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Household of John Dirks

He is married to Lillian May Stevens.

They got married on November 14, 1917 at Reading, Nobles Co., MN, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Clarence Donald Dirks  1918-1999 
  3. Lawrence Dale Dirks  1927-2016 
  4. John Wilbur Dirks  1929-1929

Event (Alt. Marriage) on November 14, 1917 in Rushmore, Nobles Co., MN .Source 1


Notes about John Dirks

John Dirks

Sources: Author: Troff, Deanne; Title: "John Dirks," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xxix Dec MMXIX)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G9M4-CG8

"... John Dirks Last Changed: February 3, 2019 by Deanne Troff Sex Male Birth 4 Jul 1893 Cleaves, Ia Death 22 Apr 1986 Burial 1986 Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, ...

Residence 1895 Hardin, Iowa, ...
Residence 1910 Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, ...
Military Draft Registration 1917-1918 Osceola County, Iowa, ...
Residence 1920 Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, ...
Residence 1930 Holman, Osceola, Iowa, ...
...
Pension from 1934 to 1946 Iowa, ...

Spouses and Children

John Dirks 1893-1986
Marriage: 14 November 1917 Reading, Nobles, Minnesota, ...
Lillian May Stevens 1897-1988

Children of Lillian May Stevens and John Dirks (4)

[1] Clarence Donald Dirks 1918-1999
[2] Alvin Lorraine Dirks 1922-1945
[3] Lawrence Dale Dirks 1927-2016
[4] John Wilbur Dirks 1929-1929

Parents and Siblings

John Meyers Dirks 1862-1920
Marriage: 02 Feb 1886 Grundy County, Iowa, United States
Peiterke Moet 1865-1962

Children of Peiterke Moet and John Meyers Dirks (10)

[1] Lucy Dirks 1886-1951
[2] Anne Dirks 1888-1983
[3] Cassen Dirks 1890-1983
[4] Ida Dirks 1891-1993
[5] John Dirks 1893-1986
[6] Jacob Reed Dirks 1894-1975
[7] Claus Dirks 1896-1990
[8] Ella Dirks 1896-1971
[9] Grace Gurthust Dirks 1898-1996
[10] Theodore Dirks 1904-1976"

Author: NN (anonymous, pseudonym = Noble Honor), Title: "John Dirks," (Publication site: Ocheyedan, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xvi Apr MMXI)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68445157/john-dirks

"Photo [stone shared with Lillian M. Dirks] added by noble honor

John Dirks Birth 4 Jul 1893 Hardin County, Iowa, USA Death 22 Apr 1986 (aged 92) Ocheyedan, Osceola County, Iowa, USA Burial Ocheyedan Township Cemetery Ocheyedan, Osceola County, Iowa, USA Plot Blk 3, Row 5, Lot 5 Memorial ID 68445157

Funeral services for John Dirks were held April 25 at United Methodist Church in Ocheyedan Rev. Gordon Vickery officiated. Burial was in Ocheyedan Township Cemetery with Walton Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. He died April 22 at the age of 92.

John Dirks was born July 4, 1893 in Hardin County, Iowa to John and Peterka (Moet) Dirks. They moved to Allendorf when he was three years old. On November 14, 1917 he married Lillian Stevens at Rushmore, MN. He farmed and was a carpenter until 1953 when they moved to Ocheyedan where he continued carpentry.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church at Ocheyedan and was active in the Methodist Church in Allendorf before moving to Ocheyedan. He was also active in Cub Scouts.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, Clarence and Lawrence, both of Ocheyedan, seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters, Ida Jacobs and Grace Molendorp, both of Sibley, and one brother, Claus of Sibley.

He was preceded in death by two sons Alvin and John, two sisters, Lucy Schipper and anna Heetland, and three brothers: Cassen, Jake and Ted.
The Osceola County Gazette-Tribune Thursday , May 8th, 1986

Parents
[photo-stone shared with Peiterke Dirks] John Dirks 1862-1920
[photo-stone shared with John Dirks] Peiterke Moet Dirks 1865-1962

Spouse
[photo-stone shared with John Dirks] Lillian G Stevens Dirks 1895-1988

Siblings

[photo-stone shared with Rube Heetland] Anna Dirks Heetland 1888-1983
[photo-her stone] Lucy Dirks Schipper 1889-1951 [OFB Wymeer 2638]
[photo-stone shared with Ollie Dirks] Cassen Dirks 1890-1983
[photo-stone shared with Earl M. Jacobs] Ida Dirks Jacobs 1891-1993
photo-his military-style grave marker] Jacob R. Dirks 1894-1975
[photo-his grave marker] Claus Dirks 1896-1990
[photo-stone shared with John Molendorp] Grace Dirks Molendorp 1898-1996
[photo-his stone] Theodore Dirks 1904-1976

Children

[photo-his stone shared with Myrtle V. Dirks] Clarence Donald Dirks 1918-1999
[photo-his stone] Alvin Lorraine Dirks 1922-1945
[photo-stone shared with Elnora Dirks] Lawrence Dale Dirks 1927-2016
[photo-his stone] John Wilbur Dirks 1929-1929

Created by: noble honor Added: 16 Apr 2011 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 68445157"
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    Birthday July 4, 1893

    • The temperature on July 4, 1893 was about 18.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • June 20 » Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.
      • June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
      • August 1 » Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
      • September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
      • October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
      • November 12 » Abdur Rahman Khan accepts the Durand Line as the border between Afghanistan and the British Raj.

    Day of marriage November 14, 1917

    • The temperature on November 14, 1917 was between 2.6 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
      • February 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
      • May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
      • July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
      • July 20 » World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
      • October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
      • November 26 » The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.

    Day of death April 22, 1986

    • The temperature on April 22, 1986 was between 4.1 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
      • January 20 » In the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
      • June 4 » Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
      • August 31 » Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
      • September 5 » Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai, India with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport.
      • November 3 » The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.
      • November 6 » Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2⁄2 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.

    Day of burial April 25, 1986

    • The temperature on April 25, 1986 was between 3.9 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
      • February 7 » Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation.
      • February 25 » People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first woman president.
      • May 26 » The European Community adopts the European flag.
      • June 30 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.
      • September 7 » Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town.
      • October 27 » The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the Big Bang.
    

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