 JUN 1923 in George, Iowa Married: 7 AUG 1993 in Grant, Michigan

Sources:

1. Title: Donald Harms - Foley, Minnesota Note: Source Medium: Book

2. Title: TITLE Text: Date of Import: Nov 27, 2000"
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Birthday March 23, 1919

  • The temperature on March 23, 1919 was between -3.1 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic.
    • March 23 » In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
    • June 28 » The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
    • October 16 » Adolf Hitler delivers his first public address at a meeting of the German Workers' Party.
    • November 11 » Latvian forces defeat the West Russian Volunteer Army at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.
    • November 11 » The Industrial Workers of the World attack an Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington, ultimately resulting in the deaths of five people.

Day of death March 7, 2010

  • The temperature on March 7, 2010 was between -5 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged -1 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (89%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2010: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
    • May 6 » In just 36 minutes, the Dow-Jones average plunged nearly 1000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash.
    • June 13 » A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.
    • July 2 » The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people.
    • August 8 » China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
    • November 4 » Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes into Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus. All 68 passengers and crew are killed.
    • December 22 » The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.

Day of burial March 11, 2010

  • The temperature on March 11, 2010 was between -1.2 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (29%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2010: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
    • February 8 » A freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of at least 36 avalanches, burying over two miles of road, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 travelers.
    • February 13 » A bomb explodes in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India, killing 17 and injuring 60 more.
    • May 11 » David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the country's first coalition government since the Second World War.
    • August 5 » The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300ft (700m) below the ground for 69 days.
    • September 2 » Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.
    • December 17 » Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.


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