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 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
      • February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
      • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
      • June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
      • June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
      • 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 2 » The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
      • August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
      • November 1 » American fishing schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian fishing schooner Delawana in the First International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
      • November 28 » Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush: The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.
      • December 11 » Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces.
      • December 24 » Gabriele D'Annunzio surrendered the Italian Regency of Carnaro in the city of Fiume to Italian armed forces.

    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.
      • March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
      • 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.
      • May 31 » Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government.
      • August 7 » The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
      • October 26 » Kashmir conflict: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India.
      • December 30 » Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
    

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