Brief Life History of David
When David Dirks was born on 30 November 1836, in Russian Empire, his father, Samuel Dirks, was 39 and his mother, Katharina G. P. Boese, was 29. He married Karolina Kaufman in 1860, in Ukraine. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Turkey Creek Township, McPherson, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Mound Township, McPherson, Kansas, United States in 1900. He died on 22 September 1911, in Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 74.
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Sources (8)
- David Dirks, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: David S Dirks - Government record: Census record: birth-name: David S Dirks
- David D. Dirks, "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998"
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World Events (8)
1837
First Russian railroad, from St. Petersburg to Tsarskoye Selo, opens. Aleksandr Pushkin, foremost Russian writer, dies in duel.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1858
Treaty of Aigun signed with China. Northern bank of Amur River ceded to Russia.
Name Meaning
Dutch and North German: genitivized patronymic from Dirk .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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