This photo is of the Johann D. Willers famly. Click on the picture and you will see a larger view of the photo.
Johann Diedrich Willers was born November 12, 1840, at Hollwege. He was the son of Siefke Willers and wife, Anna Margarette Meinen. Johann married Anna Elisabeth Hupens October 19, 1869 in Westerstede. Anna was the daughter of Johann Friedrich Hupens and wife Gesche Sophie Lamken. Johann Willers died January 30, 1914 and wife Anna died February 7, 1907.
The six children of Johann Diedrich Willers and Anna Elizabeth Hupens are listed in the table below. You may click on their names for more information and photos:
Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse February 16, 1870 November 28, 1941 Magdalene Pund November 18, 1871 December 1, 1967 Helene Sophie Hagens May 5, 1875 Laura March 21, 1877 December 19, 1937 Bernhard Heinrich
Oltmanns May 19, 1884 1975 Lisbeth Doose August 31, 1886 1966 Carl Koopman
This photo is of the Johann D. Willers famly. Click on the picture and you will see a larger view of the photo.
Three of the Willers children remained in Germany, living around Hollwege and Moorburg. Georg Willers became a professor and lived near Kiel in far northern Germany. The two oldest brothers immigrated to the United States.
Here are more photos of Willers homes in Germany shared by Dirk Oltmanns:
Home of Johann and Anna Willers
Follow this link to learn more of the Ancestry of J. D. and Siefke Willers.
Dirk Oltmanns has a wonderful Hollwege web site.
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The Willers Web site is designed and maintained by Lyndon Irwin of Bois D'Arc, Missouri, USA with much material provided by Dirk Oltmanns of Moorburg, Germany. Lyndon and Dirk are third cousins.