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Personal data Gerhard Diederich (Gerhard Diederich "George") "George" Heitland 

  • Nickname is George.
  • He was born on April 26, 1884 in fortasse, Stapelmoor-Boen, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
  • Resident March 1935: in proximo, Thompson, Winnebago Co., IA.
  • He died on January 2, 1960 in Winnebago Co., IA, he was 75 years old.
  • He is buried on January 5, 1960 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Olena Mound Cem.).
  • A child of Hinderk Heitland and Grietje Harms Nordman
  • This information was last updated on September 23, 2012.

Household of Gerhard Diederich (Gerhard Diederich "George") "George" Heitland

He is married to Harmka Pastour.

They got married on November 24, 1905 at somewhere in IA, he was 21 years old.

George Heitland oo Harmka Pastour

Marriage source: 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.

Anonymous GEDCOM loaded ix Mar MMI for state of marriage. <>

Child(ren):

  1. Grace Heitland  1906-1988
  3. Edward H. Heitland  1910-1973 
  4. Esther G. Heitland  1912-1995 
  5. Norman L. Heitland  1914-1983 
  7. Mildred R. Heitland  1918-1986
  8. Alfred H. Heitland  1920-2001 
  9. Harold A. Heitland  1922-1992
  11. Huxley W. Heitland  1926-2000


Notes about Gerhard Diederich (Gerhard Diederich "George") "George" Heitland

Gerhard Diederich "George" Heitland

Source: 1925 Grant Twp Winnebago Co IA census, 41 File 14 Drawer 5, LDS Reel 1429598, Repository: Algona IA Pub. Lib.

'45 Heitland, George, head, male, white, 40, marr, USA=32, IA=32, b. Ger; Fath=Heitland, Henry, b. Ger; Moth=Nortmah, Grace, b. Ger, 74; parents marr Ger; Protestant'

Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pgs. 297-299, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

George is an older brother of Maggie Heitland.

George & Harmka have 11 children.

GH farmed in the Buffalo Center & Thompson, IA area.

George & Harmka retired & moved to Buffalo Center 1946.

Anonymous GEDCOM loaded ix Mar MMI for state of birth = IA, state of death & burial = IA

Boyken, Hans-Georg, Wo sind sie geblieben? Teil IV, (Titonka IA, Historical Publishing, MMIII), ISBN 0-9670802-4-X, no pagination. Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'ON #11-1935 Mrs. (Henry) HEITLAND*NORDMAN * \\ + bef 10 Apr 1935 in the home of her s George near Thompson, IA (84y7m) \\ R: (h), ch, br Herman NORDMAN in Buffalo Center, IA, si Mrs. (Tony) TERVEEN*NORDMAN in Buffalo Center, IA \\\\L'

Koens, Rolf u. Christian, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Wymeer 1713 - 1900, (Westerstede, Niedersachsen, Eigenverlag, MMIV), ISBN 3-9809065-0-7, Seite 149, Repository: MN Gen. Soc. Lib. S. St. Paul, MN

[Seite 149]

'1320 Heidland, Hinderk, * 14.4.1850, /= KB.Stapelmoor/, S.d. 1321, Dienstknecht in Zollhaus; prokl. 17.5.1874 Grietje Harms Noordman, * 12.8.1850 in Boen, T.d. 2418 ...
Gerhard Diederich * 26.4.1884 ...
Grietje * 6.12.1887 ...'

George's parents: Henry & Grietje (Nordman) Heitland

Eilders, Berend, "Eilders and Eilderts Family from Germany (Ost-Friesland), The Netherlands and the USA, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=eilders-eilderts&id=I34319, xvi Sept MMXII)

"... Gerhard Diederich HEITLAND Sex: M Birth: 18 APR 1884 in Stapelmoor, Ostfriesland, Germany Burial: JAN 1960 Iowa

Residence: MAR 1935 "near", Thompson, Winnebago County, Iowa

Death: 02 JAN 1960 in Winnebago, Iowa, USA ...

