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Personal data Jan Ben “John” Boekhoff 

  • He was born on October 14, 1874 in Ackley, Butler / Franklin / Grundy / Hardin Co., IA.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Rebecca Evans & Berend Eilders
  • (Inurnment) after February 14, 1958 in Wellsburg Ref. Cem., Shiloh Twp., Grundy Co., IA.Source 1
  • He died on February 15, 1958 in Wellsburg, Grundy Co., IA, he was 83 years old.
  • This information was last updated on June 3, 2020.

Household of Jan Ben “John” Boekhoff

He is married to Mary Vanderwerf.

They got married on October 10, 1912 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, he was 37 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Ella Boekhoff  1914-1993 


Notes about Jan Ben “John” Boekhoff

Jan Ben "John" Boekhoff

Sources: Author: Evans, Rebecca, Title: "Jan Ben "John" Boekhoff," (Publication location: Wellsburg, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxvi Feb MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105851707/jan-ben-boekhoff

"Photo[graph of stone shared with Mary Boekhoff] added by KDB

Jan Ben "John" Boekhoff Birth 14 Oct 1874 Iowa, USA Death 16 Feb 1958 (aged 83) Burial Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery Wellsburg, Grundy County, Iowa, USA Plot NE Sec 2, Lot 17, Grave 6 Memorial ID 105851707

Married 1899-09-28 to Mary (Maria) Hemmes. Dick Hiemmes was a witness to marriage.
Children from this relationship:

Ben (Benard) Boekhoff (M) Born 1900-10-02
Fannie (Fanny) Boekhoff (F) Born 1903-07-10
Anna Boekhoff (F) Born 1905-08-23
Dirk (Dick) J. Boekhoff (M) Born 1907-02-21
Jennie Boekhoff (F) Born 1909-11-10
(infant) Boekhoff () Born 1911-04-07

Married 1912-10-10 in Minnehaha to Mary van der Werf.
Children from this relationship:

Samuel (Simon) John Boekhoff (M) Born 1913-01-15
Ella Boekhoff (F) Born 1914-07-28
Marie (Marry) B.(Bertha) Boekhoff (F)Born 1916-07-17
John A. Boekhoff Jr. (M) Born 1918-05-29
Ernest Henry Boekhoff (M) Born 1920-01-29
Carrie A. Boekhoff (F) Born 1922-02-15
Albert Frederick Boekhoff (M) Born 1923-10-26
Lawrence Alvin Boekhoff (M) Born 1926-02-20
George Willard Boekhoff (M) Born 1927-04-08
Grace Lorraine Boekhoff (F) Born 1928-12-07
Lorine Edna Boekhoff (F) Born 1930-07-05
Evelyn La Vonne Boekhoff (F) Born 1932-01-28
Esther Janet Boekhoff (F) Born 1933-10-08
Marlys Ann Boekhoff (F) Born 1935-02-14
Arnold La Verne Boekhoff (M) Born 1937-02-05

Family Members

Parents
Berend J. Boekhoff 1846-1896
Ankea Venenga Boekhoff 1846-1917

Spouses

Mary Hemmes Boekhoff 1882-1911
Mary Vanderwerf Boekhoff 1893-1988

Siblings

Menno Boekhoff 1876-1955
Anton Boekhoff 1879-1943
Roelfkeab Boekhoff 1883-1902
Jennie Boekhoff 1886-1967

Children

Ben Boekhoff 1900-1989
Fannie Boekhoff Johnson 1903-1994
Anna Boekhoff Tjabring 1905-1994
Dirk J Boekhoff 1907-1988
Jennie Boekhoff Van Heiden 1909-1992
Baby Boekhoff 1911-1911
Samuel John Boekhoff 1913-1986
Ella Boekhoff Riebkes 1914-1993
Marie Bertha Boekhoff Kannegieter 1916-1998
John Adam Boekhoff 1918-1981
Ernest Henry Boekhoff 1920-2001
Carrie Adeline Boekhoff Wehrman 1922-1996
Lawrence Alvin Boekhoff 1926-1944
George Willard Boekhoff 1927-2001
Grace Lorraine Boekoff Hippen 1928-2006
Marlys Ann Boekhoff Clark 1935-2012

