Family tree Weening » Jelle Merkus (1864-1961)

Personal data Jelle Merkus 


Household of Jelle Merkus

He is married to Gerritje van der Wal.

They got married on May 26, 1894 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 29 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Ynskje Merkus  1895-1918
  2. Hielke Merkus  1896-1979
  3. Jelle Merkus  1897-1981
  4. Iemkje Merkus  1900-1978
  5. Atze Merkus  1901-
  6. Jan Merkus  1904-
  7. Roel Merkus  1906-
  8. Sytske Merkus  1916-1997

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Jelle Merkus?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Jelle Merkus

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Jelle Merkus

Atze Jelles Merkus
1776-1848
Jantje Jarings Katsma
1789-1839
Roel Meintes Hoekstra
1797-1871
Antje Jans Postma
1792-1888

Jelle Merkus
1864-1961

1894

Gerritje van der Wal
1868-1950

Ynskje Merkus
1895-1918
Hielke Merkus
1896-1979
Jelle Merkus
1897-1981
Iemkje Merkus
1900-1978
Atze Merkus
1901-????
Jan Merkus
1904-????
Roel Merkus
1906-????
Sytske Merkus
1916-1997

With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1864, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1961, Achtkarspelen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1894, Achtkarspelen

Matches in other publications

This person also appears in the publication:

Historical events

Birthday September 17, 1864

  • The temperature on September 17, 1864 was about 14.7 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • May 9 » Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
    • May 22 » American Civil War: After ten weeks, the Union Army's Red River Campaign ends in failure.
    • May 31 » American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac.
    • July 29 » American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
    • August 22 » Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
    • October 7 » American Civil War: A US Navy ship captures a Confederate raider in a Brazilian seaport.

Day of marriage May 26, 1894

  • The temperature on May 26, 1894 was about 11.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 12 » Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in Paris, killing one person and wounding 20.
    • April 14 » The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
    • June 24 » Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
    • June 28 » Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
    • September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
    • November 1 » Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.

Day of death April 16, 1961

  • The temperature on April 16, 1961 was between 8.5 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 7.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • January 26 » John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be the first woman Physician to the President.
    • January 31 » Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: Ham the Chimp travels into outer space.
    • February 12 » The Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards Venus.
    • March 2 » John F. Kennedy announces the creation of the Peace Corps in a nationally televised broadcast.
    • March 24 » Quebec Board of the French Language is established.
    • December 31 » RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1958 » Rosalind Franklin, English biophysicist and academic (b. 1920)
  • 1960 » Mihály Fekete, Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director (b. 1884)
  • 1961 » Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (b. 1912)
  • 1965 » Francis Balfour, English soldier and colonial administrator (b. 1884)
  • 1965 » Sydney Chaplin, English actor, comedian, brother of Charlie Chaplin (b. 1885)
  • 1966 » Eric Lambert, Australian author (b. 1918)

About the surname Merkus

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Merkus.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Merkus.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Merkus.

The Family tree Weening publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Hans Weening, "Family tree Weening", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-weening/I14391.php : accessed February 14, 2026), "Jelle Merkus (1864-1961)".