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Descendants of Abke Janssen Ihlower
Generation No. 1
1. ABKE JANSSEN4 IHLOWER (JOHANN3 DIRKS, HARM2, HARM1) was born 11 February 1749/50 in Hüllenerfehn, Ostfriesland, Germany, and died 22 November 1840. He married GRETJE WATJES KRETZMER July 1774 in Hüllen, Ostfriesland, Germany, daughter of WATTJE KRETZMER. She was born 1748, and died 15 November 1828.
Child of ABKE IHLOWER and GRETJE KRETZMER is:
2. i. WATTJE ABKES5 IHLOWER, b. 09 September 1785, Auf den Hüllen, Ostfriesland, Germany; d. Aft. 1833, Hüllenerfehn, Ostfriesland, Germany.
Generation No. 2
2. WATTJE ABKES5 IHLOWER (ABKE JANSSEN4, JOHANN3 DIRKS, HARM2, HARM1) was born 09 September 1785 in Auf den Hüllen, Ostfriesland, Germany, and died Aft. 1833 in Hüllenerfehn, Ostfriesland, Germany. He married FOOLCKE GERDES HÜLLS 25 April 1806 in Hüllenerfehn, OstFriesland, Germany, daughter of GERD HABBEN and ZEEDE HOELZ. She was born 08 October 1784 in Wiesens, Ostfriesland, Germany, and died 16 November 1828 in Hüllenerfehn, Ostfriesland, Germany.
Child of WATTJE IHLOWER and FOOLCKE HÜLLS is:
3. i. WATTJE WATTJES6 IHLER, b. 23 November 1823, Hüllenerfehn(Ihlow), Ostfriesland, Germany; d. 22 June 1889, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois.
Generation No. 3
3. WATTJE WATTJES6 IHLER (WATTJE ABKES5 IHLOWER, ABKE JANSSEN4, JOHANN3 DIRKS, HARM2, HARM1) was born 23 November 1823 in Hüllenerfehn(Ihlow), Ostfriesland, Germany, and died 22 June 1889 in Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois. He married GEBKE GERDES KRUSE 29 April 1851 in Weene, Ostfriesland, Germany, daughter of GERD KRUSE and ARNTJE HANSEN. She was born 03 April 1821 in Spetzerfehn, Ostfriesland, Germany, and died 02 June 1912 in Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois.
Child of WATTJE IHLER and GEBKE KRUSE is:
4. i. WATTJES7 EHLER, b. 21 June 1855, Neuefehn(Timmel), Ostfriesland, Germany; d. 17 April 1939, Rockwell City, Calhoun County, Iowa.
Generation No. 4
4. WATTJES7 EHLER (WATTJE WATTJES6 IHLER, WATTJE ABKES5 IHLOWER, ABKE JANSSEN4, JOHANN3 DIRKS, HARM2, HARM1) was born 21 June 1855 in Neuefehn(Timmel), Ostfriesland, Germany, and died 17 April 1939 in Rockwell City, Calhoun County, Iowa. He married ALICE MARGARET EASTER 06 April 1880 in Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois, daughter of THEODORE EASTER and MARGARET CULBERTSON. She was born 11 July 1861 in Hensley Twn, Champaign County, Illinois, and died 20 November 1933 in Rockwell City, Calhoun County, Iowa.
Child of WATTJES EHLER and ALICE EASTER is:
5. i. WALTER8 EHLER, b. 09 June 1883, Hensley Town, Champaign County, Illinois; d. 21 October 1952, New York.
Generation No. 5
5. WALTER8 EHLER (WATTJES7, WATTJE WATTJES6 IHLER, WATTJE ABKES5 IHLOWER, ABKE JANSSEN4, JOHANN3 DIRKS, HARM2, HARM1) was born 09 June 1883 in Hensley Town, Champaign County, Illinois, and died 21 October 1952 in New York. He married NELLIE FRANCES HUNSLEY 20 February 1908 in Mt. Vernon Methodist Church, Hensley Twnsp, daughter of HENRY HUNSLEY and EMMA LITTLE. She was born 05 November 1882 in Condit Twp, Champaign County, Illinois (Aunt Alice's farm), and died 23 October 1966 in Burnham City Hospital, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois.
Child of WALTER EHLER and NELLIE HUNSLEY is:
i. STANLEY WASHINGTON9 EHLER, b. 22 February 1913, Hensley Town, Champaign County, Illinois; d. 30 July 1959, Bear Island Lake, near Ely, Minnesota; m. REBECCA ANNE LYDY, 22 October 1938, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana; b. 22 December 1914, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois.
