Individual Details
Gerd Janssen Rickels
(17 Nov 1826 - 16 May 1898)
Events
Families
Spouse | Gesche Margaret Rickels (1824 - 1884) |
Child | Gerd Rickels (1851 - ) |
Child | John Rickels (1856 - ) |
Child | Harm Rickels (1858 - 1924) |
Notes
Census (family)
13 144 151 Rickels Gert J. 45 M Works on Farm 400 Hanover14 Rickels Margaret 47 F Keeping House Hanover
15 Rickels Girt 19 M Hanover
16 Rickels John 14 M Hanover
17 Rickels Harm 11 M Hanover
Census (family)
86, 88, Ricklefs, Gerd, WM, 54, Farmer, Hanover Hanover Hanover, Greta, WF, 56, Wife, Keeping house, Rhematism, Hanover 3x
, John, WM, 24, Son, single, works on farm, Hanover 3x
, Harm, WM, 21, Son, single, at home, Hanover 3x
, Kathrine, WF, 10, Niece, single at home, Hanover 3x
Census
3 Rickles G. J. 86 4 21 NE NW 58 M W Farmer Germany F F Voter4 Rickles Harm 26 M M Farmer Germany F F Militia, Voter
5 Rickles Mrs. Harm 24 F M Germany F F
6 Rickles John 2 M Jones F F
7 Rickles Meta? 0 F Jones F F
8 Rickles Katie 15 F Germany F F (Katie is a niece to Gert Rickles, see 1880 census)
Death
THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS….MAY 19, 1898……PAGE 4Mr. Gerd Rickels died at his home on Bowen's Prairie, last Monday night, at 7 o'clock, aged 72 years. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon, and the remains were buried in the Castle Grove cemetery. Rev. Hugo Lutz officiated. Mr. Rickels has been a resident of this country about thirty years, and was regarded as a quiet and peaceable citizen. His widow who was his second wife, is an invalid, and was unable to attend the funeral. Mr. Rickels is survived by three sons, John, who resides two miles north of Monticello, Harm, who is the postmaster at Castle Grove, and Gerd, who is a resident of Scotch Grove
Burial
3 28 Gerd J Rickels 11/17/1826 03/16/18983 28 Gesche M Rickels 01/31/1824 02/28/1880 w/o Gerd J Rickels
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1880 > IOWA > JONES > CASTLE GROVE Series: T9 Roll: 348 Page: 290.
2. 1885 State Census, Iowa, Jones Co. Ln=Line Number Dw=Dwelling number Fm=Family number Tw=Township Rn=Range Se=Section Loc=Location M=Marital status Fa=Father (Native/Foreign) Mo=Mother (Native/Foreign) (transcribed by Don Thomson for Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/85castle.htm 2002).