Re: Jacob Wille of Lebanon, Pa. 1750
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Re: Jacob Wille of Lebanon, Pa. 1750
Betty 9/25/03
HI BETTY,
I WENT THROUGH SOME OF MY OLD FILES ON THE WOLF LINE. I FOUND A STATEMENT FROM A GENTLEMAN WHO HAS RESEARCHED THE WOLF NAME, AND OTHERS WHO HAVE SENT INFO TO ME AS WELL.THIS IS WHAT I FOUND.
MY LINE IS SOPHIE WILLE, SOMETIMES SPELLED WILT.SHE WAS BORN 17 MAY 1772 AND DIED 29 JAN 1833.HER FATHER WAS JACOB WILLE THAT DIED MAY 1811.JACOB WAS MARRIED TWICE.THE SECOND WIFE WAS RAGINA WOLF AND THEY WERE MARRIED IN 1807. IN THE HISTORY OF LEBANON CO., PA. PAGE 355 IT LISTS HIS CHILDREN AS:
ANNA MARIA m GEORGE HEILMAN
SUSANNA m PHILIP STEIN
ELIZABETH m CHRISTIAN SELTZER
SOPHIA m PAUL WOLF
BARBARA m (1) JACOB DUTTS (2) CHRISTIAN KUEHEL
SO IT DOESN'T SEEM HE HAS ANY CHILDREN THAT ARE BOYS.BUT THERE ARE OTHER WILLES IN THE SAME AREA DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.SO MAYBE SINCE YOUR FAMILY MENTIONED THE WOLF NAME, THERE IS STILL A CONNECTION. SINCE HE WAS MARRIED TO REGINA IN 1807 AND DIED IN 1811, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CHILD BORN TO THEM ALSO, BUT WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE LISTED IT.
LINDA