Father: Hinderk Hinderks HEIDLAND b: 14 APR 1850 in Stapelmoor, Ostfriesland, Germany Mother: Grietje Harms NOORDMANN b: 12 AUG 1850 in Boen, Ostfriesland, Germany

Father: Hinderk HEITLAND b: 14 APR 1850 in Stapelmoor, Ostfriesland, Hannover c: 28 APR 1850 in Stapelmoorheide, Ostfriesland, Hannover Mother: Grietje Harms NORDMAN b: 12 AUG 1850 in Stapelmoor, Ostfriesland, Hannover

Marriage 1 Harmke PASTOUR b: 18 APR 1884 in Ostfriesland, Germany Married: 24 NOV 1905 in Iowa

Children

1. Grace HEITLAND b: 25 JUN 1906 in Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA 2. Margaret A. HEITLAND b: SEP 1908 in Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa 3. Edward H. HEITLAND b: 14 JUN 1910 in Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa 4. Esther G. HEITLAND b: 04 JUL 1912 in Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa 5. Norman L. HEITLAND b: 03 SEP 1914 in Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA 6. George Richard 'Joe' HEITLAND b: 04 SEP 1916 in Thompson, Winnebago Country, Iowa 7. Mildred R HEITLAND b: 15 NOV 1918 in Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa 8. Alfred H. HEITLAND b: 15 OCT 1920 in Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa 9. Harold Lawrence HEITLAND b: 05 NOV 1922 in Iowa 10. Forrest Merle HEITLAND b: 13 JUL 1924 in Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa 11. Huxley W. HEITLAND b: 08 NOV 1926 in farm, "near", Thompson, Winnebago County, Iowa"

Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, Vol. 66, # 36, 7 Jan 1960, Pg. 2, Col. 1

"George Heitland Died, Funeral Was Tuesday

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 5 at the First Reformed Church in Buffalo Center for George Heitland with Rev. Henry Van Dyke in charge Burial was in Olena Mound cemetery with the following grandsons acting as pallbearersJames Heitland, Paul Heitland David Heitland, Terry Heitland Gregory Heitland and Jerry Alvey.

George Heitland was born in Germany on April 18, 1884. The family moved to the United States and settled near Ackley Iowa. They moved to Buffalo Center when George was 19 years old. On November 24, 1905 he was united in marriage toHarmka Pastoor and they worked at farming in this vicinity until their retirement in 1946.

To this union 11 children were born: 1 sons and 4 daughters. Grace, Mrs. Hubert Smith of Rockwell, Iowa; Margaret, Mrs Howard Refferty, of Austin, Minnesota; Esther, Mrs. Xermit Alvey of Eldora, Iowa; Mildred, Mrs. Lawrence Leibrand ofBuffalo Center, Iowa; Norman of Bricelyn, Minnesota; Harold of Iowa FaHs, Iowa; Forrest and Huxley of Rochester, Minnesota; and Edward, Joe and Alfred of Buffalo Center, Iowa. All these children as well as Mrs. Heitland, survive, also,are 4 sisters and 2 brothers; Maggie, Mrs. John Sleper, Jennie, Mrs. Cort Michelson, Lizzie, Mrs. Will Marske, Mrs. Tillie Ritschmeier and Henry and Herman.

He was preceeded in death by his parents and one brother and one sister.

George Heitland had a cardiac condition for some tune but became seriously ill about 6 weeks ago. He passed away peacefully last Saturday, (January 2) at about 10:40 a.m.

Both l&r. and Mrs. Heitland became members of the First Reformed church of Buffalo Center, Iowa on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1944 on confession of their faith. Of both of them it can be said that they adorned the doctrine of God theirSaviour with a Godly life. May it please their children, grandchildren and great grand children and succeeding generations to walk in their tram. <>

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Birthday April 26, 1884

  • The temperature on April 26, 1884 was about 8.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
    • June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
    • July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
    • October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
    • October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.
    • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.

Day of marriage November 24, 1905

  • The temperature on November 24, 1905 was between 1.2 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • April 17 » The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
    • September 1 » Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
    • September 8 » The 7.2 Mw  Calabria earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.
    • September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
    • November 12 » Norway holds a referendum resulting in popular approval of the Storting's decision to authorise the government to make the offer of the throne of the newly independent country.
    • December 9 » In France, the law separating church and state is passed.

Day of death January 2, 1960

  • The temperature on January 2, 1960 was between 6.4 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
    • February 13 » With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.
    • March 4 » The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100.
    • July 11 » To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States.
    • August 11 » Chad declares independence.
    • October 12 » Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at the United Nations to protest a Philippine assertion.

Day of burial January 5, 1960

  • The temperature on January 5, 1960 was between 2.4 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 7.3 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
    • May 6 » More than 20million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
    • July 11 » Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    • August 13 » The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
    • August 16 » Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
    • October 12 » Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at the United Nations to protest a Philippine assertion.
    • December 16 » A United Airlines Douglas DC-8 and a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation collide over Staten Island, New York and crash, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft and six more on the ground.


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