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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Fanny Folkers: Birth: 1861 in Illinois, USA. Death: 23 AUG 1945 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  2. Albert Siebelt Folkers: Birth: 29 OCT 1863 in Illinois, USA. Death: 20 JUL 1926 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  3. Thomas Folkers: Birth: 18 SEP 1865 in Illinois, USA. Death: 3 FEB 1948 in Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  4. Anna Sophia Folkers: Birth: 19 DEC 1867 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 1 JUN 1932 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  5. Sophia Mae Folkers: Birth: 4 NOV 1869 in Benton County, Iowa, USA. Death: 26 MAY 1946 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  6. John Herman Folkers: Birth: 1872 in Iowa, USA. Death: BET 1941 AND 1945

  7. George Edward Folkers: Birth: 21 JUL 1874 in Benton County, Iowa, USA. Death: 4 APR 1924 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  8. Emma Folkers: Birth: 1876 in Iowa, USA.

  9. Bertha E. Folkers: Birth: 1879 in Illinois, USA. Death: 27 FEB 1961 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois

  10. Louisa M. Folkers: Birth: JUN 1881 in Illinois, USA. Death: 1954 in Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  11. Lilly A. Folkers: Birth: 10 AUG 1884 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 10 SEP 1884 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  12. Minnie C. Folkers: Birth: 10 JUL 1887 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA. Death: 29 FEB 1924 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, 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;
2. Title:   1870 census, Benton Co., IA
Page:   p. 288
3. Title:   estimate

Notes
a. Note:   Immigration: 1851 with parents and siblings; he is one of two boys both 9 years old, which seems to indicate that they were twins, but if they were 9 years old they would have been born in 1842, not in the 1830's as other data suggests.
  Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: FOLKERTS, SIEBELT BACKER, GRETTE J/GRETIE 1860-08-03 III/ 27 5364 PEORIA
  1865 Illinois Census, 1865 > Peoria > Chillicothe > p6 of 8: Seilelb Folkers: 1 male <10 [Albert]; 1 female <10 [Fanny]; 1 male 20-30 [Siebelt]; 1 female 20-30 [Gretje].
  1870 census, Benton Co., IA, film 0,545,875: Union Twp, p. 288: Folkers, Siebert 32 farmer $1600/$707 Hanover, Prussia; Gretz 29 Hanover, Prussia; Fanny 9 IL; Folkert 6 IL; Thomas 4 IL; Anne 3 IL; Sophia 1/2 IA (born in Nov). Neighbors were Simon Deepe and John Miller.
  Moved to Iowa from IL between 1867-1869 with his sister Antje and her husband Johannes Backer, but moved back 1876-1879, after Johannes died (who was probably the brother of Siebelt's wife Gretje).
  1872 Landowners map of Benton Co., IA, Union Twp. (T83N R11W). Section 7 W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 is J.H. Backer (and the E 1/2 of same is J. Miller). This is the location of Siebelt Folkers, brother in law of Johannes Backer, who apparently owned the land.
  1880 census, Dist 201, Other townships, Peoria Co., IL ancestry.com p. 20 of 20: Folkers, Siebelt 42 gardener, Gertrude 39, Fanny 19 IL, Sophia 10 IA, John H. 7 IA, George 5 IA, Emma 4 IA, Bertha 1 IL. Four doors away Frederic Baker 18 occupation Tramp b. Germany
  1900 census, Dist 119, West Peoria, Peoria Co., IL ancestry.com p. 24 of 55: Folkers, Sibold head Jan. 1838 62 M 37y GER GER GER imm 1854 here 46y, Gretchin wife Feb. 1841 59 m 37y 13ch 11liv [no indication of immigration year], George July 1874 25 IA, Louisa Jun 1881 18 IL, Minnie July 1887 12 IL.
  1910 census, Dist 106, 8th ward, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL ancestry.com p. 25 of 34: Folkers, Sibolt 72 M 49y GER GER GER imm 1851 here 49y; Gertye 69 M 49y13ch 11liv GER GER GER imm 1855, Sonia 28 IL, Minnie 22 IL. Same page as the family of dau Fanny Harms.
  1920 census, Peoria Ward 8, Peoria, Illinois: Folkers, Siebelt (indexed as both Siebert and Siebelt) head 82 Wd immigrated 1851 naturalized 1856 Ostfriesland Germany Ostfriesland Germany Ostfriesland Germany no occupation; Sophia dau 50 S IA seamstress department store; Louisa dau 38 S IL; Minnie dau 32 IL. The immigration date is at odds with the 1910, but makes more sense because his sister Antje was married here in 1856.
  Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Name: Siebelt Folkers Birth Date: 2 Jan 1838 Birth Place: Ostfriesland, Germany Death Date: 27 Jan 1928 Death Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois Burial Date: 29 Jan 1928 Burial Place: Peoria, Peoria, Ills. Cemetery Name: Lutheran Death Age: 90 Occupation: Gardner, Retired Race: White Marital Status: W Gender: Male Residence: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois Father Name: Folkert S. Folkers Father Birth Place: Ostfriesland, Germany Mother Name: Gehske Beer Mother Birth Place: Ostfriesland, Germany Spouse Name: Gretje Folkers Comments: resided 62y in Peoria, 77y in U.S. FHL Film Number: 1614305.
  Lutheran Cemetery, 914 S. Pleasant, Peoria, IL 61604: FOLKERS Siebelt, Jan. 2, 1838- Jan. 27, 1928
 Gretje, Seine Gattin [his wife], Feb. 13, 1841- April 14, 1915
 

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