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Personal data Berend Johannes “Ben” Riekena 


Household of Berend Johannes “Ben” Riekena

He is married to Heberieka Jibbe “Reika” Ross.

They got married on January 9, 1901 at Wellsburg, Grundy Co., IA, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Emma Riekena  1901-1935
  2. Roy Ross Riekena  1903-1978 
  3. John B. Riekena  1905-1955 
  4. Nettie Helen Riekena  1907-1986 
  5. Annie B. Riekena  1910-1932
  6. Ethel G Riekena  1912-1969 
  7. William E. Riekena  1914-1973
  9. Pauline Mae Riekena  1919-1971 


Notes about Berend Johannes “Ben” Riekena

Berend Johannes "Ben" Riekena

Sources: Author: Valentine, Rick, Title: "Berend Johannes "Ben" Riekena," (Publication location: Missula, MT, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: iv Feb MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84567358/berend-johannes-riekena

"Photo[graph of a man] added by Rick Valentine

[Photograph of his stone] Added by R.

Berend Johannes "Ben" Riekena Birth 25 Nov 1877 Grundy County, Iowa, USA Death 5 Mar 1951 (aged 73) Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA Burial Missoula Cemetery Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA Plot Grave 3, Lot 18, Block 37A, Inter # 09512 Memorial ID 84567358

Family Members

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

Spouse
Heberieka Jibbe Ross Riekena 1882-1933

Siblings

Wiard J. Riekena 1871-1957
Dirk J. Riekena 1873-1929
Fred J. Riekena 1875-1953
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

Roy Ross Riekena 1903-1978
Nettie Helen Riekena Okones 1907-1986

Gravesite Details Age 73

Created by: Graves Added: 6 Feb 2012 Find a Grave Memorial 84567358"

cf.: Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105852087/berend-riekena

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

Link: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-familie-eilders-is-samengesteld-door-b.-eilders/I34517.php

"Personal data Berend J. Riekena [m]
He was born on November 25, 1877 in Shiloh Township, Grundy County, Iowa. Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church. on May 15, 1997 in Washington. Endowment ordinance by priesthood authority in an LDS temple on July 2, 1997 in Washington. Sealing a child to the parents in an LDS temple ceremony on July 15, 1997 in Washington. He died on March 5, 1951 in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA, he was 73 years old. He is buried in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA.

Ancestors (and descendant) of Berend J. Riekena

Paternal grandparents:
Wiard Berends Riekena 1807-1886
Friederike Hanschen Rieken 1808-1903

Maternal grandparents:
Dirk Everts Ubben Beving 1814-1899
Trientje Jans Freeksen 1817-1899

Parents:
Johannes Wieards Riekena 1840-1933
Amke "Annie" Beving 1846-1939

Individual:
Berend J. Riekena 1877-1951
oo 1901
Rieka Jibbe Ross 1882-1933
...
Household of Berend J. Riekena
He is married to Rieka Jibbe Ross on January 9, 1901, he was 23 years old.

Child(ren):

[1 f] Bernice Riekena ± 1916-
[2 m] William B Riekena 1914-1973
[3 f] Pauline Riekena ± 1918-
[4 f] Marqyerite Riekena 1924-1973
[5 m] Richard B Riekena 1922-1976
[6 f] Ethel G Riekena 1912-1969
[7 m] Roy Ross Riekena 1903-1978
[8 f] Emma V Riekena 1901-1935
[9 m] John B Riekena 1905-
[10 f] Annie B Riekena 1910-1932
[11 f] Nettie H Riekena 1907-1986"

Author: Pugmire, Denney, Title: "Berend "Ben" Johannes Riekena," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: FamilySearch, Publication date: vi May MMXX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZFQ-8R

"... Berend "Ben" Johannes Riekena Sex Male Birth 25 Nov 1877 Shiloh Twp, Grundy, Iowa, USA Death 05 Mar 1951 Missoula, Missoula, Montana Burial Missoula, Missoula, Montana

Birth Name Bernard J Riekena
Birth Name Berend J Riekena
Residence 1880 Shiloh, Grundy, Iowa, United States
Residence 1885 Shiloh, Grundy, Iowa
Residence 1895 Grundy, Iowa, United States
Residence 1900 Brotherfield & Monroe Townships, Turner, South Dakota, United States
Residence 1905 Grundy, Iowa, United States
Residence 1910 School District 12, Meagher, Montana, United States
Residence 1920 School District 8, McCone, Montana, United States
Residence 1930 Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States
Residence 1935 Same Place
Residence 1940 Election Precinct 17 Orchard Homes, Missoula, Montana, United States

Spouses and Children

Berend "Ben" Johannes Riekena 1877-1951
Marriage: Jan 09,1901 Wellsburg, Grundy, Iowa, United States
Heberieka "Rieka" Jibbe Ross 1882-1933

Children of Heberieka "Rieka" Jibbe Ross and Berend "Ben" Johannes Riekena (11)

[1 f] Emma J Riekena 1901-1935
[2 photograph of a man] Roy Ross Riekena 1903-1978
[3 m] John B Riekena 1905-1955
[4 photograph of a stone fragment] Nettie Helen Riekena 1907-1986
[5 f] Annabell Riekena 1910-1932
[6 f] Ethel G Riekena 1912-1969
[7 photograph of a stone fragment] William E Riekena 1914-1973
[8 photograph of a woman] Bernice Mary Riekena 1917-2004
[9 f] Pauline Mae Riekena 1919-1971
[10 photograph of a stone fragment] Richard Merline Riekena 1922-1976
[11 f] Marguerite "Peggy" Rosamund Riekena 1924-1973

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 stone] 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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    Birthday November 25, 1877

    • The temperature on November 25, 1877 was about 3.9 °C. There was 22 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • April 24 » Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
      • May 9 » A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
      • June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
      • June 20 » Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
      • July 21 » After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
      • October 5 » The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.

    Day of marriage January 9, 1901

    • The temperature on January 9, 1901 was between -2.6 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
      • August 6 » Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
      • August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
      • September 28 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.
      • October 24 » Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
      • October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
      • December 3 » In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".

    Day of death March 5, 1951

    • The temperature on March 5, 1951 was between -5.2 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
      • March 14 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul for the second time.
      • May 3 » London's Royal Festival Hall opens with the Festival of Britain.
      • October 3 » Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
      • December 20 » The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.
      • December 22 » The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya.
      • December 31 » Cold War: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Western Europe.
    

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