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Personal data Mareka H. (Mareka H. "Mary") "Mary" Willemssen 

  • Alternative name: Mareka Willemssen Rippentrop
  • Nickname is Mary.
  • She was born on September 27, 1853 in Oldersum, Leer, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: J. Clarine J. Boyken, Wendy Rippentrop, Hans-Georg Boyken, & Carol Bolin
  • She died on January 27, 1900 in in proximo, Germania (now Lakota), Kossuth Co., IA, she was 46 years old.
  • She is buried after January 27, 1900 in German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on January 10, 2020.

Household of Mareka H. (Mareka H. "Mary") "Mary" Willemssen

She is married to Johann Koerd Rippentrop.

They got married on September 14, 1876 at Holland, Grundy Co., IA, she was 22 years old.

Johann Koerd Rippentrop oo Mareka H. Willemssen

Marriage source: Boyken, J. Clarine J., The Whistle Blows at Noon Centennial History of Titonka Iowa 1898-1998, (Brainerd MN, Bang Printing, MCMXCVII), pg 432

'After four years [from 1867], he [JKR] moved to Parkersburg, Iowa, where John and Mary were married in 1876]'.

Rippentrop, Wendy, Rippentrop Family Tree, (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, Publication date: i Nov MMI), Repository: The Cloud

"... Johann Koerd 'John K' RIPPENTROP ... Marriage 1 Mareka 'Mary' H. WILLEMSSEN ... Married: 14 Sep 1876 in Holland, Grundy County, Iowa. Note: By Daniel Kerr, Justice of the Peace ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Coort J. Rippentrop  1880-1953 
  2. Anna J. Rippentrop  1882-1971
  3. Olvert J. Rippentrop  1885-1970 
  4. Grietje J. Rippentrop  1887-1981 
  6. Johanna J. Rippentrop  1891-< 1895
  8. Ettje J. Rippentrop  1893-1976 
  9. Johanna J. Rippentrop  1895-1979 


Notes about Mareka H. (Mareka H. "Mary") "Mary" Willemssen

Mareka H. 'Mary' Willemssen

Sources: Author: Boyken, J. Clarine J., Chrman, Title: «u»The Whistle Blows at Noon Centennial History of Titonka Iowa 1898-1998«/u», (Publication location: Brainerd MN, Publisher: Bang Printing, Publication date: MCMXCVII), pg. 432, Repository: Titonka, IA pub. lib.

"Parents of Etta (Rippentrop) Sleper were John K. Rippentrop and Mary Williams."

Title: 20 Mar 1925 Lincoln Twp Kossuth Co IA census, book 105, Repository: Algona IA Pub. Lib.

for state of birth = IA

Author: Rippentrop, Wendy, Title: "Rippentrop Family Tree," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: i Nov MMI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

"... "Mary" H. WILLEMSSEN Given Name: Mareka "Mary" H. ... Sex: F Birth: 27 Sep 1853 in at or near Oldersum, Ostfriesland Germany Death: 27 Jan 1900 in near Germania (Lakota), Kossuth County, Iowa. Burial: Ramsey Reformed Cemetery,German Valley, IA. Change Date: 25 Mar 2000

Note: At age 2 migrated with her family, arriving in New York City, New York, on August 12, 1861 on the ship Herzogin von Bradant, which departed from Bremen, Ostfriesland, Germany. Mary was raised in Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois, and moved to Pleasant Valley Township, Grundy County, Iowa.

Marriage 1 Johann Koerd "John K" RIPPENTROP"

Author: Boyken, Hans-Georg, Title: «u»Wo sind sie geblieben - Ostfriesen in Amerika Teil I«/u», (Publication location: Bancroft IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MCMXCVIII), Seite 224, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"Mrs. (John) RIPPENTROP * \\ + bef 15 Feb 1900 German Valley, IA \\\\L:ON$4-1900"

Author: Bolin, Carol, Title: e-mail to David A. Navorska, (Publication location: Cedar Fls., IA, Publisher: CB, Publication date: xiv May MMV)

"Descendants of Mareka H. Willemssen

Generation No. 1

1. MAREKA H.5 WILLEMSSEN (ULFERT HINRICH4, HINRICH HINDERK WILLEMS3, WILLEM JANSSEN2, WILLEM1 JANSSEN) was born 27 Sep 1858 in Oldersum, Ostfriesland, Germany, and died 27 Jan 1900 in Germania 'Lakota', Kossuth Co., IA, Buried RamseyReformed Church Cemetery, Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA. She married JOHANN KOERD RIPPENTROP 14 Sep 1876 in Holland, Grundy Co., IA, son of KOERD RIPPENTROP and GRIETJE RONNES. He was born 27 Aug 1853 in Suurhusen, Hannover, Pruessen, and died 09 Apr 1944 in Buried Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery, Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA.

More About JOHANN RIPPENTROP and MAREKA WILLEMSSEN: Marriage: 14 Sep 1876, Holland, Grundy Co., IA

Children of MAREKA WILLEMSSEN and JOHANN RIPPENTROP are:
2.i.COORT J.6 RIPPENTROP, b. 17 Jul 1880; d. 25 Jun 1953, Buffalo Center, Winnebago Co., IA, Buried Maple Hill Cemetery, Lakota, Kossuth Co., IA.
ii.ANNA J. RIPPENTROP, b. 11 Oct 1882; d. 17 Jan 1971; m. WILLIAM UKENA.
3.iii.OLVERT J. RIPPENTROP, b. 11 Jan 1885, Iowa; d. 25 Apr 1970, Buried German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA.
4.iv.GERTJE J. RIPPENTROP, b. 27 Jan 1887; d. Jan 1981.
5.v.MAREKA J. RIPPENTROP, b. 03 Feb 1889.
vi.JOANNA J. RIPPENTROP, b. 09 Feb 1891.
6.vii.GEORGE JAMES RIPPENTROP, b. 01 Mar 1892, Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA; d. 17 Sep 1966.
7.viii.ETTJE J. RIPPENTROP, b. 10 Oct 1893, Iowa; d. Mar 1976, Buried Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery, German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA.
8.ix.JOHANNA J. RIPPENTROP, b. 11 Dec 1895, Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA; d. 24 Nov 1979.

x.GRIETJE J. RIPPENTROP, b. 04 Feb 1897; d. 31 May 1992; m. THEODORE RIKE, JR..
xi.HINDRIKA J. RIPPENTROP, b. 19 Jul 1899."
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Birthday September 27, 1853

  • The temperature on September 27, 1853 was about 10.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1853: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • April 16 » The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.
    • July 2 » The Russian Army crosses the Pruth river into the Danubian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia—providing the spark that will set off the Crimean War.
    • July 8 » The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade.
    • September 24 » Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.
    • October 4 » The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.
    • November 30 » Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.

Day of marriage September 14, 1876

  • The temperature on September 14, 1876 was about 13.9 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
    • May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
    • June 4 » An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
    • June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
    • August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
    • December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

Day of death January 27, 1900

  • The temperature on January 27, 1900 was about 3.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 18 » Second Boer War: Imperial forces suffer their worst single-day loss of life on Bloody Sunday, the first day of the Battle of Paardeberg.
    • April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
    • May 17 » Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.
    • May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
    • July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
    • December 18 » The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2ft 6 in or 762mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.


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