Family tree Servaes, Maastricht/Venlo/Straelen/Neuss/Düsseldorf » Peter Johann Geerkens (1878-1947)

Personal data Peter Johann Geerkens 

  • He was born on July 17, 1878 in Straelen-Holt, Deutschland.Source 1

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (October 20, 1890) below 16 years (12).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (15) when child (Anna Geerkens) was born (May 2, 1894).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (13) when child (Johann Heinrich Geerkens) was born (July 8, 1892).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (12) when child (Anna Maria Geerkens) was born (March 20, 1891).

  • Profession: Kiesgrubenarbeiter.
  • He died on October 16, 1947 in Straelen, Deutschland, he was 69 years old.
  • A child of Laurenz Geerkens and Anna Maria Croppen
  • This information was last updated on January 22, 2015.

Household of Peter Johann Geerkens

(1) He is married to Anna Margaretha Welter.

They got married on October 20, 1890 at Straelen, Deutschand, he was 12 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Anna Maria Geerkens  1891-1954
  3. Anna Geerkens  1894-1942
  4. Allegunda Geerkens  1895-1961


(2) He is married to Maria Cecilia Gertrud Steger.

They got married before 1920.


Child(ren):

  6. (Not public)
  7. (Not public)


(3) He is married to Petronella Servaes.

They got married on January 25, 1920 at Straelen, Deutschland, he was 41 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. Jacob Gerhard Geerkens  1922-1989 
  3. Theodor Geerkens  1923-1943
  4. Laurenz Geerkens  1925-2004 
  5. Carl Geerkens  1935-1987

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    Sources

    1. Straelen Geburtsurkunde 163/1878
    2. Straelen Heiratsurkunde31/1890

    Historical events

    Birthday July 17, 1878

    • The temperature on July 17, 1878 was about 19.7 °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 64%. 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 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
      • March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
      • May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
      • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
      • September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
      • October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.

    Day of marriage January 25, 1920

    • The temperature on January 25, 1920 was between 0.1 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
      • January 26 » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
      • May 5 » Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
      • July 20 » The Greek Army takes control of Silivri after Greece is awarded the city by the Paris Peace Conference; by 1923 Greece effectively lost control to the Turks.
      • August 16 » Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
      • September 1 » The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
      • November 7 » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.

    Day of death October 16, 1947

    • The temperature on October 16, 1947 was between 7.8 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
      • April 9 » The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
      • May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
      • June 24 » Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington, leading to the coining of the phrase "flying saucer".
      • July 10 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
      • November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
      • December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
    

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