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Theresa Wittrock Siemer Family
about 1899. Front: Theresa (50), Clemens Siemer (63),
Bernadine Siemer Dopheide (22)
Back: Mary (12), Lisette (19), and Tracie (9) Siemer.
Probably taken in Carroll, Iowa.
George and Bernadine Siemer Dopheide
about 1894. Wedding photo, about 1894, Carroll, Iowa.
Bernadine Siemer was the first
child of Clemens and Theresa Wittrock
Siemer.
Anton Henry Wittrock
and Anna Sprenger Wittrock Family, about 1911.
Front: Henry (60), Marie (5), John (3.5), Theresa (1), Anna
(41) Wittrock.
Middle: Frank (7) (between Marie and John) Wittrock.
Back: Ben (11), Joe (16), Paul (9), Tony (13) Wittrock.
Anna Wittrock (17) had already left home; Mike Wittrock was
born later.
Anton
Henry Wittrock and Anna Sprenger Wittrock, about 1911. This photo was probably
taken at the same time as the family portrait above.
Joe, Tony and Ben Wittrock, about
1918 The three oldest sons of Henry and
Anna Sprenger Wittrock.
Henry
Wittrock and Anna Sprenger Wittrock's sons, about 1923 Mike (9), John (15), Frank (19),
Paul (21), Ben (23), Tony (25), Joe (28).
Photo was probably taken at the time of Henry Wittrock's funeral.
Henry
Wittrock and Anna Sprenger Wittrock's sons, about 1927 Mike, Joe, Ben, Tony, Paul, John,
and Frank Wittrock. Photo was taken about 1926 or 1927.
Henry
Wittrock and Anna Sprenger Wittrock's sons, about 1933
Joe, Tony, Ben, Paul, Frank, John, and Mike Wittrock. Photo
was taken about 1932 - 1934.
Henry
Wittrock and Anna Sprenger Wittrock's daughters, about 1930
Marie, Teresa and Ann Wittrock, about 1930 (composite).
Joseph
Nicolas Wittrock (1895–1947) Joe
Wittrock was the first (oldest) child of Anton Henry Wittrock
and Anna Sprenger. He was born in Okarche, Oklahoma, as were
his siblings.
Joseph
Wittrock was the first
(oldest) child of Anton Henry Wittrock and Anna Sprenger.
Rose Nieland and Joe
Wittrock Wedding photo, September 25, 1916, Breda, Iowa. Seated
Rose Walburga Nieland (1895–1935). Standing Bertha Nieland
(Rose's sister), Ted Köster (Rose's cousin), Joe Wittrock.
Anna K Wittrock (1896–1993)
and Joe Lechtenberg
Anna (Wittrock) Lechtenberg was the second child of Anton Henry Wittrock and Anna Sprenger.
Tony Wittrock and
Elizabeth Wittry
Wedding photo, April 09, 1934 in Butte, Nebraska; Anton Henry
"Tony" Wittrock (1898–1976) and Elizabeth (Wittry)
Wittrock (1908–1991).
Left to right: Mike Wittrock (brother), Tony Wittrock,
Elizabeth Wittry. Clara Wittry (sister)
Anton Henry "Tony" Wittrock was the
third child and Michael August
Wittrock is the tenth (youngest) child of Anton Henry Wittrock
and Anna Sprenger.
Ben Wittrock and Gertrude
Werner Wedding photo, about 1931 in Humphrey, Nebraska, Bernard
John "Ben" Wittrock (1900-1956) and Gertrude Cecelia
Werner (1909-2001).
Left to right Gertrude Werner, Alberta Marcucci, Mike Wittrock,
Ben Wittrock.
Bernard John "Ben" Wittrock was the
fourth child and Michael
August Wittrock is the tenth child of Anton Henry Wittrock and
Anna Sprenger.
Paul Wittrock and
Katherine Alig Wedding photo, Paul Aloysious Wittrock (1902-1988) and
Katherine A Alig (1908-1995).
Left to right Frances Alig, Katherine Alig, Paul Wittrock, Cletus
Wittrock.
Paul Wittrock was the fifth
child of Anton Henry Wittrock and Anna Sprenger. Cletus Wittrock
is the son of Joe and Rose Wittrock.
Frank Wittrock and
Barbara Ludwig Wedding photo, about 1930; Frank George Wittrock
(1904–1966) and Barbara Ann Ludwig (1910–1999). Left
to right: Bart Ludwig, Frank Wittrock, Theresa Wittrock, Barbara
Ludwig.
Frank Wittrock was the sixth
child and Teresa Wittrock was the ninth child of Anton Henry
Wittrock and Anna Sprenger.
Marie Wittrock (1906–1944)
Marie Cecelia Wittrock was the seventh
child of Anton Henry Wittrock and Anna Sprenger.
