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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Gesche Janssen Folkers: Birth: NOV 1858 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 1956 in Vesta, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA

  2. Behrend Janssen Folkers: Birth: 1859 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: FEB 1870 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  3. Maria Janssen Folkers: Birth: 2 MAR 1861 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 5 JAN 1928 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  4. Johann Hermann Folkers: Birth: JUL 1863 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 9 DEC 1909 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  5. Arend Behrends Folkers: Birth: 21 MAY 1865 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: BET 21 MAY 1865 AND 1870 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  6. Antje Janssen Folkers: Birth: 4 OCT 1866 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 2 APR 1927 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  7. Gottlieb Janssen Folkers: Birth: 25 DEC 1868 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 20 APR 1870 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  8. Sophie Janssen Folkers: Birth: 6 APR 1870 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 23 OCT 1934 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  9. Emma Katharina Folkers: Birth: 8 JUL 1871 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 19 MAY 1920 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  10. Martha A. Folkers: Birth: 20 MAY 1873 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 9 AUG 1875 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  11. Matilda Sophia Folkers: Birth: 28 SEP 1874 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 16 OCT 1923 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  12. Martha Alina Folkers: Birth: 20 NOV 1876 in Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 5 JAN 1962 in Hazen, Mercer County, North Dakota, USA


Sources
1. Title:   Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Nesse (1614-1910)
Page:   Family #2040, page 220
Author:   Diedrich Neemann
Publication:   Name: Upstalsboom-Gesellschaft; Location: Aurich, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany; Date: 2012;

Notes
a. Note:   Immigrated with his family in 1851. Oddly, he was listed as 9 years old on the manifest, yet got married 5 years later - the manifest is wrong. First farmed and thenhad a grocery store, oil business and much rental property.
  Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: FOLKERS, JOHN H WILLIAMS, INSE 1857-06-20 II/ 105 4045 PEORIA
  1859 A J.H. Folkers in the NYC directory
  1860 census, Peoria Co., IL, film 0,803,216: city of Peoria, 2nd Ward, p. 118, household 933: Folkers, Folkert 50 Laborer $1200/$100 Hanover, Germany; Gesohe 59 Hanover, Germany. Next door, household 934: Folkers, John H. 24 Laborer Hanover, Germany; Inse 18 Hanover, Germany; Gesohe 1 IL; Bernt 5/12 IL. This town is only about 10 miles from where John Baker and Catherine/Alga lived, and since one of their children was named Folkert, these Folkers are probably her family.
  1865 Illinois census, 1865 > Peoria > Peoria > p30 of 93:
 Line 39 of 41: John H. Fulcus: 2 males <10; 2 fem <10; 1 fem 20-30; 1 male 30-40.
 Line 40 of 41: Folkert S. Fulkins: 1 male 50-60; 1 fem 60-70.
  1870 census, Peoria Co., IL: Folkers, John 34 grocer Hanover; Jessie 27; Gesche 11; Mary 9; John 7; Annie 4; Sophia 3/12 (all children born in IL). with Flesner, Higho house painter 23 and Dawson Otto 29 also a housepainter, both from Hanover.
  1883-1884 Gould's city directory of Peoria IL: John H. Folkers clerk 211Garden and John H. Folkers, Jr. plasterer same address. George W. Folkers confectioner 2200 S. Adams.
  1900 census, Peoria Ward 7, Peoria, Illinois: Folkers, John H. head Jun 1836 63 M 49y GER GER GER imm 1851 in US 49 Na; Inse wife Dec 1842 57 M 49y 13ch 8liv GER GER GER imm 1851 in US 49y Na; Mellat, Lanis C. son-in-law Feb 1869 31 M7 IN PA Canada (French) tailor; Emma dau Jul 1871 28 M 7y 3ch 2liv IL GER GER; Louisa dau Jul 1894 5 IL IN IL; Martha dau Apr 1896 4 IL IN IL.
  # Title: Ancestors of Johann Folkers
 Author: Swart, Haiko
 Publication: 1999
 Note:
 Research done for Daniel Hinkley by a member of the Ostfriesland genealogical society Upstalsboom-Gesellschaft, Fischteichweg 16, D 26 603 Aurich.
 www.upstalsboom.org
 www.genealogienetz.de/reg/HIST/ostfriesland-e.html
 # Title: Death Certificate
 # Title: Oestfriesland Church Records
 Publication: LDS microfilm

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