Antheona Van Dusseldorp

Brief Life History of Antheona

When Antheona Van Dusseldorp was born on 26 December 1895, in Jasper, Iowa, United States, her father, Peter Van Dusseldorp, was 44 and her mother, Maria Reijerkerk, was 25. She married Jacob Folkerts on 22 December 1914, in Hancock, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Amsterdam, Hancock, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Erin Township, Hancock, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died on 4 January 1984, in Britt Township, Hancock, Iowa, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Britt, Hancock, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Folkerts
1888–1948
Antheona Van Dusseldorp
1895–1984
Marriage: 22 December 1914
Hellen LeVonne Folkerts
1919–2012
Pauline Evelyn Folkerts
1920–2003
Arthur Garland Folkerts
1924–1973
Folkerts
1928–

Sources (20)

  • Theona Falkerts, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Theona Van Dusseldorp, "Iowa, Births and Stillbirths, 1921-1947"
  • Theona Van Dusseldorp, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

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

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