Bigger Families; Faces From the Past

The large Beullens family with top left to right: Sooi, Rachel, Louis, Jet, Frans, Marie, Roos and Torre. Below: Nie, father Jef Beullens, Mother Maria Clementina and Pauline. from  Chronicles of Leest . The above link has some interesting stories of the family from the wartime.  

Photo and story from  FATE OF THE GERMAN BAPTIST PASTORS: Russian Volhynia, 1929-1938 Emil J. Bonikowski and his family "immigrated to Canada in July 1926 and served churches in Saskatchewan. Retired in 1941 and moved to Kelowna, BC. He died on October 20, 1967, in Medicine Hat, AB at the age of 86. Family: wife, Maria, and 16 children, Erich, Oscar, Erwin, Alma, Helmut, Agnes, Frieda, Arthur, Bill (still living in Kelowna), Rubin, Harry, Alice-Lillian, Helen, Bruno, Agnes (named in memory of her sister who died as a young child), and Benno. Maria died in Kelowna of cancer in 1959."

From the book  The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine) by Donald N. Miller. See end of post for more info. (a book in my personal library) Click to see photo larger. The photo shows 7 of the 8 children of Julius S. Arndt, from 4 mothers. Source of photo and story: The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine). Available from author here:  http://www.inthemidstofwolves.com/books.html Library reference info:  https://www.worldcat.org/title/old-country-real-life-stories-by-those-who-have-their-roots-in-volhynia-russia-ukraine/oclc/80355700

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Wilson family Williams family.  Very low resolution but lovely composition. https://www.msmarion.com/photosColFamHisCen.html

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Photo and story from  FATE OF THE GERMAN BAPTIST PASTORS: Russian Volhynia, 1929-1938 Pastor Wilhelm F. Tuczek, his wife Therese, and seven children, Reinhold, Alois, Berthold, Walter, Bruno, Engeltrude, Lily and Antoinette, resettled to Occupied Poland on December 19, 1939. Wilhelm died of cancer in Lodz on November 9, 1943. Therese died December 18, 1980, in Burnaby, B. C.

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It is unusual to me, for this era, that everyone is smiling! Shared from     http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER1739000

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Quotation and photo shared from http://www.gwoodward.co.uk/pages/bakers_at_war.htm The Baker Family 1914: Back row - left to right: William, Charles, Harry, Walter (Jack), Herbert, Fred and Frank. Front row - left to right: Elizabeth, Charles Baker Snr, Eliza Baker and Virginia. " Charles Baker and Eliza Fletcher originated from Sudbury in Staffordshire and between 1879 and 1902 they had seven sons and four daughters, although two of the daughters died young... In 1914 the seven sons all volunteered for service in the army for the First World War. The miracle was that despite the horror and carnage of that war,  they all came back alive!.  Only Fred Baker was seriously injured - he had bullet wounds to his legs, arm, and head, but still lived to the ripe old age of 71 years."

Photo and story from  FATE OF THE GERMAN BAPTIST PASTORS: Russian Volhynia, 1929-1938 Eduard A. Wuerch, his wife, Matilda, and their children, Arthur, Bernard, Alice, Angelica, and Willie, of Cholosno, immigrated to Canada in 1928 and served a number of churches in western Canada. He retired in 1936 and moved to Vancouver, BC, where he died on June 26, 1941. Angelica is still living in Oregon. Matilda, died in Vancouver, BC in 1944.

This photo was shared from Window On Cyprus, but there are no names given. http://www.windowoncyprus.com/yourpics.htm

Photo and story from  FATE OF THE GERMAN BAPTIST PASTORS: Russian Volhynia, 1929-1938 Pastor Johannes K. Wessel, of Sorotschin, "fled to East Prussia in 1932 where he served a number of churches. Immigrated to America in 1950 and settled in Milwaukee, WI where he served as pastor. He died on August 25, 1973 in Marburg/Lann, Germany while on vacation. He was 73 years of age. Family: wife, Olga, and 12 children, Oswald, Willibald, Adelheid, Adelgunde, Walfred, Waltraut, Harry, Ruhland, Friedhelm, Lydia, Werner and Ehrengard. Ten of the children are still living. Olga died December 12, 1982 in New Port Richey, FL. "

They had eight children named Cynthia, James, John, David, Thomas, Aaron, William, and Catherine. Photo is from the Marion Monroe Cook family history at http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cook/genealogy/indexpic.htm but the family names are at https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LQRV-LSV/cynthia-garrett-1832-1889

