Individual Details
Frederick William Folkers
(7 Jun 1887 - 30 Sep 1918)
Events
| Birth | 7 Jun 1887 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Census | 19 Jun 1900 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  |  | |
| Census | 1910 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Military | 25 Jul 1918 | World War I | |||
| Death | 30 Sep 1918 | pneumonia - France | |
Families
| Father | Johann Hinrich "John Henry" Folkers (1840 - 1921) |
| Mother | Trienke Margarethe "Katherine Marie" Heiken (1844 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Hinrich Eden "Henry E." Folkers (1865 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Folke Margarethe Folkers (1869 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Gerd Janßen "George" Folkers (1871 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Gesche Margarethe "Grace Meta" Folkers (1875 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Katharine "Kate" Folkers (1877 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Anna Marie Folkers (1880 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Thomas M. Folkers (1882 - 1961) |
| Sibling | John Henry Folkers (1885 - 1964) |
Notes
Census
124, 124, Folkers, George, Head, WM, Nov 1871, single, Germany Germany Germany, 1884 16 yrs in US, Farmer, own mortgage farm" , Fred. Brother, WM, June 1886, 13, single, Iowa Germany Germany, farm laborer
Census
George Folkers Head M 38 Germany, FarmerFrederick Folkers Brother M 23 Iowa, Farmer
Death
SOLDIERS DIE IN FRANCEPrivate Fred Folkers, a soldier in the service of his country died overseas on Sept. 30 of pneumonia. A dispatch came on Oct. 30th announcing his death. Private Folkers was born in Cass Township, June 7, 1887. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. John H. Folkers of Cass. Fred was baptized and confirmed in the faith of the Lutheran denomination of which he remained a member through life. He made his home with a brother on a farm near Anamosa for the past twenty years. He went to Camp Gordon, on July 25 1918 with a contingent of 189 men from Jones County and sailed to France some time in September. Private Folkers was the youngest of a family of nine children, five of whom are now living. He is survived by his aged parents, four brothers - Henry of Castle Grove, John, George and Thomas of Cass and one sister, Mrs. J. A. Lubben of Cass. Private Folkers was an industrious young man and was a good citizen and useful member of the community. Besides the immediate family he is survived by a large circle of relatives and friends who mourn his loss and share the grief of the aged parents, brothers and sister. He gave his life for his flag and for his county.
(newspaper clipping- probably Monticello Express?)
(Monticello Express, Nov 24, 1938)
Items Of Occurrences Twenty Years Ago
Important Happenings In Monticello As Chronicled By The Express During November, 1918
Among the Jones county boys who died while in the service of their country in France and whose deaths were reported during the month, were Henry Heiken, son of Mrs. Albert Heiken October 5, 1918 killed in action; F. W. Folkers, son of J, H. Folkers, October 30, of pneumonia, Milo Batchelder, son of J. H. Batchelder of Langworthy, October 11, of pneumonia.
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > CASS TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 7.