Marie Wittrock and
Anton Smith Wedding photo, May 07, 1929; Marie Cecelia
Wittrock (1906 - 1944) and Anton Smith (1900–1970). Left
to right: Gertrude (Werner) Wittrock, John Wittrock, Anton Smith,
Marie Wittrock Smich, George Werner and Teresa (Wittrock) Werner.
John Wittrock and
Teresa Smith
Wedding photo, about 1931; John A Wittrock (1908-1992)
and Teresa Coletta Smith (1911-1998).
John Wittrock was the eighth
child of Anton Henry Wittrock and Anna Sprenger.
Theresa Wittrock and
George Werner
Wedding photo, date unknown; Theresa Margaret Wittrock
(born abt. 1912) and George Ignatius Werner
Theresa Wittrock is the ninth
child of Anton Henry Wittrock and Anna Sprenger.
Mike Wittrock and
Alberta Marcucci
Wedding photo, October 12, 1937 in Carroll, Iowa, Michael
Wittrock and Alberta Marcucci.
Left to right (standing) Maribeth Stallman, Paul
Thileke, Mike Wittrock; Seated: Alberta Marcucci.
Mike Wittrock is the tenth
(youngest) child of Anton Henry Wittrock and Anna Sprenger.
Joe Wittrock and Rose
Nieland Wittrock children, about 1925
Left to right: Herbert (7), Mildred (5), Louis (4), Cletus (9),
Lawrence (1) Wittrock.
Joe Wittrock and Rose
Nieland Wittrock family, about 1930 Left to right: Cletus (13), Louis (7), Herbert 11),
Lawrence (5), Rose (35), Joe (35), Rita (3), Mildred (9)
Joseph
Wittrock's family about 1938 Seated:
Mildred, Joe, Rita Wittrock
Standing: Carlos, Cletus, Herbert, Louis, Lawrence Wittrock.
Elisabeth
(Diekmann) Meyer with Sons, 1962 Maria
"Elisabeth" Bernhardine Diekmann (1891-1967) was the
daughter of Catherina Elisabeth Wittrock (1867-1947) —
a first cousin of immigrant ancestors Henry Wittrock and his
sisters, Theresia Siemer, Mary Stallmann, and Caroline Pfeifer.
In the 1950s five of Elisabeth's nine sons emigrated from Germany
and settled in Chicago, Boston and other parts of the USA. This
photo shows Elisabeth visiting her immigrant sons in Chicago
in 1962.
Left to right: John Meyer, Ruth Meyer (wife of John); Barbara
Meyer (wife of Werner), Werner Meyer; Marianne
Meyer (wife of Hermann), Hermann Meyer; Ursula
Meyer (wife of Walter), Walter Meyer; and Herbert Meyer. Elisabeth
Diekmann Meyer is seated in front.
Maria Paulina "Mary" Wittrock
and Bernard Heinrich Stallman's sons, about 1920 Bernard and Mary (Wittrock) Stallman had six sons and three daughters. The first four children were born in Carroll County, Iowa, near Templeton. The family then moved to Boone County, Nebraska, where the last 5 children were born. Four Stallman brothers homesteaded in Wyoming, near Manville—Barney (Mary and Bernard Stallman's fourth child), Joe (fifth), Jake (seventh) and Alvis (eighth). Alvis later relocated to Texas. The photo was taken in front of Jake's cabin on Upper Lightning Creek.
Left to right: Jake, Joe, Barney and Alvis Stallman.
Jake and Edna (Kiethley) Stallman Regina Stallman, about 1920 Jake Stallman was the seventh child of Maria Paulina "Mary" Wittrock
and Bernard Henrich Stallman. Regina was their ninth (youngest) child. This photo was taken at Jake's homestead in Manville County, Wyoming.
Left to right: Edna, Regina and Jake Stallman.
Mildred Wittrock's Photo Albums These
two wonderful old photo albums contain more than 150 snapshots
that span the years from 1915 to 1940. Taken mostly in Okarche,
Oklahoma, and Breda, Iowa, they include many Wittrocks and Nielands
as well as Brauns, Hoebings, Steinkamps, Mueggenborgs and others.
Through these pictures we get a glimpse of everyday life in
rural America before, during, and after the Great Depression
and can share in the joys and hardships of our ancestors.
Gerald Smith's Photo Album These snapshots, from the photo collection
of Gerald Smith, belonged to his mother, Marie Wittrock Smith.
The photos show Marie and Anton Smith and their families and
are of the same era as Mildred Wittrock's photos. Most of these
pictures were taken in Okarche, Oklahoma but a few were taken
in Humphrey, Nebraska.
Cletus Wittrock 's Photo Album
This set of snapshots belongs to C H Wittrock of Okarche, OK.
They show his parents, brothers and sisters on the home place
in Okarche. Many of the snapshots are of Rose Nieland Wittrock's
family in Breda, Iowa. Please
contact the webmaster with corrections to the captions.
We're
looking for individual and family portraits of our Wittrock
ancestors, too! And if you have snapshots of our ancestors that
we can scan, please contact the webmaster.
