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Personal data Dirk J. “Dick” Riekena 


Household of Dirk J. “Dick” Riekena

He is married to Teetje Primus.

They got married on October 2, 1897 at Wellsburg, Grundy Co., IA, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Emma D. Riekena  1897-1983 


Notes about Dirk J. “Dick” Riekena

Dirk J. "Dick" Riekena

Sources: Author: Evans, Rebecca, & Hibbard, Al, Title: "Dirk J. 'Dick' Riekena," (Publication location: Wellsburg, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxvi Feb MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105852089/dirk-j_-riekena

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[photograph of family stone "RIEKENA" added by KDB]

Dirk J. "Dick" Riekena Birth 18 Apr 1873 Iowa, USA Death 22 Jul 1929 (aged 56) Burial Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery Wellsburg, Grundy County, Iowa, USA Plot NW Sec 1, Lot 1, Grave 6 Memorial ID 105852089

Family Members

Parents
Johan Wiards Riekena 1840-1933
Amke Beving Riekena 1846-1939

Spouse
Teetje Primus Riekena 1877-1927

Siblings

Wiard J. Riekena 1871-1957
Fred J. Riekena 1875-1953
Berend Johannes Riekena 1877-1951
Berend Riekena 1877-1951
Infant Riekena 1879-1879
Trieno J. Riekena 1881-1952
Evert J. Riekena 1883-1952
Annie J. Riekena 1885-1988
Infant Riekena 1902-1902

Children

Emma Riekena Snittjer 1897-1983
Infant Son Riekena 1902-1902
Infant Riekena 1911-1911
Infant Riekena 1912-1912
Infant Daughter Riekena 1913-1913
Infant Riekena 1914-1914

Maintained by: Al Hibbard Originally Created by: Rebecca Evans Added: 26 Feb 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 105852089"

Author: Pugmire, Denney, Title: "Dirk J. "Dick" Riekena," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: FamilySearch, Publication date: vi May MMXX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K4PF-GBW

"... Dirk J. "Dick" Riekena Sex Male Birth 18 April 1873 Iowa, United States Death 22 July 1929 Olmsted, Minnesota, United States Burial July 1929 Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery, Wellsburg, Grundy, Iowa, USA

Residence 1880 Shiloh, Grundy, Iowa, United States
Residence 1885 Shiloh, Grundy, Iowa
Residence 1895 Grundy, Iowa, United States
Residence 1900 ED 47 Shiloh Township Wellsburg town, Grundy, Iowa, United States
Residence 1910 Shiloh, , Iowa
Residence 1915 Grundy, Iowa, United States
Draft Registration 1917-1918 Grundy County, United States, Iowa
Residence 1920 Wellsburg, Grundy, Iowa, United States
Residence 1925 Wellsburg, Grundy, Iowa, United States

Spouses and Children

Dirk J. "Dick" Riekena 1873-1929
Marriage: 10 February 1897 Wellsburg, Grundy, Iowa, United States
Teetje Primus 1877-1927

Children of Teetje Primus and Dirk J. "Dick" Riekena (6)

[1 photograph of a stone fragment] Emma D. Riekena 1897-1983
[2 photograph of a stone fragment] Riekena 1902-1902
[3 m] Riekena 1911-1911
[4 m] Riekena 1912-1912
[5 photograph of stone fragment] Riekena 1913-1913
[6 f] Riekena 1914-1914

Parents and Siblings

Johannes Wieards Riekena 1840-1933
Marriage: 24 March 1871 Grundy, Iowa, United States
Amke "Annie" Beving 1846-1939

Children of Amke "Annie" Beving and Johannes Wieards Riekena (9)

[1 photograph of a stone fragment] Wiard J Riekena 1871-1957
[2 photograph of a stone fragment] Dirk J. "Dick" Riekena 1873-1929
[3 photograph of a stone fragment] Frederikus "Fred" John Riekena 1875-1953
[4 photograph of a man] Berend "Ben" Johannes Riekena 1877-1951
[5 photograph of a gravestone] Riekena 1879-1879
[6 f] Trina J. Riekena 1881-Deceased
[7 photograph of a stone fragment] Trieno J Riekena 1881-1952
[8 photograph of a stone fragment] Evert J. Riekena 1883-1952
[9 photograph of a stone fragment] Antje "Annie" J Riekena 1885-1988"
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    Historical events

    Birthday April 18, 1873

    • The temperature on April 18, 1873 was about 19.7 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. 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).
    • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 18 » Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
      • March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
      • March 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
      • August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.
      • September 1 » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.
      • October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.

    Day of marriage October 2, 1897

    • The temperature on October 2, 1897 was about 12.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
      • May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
      • July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
      • August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
      • September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
      • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.

    Day of death July 22, 1929

    • The temperature on July 22, 1929 was between 15.9 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 20.2 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
      • February 14 » Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago.
      • February 26 » President Calvin Coolidge signs an executive order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
      • May 1 » The 7.2 Mw  Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
      • August 24 » Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.
      • October 3 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Yugoslavia by King Alexander I.
      • November 7 » In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.
    

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