Individual Details
Harm Folkers
(5 Oct 1896 - 12 Feb 1975)
Events
| Birth | 5 Oct 1896 | Scotch Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 11 Feb 1921 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Grace Caroline Tobiassen |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Fancy Prairie, Menard, Illinois, United States - Grace Caroline Tobiassen | | ||
| Death | 12 Feb 1975 | Fancy Prairie, Menard, Illinois, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Grace Caroline Tobiassen (1901 - 1989) |
| Father | Hinrich Reiken "Henry" Folkers (1872 - 1944) |
| Mother | Engelrika Margaretha "Meta" Stutt (1875 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Gesche Marie "Mary" Folkers (1898 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Lena Margaretha Folkers (1900 - 1902) |
| Sibling | John Henry Folkers (1902 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Clarence Herman Folkers (1904 - 1905) |
| Sibling | George Folkers (1906 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Henry Earlville Folkers (1907 - 1984) |
| Sibling | William Tobias "Will" Folkers (1909 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Mabel Rina Folkers (1912 - 1998) |
Notes
Marriage
Miss Grace Caroline Tobiasen of Fancy Prairie, Illinois, was married to Harm Folkers last Thursday, February 11th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Folkers of Wayne township. The marriage service was celebrated at 11 o'clock by Rev. Willms, the pastor of th Zion's Lutheran church of Wayne township. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tobiasen of Fancy Prairie, Illinois, and the bridegroom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Folkers of Wayne township. The bride and bridegroom were attended by Miss Martha Rickels as bridesmaid and John Folkers, a brother of the bridegroom, as best man. Mr. and Mrs. Folkers will make their future home on Henry Folker's farm in Wayne township.(Monticello Express Thursday, February 10, 1921. p 5 Home News)
Census (family)
Harm Folkers Head M 33 IowaGrace C Folkers Wife F 29 Illinois
Myron D Folkers Son M 1 Illinois
Death
Harm Folkers, 78, of Fancy Prairie died at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Mr. Folkers, a retired farm laborer, was born October 5, 1896 at Scotts Grove, Iowa the son of Henry and Meta Stutt Folkers. Surviving are his wife, Grace; one son Myron Folkers of Fancy Prairie; one sister, Mrs. Mabel Ricklefs of Monticello, Iowa; three brothers, John, Henry and W.T. Folkers all of Scotts Grove, Iowa; and one granddaughter, Melissa Folkers.Menard County Review, Friday, February 21, 1975
Endnotes
1. 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: 229.