Individual Details
Gerd Janßen "George" Folkers
(4 Nov 1871 - 1951)
Events
| Birth | 4 Nov 1871 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Wiesede |  | ||
| Census | 19 Jun 1900 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | | |
| Census | 1910 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1915 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 8 Jun 1920 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 20 Feb 1924 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wuebke Marie "Mary" Hinrichs | | ||
| Census (family) | 1925 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wuebke Marie "Mary" Hinrichs | | | |
| Census (family) | 21 Apr 1930 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Wuebke Marie "Mary" Hinrichs | | | |
| Death | 1951 | Iowa, United States | | ||
| Alt name | George Folkerts | ||||
| Burial | Prairie Hill Cemetery, Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | ||
| Immigration |
Families
| Spouse | Wuebke Marie "Mary" Hinrichs (1887 - 1940) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Johann Hinrich "John Henry" Folkers (1840 - 1921) |
| Mother | Trienke Margarethe "Katherine Marie" Heiken (1844 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Hinrich Eden "Henry E." Folkers (1865 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Folke Margarethe Folkers (1869 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Gesche Margarethe "Grace Meta" Folkers (1875 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Katharine "Kate" Folkers (1877 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Anna Marie Folkers (1880 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Thomas M. Folkers (1882 - 1961) |
| Sibling | John Henry Folkers (1885 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Frederick William Folkers (1887 - 1918) |
Notes
Census
124, 124, Folkers, George, Head, WM, Nov 1871, single, Germany Germany Germany, 1884 16 yrs in US, Farmer, own mortgage farm" , Fred. Brother, WM, June 1886, 13, single, Iowa Germany Germany, farm laborer
Census
George Folkers Head M 38 Germany, FarmerFrederick Folkers Brother M 23 Iowa, Farmer
Census
Male, White, Can read & write, Naturalized - 32 yrs in US/Iowa.Geo. Folkers, age 44
Farmer 1914 earnings $800. Owns farm, value $9000
Birthplace Germany, Father & Mother's birthplace Germany
Church Affiliation Lutheran
Census
Fm 40, 40, Folkers, George, Head, Own Farm, MW, 48, single, 1880 Na 1897, Germany 3x, Farmer, general farmCensus (family)
101 FOLKERS GEORGE 53 IA H FOLKERS, JOHN GER HEIKEN, CATHERINE 80 GER GER102 FOLKERS MARY 37 IA W HINRICHS, JOHN D 66 GER JANSEN, CATHERINE 64 GER GER
Census (family)
122, 122, Folkers, George J. Head, own farm, MW, 59, Married at 54, Germany 3x, Imm 1876 NA, Farmer general" , Mary, Wife, WF, 43, married at 38, Iowa, Germany Germany
" , Catherine, daughter, FW, 3, single, IA Germany IA
Burial
16 73 Wuebke Marie (Hinrich) Folkers 1887 1940 w/o Gerd J Folkers16 73 Gerd Jansen Folkers 1871 1951
Endnotes
1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).
2. Tombstone, Prairie Hill Cemetery, USA, Iowa, Jones Co., Castle Grove Twp. (Section 21 ); Jim Christianson for Jones County Genealogy Society,
3. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 376 #1768.
4. Iowa State Census, Jones Co. - 1925 (US GenWeb Joanne Wilken Jones Co. Lookup Sun, 6 Feb 2000).
5. 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: 7.
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > IOWA > JONES > CASS Series: T625 Roll: 495 Page: 221.
7. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p 89.
8. Iowa State Census, Jones Co. - 1925 (US GenWeb Joanne Wilken Jones Co. Lookup Sun, 6 Feb 2000).
9. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1930 > IOWA > JONES > CASS TWP Series: T626 Roll: 662 Page: 64.
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,