Individual Details
Gelena M "Bena" Leesekamp
(1885 - 1966)
Events
| Birth | 1885 | Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 2 May 1908 | Hopkinton, Delaware, Iowa, United States - Johann Theodore "John" Volkers |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 1910 | Johann Theodore "John" Volkers | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Knox, Nebraska, United States - Johann Theodore "John" Volkers | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Morton, Knox, Nebraska, United States - Johann Theodore "John" Volkers | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Bloomfield, Knox, Nebraska, United States | | ||
| Death | 1966 | Nebraska, United States | |||
| Burial | Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Knox, Nebraska, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Johann Theodore "John" Volkers (1875 - 1939) |
| Father | Bernard O "Barney" Leeskamp (1857 - ) |
| Mother | Anna Scheer (1867 - ) |
| Sibling | Lena Leeskamp (1888 - ) |
| Sibling | Annie Leeskamp (1890 - ) |
| Sibling | Adolph Leeskamp (1893 - ) |
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
Census
375, 0wn, $1500, no, Volkers, Gebena, Head, FW, 54, Wd, no 7, Iowa, Same houseEndnotes
1. "Neighborhood News," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 14 May 1908; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 7 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
2. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 9 March 2013), John T. Volkers and Verbena Leeskamp, 1908..