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Household of Andrew DeVries

He is married to Marles Marcella Knock.

They got married on February 10, 1942 at Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD, he was 21 years old.

Andrew DeVries oo Marles Marcella Knock

Marriage source: Marles DeVries obit May 1992 <>

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  11. LeAnn DeVries  1943-2008


Notes about Andrew DeVries

Andrew DeVries

Source: Andrew DeVries obiit, July 1980

'Andrew DeVries was born near Parker, South Dakota on January 18, 1921, the son of John A. and Lena DeVries and his Step-mother, Ella. He attended rural school and grew to manhood in the Parker-Chancellor area.

On February 10, 1042 he was united in marriage to Marles Knock at Lennox. They lived in the Chancellor-Lennox area their entire married life. He was a self employed farmer and blacksmith.

He was a member of the Germantown Presbyterian Church of rural Chancellor. He organized and was part of the Andrew DeVries Quartet, having given gospel concerts throughout the area.

Following hospitalization of one day, Andrew died suddenly at Vigorg hospital on June 30, 1980. He attained the age of 59 years, five months and 28 days.

Survivors are his widow, Marles; four sons: Larry of Lennox, Lowell of Madison, Leland of Davis and Loren at home; seven daughters: Mrs. Frank (LeAnn) Tatro of Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs. Rick (Laurna) Gustafson of Rapid City, Mrs. Dan(Lorraine) VanGeest of Inwood, Iowa, Mrs. Terry (Linda) Thompson of Kingsley, Iowa, Mrs. Kenneth (Loretta) Lang of Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs.Thomas (Lena) Sanderson of Tea and Mrs. David (Leota) Olsen of Fairview; 18 grandchildren; twobrothers, Eddie DeVries of Chancellor and Merlin DeVries of Parker; four sisters: Mrs. Dick W. (Marie) Plucker and Mrs. Harold (Darlene) Friese, both of Chancellor, Mrs. Martin (Evelyn) Symens of Lennox and Mrs. Harm (Elilzabeth) Hagenaof Davis.' <>

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  1. Andrew DeVries funeral card July1980

Historical events

Birthday January 18, 1921

  • The temperature on January 18, 1921 was between 4.2 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) 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 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 20 » The British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel; all 56 on board die.
    • March 1 » Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion began, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.
    • August 23 » British airship R-38 experiences structural failure over Hull in England and crashes in the Humber Estuary. Of her 49 British and American training crew, only four survive.
    • September 11 » Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan of creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
    • October 8 » KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
    • November 11 » The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.

Day of marriage February 10, 1942

  • The temperature on February 10, 1942 was between -5.5 and 2.7 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • August 6 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress.
    • August 23 » World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
    • September 5 » World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War.
    • September 10 » World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign.
    • November 21 » The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).
    • December 7 » World War II: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour.

Day of death June 30, 1980

  • The temperature on June 30, 1980 was between 11.8 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (34%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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)
  • 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, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
    • January 7 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.
    • May 17 » On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
    • May 18 » Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
    • July 29 » Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
    • August 26 » After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming.
    • December 11 » The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.


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