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Personal data Roy Williams Johns 

  • He was born on February 19, 1885 in Abbott (UPP), Etna Twp., Hardin Co., IA.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Desiree Michelle Monteith, Harold Johns, & Aaron Kirk O'Bray
  • He died on August 12, 1972 in Iowa Fls., Hardin Co., IA, he was 87 years old.
  • He is buried after August 11, 1972 in Oak Wood Cem., Osceola Twp., Franklin Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on July 17, 2021.

Household of Roy Williams Johns

He is married to Julia (Julianna) (Julianne) Anna Heetland.

They got married on October 24, 1906 at Hardin Co., IA, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Marcus Heetland Johns  1909-1994 


Notes about Roy Williams Johns

Roy William Johns

Sources: Author: Johns, Harold; & Obray, Aaron Kirk; Title: "Roy William Johns," (Publication location: Lehi, UT, Publisher: FamilySearch, Publication date: ix Oct MMXX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7LT-TK8

"... Roy William Johns Reason This Information Is Correct: This is my grandfather. I have his marriage certificate and death certificate Last Changed: January 19, 2014 by Harold Johns Sex Male Birth 19 February 1885 Abbott, Hardin, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: this is my grandfather. I have his death certificate. Death 12 Aug 1972 Iowa Falls, Hardin, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: This is my grandfather. I have his death certificate. Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Ackley, Hardin, Iowa Reason This Information Is Correct: This is my grandfather. I was there when he was buried.

Alternate Name Birth Name Roy W. Johns
Alternate Name Birth Name Roy William Johns
Alternate Name Also Known As Ray Reason This Information Is Correct: Ray was an option that I merged with this Last Changed: May 1, 2017 by Aaron Kirk O'Bray

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.

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

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

Parents and Siblings

[photograph of a man] William Henry Johns 1859-1921
Marriage: 4 July 1881 Abbot, Hardin, Iowa
Clara Maria Leach 1863-1918

Children of Clara Maria Leach and William Henry Johns (7)

[1 m] Mark L Johns 1882-1883
[2 m] Roy William Johns 1885-1972
[3 photograph of shared gravestone] Raymond Johns 1887-1967
[4 m] Earl Edward Johns 1889-1955
[5 m] Robert Henry Johns 1891-1975
[6 m] Walter Kruger Johns 1899-1976
[7 f] Eva Dell Johns 1902-2003"

UPP = unincorporated populated place.
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Roy Williams Johns

Roy Williams Johns
1885-1972

1906

Julia (Julianna) (Julianne) Anna Heetland
1885-1971

Marcus Heetland Johns
1909-1994

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Historical events

Birthday February 19, 1885

  • The temperature on February 19, 1885 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
    • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
    • April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
    • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
    • September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
    • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

Day of marriage October 24, 1906

  • The temperature on October 24, 1906 was between 5.8 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
    • April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
    • September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
    • September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
    • October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
    • December 30 » The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).

Day of death August 12, 1972

  • The temperature on August 12, 1972 was between 5.9 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1972: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
    • January 20 » Pakistan launched its nuclear weapons program, a few weeks after its defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, as well as the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
    • April 2 » Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
    • April 16 » Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    • May 2 » In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers.
    • May 6 » Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order.
    • June 15 » Red Army Faction co-founder Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.


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