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Personal data Henry Gortmaker 

  • He was born in the year 1876 in somewhere in IA.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Gene Hammerstrom
  • He died on August 3, 1952 in Minnehaha Co., SD, he was 76 years old.
  • He is buried after August 2, 1952 in Rosehill Cem., Parker Twp., Turner Co., SD.
  • This information was last updated on January 16, 2022.

Household of Henry Gortmaker

He is married to Lena Bruce.

They got married on June 30, 1910 at Parker, Turner Co., SD, he was 34 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Wilma Louise Gortmaker  1922-2019 


Notes about Henry Gortmaker

Henry Gortmaker

Sources: Author: Hammerstrom, Gene; Title: "Henry Gortmaker," (Publication location: Parker, SD, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xv Oct MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98973008/henry-gortmaker

"Photo [] added by Gene Hammerstrom

Henry Gortmaker Birth 1876 Iowa, USA Death 3 Aug 1952 (aged 75 - 76) Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA Burial Rosehill Cemetery Parker, Turner County, South Dakota, USA Memorial ID 98973008

Henry married Lena Bruse on Jun. 30, 1910 in Parker, SD. Vernon, Wilma and Arnold were born to this union.

Parents
Photo [his stone] John Gortmaker 1836 - 1916
Photo [her stone] Wilhelmina Buss Gortmaker 1836 - 1910

Spouse
Photo [stone shared with Henry Gortmaker] Lena Bruce Gortmaker 1886 - 1970

Siblings

Photo [his stone] Arje Gortmaker 1857 - 1937
Photo [her stone] Alla Gortmaker Wierenga 1860 - 1954
Photo [her stone] Abbie Gortmaker Griebel 1861 - 1940
Photo [her stone] Hannah Gortmaker Iwerks 1863 - 1956
Photo [his stone] John Gortmaker 1865 - 1948
Photo [her stone] Margaret Gortmaker Iwerks 1871 - 1958
Photo [plot where his unmarked grave is located] West J Gortmaker 1872 - 1921
Photo [stone shared wiyh Klaas J. Doeden] Carrie Gortmaker Doeden 1879 - 1942

Children

Photo [her stone] Leora Ellen Gortmaker Wicklander 1911 - 1991
Photo [his military-style stone] Vernon C. Gortmaker 1916 - 1995
Photo [woman] Wilma Louise Gortmaker Viet 1922 - 2019
Photo [his stone] Arnold D. Gortmaker 1929 - 1937

Created by: Gene Hammerstrom Added: 15 Oct 2012 Find a Grave Memorial 98973008"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Henry Gortmaker

Henry Gortmaker
1876-1952

1910

Lena Bruce
1886-1970

Wilma Louise Gortmaker
1922-2019

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Historical events

Day of marriage June 30, 1910

  • The temperature on June 30, 1910 was between 11.1 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
    • January 15 » Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325ft (99m).
    • April 12 » SMSZrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, is launched.
    • April 28 » Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.
    • September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
    • October 5 » In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.
    • November 10 » The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, although the official founding date is November 23, 1910.

Day of death August 3, 1952

  • The temperature on August 3, 1952 was between 13.1 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • February 20 » Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.
    • April 9 » Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines
    • April 28 » Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
    • June 21 » The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
    • October 14 » Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
    • October 20 » The Governor of Kenya declares a state of emergency and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.


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