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Personal data Marcus Heetland Johns 


Household of Marcus Heetland Johns

He is married to Gertrude Carolina Mescher.

They got married on October 4, 1941 at Butte, Boyd Co., NE, he was 32 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. (Not public)
  3. Donald Eugene Johns  1947-1997
  4. (Not public)


Notes about Marcus Heetland Johns

Marcus Heetland Johns

Sources: Author: Obray, Wendy; Obray, Aaron Kirk, & Johns, Harold; Title: "Marcus Heetland Johns," (Publication location: Lehi, UT, Publisher: FamilySearch, Publication date: x Jan MMXXI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHWK-8GV

"... Marcus Heetland Johns Last Changed: May 22, 2012 by Harold Johns Sex Male Birth 03 Oct 1909 Abbott, Hardin, Iowa, USA ... Last Changed: May 1, 2017 by Aaron Kirk O'Bray Death 21 December 1994 Primghar, O'Brien, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: This my dad. Last Changed: May 28, 2016 by Harold Johns Burial Paullina, O'Brien, Iowa, United States of America Reason This Information Is Correct: This record from find a grave verifies Marcus's birth and death years. The cemetery he is buried in is Prairie View which is just southwest of Paulline

Residence 1910 Etna, Hardin, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: This is the census record for Roy and Julia Johns and their children showing their residence in 1910. Who ever indexed this record apparently could not make out the "O" in Johns. It also verifies that Julia was born in South Dakota. This son's first name is Marcus, my dad. Last Changed: December 20, 2017 by Harold Johns

Residence 1920 Etna, Hardin, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: This census record shows the residence of Roy and Julianna Johns in 1920 and also lists the names of their children and their approximate birth years

Residence 1925 Hardin Township, Hardin, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: This 1925 Iowa State census shows the residence of Roy Johns and his children. His wife Julia is not listed and must have been off visiting.

Residence 1930 Etna, Hardin, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: This record lists the family of Roy and Julianna Johns and shows there residence in 1930. It also gives their approximate birth years.
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Residence 1940 Etna Township, Hardin, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: These two census records show the residence of Roy and Julianna Johs in 1920 and 1935. It also lists two sons that were living as home at that time and their approximate birth years

Spouses and Children

Marcus Heetland Johns 1909-1994
Marriage: 04 Oct 1941 Butte, Boyd, Nebraska, USA
Gertrude Carolina Mescher 1916-1997

Children of Gertrude Carolina Mescher and Marcus Heetland Johns (1)

Donald Eugene Johns 1947-1997

Parents and Siblings

Roy William Johns 1885-1972
Marriage: 24 Oct 1906 Hardin, Iowa, United States
Julia A. Heetland 1885-1971

Children of Julia A. Heetland and Roy William Johns (4)

[1 m] William Henry Johns 1907-1995
[2 f] Marian C. Johns 1908-1981
[3 m] Marcus Heetland Johns 1909-1994
[4 m] Frederick Roy Johns 1916-1985"

Author: Austin, Jane, Title: "Marcus H Johns," (Publication location: Paulina, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: ix Aug MMXV), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150427710/marcus-h-johns

"Photo[graph of stone shared with Gertrude C. Johns] added by jane austin

Marcus H Johns Birth 3 Oct 1909 Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa, USA Death 21 Dec 1994 (aged 85) Primghar, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA Burial Prairie View Cemetery Paullina, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA Plot 3-37 ss Memorial ID 150427710

Marcus H. Johns, the son of Roy and Julia Heetland Johns, was born October 3, 1909. in Ackley, Iowa. He attended country school in the Ackley, Iowa, area and graduated from Ackley High School in 1927. For the next several years, he farmed with his father and brother in the Ackley AREA.

On October 4, 1941, he was united in marriage to Gertrude Mescher in Butte, Nebraska. After their marriage, the couple farmed in the Ackley AREA for 12 years until 1954, when they moved to Emery, South Dakota, where he learned the plumbing business. On December 28. 1954, they moved to Paullina where he established the Johns' Plumbing & Heating, which he operated until his semi-retirement in 1975. For several years after his retirement, he was still involved in the plumbing business.

He passed away at the Baum-Harmon Hospital in Primghar on Wednesday, December 21, 1994, reaching the age of 85 years, 2 months and 18 days. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Paullina.

Marcus leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Gertrude of Paullina; his sons, Harold and his wife, Debbie Johns of Webster City, Iowa; Dale Johns of Rossie, Iowa; Donald and his wife, Kathryn Johns of Cataldo, Idaho; and Vernon Johns and his wife, Terri Christiansen of Omaha, Nebraska; nine grandchildren, one great grandchild; one brother, William Johns of Waterloo, Iowa, also a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Frederick and one sister, Marion.

Funeral services for Marcus H. Johns were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. December 24, 1994, at the First Presbyterian Church in Paullina, Iowa, with Rev. Donald Freeman officiating The casket bearers were Dave Platt, Wally Simm, Bob Engel, Joe Innis, Philip Simm and Jon Miller Interment was at Prairie View Cemetery in Paullina, Iowa, under the care of the Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home of Paullina.

Paullina (Iowa) Times, 29 Dec 1994, pA3

Parents
Photo[graph of stone shared with Julia A. Johns] Roy William Johns 1885-1972
Photo[graph of stone shared with Roy W. Johns] Julia Anna Heetland Johns 1885-1971

Spouse
Photo[graph of stone shared with Marcus H. Johns] Gertrude C Mescher Johns 1916-1997 (m. 1941)

Siblings

Photo[graph of stone shared with Howard L. Hembd] Marian Clara Johns Hembd 1908-1981
Photo[graph of stone shared with Margaret F. Johns] Frederick R Johns 1916-1985

Created by: Jane Austin Added: 9 Aug 2015 Find a Grave Memorial 150427710"
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    Historical events

    Birthday October 3, 1909

    • The temperature on October 3, 1909 was between 8.8 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1909: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
      • April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
      • May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
      • August 24 » Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
      • September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
      • December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
      • December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

    Day of marriage October 4, 1941

    • The temperature on October 4, 1941 was between 7.8 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
      • January 5 » 37-year-old pilot Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead.
      • June 5 » World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.
      • July 5 » World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.
      • September 29 » World War II: German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre.
      • October 22 » World War II: French resistance member Guy Môquet and 29 other hostages are executed by the Germans in retaliation for the death of a German officer.
      • December 11 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy suffers its first loss of surface vessels during the Battle of Wake Island.

    Day of death December 21, 1994

    • The temperature on December 21, 1994 was between -1.9 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1994: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.3 million citizens.
      • January 25 » The spacecraft Clementine by BMDO and NASA is launched.
      • March 28 » In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters.
      • May 24 » Four men convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 are each sentenced to 240 years in prison.
      • June 14 » The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated C$1.1million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries.
      • June 17 » Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
      • October 12 » The Magellan spacecraft burns up in the atmosphere of Venus.
    

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