Navorska tree » Bertha van der Werf (1895-1944)
Personal data Bertha van der Werf
- Alternative name: Bertha Vanderwerf
- She was born on April 28, 1895 in somewhere in SD.
- (note1) .Source 1
Source: Berend Eilders
- (Alt. Birth) on April 28, 1895 in somewhere in IA.Source 1
- She died on April 6, 1944 in Ackley, Hardin Co., IA, she was 48 years old.
- She is buried after April 5, 1977 in E. Friesland Cem., German Twp., Grundy Co., IA.
- A child of Simon van der Werf and Ella Klinkenborg
- This information was last updated on March 28, 2020.
Household of Bertha van der Werf
She is married to John M. Riebkes.
They got married on January 30, 1923 at E. Friesland Presb. Chr., Ackley, Hardin Co., IA, she was 27 years old.
Child(ren):
Notes about Bertha van der Werf
Bertha van der Werf
Sources: Author: Eilders, Berend, Title: "Stamboom familie Eilders," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: Genealogy On-line, Publication date: xxvii Feb MMXX), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-familie-eilders-is-samengesteld-door-b.-eilders/I166896.php
"Personal data Bertha van der Werf
She was born on April 28, 1895 in South Dakota. She died on April 6, 1977 in Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa, she was 81 years old.
Ancestors (and descendant) of Bertha van der Werf
Paternal grandparents:
Peter Klassen van der Werf 1825-????
Marieke Peters Donker 1828-????
Parents:
Simon van der Werf 1858-1930
Ella Klinkenborg 1866-1947
Individual:
Bertha van der Werf 1895-1977
oo 1923
John M Riebkes 1899-1962
...
Household of Bertha van der Werf
She is married to John M Riebkes on January 30, 1923 at Eastfriesland Presbyterian Church, she was 27 years old.
Child(ren):
[1 m] Marvin Arnold Riebkes 1924-2001
[2 f] Elnora Riebkes 1926-2012
[3 m] Calvin Riebkes 1926-1981
[4 f] Anna Mae Riebkes 1928-2017
[5 f] Frances Riebkes ????-< 2012"
Author: N.N. (anonymous, pseudonym = None to be Forgotten), Title: "Bertha Vanderwerf Riebkes," (Publication location: Wellsburg, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xiii Mar MMXII), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86696965/bertha-riebkes
"Photo[graph of stone shared with John M. Riebkes] added by KDB
Bertha Vanderwerf Riebkes Birth 28 Apr 1895 Iowa, USA Death 6 Apr 1977 (aged 81) Iowa, USA Burial East Friesland Cemetery Grundy County, Iowa, USA Plot 2A-77-E2 Memorial ID 86696965
Family Members
Parents
Simon Vanderwerf 1859-1930
Ella Klinkenberg Vanderwerf 1866-1947
Spouse
John M Riebkes 1899-1962 (m. 1923)
Children
[1] Marvin Arnold Riebkes 1924-2001
[2] Calvin William Riebkes 1926-1981
[3] Elnora S. Riebkes Nichols 1926-2012
[4] Anna Mae Riebkes Deters 1928-2017
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: None to be Forgotten Added: 9 Mar 2012 Find A Grave Memorial 86477265"
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Historical events
Birthday April 28, 1895
- The temperature on April 28, 1895 was about 12.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 5 » Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.
- February 9 » William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
- April 6 » Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
- May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
- May 25 » The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president.
- September 18 » The Atlanta Exposition Speech on race relations is delivered by Booker T. Washington.
Day of marriage January 30, 1923
- The temperature on January 30, 1923 was between 0.9 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
- January 9 » Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control.
- July 24 » The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
- August 2 » Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
- September 1 » The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
- September 9 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People's Party.
- October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
Day of death April 6, 1944
- The temperature on April 6, 1944 was between 4.9 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 22 » World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio and Nettuno, Italy.
- May 1 » World War II: Two hundred Communist prisoners are shot by the Germans at Kaisariani, Athens in reprisal for the killing of General Franz Krech by partisans at Molaoi.
- July 6 » The Hartford circus fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut.
- October 11 » The Tuvan People's Republic is annexed by the Soviet Union.
- October 25 » Second World War: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
- December 31 » World War II: Operation Nordwind, the last major Wehrmacht offensive on the Western Front begins.
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- 1947 » Herbert Backe, German agronomist and politician (b. 1896)
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