Woodford County

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Woodford Families and Homesteads

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Albert and Bernhardina "Fenna" (Saathoff) Woltzen

Picture dated about 1870-1880

Albert and Bernhardina Saathoff Woltzen were the parents of thirteen children. They were both born near Aurich, Ostfriesland and died near Benson, Woodford Co, Illinois.

Donated by Amy Robbins-Tjaden

Albert Albers Woltzen

10 January 1866 - 27 April 1955

 Son of Albert and Bernhardina

Donated by Amy Robbins-Tjaden

Woltzen Daughters

These are three of the thirteen children of Albert and Bernhardina (Saathoff) Woltzen. They are, left to right, Fenna, Gesche and Johanna Woltzen.

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John Ahlrich Woltzen

25 September 1862 - 1 January 1947

Son of Albert and Bernhardina

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Woltzen Daughter

Halley and Maria Woltzen Oltman

9 March 1864 - 9 June 1940

She was a daughter of Albert and Bernhardina

They were married 1 March 1883 in Woodford County, Illinois.

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Gesche "Cassie" Johanna (Woltzen) Manninga

Daughter of Albert and Bernhardina

Donated by Glenn Oltman

Woltzen Son

Ahlrich "Ellick" and Minnie (Folkers) Woltzen

He was a son of Albert and Bernhardina. She was a daughter of Friedrich and Marie Claussen Folkers.

Ahlrich and Minnie married 16 Dec 1897 at St Peter Lutheran church near Benson, Illinois.

Picture dated 1908

Donated by Glenn Oltman

Bernhardina Maria (Woltzen) Schroeder

Daughter of Albert and Bernhardina

27 July 1874 - 12 November 1950

Married Jacob H. Schroeder

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Fenna Alberdine (Woltzen) Moritz

Daughter of Albert and Bernhardina

4 October 1880 - 26 December 1962

Married Johann Janssen Moritz

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Heimke Bernadina (Woltzen) Moritz

Daughter of Albert and Bernhardina

25 May 1876 - 1 January 1964

 Married David Gerdes Moritz

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Johanna Chatrina Woltzen

Daughter of Albert and Bernhardina

2 July 1884 - 6 November 1963

Married Harm F. Tjaden

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