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Personal data Jann Wilke (Jann Wilke "John") "John" Smidt 

  • Nickname is John.
  • He was born on January 19, 1873 in Osterhusen, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Marvin Knock & Hans-Georg Boyken
  • He died on February 10, 1913 in Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD, he was 40 years old.
  • He is buried on February 14, 1913 in Delaware Ref. Cem., Delaware Twp., Lincoln Co., SD.
  • This information was last updated on March 10, 2020.

Household of Jann Wilke (Jann Wilke "John") "John" Smidt

He is married to Maria (Mary) Geiken.

They got married about 1894 at fortasse, somewhere in SD.

Jann Wilke "John" Smidt oo Maria (Mary) Geiken

Marriage source: Title: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Publication location: Canton, SD, Publisher: The Lincoln Co. History Committee, Publication date: MCMLXXXV), pg. 508, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for fact ofmarriage.

Author: Knock, Marvin, Title: "Knock Family Genealogy," (Pubication location: Sioux Fls. SD, Publisher WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: i Mar MMV), Repository: The Æther

"... Mary GEIKEN ...

Marriage 1 John SMIDT ... Married: ABT 1894 in ? ...

Marriage 2 Albert HYRONIMUS ... Married: 1915 in ? ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Helen Smidt  1902-1981
  2. Edwin Smidt  1905-1980 
  3. Lillian Smidt  1909-1986 


Notes about Jann Wilke (Jann Wilke "John") "John" Smidt

Jann Wilke "John" Smidt

Sources: Title: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Publication location: Canton, SD, Publisher: The Lincoln Co. History Committee, Publication date: MCMLXXXV), pg. 508, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Author: Knock, Marvin, Title: "Knock Family Genealogy," (Publication location: Sioux Fls SD, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: vi Mar MMIX), Repository: The Æther

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=knock&id=I36741

"... John W. SMIDT ... Sex: M Birth: 1873 in , , , Germany Death: Feb 1913 in ? Burial: Feb 1913 Lennox, Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA ADDR: Delaware Reformed Cemetery Lennox, SD ... Change Date: 6 Mar 2009 ...

Marriage 1 Mary GEIKEN b: Unknown in ? Married: Abt 1894 in ? Change Date: 31 Dec 2008

Children

1. William J. SMIDT b: 27 Mar 1897 in ?
2. Alfred J. SMIDT b: 3 Sep 1899 in ?
3. Helen SMIDT b: 4 Mar 1902 in ?
4. Edwin SMIDT b: 26 Nov 1905 in ?
5. Lillian SMIDT b: 6 Aug 1909 in , Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
6. George J. SMIDT b: Unknown in ?
7. John J. SMIDT b: 26 Jun 1907 in ?"

Author: Boyken, Hans-Georg, Title: «u»Wo sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika, Vol. iii«/u», (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken Partners, Publication date: MMII), pgs. 152 & 154, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

[pg. 152]

"8-1913"

[pg. 154]

"Jann (aka John) Wilke SMIDT * 19 Jan 1873 Osterhusen/Ostfriesland \\ + 10 Feb 1913 Lennox, SD \\ = 14 Feb 1913 \\ R: w Maria SMIDT*GEIKEN, 7 ch, (m), f, 1 si \\\\ O"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jann Wilke Smidt

Jann Wilke Smidt
1873-1913

± 1894

Maria (Mary) Geiken
1876-1960

Helen Smidt
1902-1981
Edwin Smidt
1905-1980
Lillian Smidt
1909-1986

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Historical events

Birthday January 19, 1873

  • The temperature on January 19, 1873 was about 8.1 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 73 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
    • April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
    • July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
    • August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
    • September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
    • September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.

Day of death February 10, 1913

  • The temperature on February 10, 1913 was between 5.8 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • January 5 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.
    • March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
    • March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
    • April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
    • October 9 » The steamship SSVolturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic.
    • December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.

Day of burial February 14, 1913

  • The temperature on February 14, 1913 was between 2.0 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
    • June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
    • June 25 » American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
    • August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
    • October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
    • December 24 » The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".


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