Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Richard Koopman
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Parents: Henry and Johanna Koopman, ages 42 and 40
Home in 1920: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Gerhard (age 17), Alfred (14), Frieda (12), Ella (10), Adolph (8), Harold (5), and Irma (2 1/12)
Census place: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 232
Date: 28 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Richard G Koopman
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Henry and Johanne Koopmann, ages 52 and 50
Home in 1930: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Germany
Mothers' birthplace: Germany
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Frieda (age 22), Adolph W (18), Harold L (16), Irma M (12), and Harlan (7)
Census place: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: 654; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 804.0
Date: 25 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Richard Koopman
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Marion, Clayton, Iowa
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Living on farm: yes
Home owned or rented: rented
Monthly rental: $8
City of residence in 1935: rural, Clayton, Iowa
Resident on farm in 1935: yes
Occupation: farm hand
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $450
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 72
Census place: Marion, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T627_1149; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 22-26
Date: 11 May 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Richard Bearnard Koopmann [sic]
Age: 25
Birth date: 14 Oct 1915 [sic]
Birth place: Clayton, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Telephone: Saint Olaf
Name of person who will always know your address: Mrs Gertrude Koopmann [sic]
Relationship: wife
Address of that person: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Employer: John Johansen Jr
Place of employment: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Weight: 140
Eyes: blue
Hair: blonde
Complexion: light
Other characteristics: none
Registration date: 16 Oct 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Richard Koopmann
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Living on farm: yes
Occupation: farmer
Industry: farm
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 89
Class of worker: own business
Census place: Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa
Date: 15 Apr 1950
He farmed near Farmerburg, Iowa between 1953 - 1971.
He married Gertrude Matilda Ann Heins 25 Apr 1940 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
Obituary from the "Postville Herald" of Postville, Iowa:
Funeral services were held May 1 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, Farmersburg for Richard Koopman who died Thursday, April 29, 1971 at the Central Community Hospital, Elkader, following a brief illness. The Rev. R. H. Steege officiated.
Richard Koopman, son of Henry Koopman and his wife Johanna, nee Deters, was born October 4, 1915 in Clayton County near Postville. He was baptized December 6, 1915 in St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville and confirmed at St. Paul's August 24, 1930 by Pastor R. B. Garten. He attended schools in Clayton and Fayette counties.
On April 25, 1940 he was united in marriage to Gertrude Heins. They started farming on a farm near Gunder, then for a short time he worked at Raths in Waterloo. Returning to farming Mr. Koopman farmed near Garnavillo, Farmersburg and Gunder. In 1954 the couple moved to their present farm near Farmersburg.
Mr. Koopman was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Farmersburg. He was serving currently on the church council, was a member of the Farm Bureau and worked for the ASC office in Elkader.
He is survived by his wife Gertrude; three daughters, Karen (Mrs. Marlan Squires) of Fayette; Sharon, (Mrs. Lee Krambeer) of Monona; Susan, (Mrs. James Bollman) of Farmersburg; a son Kim at home; five brothers, Gerhard of Postville; Alfred of Waterloo; Adolph of Hustisford, Wisc.; Harold of Monona and Harlan of Cedar Rapids; three sisters, Frieda, (Mrs. Howard Henkes) of Seneca, Wisc.; Ella, (Mrs. Eldon Kurth) Monona and Irma, (Mrs. Paul Hess) of Brookfield, Wisc. There are four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Sandra Bollman.
Burial was in the Farmersburg-Wagner cemetery.
Name: Richard Koopman
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Parents: Henry and Johanna Koopman, ages 42 and 40
Home in 1920: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Gerhard (age 17), Alfred (14), Frieda (12), Ella (10), Adolph (8), Harold (5), and Irma (2 1/12)
Census place: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 232
Date: 28 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Richard G Koopman
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Henry and Johanne Koopmann, ages 52 and 50
Home in 1930: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Germany
Mothers' birthplace: Germany
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Frieda (age 22), Adolph W (18), Harold L (16), Irma M (12), and Harlan (7)
Census place: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: 654; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 804.0
Date: 25 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Richard Koopman
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Marion, Clayton, Iowa
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Living on farm: yes
Home owned or rented: rented
Monthly rental: $8
City of residence in 1935: rural, Clayton, Iowa
Resident on farm in 1935: yes
Occupation: farm hand
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $450
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 72
Census place: Marion, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T627_1149; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 22-26
Date: 11 May 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Richard Bearnard Koopmann [sic]
Age: 25
Birth date: 14 Oct 1915 [sic]
Birth place: Clayton, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Telephone: Saint Olaf
Name of person who will always know your address: Mrs Gertrude Koopmann [sic]
Relationship: wife
Address of that person: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Employer: John Johansen Jr
Place of employment: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Weight: 140
Eyes: blue
Hair: blonde
Complexion: light
Other characteristics: none
Registration date: 16 Oct 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Richard Koopmann
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Living on farm: yes
Occupation: farmer
Industry: farm
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 89
Class of worker: own business
Census place: Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa
Date: 15 Apr 1950
He farmed near Farmerburg, Iowa between 1953 - 1971.
