John
Christian
Folkmann
Sr
Born in Orange, California
Ancestors 
Brother of
Clara (Folkmann) Dageforde, Henry William Martin Folkmann, Otto Paul George Folkmann, Theodore Waldemar Folkmann and Alma (Folkmann) Befus
Husband of
Greta Bertha (Bartz) Folkmann
— married
29 Jun 1929 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Westcott, Alberta, Canada
Father of
John Christian Folkmann Jr.
Died about
at about age 82
in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2015
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Biography
Served in Canadian Army WW1 Vimy Ridge, France. Had two horses shot out from under him in one day. Story related to Ron Levagood by mother Ella Levagood
Veteran of World War 1 - Vimy Ridge, Paeschendale, France
Sources
- "California Births and Christenings, 1812-1988", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2XL-F7X : 6 January 2020), John Christian Folkmann, 1895.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PB-9L5 : accessed 12 August 2020), John Folkmann in household of Frederick Folkmann, Orange Township Orange City, Orange, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 144, sheet 10B, family 277, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,095.
- "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM56-FQB : 11 March 2018), John Folkmann in household of Frederick A Folkmann, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 10, line 18; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,964.
- "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLBY-P9R : 8 November 2017), John Christian Folkmann, 1977.
Sister-in-law of John) 1956)
- Bartz Blast Family Genealogy
- Echoes of an Era, Didsbury Booster, 1969 p62
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Anonymous Levagood
Served in the cavalry in WW1 in France - had two horses shot out from under him in one day - was not wounded himself.
posted 7 Dec 2017 by Anonymous Levagood
[thank Anonymous]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~12.50%
50.00%
Stuart McCormick 
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~0.78%
Cari Blain :
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~0.78%
Tyler Vacha :
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