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Personal data William John Johnke 

  • He was born on August 2, 1908 in fortasse, Delaware Twp., Lincoln Co., SD.
  • Resident in the year 1979: Rochester, Olmsted Co., MN.
  • He died April 1979 in fortasse, somewhere in MN, he was 70 years old.
  • A child of Francis J. 'Frank' Johnke and Talka Groen
  • This information was last updated on March 21, 2011.

Household of William John Johnke

He is married to Leola Runkel.

They got married at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.

William John Johnke oo Leola Runkel

Marriage source: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Canton, SD, The Lincoln Co. History Committee, MCMLXXXV), pg. 476. Dallas TX library # CGC R978.3391 H673 for fact of marriage.

'Francis J. and Louise Johnke Family ... William married Leola Runkel. They had three children: ...' <>

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Notes about William John Johnke

William John Johnke

Source: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Canton, SD, The Lincoln Co. History Committee, MCMLXXXV), pg. 476. Dallas TX library # CGC R978.3391 H673

'Francis J. and Louise Johnke Family

Francis J. (Frank) Johnke, son of William and Anna Corth Johnke, was born at Sheldon, Iowa on June 16, 1884. At the age of two, he moved to Dakota Territory with his parents. The family moved to Delaware Twonship in 1896. Frank'sfather bough the southeast quarter of Section 16 in 1905 and the southwest quarter of Section 16 in 1906. Frank purchased the latter from his father in 1911 and moved there with his wife, Talka, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Jan Groen, andtheir son, William John. Francis L. (Fritz) and Harold F. were also born to this union. In May of 1920, when Harold was a baby, Talka died of diphtheria. ... William married Leola Runkel. They had three children: William, Gerry, and Sally. William pursued construction work and spent many years in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Olympia, Wash. He is now deceased. ...'

SSDI: 'WILLIAM JOHNKE b. 12 Aug 1908 d. Apr 1979 last SS Address of record: 55901 (Rochester, Olmsted, MN) last payment: 55901 (Rochester, Olmsted, MN) Issued: Minnesota' <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William John Johnke

William Johnke
1859-1929
Anna Corth
1863-1949
Jan Harms Groen
1842-1925
Remda Ennenga
1851-1938
Talka Groen
1886-1920

William John Johnke
1908-1979


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    Historical events

    Birthday August 2, 1908

    • The temperature on August 2, 1908 was between 7.5 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (46%). 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
      • April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
      • April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
      • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
      • September 27 » Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
      • October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
      • November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
    

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