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Household of Edgar Ricks

He is married to Jennie Bertha Gruis.

They got married on January 21, 1947 at Ramsey Ref. Chr. Parsonage, German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA, he was 39 years old.

Edgar Ricks oo Jennie Bertha Gruis

Marriage source: Leibrand, Ruth, Gruis/Meinders FGS, (Buffalo Ctr IA, RL, v Dec MCMXCIV) for fact of marriage.

Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 113 # 48, 10 Feb 2005, pg 7, col 3

'Obituaries Jennie B. Ricks, 84 ... Jennie was united in marriage to Edgar Ricks at the Ramsey Reformed Church parsonage by Rev. Snutjer on January 21, 1947. ...' <>

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Notes about Edgar Ricks

Edgar Ricks

Source: Leibrand, Ruth, Gruis/Meinders FGS, (Buffalo Ctr IA, RL, v Dec MCMXCIV)

Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg. 286, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

The Buffalo Center centennial book is the source of Edgar's date of death.

Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil I, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"Edgar RICKS * 18 September 1907 near Titonka, IA as son of Ed RICKS and his wife Gertie * BERGMAN + 9 November 1964 # 12 November 1964 near Buffalo Center, IA oo 21 January 1947 Jennie GRUIS ...

Military Rites Held For Edgar Ricks, 57

Edger [sic] Ricks, 57, didd suddenly Monday afternoon, November 9 of a heart attack.

He was born September 18, 1907, the son of Ed and Gertie Bergman Ricks. He attended the rural schools of German Township.

He served in the Army during World War II, receiving his training at Camp Bowie, Texas, and served in the European Theater mostly in Germany. He was honorable discharged in November of 1945 at Ft. Sheridan, Ill.

On January 21, 1947, he was united in marriage to Jennie Gruis. Four children were born to this union, Elaine, Edwin, Ronald and Dolores.

Surviving him besides his wife and children are two brothers and three sisters, Simon Ricks, Mrs Ella Boeckholt, George Ricks, Mrs Harmke Harms, all of Titonka, and Mrs. Edna Harringa of Buffalo Center, besides many relatives andfriends.

His parents and one sister, Mrs Christina Uken, preceded him in death.

He was a member of the Ramsey Reformed Church and transferred to the First Reformed Church of Buffalo Center in 1955. He was a faithful member and served as deacon for a number of years.

Services were held at 1:30, Thursday, November 12 with the Rev. George Kots officiating. Burial was in the Olena Mound Cemetery with Military Honors Pallbearers were James Murray, John Ennen, Charles Murray, Clarence Penning, FredBehrends and Dick A. Beenken." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Edgar Ricks

Ed Ricks
1872-1941

Edgar Ricks
1907-1964

1947

Jennie Bertha Gruis
1920-2005

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Birthday September 18, 1907

  • The temperature on September 18, 1907 was between 6.6 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
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  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
    • March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
    • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
    • October 22 » A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will spark the Panic of 1907.
    • December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
    • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

Day of marriage January 21, 1947

  • The temperature on January 21, 1947 was between -6.2 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -2 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » International Organization for Standardization is founded.
    • April 1 » The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
    • May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
    • October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
    • November 25 » New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the United Kingdom.
    • December 17 » First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.

Day of death November 9, 1964

  • The temperature on November 9, 1964 was between -0.6 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
    • February 17 » Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.
    • March 6 » Constantine II becomes King of Greece.
    • April 1 » The British Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry are replaced by a unified Defence Council of the United Kingdom.
    • August 1 » The former Belgian Congo is renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    • October 14 » The Soviet Presidium and the Communist Party Central Committee each vote to accept Nikita Khrushchev's "voluntary" request to retire from his offices.
    • October 22 » An all-party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which will become the new official flag of Canada.


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