1915 1920 1927 1930 1957 From Marion Monroe Cook family history page  http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cook/genealogy/indexpic.htm

From the book  The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine) by Donald N. Miller. See end of post for more info. (a book in my personal library) Click to see photo larger. ] Source of photo and story: The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine). Available from author here:  http://www.inthemidstofwolves.com/books.html Library reference info:  https://www.worldcat.org/title/old-country-real-life-stories-by-those-who-have-their-roots-in-volhynia-russia-ukraine/oclc/80355700

From the book  The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine) by Donald N. Miller. See end of post for more info. (a book in my personal library) Click to see photo larger. Source of photo and story: The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine). Available from author here:  http://www.inthemidstofwolves.com/books.html Library reference info:  https://www.worldcat.org/title/old-country-real-life-stories-by-those-who-have-their-roots-in-volhynia-russia-ukraine/oclc/80355700

I don't research this family.  If you have any questions, please go to the source link and ask there .  source:  http://www.reedfam.net/OSPictures.html  Marshall Reed's parents and their children and grandchildren. Another later photo of the same people with more children added:

Granny Copes Family:  Conley, Monroe, Eras, Rhoda, Carlettie, Tom From Marcus Andrew Cook genealogy: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cook/genealogy/indexpic.htm

From the book  The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine) by Donald N. Miller. See end of post for more info. (a book in my personal library) Click to see photo larger. Story from FATE OF THE GERMAN BAPTIST PASTORS: Russian Volhynia, 1929-1938 Pastore Wilhelm Schmidgall "fled to Kharkov in Eastern Ukraine in 1934 where he concealed himself as a night watchman on a collective farm. He was eventually tracked down in 1936 and arrested and brought to trial. He was given five years, but apparently died in prison before the sentence could be carried out. Family: wife, Karoline, and seven children, Wilhelm, Emilia, Luisa, Emma, Lillie, Adella and Edgar. Karoline retreated with the German Army in 1943 and in 1945 was repatriated to the Beresniki in the Ural Mts. She died of tuberculosis in 1952." Source of photo and story: The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia,...

From the book The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine) by Donald N. Miller. See end of post for more info. (a book in my personal library) Click to see photo larger. Source of photo and story: The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine). Available from author here:  http://www.inthemidstofwolves.com/books.html Library reference info:  https://www.worldcat.org/title/old-country-real-life-stories-by-those-who-have-their-roots-in-volhynia-russia-ukraine/oclc/80355700

Whitehouse family Photo: Mary Margaret Whitehouse L to R, Barbara; Mary Margaret; Doreen; Sandra & Louis A 58-year-old mystery spanning six provinces has come to a dead end in Kelowna, literally. The family of James Louis Whitehouse has been searching for him since they were separated shortly after their mother died in 1939. Thelma Margaret Brady Whitehouse and Kjelder James Whitehouse had 4 children. At the time of her death and delivery of James Louis Whitehouse they had 4 girls. Barbara 8, Sandra 5, Doreen 3, and Mary Margaret 1. She gave birth to James Louis after a fall down the back stairs on May 31, 1939, and she passed the next day June 1, 1939. According to Mary Margaret, now 80-years-old, her father made the decision to place the children with family members before he headed west. "Barbara and Sandra the 2 oldest were given to his parents Jim and Klara Whitehouse in Verdun, Que. James Louis and Doreen wound up in the  Social Services system. They...

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From the book  The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine) by Donald N. Miller. See end of post for more info. (a book in my personal library) Click to see photo larger. This is photo of the Schwartz family, including daughter Angela, her husband Adolf Rentz and 5 of their 7 children. Family tree info from  http://familyresearch.ca/genealogy/familygroup.php?familyID=F637&tree=tree1 Source of photo: The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine). Available from author here:  http://www.inthemidstofwolves.com/books.html Library reference info:  https://www.worldcat.org/title/old-country-real-life-stories-by-those-who-have-their-roots-in-volhynia-russia-ukraine/oclc/80355700

Photo and story from  FATE OF THE GERMAN BAPTIST PASTORS: Russian Volhynia, 1929-1938 The Bandzmer family immigrated to Canada in 1928. Pastor Bandzmer "served churches in the Michigan area and died in Detroit, MI on February 25, 1966. Family: wife: Paulina, and twelve children, Tusnelda, Otto, Olga, Jonathan, Adolph, Friedrich, Arnold, Ida, Tabea, Herta, Eugen ... and Erna."