Individual Details
Wübke Margarethe Arends "Enke" Hanken
(21 Nov 1799 - 9 Oct 1884)
Wübke was brought to Iowa by her son. She died 9 October 1884 and is buried at Wayne Zion (no marker)
Wubke Margarethe Gerhards, came to America and died in Jones county. She maintained her original maiden name rather than the "French" Hanken last name. Married Gerhard Gerdes Zimmerman and lived most of her life in Germany until her son, Ahrend Gerdes Zimmerman, went back to Germany and brought her to Jones county (Hanken, Steve).
Wubke Margarethe Gerhards, came to America and died in Jones county. She maintained her original maiden name rather than the "French" Hanken last name. Married Gerhard Gerdes Zimmerman and lived most of her life in Germany until her son, Ahrend Gerdes Zimmerman, went back to Germany and brought her to Jones county (Hanken, Steve).
Events
| Birth | 21 Nov 1799 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Wiesede |  | ||
| Marriage | 15 Jun 1819 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Reepsholt - Gerhard Gerdes Zimmerman |  | | |
| Death | 9 Oct 1884 | Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Gerhard Gerdes Zimmerman (1795 - 1844) |
| Child | Gerd Gerdes Zimmerman (1823 - 1909) |
| Child | Ahrend Gerdes Zimmerman (1831 - 1904) |
| Father | Arend Gerhards Hanken (1765 - 1827) |
| Mother | Talke Gerdes (1768 - 1829) |
| Sibling | Nanne Arends Hanken (1807 - 1886) |
Notes
Marriage
proclamiert 2 May 1819Endnotes
1. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 985 # 6863.
2. Corbitt, R. M., History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910.
(IA GenWeb Project.
3. Steve Hanken, "Jones Co. Iowans," e-mail messages from
4. Corbitt, R. M., History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910.
(IA GenWeb Project.
5. Steve Hanken, "Jones Co. Iowans," e-mail messages from