Gravesite Details "John" Son of Berend J. & Anke nee Venenga

Created by: Rebecca Evans Added: 26 Feb 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 105851707"

Author: Eilders, Berend, Title: "Stamboom familie Eilders," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: Genealogy On-line, Publication date: xxx Mar MMXX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-familie-eilders-is-samengesteld-door-b.-eilders/I69176.php

"Personal data John B Boekhoff
He was born on October 14, 1874 in Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa. He died on February 15, 1958 in Wellsburg, Grundy County, Ìowa, he was 83 years old. He is cremated February 1958 in Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery,Wellsburg,Grundy,Iowa.

Ancestors (and descendant) of John B Boekhoff

Maternal grandparents:
Meino Franssen Venenga 1821-1866
Roelfke Phillips de Boer 1825-1866

Parents:
Berend J. Boekhoff 1846-1896
Anke Venenga 1845-1917

Individual:
John B Boekhoff 1874-1958
Spouse #1 oo 1899
Mary Hiemmes 1883-1911
...
Spouse #2 oo 1912
Mary van der Werf 1893-1988
...
Household of John B Boekhoff
He is married to (1) Mary Hiemmes on September 28, 1899 at Ìowa, he was 24 years old.

Child(ren):

1. [m] Dirk J Boekhoff 1907-1988
2. [?] NN Boekhoff 1911-1911
3. [f] Jennie Boekhoff 1909-1990
4. [m] Ben Boekhoff 1900-1989
5. [f] Fannie Boekhoff 1903-1994
6. [f] Anna Boekhoff 1905-1994

He is married to (2) Mary van der Werf on October 10, 1912 at Parker, South Dakota, he was 37 years old.

Child(ren):

1. [m] George Willard Boekhoff 1927-2001
2. [f] Evelyn La Vonne Boekhoff 1932-1983
3. [f] Lorraine Edna Boekhoff 1930-1982
4. [f] Esther Janet Boekhoff 1933-2014
5. [m] John Boekhoff 1918-1981
6. [f] Marlys Ann Boekhoff 1935-2012
7. [f] Grace Lorraine Boekhoff 1928-2006
8. [f] Bertha Boekhoff 1916-1998
9. [f] Ella Boekhoff 1914-1993
10. [m] Samuel John Boekhoff 1913-1986
11. [m] Ernest Henry Boekhoff 1920-2001
12. [m] Lawrence Alvin Boekhoff 1926-1944
13. [m] Albert Frederick Boekhoff 1923-1979
14. [f] Carrie Boekhoff 1922-1996
15. [m] Arnold Boekhoff"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Ben “John” Boekhoff

Jan Ben “John” Boekhoff
1874-1958

1912

Mary Vanderwerf
1893-1988

Ella Boekhoff
1914-1993
Grace Lorraine Boekhoff
1928-2006

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Historical events

Birthday October 14, 1874

  • The temperature on October 14, 1874 was about 11.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • 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 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
    • May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
    • May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
    • July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
    • August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
    • November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

Day of marriage October 10, 1912

  • The temperature on October 10, 1912 was between 1.3 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
    • June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
    • August 14 » U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
    • September 28 » Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash.
    • November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
    • December 6 » The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.

Day of death February 15, 1958

  • The temperature on February 15, 1958 was between 9.7 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
    • February 22 » Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.
    • April 13 » American pianist Van Cliburn is awarded first prize at the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
    • June 16 » Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.
    • September 15 » A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.
    • October 7 » The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état inaugurates a prolonged period of military rule.
    • December 18 » Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.


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