Individual Details
Dietrich Wilhelm Dirks
(2 Aug 1857 - 16 Mar 1940)
Events
| Birth | 2 Aug 1857 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Wiesederfehn |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 Jul 1880 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Reepsholt - Gesche Margaretha "Grace Maggie" Bödeker | | ||
| Immigration | 6 Apr 1882 |  | |||
| Census (family) | 1885 | Cass, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gesche Margaretha "Grace Maggie" Bödeker | | ||
| Census (family) | 1895 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gesche Margaretha "Grace Maggie" Bödeker | | | |
| Census (family) | 11 Jun 1900 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gesche Margaretha "Grace Maggie" Bödeker | | | |
| Census (family) | 22 Apr 1910 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gesche Margaretha "Grace Maggie" Bödeker | | | |
| Census (family) | 12 Jan 1920 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gesche Margaretha "Grace Maggie" Bödeker | | | |
| Death | 16 Mar 1940 | Amber, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Gesche Margaretha "Grace Maggie" Bödeker (1859 - 1936) |
| Child | Friederike Hermine "Recka" Dirks (1880 - 1960) |
| Child | Margaret Sophia "Greta, Maggie" Dirks (1882 - 1971) |
| Child | Harm Janssen Dirks (1885 - 1939) |
| Child | Frauke Maria "Frances, Frankie" Dirks (1885 - 1914) |
| Child | Sophia Catharina Dirks (1888 - 1944) |
| Child | Maria "Mary" Dirks (1890 - 1921) |
| Child | Gerd Janssen "George" Dirks (1893 - 1972) |
| Child | Johann Gerhard "John" Dirks (1895 - 1969) |
| Child | Heinrich Dietrich "Henry" Dirks (1897 - 1976) |
| Child | Meta Margaretha Dirks (1900 - 1975) |
| Father | Berend Janssen "Harm" Dirks (1838 - 1893) |
| Mother | Henrika Braak (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Gerd Janssen Dirks (1863 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Sophia Catharina Dirks (1866 - ) |
Notes
Immigration
6 Apr 1882Age: 24
Destination New York,United States of America
Description: on the ship Hohenstauffen
Census (family)
Dedrick Dirks 32, Farmer, GermanyMaggie Dirks 30, Keeping house, Germany
Leka Dirks 5, Germany
Maggie Dirks 3, Germany
Residence Section 13 SESE
Census (family)
27 66 67 Dirks Deitrick 38 M M Germany " " Farmer "28 Dirks Maggie 36 F M " " " "
29 Dirks Recka H 14 F S " " " "
30 Dirks Maggie 13 F S " " " "
31 Dirks Frances 10 F S Jones Co Ia " " "
1 Dirks Herman 10 M S Jones Co Ia F F Lutheran
2 Dirks Sophia 7 F S " " " "
3 Dirks Mary 5 F S " " " "
4 Dirks Geo 2 M S " " " "
Census (family)
82, 82, Dirks, Diedrich, Head WM, Aug 1857 42, Married 20 yrs, Germany 3x, 1882 - 18 yrs Na, FarmerMaggie, Wife, WF, Jan 1859, M-20, 9 children born & living, Germany 3x, 1882 18 yrs
Magie, Daughter, WF, Jan 1882, 18, single, IA
Harm, Son, WM, Jan 1885, 15, single, IA, at school
Sophy C, Daughter WF, Feb 1888, 12, single, IA, at school
Maria, Daughter, WF, Sep 1890, 9, single, at school
Gert J., Son, WM, Apr 1893, 7, single
John D, Son, WM, Dec 1895, 4, single
Henry, Son, WM, Aug 1897, 2, single
Census (family)
89, 89, Dirks, Diedrich, Head, MW, 52, Married1- 30 yrs, Germany 3x, FarmerGrace M, Wife, FW, 50, M1-30 yrs, 10 children born & living, Germany 3x
Gerd J, Son, MW, 16, single, IA, Farm labor home farm
John G, Son, MW, 13, single, IA
Mata M, Daughter, FW, 4, single, IA
Census (family)
37, 37, Dirks, D, Head, Own Farm, MW 62, 1882, Na 1888, Germany Germany Holland, FarmerGrace M, Wife, FW, 60, Germany 3x
Death
D. Dirks Died At Amber SaturdayAM BER—Diedrich Dirks passed away Saturday forenoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Will Dirks, after a long illness. Mr Dirks was born August 2, 1857, in Wiesederfehn Kreis Wittmund Profins, Hannover, Germany. He was confirmed March 14, 1872 in Repsold, Germany, and was united in marriage to Gesche Margaret Bodiker in the year 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Dirks came to the United States in 1882 and settled in Jones county where they lived all their lives around Langworthy. The last two years he made his home with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Will Dirks, in Amber. Mrs. Dirks passed away March 25. 1936 . Mr. Dirks is survived by seven children: Mrs. Gerd Dirks, Langworthy; Mrs. Will Dirks, Amber; Mrs. Mino Zimmerman, Olin; Gerd Dirks, Wyoming; John Dirks, Amber; Henry Dirks, Olin; Mr Will Oltman, Anamosa. He is also survived by one sister living in Germany and one brother, Gerd J. Dirks, Center Junction; 61 grandchildren and 71 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 o'clock at the Wayne Zion Lutheran church of which he was a member, conducted by his pastor, Rev. F. H. Kehren.
Burial
Dirks Diedrich 1857-1940 #168-5Dirks Margaret 1859-1936 #168-6
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 309 #1207.
3. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 309 #1207.
4. 1895 Iowa State Census. Castle Grove Township PAGES 44-67 + 931 Monticello Township PAGES 463-490 Monticello City PAGES 494-515, PAGES 516-537 Scotch Grove PAGES 753-776 (transcribed by Joanne Wilken http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/census.htm 2002).
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: 226.
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: T624 Roll: 409 Page: 222.
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE Series: T625 Roll: 495 Page: 122 .
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.
9. "D. Dirks Died At Amber Saturday," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 21 March 1940; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 1 December 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
10. Jones Co. Iowa Cemeteries, Wayne Zion burial list, reading was provided by Ron Siebels online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/WayneZion3.htm], accessed Dec 2008.