Wilhelm KERSTEN

HUSBAND:
[F40]. Wilhelm KERSTEN.
Born on 8 August 1823 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia; son of Johann KERSTEN [F80] and Wilhelmine WITT [F81]. He married Wilhelmine STENZEL [F41] on 12 October 1850 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. He was a carpenter. He created his own blueprints. He was asked to go to the shipyards in Stettin to be an architect. His wife didn't want him to go. She didn't want to leave the farm. Therefore, they remained in Boock. He died 4 AUG 1908 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. His grandson, Max Paul Christian Kersten loved him very much. Wilhelm died while Max was away from home. On the night that Wilhelm died, Max saw him in a dream. He saw a bright light coming toward him. In the light he saw his grandfather Wilhelm. Wilhelm held out his had toward Max, and then he was gone. Max later received a letter from his family telling him that his grandfather Wilhelm had died on that very night.

WIFE:
[F41]. Wilhelmine STENZEL.
Born 20 APR 1825 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia; daughter of Christian STENZEL [F82] and Christine WITTKOPP [F83]. She married Wilhelm KERSTEN [F40] on 12 October 1850 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. She died on 10 February 1913 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia.

CHILDREN of Wilhelm KERSTEN [F40] and Wilhelmine STENZEL [F41]:
  1. Karl August Wilhelm KERSTEN. Born 12 JAN 1852 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. He married Friedericke Wilhelmine ELLMANN on 24 NOV 1876 at Klempenow, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. He was a Carpenter. They emigrated to America. He worked in the steel mills at Duluth. He helped his nephew, Max Paul Christian KERSTEN [F10], emigrate to America by agreeing to be his sponsor. He died on 18 OCT 1950 at Duluth, Minnesota. Spouse of Karl August Wilhelm KERSTEN: Friedericke Wilhelmine ELLMANN. Born 24 FEB 1854 at Klempenow, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia; daughter of Johann (Albert) ELLMANN and Caroline MATZ of Klempenow. Children of Karl August Wilhelm KERSTEN and Friedericke Wilhelmine ELLMANN:
    1. Mathilde Caroline Rosalin (Rosalie) KERSTEN. Born 15 AUG 1875 Klempenow, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia.
    2. Marta Elise Mathilde KERSTEN. Born 9 MAY 1877 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. She died 23 JUN 1962.
    3. Ernst Hermann Karl KERSTEN. Born 10 MAR 1879 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. He died 25 MAY 1956.
    4. Wilhelm August Karl KERSTEN. Born 17 OCT 1880 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. He died 19 FEB 1881 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia.
    5. Selma Alma Alice KERSTEN. (Alma). Born 15 MAY 1882 at Johanesburg, New York, USA. She died 7 FEB 1928.
    6. William John KERSTEN. Born 15 SEP 1883 at Johanesburg, New York, USA.
    7. Charles William KERSTEN. Born 17 APR 1885 at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, USA. He died 5 DEC 1961.
    8. Alma Selma Alice KERSTEN. [There seems to be a problem here with child 5 and 8. Check for birth records]. Born 15 SEP 1887 at Roscoe, South Dakota, USA.
    9. Catharine Caroline KERSTEN. Born 17 JUN 1889 at Roscoe, South Dakota, USA. She married Archie BALA. She died 25 OCT 1957.
    10. Wilhelmina Rosalie KERSTEN. Born in 1891 at Duluth, Minnisota, USA. She died in AUG 1892.
    11. Friedrich William KERSTEN. (Fred). Born 11 MAY 1893 at Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He lived in California, where he was a construction contractor. He hired a couple Mormons and watched them to see what they were like. He died 21 AUG 1964.
    12. Herman John KERSTEN. Born 4 JUL 1895 at Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He married Annie. They lived in the West End in Duluth. He owned a Farmer's Outlet that sold produce from the local farmers. During the depression he would sometimes give money back to people because he could see they were having such a struggle. They sometimes traveled around the country and visited with LeGrand and Dorothy (KERSTEN) Morris in Park Valley, Utah on their way. They had two children:
    13. Viola KERSTEN. She was born before 1924. She lived in DULUTH, Minnesota.
    14. Bessy KERSTEN. She was born after 1924.
  • Wilhelmine Friedericke Auguste KERSTEN. Born 31 AUG 1855 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. She married 5 MAR 1881 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia Franz Ernest Karl BETHSOLD, son of Johann Wilhelm BETHSOLD [F44] and Dorothea Caroline MOLL [F45]. She died 11 SEP 1936 [1937 - S3]. [see her husband for their children].
  • [F20]. Wilhelm August Karl KERSTEN. Born 7 JUL 1858 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. He married 10 JUL 1886 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia Berta Ernestine Caroline BARTEL [F21] He died 3 NOV 1943.
  • August Carl Wilhelm KERSTEN. Born 17 AUG 1860 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. He died 2 JAN 1862 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia.
  • Albert Wilhelm KERSTEN. Born 7 NOV 1862 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. He died 2 MAY 1863 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia.
  • Berta Ernestine Augusta KERSTEN. Born 14 JUN 1866 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. She married 2 FEB 1894 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia to Rudolf August Emil GIESE. She died 15 MAY 1955 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. Spouse of Berta Ernestine Augusta KERSTEN: Rudolf August Emil GIESE. Born in 1865; son of Dorothea KASSUBE. He was a farmer. He died 13 MAY 1953 in Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. Children of Berta Ernestine Augusta KERSTEN and Rudolf August Emil GIESE:
  • Anna Elise Wilhelmine GIESE. Born 3 JUL 1892 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. She died in Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia.
  • Auguste Berta, Elise GIESE. Born 28 JUL 1894 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. She died 23 DEC 1900 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia.
  • Ernst Karl Wilhelm GIESE. Born 5 FEB 1896 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. He died 15 OCT 1916 while a soldier in the war, at Sarnke-Srednic, Galiezien.
  • Wilhelm Karl Otto GIESE. Born 26 AUG 1897 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia.
  • Marta Berta Anna GIESE. Born 15 SEP 1899 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia.
  • Berta Anna Frieda GIESE. Born 27 DEC 1900 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. She died young.
  • Paul GIESE. Born 6 FEB 1907 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia. He died 15 AUG 1907 at Boock, Kreis Randow, Pommern, Prussia.

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