Wille Family History & Genealogy

Ora Jean Wille was born on her family’s farm in Elk Grove Village, Illinois in 1931. In 1933 The Wille family lost the farm and the family relocated to Elmhurst, Illinois. She met Arthur Helge Jonsson when she was 17 and by 19 they were married. They built a house in Villa Park, Illinois and had 3 children. Arthur Jonsson found employment in Racine, Wisconsin and they relocated there which is where she would remain for the rest of her life. Her husband Art developed a brain tumor and subsequently died from it at the age of 44. The nurse who cared for Art had also cared for another woman who had passed, leaving behind a husband and two sons. She introduced the two widows and several years later she married her second husband, Imre Rokay. They remained together until he passed in 2008. Less than 2 years later Ora Jean passed away in 2010. She had 5 Children, 4 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She was her first great grandson’s very first best friend.

August Wille was born on December 26, 1885. He was in a relationship with Clemence (Verniest) Wille, and had children Alphonse J Wille, Alfred Wille, Jerome Wille, Laura Mary (Wille) Cartisano, Marcella (Wille) Walczak, and Bertha (Wille) Gawens. August Wille died at age 77 years old on November 7, 1963. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember August Wille.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bertha (Wille) Gawens.

Rosalie Antoinette Joséphine (Booninck) Wille was born in Blendecques, Pas-de-Calais County, Hauts-de-France France, and died in Antwerp, Antwerp County, Flanders Belgium. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rosalie Antoinette Joséphine (Booninck) Wille.

Pierre Jacques Wille was born in 1827 in Bruges, West Flanders County, Flanders Belgium, and died at age 63 years old in 1890 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire County, England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pierre Jacques Wille.

Stephanie (Wille) Oberley was born in Hazel Crest, Cook County, Illinois United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephanie (Wille) Oberley.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rene Wille.

Bertha Wille was born on November 26, 1916. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bertha Wille.

Clemence (Verniest) Wille of Rochester, Monroe County, NY was born on October 13, 1891. She was in a relationship with August Wille, and had children Alphonse J Wille, Alfred Wille, Jerome Wille, Laura Mary (Wille) Cartisano, Marcella (Wille) Walczak, and Bertha (Wille) Gawens. Clemence Wille died at age 82 years old in May 1974.

Henry Francis Wille was born in 1896 in Greater London County, England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henry Francis Wille.

Jerome Wille was born on November 30, 1920. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jerome Wille.

Laura Mary (Wille) Cartisano of 55 Nantucket Road, in Rochester, Monroe County, New York United States was born on December 15, 1922 in Greece, and died at age 86 years old on October 26, 2009 in Rochester.

Alphonse J Wille of Rochester, Monroe County, NY was born on October 19, 1909 to August Wille and Clemence (Verniest) Wille. He had siblings Laura Mary (Wille) Cartisano, Alfred Wille, Bertha (Wille) Gawens, Marcella (Wille) Walczak, and Jerome Wille. Alphonse Wille died at age 89 years old on March 20, 1999.

My father was married to my mother from 1994 until his death in 2011. I find this page sickening since it comes from "social security" which has in record that my father was married.

Jacques Pierre Wille was born in 1894 in Chelsea, Greater London County, England United Kingdom, and died at age 21 years old in 1916 in Longueval, Somme County, Hauts-de-France France. Jacques Wille was buried at Thiepval Memorial Pier And Face 6 B..

Antoinette Maud Wille was born in Greater London County, England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Antoinette Maud Wille.

Excerpt from ISU’s Plaza of Heroines written by her children: Ida Burmester was born in 1893, while her parents were farming. She, her sister and a brother, were not permitted to attend school beyond their confirmation into the Lutheran Church, usually at 13 years of age. When they no longer attended school, they were required to work inside the home and do chores on the farm. They worked beside the men in the family, caring for the animals and helping in the fields and with the harvesting. It was very hard work for a woman and instilled in Ida the working ethics she carried throughout her life. When she was 19, years old Ida married Henry Wille, also a farmer and, they settled on a farm located about 15 miles west of Chicago, Illinois in Elk Grove Township, where they raised small vegetables to be sold in Chicago. This move did not relieve her of her hard life as, in addition to raising eight children, she had to cook meals for from three to 15 workers hired to help with the crops during the summer and the harvest in the fall. She had to maintain a home for her children and for other young children in the family who stayed on the farm in the summer. In 1933 Henry and Ida lost their farm and moved to Elmhurst, Illinois, a small town close to the farm. At this time there were still seven children at home. At age 40, it was the first time in her life that Ida lived in a house with electricity, running water, inside bathroom facilities, and a gas stove to cook on. Henry was unable to find steady employment until 1941, and, during this period, Ida helped to maintain her family by taking in laundry and ironing, cleaning other peoples' houses and babysitting. Between this labor, church activities, and taking care of her family, she seldom slept more than three or four hours a night. She continued this work until 1946. From the time she moved into town until she was quite elderly, Ida was active in activities at the Lutheran church she attended, serving in various capacities in the women’s group and as a chauffeur for those women who, because they couldn't drive or were in ill health, had difficulty getting to the meetings. When she was able to concentrate on her family, one of Ida's greatest joys was her grandchildren. Even now, when her grandchildren have their own grandchildren, they enjoy reminiscing about their grandmother. Always fiercely independent, Ida took great delight in driving an automobile until she was 80 years old, at which time she voluntarily relinquished her driver's license. It gave her great satisfaction that she could do her own shopping. Ida Wille was the backbone of her family. She was the mother of eight children, grandmother of 24, and the count on great grandchildren is not yet finished. Her influence, even after her death in 1987 at age 94, is probably felt every day in our lives. Ida was always “there”for her children, willing to sacrifice her own comfort and economic well being for them. We think she would be very please to know the number of times her daughters have said, “I want to be like Mom”.

Marcella (Wille) Walczak was born on June 5, 1932 to August Wille and Clemence (Verniest) Wille, and has siblings Laura Mary (Wille) Cartisano, Alfred Wille, Bertha (Wille) Gawens, Alphonse J Wille, and Jerome Wille. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marcella (Wille) Walczak.