Frank John Koksma

Frank John Koksma
* Born on September 3, 1895 in Lincoln, NE
* Died on January 25, 1959
* Buried in Newton Union Cemetery in Newton, IA
* First, married Helen Louise Crippen
* Second, married Eda Elizabeth (Unknown) sometime between 1923 and 1930
Lois Helen Crippen [Koksma]
* Born between 1894 and 1896
* Died on March 2, 1923 in Newton, IA, a few days after the birth of her second daughter
* Parents were "CW Crippen" and "______ Dowing" (per her death record)
* Married Frank Koksma and had 2 children
Eda Elizabeth (Unknown) [Koksma]
* Born in 1881
* Died on February 27, 1961
* First married (Unknown) Parker and had 1 child
* Second married Frank Koksma
All three are buried in Newton Union Cemetery in Newton, Iowa.
== Children ==
=== Mary Parker ===
* Born c. 1917
=== Frances Helen Koksma ===
* Born on November 7, 1918 in Newton, IA
* Links:
** Iowa, County Births
=== Irene Persis Koksma ===
* Born February 19, 1923
* Her mother died 11 days after her birth
* Links:
** Genealogy.com profile
== Timeline ==
1881Eda is born
1884 or 1885Frank's parents immigrate from Holland to the USA
September 31895Frank is born in Lincoln, NE
c. 1896Lois is born
1900Census: Frank is 5 and lives with his parents and siblings
1910Census: Frank is 15 and lives with his father and siblings
Frank and Lois marry
June 51917WWI Draft: Frank is already married
c. 1919daughter Helen is born
1920Census: Frank is married to Lois and they have a 1-year-old daughter, Helen. His "father" (meaning father-in-law) lives with them.
February 191923daughter Irene is born
March 21923Lois dies
c. 1923-1930Frank and Eda marry
1930Census: Frank is married to Eda. He has two daughters, Helen and Irene, and a stepdaughter, Mary Parker.April 271942WWII Draft
January 251859Frank dies
== Documents & Articles ==
=== Find-a-Grave ===
* John Frank Koksma
* Eda Elizabeth Koksma
=== FamilySearch.org profile ===
* Frank Koksma
* Lois Crippen
* Eda (Unknown)
=== US Federal Census, 1900 ===
* Frank is 5 years old and lives with his parents and siblings
* Main page: US Federal Census, 1900 - John Koksma
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Birthdate	Age	Birthplace	Profession
John Koksma 	Head 	M 	Jul 1851 	49 	Holland 	Farmer
Dufries Koksma 	Wife 	F 	Jun 1851 	49 	Holland 	
Wallace Koksma 	Son 	M 	Apr 1887 	13 	Nebraska 	At school
Sophronia Koksma	Daughter	F 	Feb 1889 	11 	Nebraska 	At school
Martin Koksma 	Son 	M 	Aug 1891 	8 	Nebraska 	At school
Frank Koksma 	Son 	M 	Sep 1895 	5 	Nebraska 	
=== US Federal Census, 1910 ===
* Frank is 13 years old and lives with his father and siblings. His age is probably a mistake here, he should be 14 or 15 
* His mother died 4 years ago
* Main page: US Federal Census, 1910 - John Koksma
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace	Occupation
John Koksma 	Head 	M 	58 	Holland 	farmer
Wallace Koksma 	Son 	M 	23 	Nebraska 	laborer
Fronia Koksma 	Daughter 	F 	20 	Nebraska 	housekeeper
Martin Koksma 	Son 	M 	18 	Nebraska 	laborer
Frank Koksma 	Son 	M 	13 	Nebraska 	none
Wilma F Winblad	Granddaughter	F 	6 	Minnesota 	none
=== US Federal Census, 1920 ===
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Frank J Koksma 	Head 	M 	24 	Nebraska
Lois H Koksma 	Wife 	F 	25 	Iowa
Hellen F Koksma 	Daughter	F 	1 	Iowa
William C Crippen	Father 	M 	64 	Illinois
=== US Federal Census, 1930 ===
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Frank J Koksma	Head 	M 	34 	Minnesota
Eda Koksma 	Wife 	F 	38 	Iowa
Helen Koksma 	Daughter 	F 	11 	Iowa
Irene Koksma 	Daughter 	F 	7 	Iowa
Mary E Parker 	Stepdaughter	F 	13 	Iowa
=== US Federal Census, 1940 ===
* (not yet found)
=== World War I Draft Card ===
* June 5, 1917 in Hinckley, MN
* Already married, but spouse's name not mentioned
* Job: "Laborer" for "Northern Pacific Ry"
* Physical description: medium height, medium build, brown eyes, light hair, not bald
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Frank John Koksma 	Frank John Koksma 	Frank John Koksma 	Frank John Koksma
Event Type 	Draft Registration 	Draft Registration 	Draft Registration 	Draft Registration
Event Date 	1917-1918 	1917-1918 	1917-1918 	1917-1918
Event Place	Pine County, Minnesota, United States	Pine County, Minnesota, United States	Pine County, Minnesota, United States	Pine County, Minnesota, United States
Gender 	Male 	Male 	Male 	Male
Nationality	United States 	United States 	United States 	United States
Birth Date 	03 Sep 1895 	03 Sep 1895 	03 Sep 1895 	03 Sep 1895
Birthplace 	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
=== World War II Draft Card ===
* April 27, 1942 in Newton, IA
* Spouse: Mrs. Eda Koksma
* Address: 701 E. 8th St. S., Newton, Iowa
* Employer: Maytag Co.
