Individual Details
Helena Marie "Lena" Geyken
(11 Apr 1903 - )
Events
Birth | 11 Apr 1903 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
Marriage | 16 Jun 1926 | SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church, Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Tobias F Tobiassen |
Families
Spouse | Tobias F Tobiassen (1903 - ) |
Father | Martin Geyken (1866 - 1964) |
Mother | Maria E "Mary" Tapken (1870 - ) |
Sibling | Martin H "Jr" Geyken (1893 - ) |
Sibling | Johanna Gesine Eleanor "Hanna" Geyken (1896 - ) |
Sibling | Christine Charlotte Geyken (1898 - 1990) |
Sibling | Frieda Geyken (1901 - ) |
Sibling | Emma Katherine Geiken (1904 - 1999) |
Sibling | Herman Frederich R "Fritz, Fred" Geyken (1907 - ) |
Sibling | Geyken (1909 - 1909) |
Sibling | Living |
Notes
Marriage
Miss Helena Marie Geiken and Tobias F. Tobiason were married last evening at 6:30 o'clock at St. Peter's and Paul's Lutheran church in Castle Grove township. Rev. Martin Geiken of Toledo, Ohio, a brother of the bride, performed the marriage ceremony in the presence of a number of relatives and friends. The flower girls who led the' bridal procession were Vera and Irene Geiken of Toledo, Ohio, nieces f the bride. Miss Christine Geiken, the bride's sister, was maid of honor, and Misses Emma Geiken and Amanda Paulsen were bridesmaids. Mr. Tobiason was attended by Fred Geiken nd William Reuter. A wedding diner was served to a large number of relatives and friends following the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Tobiason left for California, where they will spend two months. They will be at home in Jones county after August 15. Mrs. Tobiason is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Geiken of Castle Grove township. She was graduated from the normal training course of the Monticello high school in 1924, after which she taught in the rural schools of this vicinity. Mr. Tobiason is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Tobiason of Wayne township, and has been engaged in farming with his father.Endnotes
1. "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," index, FamilySearch , (https://familysearch.org: accessed 18 May 2014), Martin Geiken in entry for Helena M. Geiken, ; citing Castle Grove Twp., Jones County, Iowa.
2. "Locals," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 17 June 1926; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 31 January 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
3. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 23 November 2013), Tobias F. Tobiason and Helena Marie Geiken, 1926.