Family tree Westerman » Wilko Drenth (1863-1933)

Personal data Wilko Drenth 

  • The name is of type 'name given at or near birth'
  • He was born on February 4, 1863 in Beerta.
    gewettigd bij huwelijksakte op 14-03-1863 te Beerta
  • Emigrated on March 21, 1911, Ellis island, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten.
  • Profession: on January 8, 1886 Daglooner.
  • He died on October 6, 1933 in Le Roy, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 70 years old.
    Oorzaak: Suïcide
  • This information was last updated on December 7, 2022.

Household of Wilko Drenth

He had a relationship with Jantje Woltjer.


Child(ren):

  1. Harm Drenth  1892-1932

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wilko Drenth

Wilko Drenth
1863-1933


Jantje Woltjer
1863-1927

Harm Drenth
1892-1932

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Birthday February 4, 1863

  • The temperature on February 4, 1863 was about 6.9 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 17 » American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
    • May 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.
    • May 17 » Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.
    • May 18 » American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins.
    • May 27 » American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
    • September 20 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, ends in a Confederate victory.

Day of death October 6, 1933

  • The temperature on October 6, 1933 was between 7.6 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • April 1 » The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
    • April 5 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs two executive orders: 6101 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps, and 6102 "forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates" by U.S. citizens.
    • May 10 » Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.
    • August 14 » Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn; it is not fully extinguished until September 5, after destroying 240,000 acres (970km).
    • September 26 » As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
    • October 12 » The military Alcatraz Citadel becomes the civilian Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.


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