Brief Life History of John William Frederick
When John William Frederick Volker was born on 5 August 1859, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, his father, Jan Frederik Willem Völker, was 36 and his mother, Anna Catharina Scherrewitz, was 33. He married Edith Louise Parker on 13 August 1884, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 8 March 1932, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- J. W. F. Volker, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jan Frederik Willem Volker, Birth Record; FamilySearch image 81
- John William Frederick Volker, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865 · Construction of the North Sea Canal
After the Noordhollandsch Kanaal proved inadequate after several decades, it was decided that a new canal was necessary. Digging began at Breesaap on March 8, 1865. Working conditions were considered horrible: manual labor workers lived in manmade huts and were exposed to diseases, alcohol abuse, and fighting. King William III of the Netherlands officially opened the North Sea Canal on November 1, 1876 The canal is 15 miles long (25 km) and connects to the North Sea by Ijmuiden (a port city in North Holland). It is now considered a vital part of the Western Netherlands' groundwater management system.
1880 · Second Golden Age
The period during the end of the 19th Century is often referred to as Amsterdam's Second Golden age. The industrial revolution began, new museums were built, and a railway station was constructed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Heinz, Monika.
German (also Völker) and Dutch: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements folk ‘people, tribe’ + heri ‘army’. Compare Folker and Voelker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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