He married Gertrude Matilda Ann Heins 25 Apr 1940 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
Obituary from the "Postville Herald" of Postville, Iowa:
Funeral services were held May 1 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, Farmersburg for Richard Koopman who died Thursday, April 29, 1971 at the Central Community Hospital, Elkader, following a brief illness. The Rev. R. H. Steege officiated.
Richard Koopman, son of Henry Koopman and his wife Johanna, nee Deters, was born October 4, 1915 in Clayton County near Postville. He was baptized December 6, 1915 in St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville and confirmed at St. Paul's August 24, 1930 by Pastor R. B. Garten. He attended schools in Clayton and Fayette counties.
On April 25, 1940 he was united in marriage to Gertrude Heins. They started farming on a farm near Gunder, then for a short time he worked at Raths in Waterloo. Returning to farming Mr. Koopman farmed near Garnavillo, Farmersburg and Gunder. In 1954 the couple moved to their present farm near Farmersburg.
Mr. Koopman was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Farmersburg. He was serving currently on the church council, was a member of the Farm Bureau and worked for the ASC office in Elkader.
He is survived by his wife Gertrude; three daughters, Karen (Mrs. Marlan Squires) of Fayette; Sharon, (Mrs. Lee Krambeer) of Monona; Susan, (Mrs. James Bollman) of Farmersburg; a son Kim at home; five brothers, Gerhard of Postville; Alfred of Waterloo; Adolph of Hustisford, Wisc.; Harold of Monona and Harlan of Cedar Rapids; three sisters, Frieda, (Mrs. Howard Henkes) of Seneca, Wisc.; Ella, (Mrs. Eldon Kurth) Monona and Irma, (Mrs. Paul Hess) of Brookfield, Wisc. There are four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Sandra Bollman.
Burial was in the Farmersburg-Wagner cemetery.
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Richard Koopman
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Parents: Henry and Johanna Koopman, ages 42 and 40
Home in 1920: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Gerhard (age 17), Alfred (14), Frieda (12), Ella (10), Adolph (8), Harold (5), and Irma (2 1/12)
Census place: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 232
Date: 28 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Richard G Koopman
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Henry and Johanne Koopmann, ages 52 and 50
Home in 1930: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Germany
Mothers' birthplace: Germany
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Frieda (age 22), Adolph W (18), Harold L (16), Irma M (12), and Harlan (7)
Census place: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: 654; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 804.0
Date: 25 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Richard Koopman
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Marion, Clayton, Iowa
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Living on farm: yes
Home owned or rented: rented
Monthly rental: $8
City of residence in 1935: rural, Clayton, Iowa
Resident on farm in 1935: yes
Occupation: farm hand
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $450
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 72
Census place: Marion, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T627_1149; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 22-26
Date: 11 May 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Richard Bearnard Koopmann [sic]
Age: 25
Birth date: 14 Oct 1915 [sic]
Birth place: Clayton, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Telephone: Saint Olaf
Name of person who will always know your address: Mrs Gertrude Koopmann [sic]
Relationship: wife
Address of that person: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Employer: John Johansen Jr
Place of employment: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Weight: 140
Eyes: blue
Hair: blonde
Complexion: light
Other characteristics: none
Registration date: 16 Oct 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Richard Koopmann
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Living on farm: yes
Occupation: farmer
Industry: farm
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 89
Class of worker: own business
Census place: Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa
Date: 15 Apr 1950
He farmed near Farmerburg, Iowa between 1953 - 1971.
He married Gertrude Matilda Ann Heins 25 Apr 1940 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
Obituary from the "Postville Herald" of Postville, Iowa:
Funeral services were held May 1 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, Farmersburg for Richard Koopman who died Thursday, April 29, 1971 at the Central Community Hospital, Elkader, following a brief illness. The Rev. R. H. Steege officiated.
Richard Koopman, son of Henry Koopman and his wife Johanna, nee Deters, was born October 4, 1915 in Clayton County near Postville. He was baptized December 6, 1915 in St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville and confirmed at St. Paul's August 24, 1930 by Pastor R. B. Garten. He attended schools in Clayton and Fayette counties.
