Family tree Westerman » Ralph Spoelma (1876-1957)

Personal data Ralph Spoelma 

  • The name is of type 'name given at or near birth'
  • He was born on November 5, 1876 in Spring Lake, Ottawa, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
  • He died on September 1, 1957 in McBain Missaukee, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 80 years old.
  • A child of Klaas Spoelma and Juliaantje Jans Frik
  • This information was last updated on September 9, 2024.

Household of Ralph Spoelma

He is married to Kate Cornelia Quist.

They got married on January 5, 1898 at Vogel Center Missaukee, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 21 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ralph Spoelma

Roelf Rudolph Hendriks Spoelma
1813-1863
Martje Klasens van Dam
1810-1852
Klaas Spoelma
1845-1935

Ralph Spoelma
1876-1957

1898

Kate Cornelia Quist
1878-1956


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    Historical events

    Birthday November 5, 1876

    • The temperature on November 5, 1876 was about 4.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
    • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 14 » Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
      • March 7 » Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".
      • April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
      • June 4 » An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
      • November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
      • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

    Day of marriage January 5, 1898

    • The temperature on January 5, 1898 was about 7.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
      • February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
      • April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
      • July 7 » US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
      • August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
      • September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.

    Day of death September 1, 1957

    • The temperature on September 1, 1957 was between 11.6 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 11.4 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
      • March 8 » The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the U.S. state of Georgia.
      • April 10 » The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
      • April 30 » Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery entered into force.
      • July 26 » Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.
      • December 6 » Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
      • December 17 » The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    

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