* Physical description: brown hair, brown eyes, dark complexion, height 5'9", weight 170
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Frank John Koksma 	Frank John Koksma 	Frank John Koksma 	Frank John Koksma
Event Type 	Draft Registration 	Draft Registration 	Draft Registration 	Draft Registration
Event Date 	27 Apr 1942 	27 Apr 1942 	27 Apr 1942 	27 Apr 1942
Event Place 	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
Age 	46 	46 	46 	46
Complexion 	Dark 	Dark 	Dark 	Dark
Employer 	Maytag Company 	Maytag Company 	Maytag Company 	Maytag Company
Birth Date 	Sep 1895 	Sep 1895 	Sep 1895 	Sep 1895
Birthplace 	Lincoln, Nebraska 	Lincoln, Nebraska 	Lincoln, Nebraska 	Lincoln, Nebraska
Relative's Name	Eda Koksma 	Eda Koksma 	Eda Koksma 	Eda Koksma
Eye Color 	Brown 	Brown 	Brown 	Brown
Hair Color 	Brown 	Brown 	Brown 	Brown
Height 	5 9 	5 9 	5 9 	5 9
Weight 	170 	170 	170 	170
=== Iowa, County Births - Frances Helen Koksma ===
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Frances Helen Koksma 	Frances Helen Koksma 	Frances Helen Koksma 	Frances Helen Koksma
Event Type 	Birth 	Birth 	Birth 	Birth
Event Date 	07 Nov 1918 	07 Nov 1918 	07 Nov 1918 	07 Nov 1918
Event Place 	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
Gender 	Female 	Female 	Female 	Female
Father's Name	Frank John Koksma 	Frank John Koksma 	Frank John Koksma 	Frank John Koksma
Mother's Name	Lois Helen Crippen 	Lois Helen Crippen 	Lois Helen Crippen 	Lois Helen Crippen
=== Iowa, County Births - Irene Persis Koksma ===
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Irene Persis Koksma 	Irene Persis Koksma 	Irene Persis Koksma 	Irene Persis Koksma
Event Type 	Birth 	Birth 	Birth 	Birth
Event Date 	19 Feb 1923 	19 Feb 1923 	19 Feb 1923 	19 Feb 1923
Event Place 	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
Gender 	Female 	Female 	Female 	Female
Certificate Number	2930 	2930 	2930 	2930
=== Iowa, County Death Records - Lois Helen Koksma ===
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Lois Helen Koksma 	Lois Helen Koksma 	Lois Helen Koksma 	Lois Helen Koksma
Event Type 	Death 	Death 	Death 	Death
Event Date 	02 Mar 1923 	02 Mar 1923 	02 Mar 1923 	02 Mar 1923
Event Place 	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
Gender 	Female 	Female 	Female 	Female
Age 	27 	27 	27 	27
Birth Year (Estimated)	1896 	1896 	1896 	1896
Father's Name 	C W Crippen 	C W Crippen 	C W Crippen 	C W Crippen
Mother's Name 	Dowing 	Dowing 	Dowing 	Dowing
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