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Personal data Simon Koorn 


Household of Simon Koorn

(1) He is married to Elizabeth Louise Zylstra.

They got married on January 1, 1920 at Oak Harbor, WA, USA, he was 28 years old.Source 3

Simon emigreerde met zijn ouders naar Amerika in 1910, hij was toen 19 jaar oud. Hij heeft ongeveer een jaar in North Dakota gewoond daarna vertrok hij met 3 andere jonge mannen naar Oak Harbor-Washington, waar hij op verschillende boerderijen werkte. In 1917 nam hij dienst in het leger om zodoende automatisch de Amerikaanse nationaliteit te verkrijgen. Simon bleef 3 jaar in het leger. Hij vocht in Europa in WO-I (1914-1918). Na de oorlog bleef hij in Europa om Duitsers en Nederlanders te werven voor het leger.
Na zijn terugkomst in 1920 trouwde hij zijn jeugdliefde Lizzie Zylstra. Beiden werkten hard en kochten uiteindelijk hun eigen boerderij.

Child(ren):

  1. Ralph Koorn  1921-1989 
  2. Andrew Robert Koorn  1926-2008 


(2) He is married to Jennie Rikson.

They got married on October 20, 1939 at Oak Harbor, WA, USA, he was 48 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Simon Koorn

Gijsbert Koorn
1828-1899
Willempje Boogaard
1836-????
Simon Cornelis Schoonrok
1837-1921
Maria Molenaar
1834-1899

Simon Koorn
1891-1971

Simon Koorn

(1) 1920

Elizabeth Louise Zylstra
1899-1935

Ralph Koorn
1921-1989
Andrew Robert Koorn
1926-2008
(2) 1939

Jennie Rikson
1896-1955


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    Sources

    1. Kopie trouwboekje ouders
    2. Ria Veltman-Visser
    3. Joyce L. Koorn (USA)

    Historical events

    Birthday February 7, 1891

    • The temperature on February 7, 1891 was about 3.1 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
      • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
      • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
      • August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
      • October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
      • December 22 » Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.

    Day of marriage October 20, 1939

    • The temperature on October 20, 1939 was between 4.7 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain during 9.3 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
      • January 27 » First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
      • February 5 » Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain.
      • March 15 » Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
      • May 14 » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
      • June 24 » Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
      • September 21 » Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.

    Day of death July 18, 1971

    • The temperature on July 18, 1971 was between 4.3 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly 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.
      • April 1 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre over 1,000 people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.
      • May 31 » In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.
      • June 11 » The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control.
      • August 14 » Bahrain declares independence as the State of Bahrain.
      • November 23 » Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.
      • December 7 » Pakistan President Yahya Khan announces the formation of a coalition government with Nurul Amin as Prime Minister and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Deputy Prime Minister.


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