On April 25, 1940 he was united in marriage to Gertrude Heins. They started farming on a farm near Gunder, then for a short time he worked at Raths in Waterloo. Returning to farming Mr. Koopman farmed near Garnavillo, Farmersburg and Gunder. In 1954 the couple moved to their present farm near Farmersburg.
Mr. Koopman was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Farmersburg. He was serving currently on the church council, was a member of the Farm Bureau and worked for the ASC office in Elkader.
He is survived by his wife Gertrude; three daughters, Karen (Mrs. Marlan Squires) of Fayette; Sharon, (Mrs. Lee Krambeer) of Monona; Susan, (Mrs. James Bollman) of Farmersburg; a son Kim at home; five brothers, Gerhard of Postville; Alfred of Waterloo; Adolph of Hustisford, Wisc.; Harold of Monona and Harlan of Cedar Rapids; three sisters, Frieda, (Mrs. Howard Henkes) of Seneca, Wisc.; Ella, (Mrs. Eldon Kurth) Monona and Irma, (Mrs. Paul Hess) of Brookfield, Wisc. There are four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Sandra Bollman.
Burial was in the Farmersburg-Wagner cemetery.
Name: Richard Koopman
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Parents: Henry and Johanna Koopman, ages 42 and 40
Home in 1920: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Gerhard (age 17), Alfred (14), Frieda (12), Ella (10), Adolph (8), Harold (5), and Irma (2 1/12)
Census place: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 232
Date: 28 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Richard G Koopman
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Henry and Johanne Koopmann, ages 52 and 50
Home in 1930: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Germany
Mothers' birthplace: Germany
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Frieda (age 22), Adolph W (18), Harold L (16), Irma M (12), and Harlan (7)
Census place: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: 654; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 804.0
Date: 25 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Richard Koopman
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Marion, Clayton, Iowa
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Living on farm: yes
Home owned or rented: rented
Monthly rental: $8
City of residence in 1935: rural, Clayton, Iowa
Resident on farm in 1935: yes
Occupation: farm hand
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $450
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 72
Census place: Marion, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T627_1149; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 22-26
Date: 11 May 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Richard Bearnard Koopmann [sic]
Age: 25
Birth date: 14 Oct 1915 [sic]
Birth place: Clayton, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Telephone: Saint Olaf
Name of person who will always know your address: Mrs Gertrude Koopmann [sic]
Relationship: wife
Address of that person: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Employer: John Johansen Jr
Place of employment: RFD, Saint Olaf, Clayton, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Weight: 140
Eyes: blue
Hair: blonde
Complexion: light
Other characteristics: none
Registration date: 16 Oct 1940
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Richard Koopmann
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: 1916
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Living on farm: yes
Occupation: farmer
Industry: farm
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 89
Class of worker: own business
Census place: Wagner Township, Clayton County, Iowa
Date: 15 Apr 1950
He farmed near Farmerburg, Iowa between 1953 - 1971.
He married Gertrude Matilda Ann Heins 25 Apr 1940 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
Obituary from the "Postville Herald" of Postville, Iowa:
Funeral services were held May 1 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, Farmersburg for Richard Koopman who died Thursday, April 29, 1971 at the Central Community Hospital, Elkader, following a brief illness. The Rev. R. H. Steege officiated.
Richard Koopman, son of Henry Koopman and his wife Johanna, nee Deters, was born October 4, 1915 in Clayton County near Postville. He was baptized December 6, 1915 in St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville and confirmed at St. Paul's August 24, 1930 by Pastor R. B. Garten. He attended schools in Clayton and Fayette counties.
On April 25, 1940 he was united in marriage to Gertrude Heins. They started farming on a farm near Gunder, then for a short time he worked at Raths in Waterloo. Returning to farming Mr. Koopman farmed near Garnavillo, Farmersburg and Gunder. In 1954 the couple moved to their present farm near Farmersburg.
Mr. Koopman was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Farmersburg. He was serving currently on the church council, was a member of the Farm Bureau and worked for the ASC office in Elkader.
He is survived by his wife Gertrude; three daughters, Karen (Mrs. Marlan Squires) of Fayette; Sharon, (Mrs. Lee Krambeer) of Monona; Susan, (Mrs. James Bollman) of Farmersburg; a son Kim at home; five brothers, Gerhard of Postville; Alfred of Waterloo; Adolph of Hustisford, Wisc.; Harold of Monona and Harlan of Cedar Rapids; three sisters, Frieda, (Mrs. Howard Henkes) of Seneca, Wisc.; Ella, (Mrs. Eldon Kurth) Monona and Irma, (Mrs. Paul Hess) of Brookfield, Wisc. There are four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Sandra Bollman.
Burial was in the Farmersburg-Wagner cemetery.
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KOOPMAN
Gertrude M.
1920 - 1984
Richard B.
1915 - 1971
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