Individual Details
Johann Theodore "John" Volkers
(7 Mar 1875 - 1939)
Events
| Birth | 7 Mar 1875 | Iowa, United States | |||
| Confirmation | 1890 | St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 2 May 1908 | Hopkinton, Delaware, Iowa, United States - Gelena M "Bena" Leesekamp |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1910 | Gelena M "Bena" Leesekamp | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Knox, Nebraska, United States - Gelena M "Bena" Leesekamp | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Morton, Knox, Nebraska, United States - Gelena M "Bena" Leesekamp | | ||
| Death | 1939 | Nebraska, United States | |||
| Burial | Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Knox, Nebraska, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Gelena M "Bena" Leesekamp (1885 - 1966) |
| Father | Frederich Gerhard "Fred / Fritz" Volkers (1849 - 1921) |
| Mother | Adeline Henrietta "Alina, Ziva" von Beesten (1847 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Louise Theresa Henrietta Volkers (1877 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Anna Katherine Volkers (1879 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Gesina Elizabeth Volkers (1881 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Emma Johanna Volkers (1882 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Henry Georg Volkers (1885 - 1960) |
Notes
Marriage
Miss Bena Leesekamp was married at Hopkinton to John Volkers last week Saturday. Henry Eiben acted as best man, and Miss Anna M. Scheer as bridesmaid.Census (family)
John Volkers M 35y, self, married IA Germany GermanyVerbena Volkers F 24y, Wife, married, IA Germany Germany
May Volkers F 1y, Daughter, NE, IA IA
Henry Volkers M 24y, brother, single, IA Germany Germany
Herman Clausen M 23y, single, IA Germany Germany
Census (family)
John Volkers M 45ySpouse Irwina Volkers F 34y
Child Mae Volkers F 11y
Child Harold Volkers M 9y
Child Edith Volkers F 2y
Census (family)
John T Volkers M 55Spouse Gelena M Volkers F 43
Child Harold R Volkers M 19
Child Edith M Volkers F 12
Endnotes
1. St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Sand Hill/Monticello , Jones Co., Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/churches/LuthStJohns.htm], accessed 2002 -2008.
2. "Neighborhood News," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 14 May 1908; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 7 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
3. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 9 March 2013), John T. Volkers and Verbena Leeskamp, 1908..