Individual Details
Gesche Margarethe "Grace Meta" Folkers
(14 Feb 1875 - 15 Jan 1901)
Events
| Birth | 14 Feb 1875 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Wiesede |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Nov 1895 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Albert Weers | | ||
| Census (family) | 9 Jun 1900 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Albert Weers |  | | |
| Death | 15 Jan 1901 | Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | Aft 15 Jan 1901 | Prairie Hill Cemetery, Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Albert Weers (1872 - 1954) |
| Child | John H Weers (1896 - 1969) |
| Child | Kate Weers (1897 - ) |
| Child | Gerd Weers (1901 - ) |
| 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 | Gerd Janßen "George" Folkers (1871 - 1951) |
| 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 (family)
61, 61, Weers, Albert, Head, WM, Aug 1872, 27, married 4 yrs, Germany Germany Germany, Imm. 1884 16 yrs in US Na, Farmer, rent farm, Grace F, Wife, WF, Feb 1873, 27, M-4, 3 children born 2 living, Germany Germany Germany
, John, Son, WM, July 1896, 3, single, IA
, Kate, Daughter, WF, Nov 1897, 2, single, IA
62, 62, Weers, John, Head, WM, Mar 1837, 63, Married 39 yrs, Germany Germany Germany, 1884 16 yrs in US Na, Farmer, rent farm
Mary A, Wife, WF Aug 1839, 60, M-39, 7 childern born 6 living, Germany Germany Germany, 1884 16 yrs in US
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. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 376 #1768.
3. Jones Co. Iowa marriage books, online.
BOOK D 1877-1884 :: BOOK E 1884-1891 :: BOOK F 1891-1898 (USGenWeb
4. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 11 November 2013), Albert Weers and Geche Margaretha Folkers, 1895.
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: 3.
6. Tombstone, Prairie Hill Cemetery, USA, Iowa, Jones Co., Castle Grove Twp. (Section 21 ); Jim Christianson for Jones County Genealogy Society,
7. Tombstone, Prairie Hill Cemetery, USA, Iowa, Jones Co., Castle Grove Twp. (Section 21 ); Jim Christianson for Jones County Genealogy Society,