Lena Catherina Dircks

Brief Life History of Lena Catherina

When Lena Catherina Dircks was born on 18 March 1912, in Grant Township, Plymouth, Iowa, United States, her father, Albert Jansen Dircks, was 29 and her mother, Etta Anke Margaretha Kleihauer, was 25. She married George Albert Schmitt on 7 November 1951, in Pierre, Hughes, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Township 106 Range 71, Lyman, South Dakota, United States in 1940 and De Grey, Hughes, South Dakota, United States in 1945. She died on 3 April 1996, in Pierre, Hughes, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Pierre, Hughes, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Albert Schmitt
1889–1978
Lena Catherina Dircks
1912–1996
Marriage: 7 November 1951
Jean Arlene Smith
1932–2004

Sources (14)

  • Lena Durcks in household of Albert J Durcks, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Lena Dircks, "South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016"
  • Lena, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

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World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.

1934 · The Grout Museum

The museum started as a private collection given to the city by Henry W. Grout. Today it is still a nonprofit educational museum that helps engage students and all people from the surrounding communities.

Name Meaning

Dutch and North German: variant of Dirks and Diercks .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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The Dircks Family Move to South Dakota in 1926

Albert Dircks was born in 1881 in Grant Township, Plymouth County, Iowa to successful hard-working German immigrants. He inherited his father’s rich Iowa farmland when he was in his 30s. The farm lan …

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