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Household of Jan A. 'John' Sleper

He is married to Gretje 'Maggie' Heitland.

They got married on December 28, 1904 at Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, he was 26 years old.

Jan Heitland oo Grietje Heitland

Marriage source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg. 424, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Buffalo Center IA Cent. book supports 15 Dec 1904 The 1910 census gives 5 yrs of marriage for JAS & GH which supports 1904 if marriage occurred in Dec. 1910 - 5 = 1905, but census was taken long before Dec 1910. To be married 5 yrs. insay June 1910, the marriage would have taken place in 1904

If pg 424 of the Buffalo Center book is correct, then the year is 1905. 'Glenn [Tjaden] married Mary Catherine Meridith in Havelock, Iowa on December 28, 1963, on the day of Glenn's grandparents' 58th wedding anniversary.'

JAS & GH may have been married 15, 18, or 28 Dec 1904 or 1905 <>

Child(ren):

  1. Gertrude Sleper  1906-1962 
  2. Grace Sleper  1908-1987 
  3. Alma Sleper  1910-1996 
  4. Henry Wayne Sleper  1912-1975 
  6. Harriet Evelyn Sleper  1919-2006 


Notes about Jan A. 'John' Sleper

Jan A. 'John' Sleper

Source: Sleper, Albert (b.1902), Sleper data sheet, (Buffalo Ctr., IA, AS, vii Apr MCMLXXXIV) for name = John Sleper, date of birth = 16 Sept 1878.

Leibrand, Ruth, Letter to David A. Navorska, (Buffalo Ctr IA, RL, vi Feb MCMLXXXIX).

Occupation: Farmer Mgr. Titonka elevator at one time.

2 Feb 1884 - Emigrated from Germany to U.S.A. 1910 - German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA census Buried in Olena Mound Cem.

Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg. 298, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'Maggie, the seventh child [of Henry & Gretje (Nordman) Heitland] in the family of ten, married John A. Sleper of Titonka, Iowa on December 15, 1904; they raised a family of four daughters and two sons namely, Gertie, Grace, Alma, Henry,Albert 'Bo,' and Harriet. They spent their early married life in Titonka where John managed the elevator for a number of years. They then moved to a farm two miles west and four and one-half miles south of Buffalo Center in KossuthCounty. There they remained until retiring in Buffalo Center for the remainder of ther lives.'

Sleper, John - 1900 Census Soundex - Grant Twp., Winnebago Co., IA - Hired man enumerated with Wm. M. McGuire born Sept 1878 in Ger. - age 21

Rolf u. Christian, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Stapelmoor 1709 - 1900, (Westerstede, Deutschland, R&CK, MMV), ISBN 3-9809065-3-1, Seite 441

[Seite 441]

'4054 Sleper, Albert, * 27.2.1858 in Möhlenwarf /= KB: Weener/, Arbeiter in Landschaftspolder; oo 17.8.1878 /=KB: Weener/ Gepke Hinderks Freerks * 1.8.1858
Jan * 14.9.1878, ~ 13.10, in Dielerh.
Hinderk * 8.1.1883 /= STA Aurich/

Hw. Albert Sleper hat 1883 für sich, für seine Frau und für die Kinder die Ausreise nach Nordamerika beantragt /= STA. Aurich/

Hw.: in den Ausreiseunterlagen ist die Gepke als Frau geb. 1.8.1858 angegeben. Daraus ergibt sich Gepke Freerks oo 24.2.1878 Hinderk Abels Fedden. Diese Unstimmigkeit konnte nich aufgeklärt werden.' <>

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    Birthday September 14, 1878

    • The temperature on September 14, 1878 was about 14.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
      • February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
      • June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
      • June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
      • September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
      • November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.

    Christening day October 13, 1878

    • The temperature on October 13, 1878 was about 15.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
      • February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
      • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
      • June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
      • October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
      • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

    Day of marriage December 28, 1904

    • The temperature on December 28, 1904 was between -4.0 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
      • January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
      • February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
      • April 8 » Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
      • July 21 » Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100mph (161km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
      • October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
      • October 20 » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.

    Day of death April 5, 1971

    • The temperature on April 5, 1971 was between 5.7 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 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.
      • February 3 » New York Police Officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn and survives to later testify against police corruption.
      • March 1 » President of Pakistan Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan.
      • August 15 » Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom.
      • September 9 » The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison.
      • October 1 » Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida.
      • November 18 » Oman declares its independence from United Kingdom.
    

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