1st Lt. Johann ''John'' Edward Donker - I7526 - Persönliche Informationen - Wisconsin and Illinois Genealogy

1st Lt. Johann ''John'' Edward Donker (I7526)

Nachname: Donker
Vornamen: Johann ''John'' Edward
Titel / Präfix: 1st Lt.
Spitzname: John

Geschlecht: männlich

Geburt: 29. Dezember 1894 -- Florence Station, Florence, Stephenson Cty Il
Tod: September 1978 -- Freeport, Steph. Cty Il

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first name spelling per family bible is Johanna
Worked in the White House prior to WWI reporting to the Pres. - census shows Lt J.E. Donker working at Walter Reed Hosp. Since he worked in intelligence, assumed this was his cover.

On Gen Pershing's staff during the WWI stationed in France. A photo of his desk in France is in the 2 Vol. book of WWI written by Gen. Pershing. After the war, the Gen. had John talk to all the officers and many enlisted and take notes. Gen Pershing wanted the history of the various battles recorded correctly. Those notes are now in the Smith. Inst. Gen Pershing used them to write his books. There were 2 war maps used by Gen. Pershing. One is now in the Smith. Inst., John had the other. It was destroyed when water got into the trunk he had it stored in.

While in France John acted as a spy. He stayed with a widow and her two daughters. One was working for the Germans. After the war, that daughter was sent away and her mother vowed nerver to speak her name again. After WWII, John's daughter Jeanne went to France and visited with the daughter. Her mother was ill and wouldn't see her. The daughter said that they had never mentioned her sister again and had no idea where she was. John spoke quite fondly of this woman and regreted that he had caused the family to break up.

Carpenter by trade after leaving the service, as were most of his brothers.

Lived in FL near Miami and worked in real estate in 1926. The family lost everything they owned and then with help of the Red Cross, returned to Freeport IL. He later became an alderman.

His marriage to Juile was kept a secret for almost a year. His daugher Catherine overheard Julie's niece talking about it at school. She called her sister, then confronted her father. John was a strong believer in morning the dead for 30 days by only going to work and no social activity at all, then another 11 months of mourning. Since he broker his own rule, this may be one reason that the marriage was kept a secret. According to his daugher Jeanne, he married Julie just months after his wife had died. It is assumed he had been having an affair with her. During the year of the secret marriage, he and his daughter Catherine were living with his sisters. One sister complained to his daughter Jeanne that he had been staying out very late every night and asked her to talk to him. She did and he never mentioned that he had been with his new wife.


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	Verwandtschafts-Ereignisse
Geburt	29. Dezember 1894 5529 Florence Station, Florence,Stephenson Cty Il
Tod des Vaters	15. Mai 1917 (Alter 22) Reinder J Donker (I14906) (Alter 78) - [Verwandtschaftsberechnung]
Heirat	21. August 1917 (Alter 22) Helen Howard - ‎[Familie zeigen ‎(F27)‎‎] Florence Station,Florence, Stephenson, Il
Tod der Mutter	15. Juni 1933 (Alter 38) Gertruda A Kruse (I3183) (Alter 67) - [Verwandtschaftsberechnung]
Heirat	September 1941 (Alter 46) Julie Wheat - ‎[Familie zeigen ‎(F2775)‎‎] Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua,Chickasaw County Iowa
Tod	September 1978 (Alter 83) Freeport, Steph. Cty Il
Referenz Nummer	6
Universelle Identifikationsnummer (UID)	51E2F623CF89D511973400E02931A9518969
Beerdigung	Calvary Catholic Cem ‎‎(Stephenson St)‎‎ Freeport, Steph. Cty, Il
Letzte Änderung	11. Dezember 2006 - 20:08:17 Zuletzt geändert von: dcoplien

Multimedia Objekt	John and Hellen ‎(Howard)‎ Donker Format: jpg Bildgröße: 350 x 458 Typ: photo Helen Howard - [Familie zeigen ‎(F27)‎] Bemerkung: Wedding Day, home of John's father, Florence Station, Stephenson County, IL
Multimedia Objekt	John and Hellen ‎(Howard)‎ Donker Wedding Format: jpg Bildgröße: 634 x 849 Helen Howard - [Familie zeigen ‎(F27)‎] Bemerkung: 1st Lt John E. Donker, Helen ‎(Howard)‎ Donker, Mildred Michales, Charles Michales
Multimedia Objekt	John and Hellen ‎(Howard)‎ Donker Family Format: jpg Bildgröße: 502 x 851 Typ: photo Helen Howard - [Familie zeigen ‎(F27)‎] Bemerkung: left to right: Catherine, Jeanne, Helen, John. about 1928, Freeport, Stephenson IL
Multimedia Objekt	John and Julie ‎(Wheat)‎ Donker Format: jpg Bildgröße: 326 x 395 Typ: photo Julie Wheat - [Familie zeigen ‎(F2775)‎] Bemerkung: Catherine, John, Julie, Jeanne
Multimedia Objekt	John and Hellen ‎(Howard)‎ Donker Format: jpg Bildgröße: 350 x 458 Typ: photo Bemerkung: Wedding Day, home of John's father, Florence Station, Stephenson County, IL
Multimedia Objekt	John E. Donker Format: JPG Bildgröße: 2300 x 2044 Typ: tombstone
Multimedia Objekt	Gen. John J. Pershing Format: jpg Bildgröße: 640 x 506 Typ: photo Bemerkung: 1st Lt. John Donker's desk was next to the wall to the left of where this photo was taken.