Family tree familie Eilders » Geerd Heyen Folkerts (1861-1931)
Personal data Geerd Heyen Folkerts
- He was born on April 6, 1861 in Logumer Vorwerk, Ostfriesland, Germany.
- He was christened on May 5, 1861 in Logumer Vorwerk, Ostfriesland, Germany.
- Immigrated on April 18, 1886 vanuit Baltimore.
- He died on June 25, 1931 in Steamboat Rock, Hardin County, Iowa, he was 70 years old.
- A child of Heye Mammen Folkerts and Geelke Willems Veldman
Household of Geerd Heyen Folkerts
He is married to Gepkea Hanssen.
They got married in the year 1892, he was 30 years old.
Child(ren):
- Harm George Folkerts 1900-1963
- Elizabeth Folkerts 1908-1993
- Esther Folkerts 1910-1999
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Historical events
Birthday April 6, 1861
- The temperature on April 6, 1861 was about 9.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 9 » Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
- February 4 » American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
- April 6 » First performance of Arthur Sullivan's debut success, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
- May 13 » Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.
- September 6 » American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.
- November 28 » American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Missouri to be the 12th state of the Confederacy.
Christening day May 5, 1861
- The temperature on May 5, 1861 was about 4.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 29 » Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
- March 17 » The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
- April 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter. The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
- April 29 » American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
- August 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.
- September 6 » American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.
Day of death June 25, 1931
- The temperature on June 25, 1931 was between 9.1 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- January 21 » Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
- March 3 » The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.
- August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
- October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
- October 17 » Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.
- November 22 » Al-Mina'a SC is founded in Iraq.
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