Individual Details
C Harm Folkers
(5 Mar 1841 - 11 Jan 1905)
Events
| Birth | 5 Mar 1841 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Hesel |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 Sep 1869 | Jones, Iowa, United States - Wüebke Maria "Mary" Tobiassen | | ||
| Census (family) | 1870 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wüebke Maria "Mary" Tobiassen |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1880 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wüebke Maria "Mary" Tobiassen | | ||
| Census (family) | 1885 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wüebke Maria "Mary" Tobiassen | | ||
| Census (family) | 16 Jun 1900 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wüebke Maria "Mary" Tobiassen | | | |
| Death | 11 Jan 1905 | Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Wüebke Maria "Mary" Tobiassen (1846 - 1923) |
| Child | Wiemke Lena Marie Folkers (1871 - 1906) |
| Child | Hinrich Reiken "Henry" Folkers (1872 - 1944) |
| Child | Johanna Margaretha "Meta" Folkers (1875 - ) |
| Child | Tobias Folkers (1877 - 1957) |
| Child | Johann "John" Folkers (1879 - 1937) |
| Child | Bernhard Hermann Folkers (1886 - 1970) |
| Father | Folkert Folkers (1811 - 1855) |
| Mother | Wiemke Maria Gerdes (1810 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Johann "John" Folkers (1842 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Folkert Folkers (1845 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
14 159 166 Forkers Harm 29 M Farmer 1950 520 Hanover15 Forkers Mary 24 F Keeping House Hanover
16 Forkers John 26 M Farmer 1950 500 Hanover (brother)
NOTE: [Should be "Folkers." Steve Hanken]
17 Tobiason George 10 M Hanover
Census (family)
Harm FOLKERS Self M Male W 39 HANOVER Farmer HANOVER HANOVERMary FOLKERS Wife M Female W 34 HANOVER Keeping House HANOVER HANOVER
Lena FOLKERS Dau S Female W 9 IA HANOVER HANOVER
Henry FOLKERS Son S Male W 7 IA HANOVER HANOVER
Mata FOLKERS Dau S Female W 5 IA HANOVER HANOVER
Tobias FOLKERS Son S Male W 3 IA HANOVER HANOVER
John FOLKERS Son S Male W 9M IA HANOVER HANOVER
John FOLKERS Brother Male W 37 HANOVER Working On Farm HANOVER HANOVER
Wm. HANKENS Other S Male W 13 IA Working On Farm HANOVER HANOVER
(next door is the Eiben's, Gerd & Christina)
Census (family)
7 16 18 Folkers Harm 85 3 25 NW NW 44 M M Farmer Germany F F Militia, Voter8 Folkers Maria 38 F M Keeping House Germany F F
9 Folkers Lena 13 F Jones Co. F F
10 Folkers Henry 12 M Jones Co. F F
11 Folkers Meta 10 F Jones Co. F F
12 Folkers Tobias 7 M Jones Co. F F
13 Folkers John 5 M Jones Co. F F
14 Folkers John 42 M S Farmer Germany F F Militia, Voter
Census (family)
124, 125, Folkers, Harm, Head, WM, Mar 1841, 59 Married 30 yrs, Germany3x, 1866 34 Na, Farmer, Own Free Farm, Mary W, WF, Mar 1846, 54, Married 30 yrs, 6 children born & living, Germany 3x, 1869 31 yrs in US
, John , Son, WM, Aug 1879, 20, single, IA, Farm Laborer
, Herman, Son, WM, June 1886, 13, single, IA, at school
, John Sr, Brother, WM, Oct 1842, 57, single, Germany3x, 1866 34 yrs in US Na, Farmer
Gran, Gotleib, Servant, WM, Sept 1863, 36, single, Switz.3x, 1890 10 ys in US Na, Farm Laborer
125, 126, Folkers, Henry, Head, WM, Nov 1872, Married 5 yrs, IA Germany Germany, Farmer, rent farm
, Meta, Wife, WF, Apr 1875, Married 5 yrs, 2 children born & living, IA Germany Germany
, Harm, Son, WM, Oct 1896, 3, single, IA IA IA
, Mary, Daughter, WF, July 1898, 1, single, IA IA IA
Thuman, Carl, Servant, WM, Nov 1882, 17, single, Germany3x, 1888 12 yrs in US, Farm Laborer
Death
Mr. Harm Folkers, a wealthy and highly respected resident of Wayne township, died yesterday morning, the 11th inst , of lung fever. Mr. Folkers was sick a period of ten days. During the last hours of illness a weakness of the heart developed, and it shared in producing death. The deceased was a man of integrity and honor. He was a good financial manager, and succeeded in accumulating a fine property.(Monticello Express, January 12, 1905)
Endnotes
1. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
2. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 376 #1763.
3. "Brodersen Lindbloom", database, Sharon Lindbloom, Fort Wayne, IN, slindbloom13@yahoo.com, Rootsweb (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~slindbloom/ : accessed )"; submitted.
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: M593 Roll: 401 Page: 229.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 229.
6. Jones Co. Iowa Cemeteries, Wayne Zion burial list, reading was provided by Ron Siebels online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/WayneZion3.htm], accessed Dec 2008.
7. "Brodersen Lindbloom", database, Sharon Lindbloom, Fort Wayne, IN, slindbloom13@yahoo.com, Rootsweb (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~slindbloom/ : accessed )"; submitted.
8. Jones Co. Iowa Cemeteries, Wayne Zion burial list, reading was provided by Ron Siebels online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/WayneZion3.htm], accessed Dec 2008.