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Personal data Wobbechien Smit 


Household of Wobbechien Smit

She is married to Derk Werkman.

Derk and his wife and three children emigrated to the U.S. and arrived on Ellis Island on March 28, 1910, with the "Nieuw Amsterdam" from Rotterdam. They ended up in Holland, Grundy County, Iowa.

They got married on February 15, 1907 at Midwolda, Groningen, Netherlands, she was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. NN Werkman  1923-1923
  2. George Werkman  1918-2010 
  3. Jake Werkman  1924-2020 
  4. Hindrik Werkman  1911-1999 
  5. NN Werkman  1929-1929
  6. Winnie Werkman  1917-2020 
  7. Hindrikje Werkman  1907-1988 
  8. Grietje Ada Werkman  1910-2004 
  9. Dick Werkman  1914-1990 
  10. Harm Werkman  1912-1997 
  11. Onno Werkman  1905-1981 


Notes about Wobbechien Smit

Ancestry.com gives (incorrectly) Holland, Grundy County, Iowa as het birthplace, gives the correct date, and lists as her parents Hendry Smit and Matta Glade, who married October 3, 1868 in Buchanan, Iowa. I take this to be an error.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wobbechien Smit

Hindrik Jurjens Smid
1820-1901
Wopke Johans Edzarts
1822-1874
Harm Smit
1858-1932

Wobbechien Smit
1883-1965

1907

Derk Werkman
1885-1955

NN Werkman
1923-1923
George Werkman
1918-2010
Jake Werkman
1924-2020
Hindrik Werkman
1911-1999
NN Werkman
1929-1929
Winnie Werkman
1917-2020
Hindrikje Werkman
1907-1988
Grietje Ada Werkman
1910-2004
Dick Werkman
1914-1990
Harm Werkman
1912-1997
Onno Werkman
1905-1981

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Birthday August 29, 1883

  • The temperature on August 29, 1883 was about 16.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
    • August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
    • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
    • October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
    • November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].
    • December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.

Day of marriage February 15, 1907

  • The temperature on February 15, 1907 was between -2.7 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
    • March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
    • July 7 » Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
    • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
    • August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
    • October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.

Day of death November 20, 1965

  • The temperature on November 20, 1965 was between -2.4 °C and -0.9 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain during 6.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
    • July 25 » Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music.
    • July 29 » Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.
    • August 1 » Frank Herbert's novel, Dune was published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction novel in 2003.
    • August 11 » Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
    • October 15 » Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law.
    • December 9 » A Charlie Brown Christmas, first in a series of Peanuts television specials, debuts on CBS.


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