Just update my family site (http://www.willemssen.com/) with the following synopsis and Peters. Any connections? alan :) ######################################################################## Ettje "Etta" H. Willemssen was born on September 10, 1863, at or near Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois USA, died in Grundy County, Iowa USA, on August 14, 1936, age 73, and is buried in the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church Cemetery, near Holland, Grundy County, Iowa USA. She was married on September 10, 1881, in Grundy County, to Jan "John" H. Peters, son of Heite Peters and Antje Sanders. He was born in Pogum, Ostfriesland, Germany on October 7, 1859, and died in Grundy County, on January 25, 1914, age 63, and is also buried at the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church Cemetery. John was a farmer all his life. He immigrated to America with his parents in 1867, settling near Freeport, Illinois. They lived there seven years after which they came to Grundy County, Iowa. After their marriage, John and Etta lived in Section 3, Colfax Township, Grundy County, Iowa USA. In his obituary, he was described as a rugged, honest and thrifty German who made Grundy County some of the best farming areas. He was a good citizen, a good neighbor, a considerate and loving father and husband. There were twelve children born of this marriage: Heite, Anna, Antje, Ulferdina, Gerd, Hinderk, Mareka, Ulfert, Jacob, John, Ettje and Hermann. Ettje H. Willemssen 9/10/1863 - 8/14/1936 & 9/10/1881 Jan H. Peters 10/7/1859 - 1/25/1914 (12 children: Heite/Anna/Antje/Ulferdina/Gerd/Hinderk/Mareka/Ulfert/Jacob/John/Ettje/Hermann) Heite J. Peters b. 3/26/1882 & 3/3/1908 Ettje Meester 1/12/1887 - 2/18/1920 (Etta/Henry/Tina/Minnie/Martha) Etta Peters 5/15/1909 - 7/1985 & Otto DeBeer 4/4/1908 - 6/1974 (2 children: Bruno/Luetta) Bruno DeBeer Luetta DeBeer Henry Peters 12/12/1910 - 1/1972 & Trina Tjepkes (3 children: Marlyn/Harlan/James) Marlyn Peters Harlan Peters James Peters Tina Peters & John Essman 10/11/1911 - 5/28/1995 Minnie Peters & John Timmer (2 children: Harold/Nadine) & Herbert Blohm Harold Timmer Nadine Timmer Martha Peters & 1/14/1943 John Niehaus 6/11/1914 - 6/14/1994 (3 children: Mike/Steve/James) Mike Niehaus & Della unknown (4 children: Dawn/Michelle/Mathew/Crystal) Dawn Niehaus & Jeremy Paul Munde Michelle Kay Niehaus Mathew John Niehaus Crystal Niehaus Steve Niehaus & 8/18/1979 Lori Patterson (2 children: Joseph/Joshua) Joseph Brandon Niehaus Joshua Alan Niehaus James Keith Niehaus & 12/4/1976 Kathleen Mary Holliday (3 children: Jaime/Rebecca/Keely) Jaime Kathleen Niehaus Rebecca Lynn Niehaus Keely Suzanne Niehaus Anna J. Peters b. 11/16/1883 & John Meester Antje J. Peters b. 10/15/1885 & Tom Meester Ulferdina Peters 3/28/1887 - 11/25/1969 Gerd J. Peters b. 2/26/1889 & unknown (Helen?) Goldhorn Hinderk J. Peters 10/7/1890 - 12/24/1918(28?) & 3/2/1914 Lena Groen 3/30/1890 - 4/14/1966 (3 children: Etta/Janet/John) Etta Peters b. 7/29/1914 & Casper Niehaus b. 5/9/1900? (4 children: Dennis/Ivan/Carol/Gary) Dennis Niehaus & Pam Hilligus (2 children: male/male) male Niehaus male Niehaus Ivan Niehaus Carol Niehaus & Melvin Ferguson (3 children: male/male/female) male Ferguson male Ferguson female Ferguson Gary Niehaus & Linda unknown (1 child: female) female Niehaus Janet Peters & Ernest Flater (3 children: Darrell/Mardene/Delmar) Darrell Flater & Marsha Venenga (1 child: male) male Flater Mardene Flater & Marvin Van Deest (2 children: Jeff/Christi) Jeff Van Deest & Robin Wiesbroad (2 children: female/female) female Van Deest female Van Deest Christi Van Deest & D. Salo (1 child: female) female Salo Delmar Flater & Maxine Abels (2 children: Brad/Kim) Brad Flater & Jennifer Foght (1 child: female) female Flater Kim Flater & unknown Boren (1 child: male) male Boren John Peters & unknown unknown & unknown unknown & unknown unknown Mareka J. Peters 2/1/1893 - 9/14/1946 & 3/2/1914 Harm Frieling 12/14/1887 - 1/17/1973 (Meinert/Etta/Ben/Anna) Meinert Frieling & Bertha Shewe (2 children: Rodger/Carol) Rodger Frieling & unknown unknown Carol Jean Frieling & Robert Witter (2 children: Chris/Pam) Chris Witter Pam Witter Etta Frieling & Arthur Witte (1 child: Ramona) Ramona Witte Ben Frieling & Ramona Hiet (1 child: Debbie) Debbie Frieling Anna Frieling & Henry Wolff (3 children: Ladonna/Lavern/Gary) Ladonna Wolff Lavern Wolff Gary Wolff Ulfert J. Peters 3/10/1895 - 11/1960(1) Jacob J. Peters b. 10/14/1897 & Marie Muller John J. Peters 12/11/1900 & Lizze Hilegas Ettje J. Peters 10/8/1901 - 1905 Hermann J. Peters 9/6/1903 - 1913 (Sources: Ray M. Willemssen, Nancy Hook of Grundy Center Ostfriesen Heritage Society, Martha Niehaus, Pearl Willemssen, Paul Willemssen, SSDI)