Individual Details

Heinrich Melchers "Henry" Dirks

(1841 - 19 Jul 1916)

Events

Birth1841Hanover, Germany
Death19 Jul 1916Scotch Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States
MarriageTrienke Margaretha Hoefing

Families

SpouseTrienke Margaretha Hoefing (1840 - 1902)
ChildDiedrich Jakob Dirks (1871 - 1941)
ChildJohn Heinrich Dirks (1873 - 1950)
ChildTrienke Margaretha "Meta" Dirks (1875 - 1967)
ChildTaalke Maria Dirks (1877 - 1953)
ChildHenry Melchers Dirks (1879 - 1956)
ChildHerman Gerhard Dirks (1882 - 1945)
FatherDirk Dirks Melchers (1774 - 1847)
MotherTalke Maria Heeren (1798 - 1877)
SiblingDirk Dirks (1821 - 1898)

Notes

Death

Heinrich (Henry) M. Dirks was born in Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany in 1841. He and wife Trienke (Hoefing) later migrated to the U.S. with their son, Diedrich (1871-1941), where they settled in Jones County, IA. They had four other children born in Jones County, Iowa: John (1873-1950), Trienke (b. 1875), Taalka (b. 1878), and Henry (1879-1956). Heinrich died July 19, 1916 and is buried in Wayne Zion Cemetery, Jones County, IA, next to his wife.