Individual Details
Johann Hinrich "John Henry" Folkers
(15 Feb 1840 - 17 Aug 1921)
John H. Folkers, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Langworthy; farms on shares with Mr. Bingham, of Monticello; born in Germany in 1840; came to America and Jones Co. in 1876. Wife's maiden name was Catharine Born heinken, a native, also, of Germany; born in 1844; they were married in 1865; have had five children, four of whom are living - Henry, Garret, Margaret and Catharine. Mr Folkers and his entire family are in the Lutheran Church.
Events
| Birth | 15 Feb 1840 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Wiesede |  | ||
| Occupation | Bef 1865 | laborer and settler/tenant farmer (Arbeiter, Colonist) - Germany, Ostfriesland, Kirmeer | | ||
| Marriage | 16 Jul 1865 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Reepsholt - Trienke Margarethe "Katherine Marie" Heiken | | ||
| Immigration | 11 Sep 1876 | New York from Germany on the Mosel |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1880 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Trienke Margarethe "Katherine Marie" Heiken | | | |
| Census (family) | 1895 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Trienke Margarethe "Katherine Marie" Heiken | | | |
| Census (family) | 15 Jun 1900 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Trienke Margarethe "Katherine Marie" Heiken | | | |
| Census (family) | 1910 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Trienke Margarethe "Katherine Marie" Heiken | | | |
| Death | 17 Aug 1921 | Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | Prairie Hill Cemetery, Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Trienke Margarethe "Katherine Marie" Heiken (1844 - 1929) |
| Child | Hinrich Eden "Henry E." Folkers (1865 - 1931) |
| Child | Folke Margarethe Folkers (1869 - 1872) |
| Child | Gerd Janßen "George" Folkers (1871 - 1951) |
| Child | Gesche Margarethe "Grace Meta" Folkers (1875 - 1901) |
| Child | Katharine "Kate" Folkers (1877 - 1907) |
| Child | Anna Marie Folkers (1880 - 1967) |
| Child | Thomas M. Folkers (1882 - 1961) |
| Child | John Henry Folkers (1885 - 1964) |
| Child | Frederick William Folkers (1887 - 1918) |
| Father | Hinrich Eden Folkers (1804 - 1893) |
| Mother | Gesche Catharina Janßen (1812 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Folkert Heinrich "Fred" Folkers (1843 - 1917) |
Notes
Immigration
243 John Folkers 36 M Farmer, Germany, USA, Steerage244 Katherine 32 F Wife
245 Heinrich 9 M Child
246 Gerd 4 M "
247 Gesche F "
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: John Folkers
Arrival Date: 11 Sep 1876
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Destination: United States of America
Place of Origin: Germany
Ship Name: Mosel
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 1
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_405
List Number: 870
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Census (family)
John Henry FOLKERS Self M Male W 40 HANOVER Farmer HANOVER HANOVERR. M. FOLKERS Wife M Female W 36 HANOVER Keeping House HANOVER HANOVER
Henry FOLKERS Son S Male W 15 HANOVER Working On Farm HANOVER HANOVER
Gerd. J. FOLKERS Son S Male W 10 HANOVER Working On Farm HANOVER HANOVER
Margrata FOLKERS Dau S Female W 4 HANOVER HANOVER HANOVER
Anna M. FOLKERS Dau S Female W 2M IA HANOVER HANOVER
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Source Information:
Census Place Wayne, Jones, Iowa
Family History Library Film 1254348
NA Film Number T9-0348
Page Number 361D
Census (family)
2 158 158 Folkers John 55 M M Germany F F Farmer Lutheran3 Folkers Cathrine 51 F M " " " F F
4 Folkers Kata 17 F " " "
5 Folkers Thomas 12 M " " "
6 Folkers John 9 M " " "
7 Folkers Fred 7 M " " "
Census (family)
92, 92, Folkers, John, Head, WM, Feb 1840, 60, Married 35 yrs, Germany 3x, Immigration - 1876, 24 yrs in US Na, Farmer, Own mortgage farmCatherine, Wife, WF, Mar 1844, 56, M-35, 8 children born & living, Germany 3x, Immigration - 1876, 24 years in US
Thomas, Son, WM, June 1882, 17, single, Iowa
John, Son, WM, Jan 1885, 15, single, Iowa
Census (family)
44, 44, Folkers, Thomas, Head, MW, 27, single, Iowa Ger Ger Farmer, OFF47, 47, Folkers, John, Head, MW, 70, Married 45 yrs, Ger 3x, 1876 Na, Farmer, OFF
Carolyn, Wife, FW, 65, M-45, 8 children born 7 living, Ger 3x
John, Son, MW, 25, single, Iowa
Burial
10 14 John H Folkers 02/151840 8/17/1921Endnotes
1. Tombstone, Prairie Hill Cemetery, USA, Iowa, Jones Co., Castle Grove Twp. (Section 21 ); Jim Christianson for Jones County Genealogy Society,
2. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 376 #1768.
3. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 376 #1768.
4. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 376 #1768, Vol 1.
5. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries.).
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).
7. 1895 Iowa State Census. Castle Grove Township PAGES 44-67 + 931 Monticello Township PAGES 463-490 Monticello City PAGES 494-515, PAGES 516-537 Scotch Grove PAGES 753-776 (transcribed by Joanne Wilken http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/census.htm 2002).
8. 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: 5.
9. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > JONES > CASS TWP 1910 > IOWA > JONES > CASS TWP.
10. Tombstone, Prairie Hill Cemetery, USA, Iowa, Jones Co., Castle Grove Twp. (Section 21 ); Jim Christianson for Jones County Genealogy Society,
11. Tombstone, Prairie Hill Cemetery, USA, Iowa, Jones Co., Castle Grove Twp. (Section 21 ); Jim Christianson for Jones County Genealogy Society,