Individual Details
Frauke Maria "Frances, Frankie" Dirks
(20 Jan 1885 - 3 Dec 1914)
Events
| Birth | 20 Jan 1885 | Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 11 Jul 1901 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Friedrich Anton "Fred" Athen | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Friedrich Anton "Fred" Athen |  | ||
| Death | 3 Dec 1914 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Friedrich Anton "Fred" Athen (1877 - ) |
| Father | Dietrich Wilhelm Dirks (1857 - 1940) |
| Mother | Gesche Margaretha "Grace Maggie" Bödeker (1859 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Friederike Hermine "Recka" Dirks (1880 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Margaret Sophia "Greta, Maggie" Dirks (1882 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Harm Janssen Dirks (1885 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Sophia Catharina Dirks (1888 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Maria "Mary" Dirks (1890 - 1921) |
| Sibling | Gerd Janssen "George" Dirks (1893 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Johann Gerhard "John" Dirks (1895 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Heinrich Dietrich "Henry" Dirks (1897 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Meta Margaretha Dirks (1900 - 1975) |
Notes
Census (family)
Fred Athen Head M 33 GermanyFrances M Athen Wife F 25 Iowa
Lena M Athen Daughter F 8 Iowa
Diedrick W Athen Son M 6 Iowa
Grace Athen Daughter F 4 Iowa
Frank A Athen Son M 2 Iowa
Gerd Athen Brother M 40 Germany
Death
THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS….DECEMBER 10, 1914….PAGE 4Mrs. Fred Athen died, at her home, in this township, last Thursday morning. She was about 29 years of age and had been an invalid for several years. She is survived by a husband and five children. The funeral was held from the Lutheran church, on Saturday, the services being conducted by Rev. H. Naether. The remains were interred in the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
Endnotes
1. 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).
2. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947).
3. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 15 June 2016), Fred A Athen and Frankie M Dirks, 1901..
4. "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," index, Family Search (https://familysearch.org: accessed 23 March 2017), Dietrich Dirks in entry for Frances Maria Athen, 03 Dec 1914; citing Castle Grove, Jones, Iowa, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,673,845..