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Personal data Estella Ella Davis 


Household of Estella Ella Davis

She is married to Wesley Frank Kohn.

They got married on August 10, 1921 at Spencer, Clay Co., IA, she was 19 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jean Beverly Kohn  1925-2019 


Notes about Estella Ella Davis

Estella Ella Davis

Sources: Author: Nesebeck, Sharon, Title: "Estella Ella Davis Kohn," (Publication location: Spencer, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: St. Valentine's Day MMXVI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158166470/estella-ella-kohn

"Photo[graph of grave marker] added by Sharon Hesebeck
Picture of [her obituary] Added by nicki

Estella Ella Davis Kohn Birth 7 Aug 1902 Clay County, Iowa, USA Death 31 Mar 1996 (aged 93) USA Burial North Lawn Cemetery Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 158166470

Parents
Photo[graph of stone shared with Ella Davis] William Homer Davis 1874 - 1954
Photo[graph of stone grave marker with Richard L. Thomsa] Katie Lee Morris Thomas 1884 - 1976

Spouse
Photo[graph of his stone] Wesley Frank Kohn 1895 - 1980

Siblings

Photo[graph of his portion of stone shared with Pearl Davis] Laurence Davis 1900 - 1988
Photo[graph of stone mostly illegible] Bertha Dean 1904 - 1991
Photo[graph of her stone] Irene Davis Sullivan 1906 - 1988

Half Siblings

Photo[graph of his stone] Harold H. Davis 1913 - 1916
Photo[graph of stone shared with Carney L. McAmis] Letha Mae Davis McAmis 1917 - 1993

Children

Photo[graph of a woman] Jean Beverly Kohn Beving 1925 - 2019
Photo[graph of her stone] Phyllis Arlene Kohn Heikens 1928 - 2012

Created by: nicki Added: 14 Feb 2016 Find a Grave Memorial 158166470"

Text of her obituary:

Spencer Daily Reprter 2 Apr 1996

Estella Kohn, 93, died Sunday, March 31, 1996.

Funeral services will be today at 4 p.m. at Warner Chapel, Spencer, with the Rev. Gordon Watson officiating.

Casket bearers will be members of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Honorary casket bearers will be Don Sullivan, Raymond Kruse, John Rozendaal, Loren Sullivan, Dale Davis, Stanley Dean and Jay Hoogeveen.

Eastern Star Service will be conducted by Evening Shade Lodge #116 O.E.S.

Burial will be at North Lawn Memorial Park, Spencer, with the Warner Funeral Home of Spencer in charge of arrangements.

Estella Ella Kohn, the daughter of Homer and Katie Lee Morris Davis was born Aug. 7, 1902, in Clay County. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Spencer, where she received her education at rural schools. She later received her teaching certificate and graduated from Spencer High School. Following her eduction, she taught in rural schools.

She married Wesley Frank Kohn on Aug. 10, 1921, in Spencer. Following their marriage, they lived on a farm north of Spencer until 1956, when they moved to Spencer. She worked for Younkers for 20 years.

She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, Clay County Farm Bureau, Meadow Township Progressive Club, and Methodist Women Circles. She was a 4-H leader.

Mrs. Kohn was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and an infant son.

She is survived by three daughters: J. Beverly Beving and her husband, Dick, of Milford; Phyllis Heikens of Spencer; and Mariel Oftelie and her husband, Phil, of Omaha, Neb.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren."

Author: Schuldt, Janet; Pugmire, Denney; Title: "Estella Ella Davis," (Publication location: Salt Lk. City, UT, Publisher: FamilySearch, Publication date: iv Sept MMXXI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJ1F-SSY

"... Estella Ella Davis Last Changed: November 11, 2014 by Janet Schuldt Sex Female Birth 7 August 1902 Primghar, O'Brien, Iowa, United States Death 31 March 1996 Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States Burial

Residence 1930 Meadow, Clay, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: same family members Last Changed: September 4, 2021 by Denney Pugmire
...
Residence 1940 Meadow Township, Clay, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: same family members

Spouses and Children

Wesley Frank Kohn 1894 - 1980
Marriage: 10 August 1921 Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States
Estella Ella Davis 1902 - 1996

Children of Estella Ella Davis and Wesley Frank Kohn (1)

[1] Jean Beverly Kohn 1925 - 2019

Parents and Siblings

William Homer Davis 1874 - 1954
Marriage: 20 June 1898 Sheldon, O'Brien, Iowa, United States
Kate Morris 1883 - Deceased

Children of Kate Morris and William Homer Davis (2)

[1] Lawrence Albert Davis 1900 - Deceased
[2] Estella Ella Davis 1902 - 1996"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Estella Ella Davis

Estella Ella Davis
1902-1996

1921

Wesley Frank Kohn
1894-1980

Jean Beverly Kohn
1925-2019

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Birthday August 7, 1902

  • The temperature on August 7, 1902 was between 14.6 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (61%). Source: KNMI
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  • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
    • January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
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    • March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
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    • December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.

Day of marriage August 10, 1921

  • The temperature on August 10, 1921 was between 7.1 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The Marxist Left in Slovakia and the Transcarpathian Ukraine holds its founding congress in Ľubochňa.
    • March 6 » Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.
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    • March 19 » Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them.
    • May 3 » The Government of Ireland Act 1920 is passed, dividing Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
    • September 21 » A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500–600 people.

Day of death March 31, 1996

  • The temperature on March 31, 1996 was between -2.4 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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    • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
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    • November 23 » Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.

Day of burial April 2, 1996

  • The temperature on April 2, 1996 was between -5.6 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 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.
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