Gertruda A Kruse - I3183 - Individual Information - Wisconsin and Illinois Genealogy

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Gertruda A Kruse (I3183)

Surname: Kruse
Given Names: Gertruda A

Gender: Female

Birth: September 1865 -- Leer ‎(OstFriesland)‎, Prussia
Death: 15 June 1933

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per 1910 census, came to America 1868, per ship reocords 18 Mar 1869

first child born before marriage. married to her step-father 4 years after her mothers death

Granddaughter Catherine Donker Coplien had her bible. After the death of Catherine, her daughter Dori, author of this genealogy, gave the bible to Catherine's sister Jeanne Trout.

Leer Germany
Leer is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by ‎(from the northwest and clockwise)‎ the city of Emden, the districts of Aurich, Wittmund, Friesland, Ammerland, Cloppenburg and Emsland, and by the Netherlands.

The district is located in the southern part of East Frisia. The Ems river runs through the district, coming out of the Emsland in the south and flowing into the Dollart, a bay of the North Sea. The island of Borkum, belonging to the East Frisian Islands, is also a part of the district.

In 1744 Ostfriesland was annexed by Prussia. In 1867 the region was subdivided into districts, and the districts of Leer and Weener were established. In 1932 these two districts were merged. After WWI, the villiage of Ostfriesland became part of Holland.

The city of Leer is in the Leer District of northwestern Germany on the border with the Netherlands, located at the river Ems.

It has a railway connection to Groningen, Netherlands. There are many Donkers in Leer and the Netherlands

Leer had been a settlement long before it was first mentioned in written documents. Originally the city was situated close to the point where the river Leda flows into the Ems, but today the mouth of the Leda is part of the city. Even though Leer is some 30 km ‎(19miles)‎ away from the coast, it can be reached by large ships via the Ems. Leer lies close to the Dutch border, the district of Leer shares a border with the Dutch province of Groningen.

In 791 AD Saint Ludger built the first chapel in East Frisia at the western edge of the settlement Hleri/Leer. This chapel is mentioned in a written document from 850 AD for the first time. There are however many traces of earlier settlements in the area, including crude flint tools that are dated back to the second millennium BC.

During the 14th and 15th Century Leer was home town of the Ukena family which was one most influential East-Frisian chieftain families of that time.

Town privileges were awarded in 1823 by George IV, King of Hanover.

In 1854 Leer became connected to the "Hannoversche Westbahn" railway, which at that time connected Emden and Rheine in the Ruhr area. In 1856 the Westbahn became connected to the central German railway network.

Unlike Emden, Leer only suffered little damage by Allied bombings in World War II. The city was occupied by Canadian Troops on April 28th, 1945.

On 1 October 1955 Leer got the status of an independent city.

Religions:

Leer is a traditional Protestant city and home to both the Lutheran and Reformed churches. The German Reformed Church has its head office in Leer. Furthermore Leer offers an unusually large variety of smaller religious communities, especially Baptists, Mennonites, Methodists, Adventists and Mormons. Even though Eastern Frisia is a mainly a Protestant region, there is a small Roman Catholic community in Leer. Prior to the war, there were many Jews in Leer.


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	Events of close relatives
Birth	September 1865 5524 Leer ‎(OstFriesland)‎, Prussia
Death of father	1874/1875 (Age approx. 9-10) Elso Janssen Lucas Kruse (I2008) (Age approx. 64-65) - [Relationship Chart]
Marriage of mother	9 December 1875 (Age 10) Margaretha Wille (I3180) (Age 34) - [Relationship Chart] Reinder J Donker (I14906) (Age 36) - [Relationship Chart] ‎[View Family ‎(F2134)‎‎]
Death of mother	September 1879 (Age 14) Margaretha Wille (I3180) (Age 38) - [Relationship Chart]
Marriage	24 January 1884 (Age 18) Reinder J Donker - ‎[View Family ‎(F2323)‎‎] Stephenson, Il
Death	15 June 1933 (Age 67)
Universal Identifier	E29ABFAF72C1D511973400E02931A9510267
Burial	Lane Cemetary,Florence Station, Steph., Il
Last Change	6 December 2006 - 16:38:19 Last changed by: dcoplien

Multimedia Object	Gertruda ‎(Kruse)‎ Donker and family Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 686 x 492 Type: photo Reinder J Donker - [View Family ‎(F2323)‎] Note: from left to right 1st row: Jeanne Donker, Catherine Donker 2nd row: Gertrude ‎(Kruse)‎ Donker, Paul, Becky, Fannie 3rd row: Meta, Becky, Ferdinand
Multimedia Object	Reinder and Gertruda ‎(Kruse)‎ Donker Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 650 x 433 Type: tombstone Reinder J Donker - [View Family ‎(F2323)‎]
Multimedia Object	Gertruda ‎(Kruse)‎ Donker and family Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 686 x 492 Type: photo Note: from left to right 1st row: Jeanne Donker, Catherine Donker 2nd row: Gertrude ‎(Kruse)‎ Donker, Paul, Becky, Fannie 3rd row: Meta, Becky, Ferdinand