Family tree Weening » Willem "William19 mei 1948" Hoekzema (1886-1948)

Personal data Willem "William19 mei 1948" Hoekzema 


Household of Willem "William19 mei 1948" Hoekzema

He is married to Anna Mersman.

They got married on May 17, 1910 at Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 24 years old.

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Willem "William19 mei 1948" Hoekzema?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Willem "William19 mei 1948" Hoekzema

  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 Willem Hoekzema

Willem Hoekzema
1886-1948

1910

Anna Mersman
1887-????


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 Adorp 1886
  2. https://www.familysearch.org

Historical events

Birthday March 25, 1886

  • The temperature on March 25, 1886 was about 12.9 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
    • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
    • May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
    • June 26 » Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.
    • July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
    • November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.

Day of marriage May 17, 1910

  • The temperature on May 17, 1910 was between 11.4 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
    • April 28 » Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.
    • May 11 » An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
    • June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
    • August 20 » Extremely dry and windy weather in the Inland Northwest of the United States causes several small wildfires to coalesce into the Great Fire of 1910, burning approximately 3million acres (12,000km) and killing 87 people.
    • October 20 » The hull of the RMSOlympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

Day of death May 19, 1948

  • The temperature on May 19, 1948 was between 9.2 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 14.6 hours of sunshine (92%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
    • April 28 » Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.
    • May 23 » Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
    • July 31 » At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated.
    • November 1 » Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, is enthroned.
    • November 12 » In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II.
    • December 10 » The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Hoekzema

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

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/I202641.php : accessed October 20, 2026), "Willem "William19 mei 1948" Hoekzema (1886-1948)".