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Personal data Michel Harm (Michel Harm "Mike") "Mike" Bruns 

  • Alternative name: Michael "Mike" (Michael "Mike") Bruns
  • Nickname is Mike.
  • He was born on February 27, 1893 in Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: LaRie Hull, Lois Paterson, & Tereasa Clark
  • He died on June 16, 1971 in St. Anna Hosp., Watertown, Codington Co., SD, he was 78 years old.
  • He is buried after June 15, 1971 in Collins Twp., Clark Co., SD (Collins Cem.).
  • A child of Harm Frans Bruns and Geescke (Geeske) "Grace" Kuper
  • This information was last updated on August 29, 2025.

Household of Michel Harm (Michel Harm "Mike") "Mike" Bruns

He is married to Dora Caroline Waldow.

They got married on May 24, 1916 at Bethlehem Ev. Luth. Chr., Hague Twp., Clark Co., SD, he was 23 years old.

Michael Harm Bruns oo Dora Caroline W Waldow

Marriage source: Author: Hull, LaRie, Title: Kuper GEDCOM file, (Publication location: Fergus Fls., MN, Publisher: L.H., Publication date: xv Feb MCMXCVI)

Mrs. Hull cites her source: 'THE FAMILY TREE' MICHEL AND WESSELENA KUPER 1839-1963

Author: Peterson, Lois, Title: "Pedigree Chart #1 being Lois LaVonne McPeek," (Publication location: Sioux Fls., SD, Publisher: LLMP, Publication date: xvii Feb MMXVI)

"6 Michel Harm Bruns b. 27 Feb 1893 p. Lincoln County, SD

m. 24 May 1916 p. Hague Lutheran Church,~

d. 16 June 1971 Watertown, Codington ~"

Hague Twp. Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hague Twp., Clark Co., SD? <>

Child(ren):

  2. Carl Michel Bruns  1919-2013 


Notes about Michel Harm (Michel Harm "Mike") "Mike" Bruns

Michel Harm "Mike" Bruns

Sources: Author: Hull, LaRie, Title: Kuper GEDCOM file, (Publication site: Fergus Fls., MN, Publisher: L.H., Publication date: xv Feb MCMXCVI)

Mrs. Hull cites her sources: 'THE FAMILY TREE' MICHEL AND WESSELENA KUPER 1839-1963.

For death data, Mrs. Hull cites Mabel Sandhorst Dirks of Avoca, MN.

Mrs. Hull writes, "FATHER DIED AT AGE 12. HELPED CARE FOR BROTHERS AND SISTERS. MOTHER REMARRIED IN 1906, HAD VERY LITTLE SCHOOLING BUT WORKED OUT FOR OTHERS. AT 21 HE WENT TO WILOW LAKE,S.D. AND WORKED OUT TILL HE STARTED FARMING IN1916. FINALLY BOUGHT FARM IN 1945. RETIRED IN 1960 5 YRS AFTER HE HAD HAD A HEART ATTACK. CONTINUED TO HAVE ANGUS CATTLE AND CHICKENS AS A HOBBY. DIED AT WATERTOWN HOSPITAL-BESIDES ASTHMA,HAD CEMICAL ALLERGIES."

Mrs. Hull writes, "MIKE".

Variant of Michael noted. cf. Daniel 10:13

Author: Peterson, Lois, Title: "Pedigree Chart #1 being Lois LaVonne McPeek," (Publication site: Sioux Fls. SD, Publisher: LLMP, Publication date: xvii Feb MMXVI)

"6 Michel Harm Bruns b. 27 Feb 1893 p. Lincoln County, SD

m. 24 May 1916 p. Hague Lutheran Church,~

d. 16 June 1971 Watertown, Codington ~"

Hague Twp. Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hague Twp., Clark Co., SD?

Author: Clark, Tereasa, Title: "Michel H Bruns," (Publication site: Willow Lk., SD, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: ix Feb MMXIII)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104913075/michel-h-bruns

"Photo [stone shared with Dora Bruns] added by Tereasa Clark

Michel H Bruns Birth 27 Feb 1893 Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA Death 15 Jun 1971 (aged 78) Codington County, South Dakota, USA Burial Collins Cemetery Willow Lake, Clark County, South Dakota, USA Memorial ID 104913075

Michel H Bruns passed away at St Anna Hospital on June 15, 1971.

Parents

Harm F. Bruns 1854-1905
Grace Kuper Kluin 1866-1945

Spouse
Dora Caroline Waldow Bruns 1893-1970 (m. 1916)

Siblings
Frank Harms Bruns 1888-1968
Lena Bruns Schriever 1890-1965
Harm H Bruns 1894-1967
Hannah Bruns Wheelhouse 1898-1979
Katie Bruns Pieschke 1902-1977

Half Siblings
Peter Kluin 1909-1991

Children
Margaret Dora Caroline Bruns McPeek 1917-2011
Carl Michel Bruns 1919-2013
Grace Elizabeth Carlina Bruns Bratland 1921-2016

Created by: Tereasa Clark Added: 9 Feb 2013 Find A Grave Memorial 104913075"
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    Birthday February 27, 1893

    • The temperature on February 27, 1893 was about 4.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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.
      • February 1 » Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
      • February 28 » The USSIndiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
      • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
      • May 1 » The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
      • August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
      • October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.

    Day of marriage May 24, 1916

    • The temperature on May 24, 1916 was between 4.6 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • January 24 » In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
      • March 16 » The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
      • April 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
      • April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
      • June 5 » World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.
      • November 21 » Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.

    Day of death June 16, 1971

    • The temperature on June 16, 1971 was between 7.4 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
      • April 5 » In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
      • July 30 » An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162.
      • August 21 » A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
      • October 1 » The first practical CT scanner is used to diagnose a patient.
      • October 27 » The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire.
      • November 12 » Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
    

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