Rosie's World of Genealogy

Tom was survived by his wife, Kristine "Tina"; children: Heather, Courtney, Blake and Grant; siblings: Larry (Ger) and Jim (Katie); parents Frank and Pat; grandmother Luella Knapp; in-laws Harold and Suzanne Sampson.

Burial*

19 May 2012

Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Twp., Macomb, MI

Family

Kristine A. Sampson

Children

1.

2.

3.

4.

Heather A. Galli

Father*

Thomas Anthony Galli b. 16 Mar 1966, d. 13 May 2012

Mother*

Kristine A. Sampson

Blake A. Galli

Father*

Thomas Anthony Galli b. 16 Mar 1966, d. 13 May 2012

Mother*

Kristine A. Sampson

Courtney A. Galli

Father*

Thomas Anthony Galli b. 16 Mar 1966, d. 13 May 2012

Mother*

Kristine A. Sampson

Grant Galli

Father*

Thomas Anthony Galli b. 16 Mar 1966, d. 13 May 2012

Mother*

Kristine A. Sampson

Thomas P. Agents

Family

Kathleen A. Sampson

Children

1.

Thomas J. Agents

2.

Brooke Ashley Agents

3.

Anthony Michael Agents

4.

Michael C. Agents

5.

Dominic Agents

Thomas J. Agents

Father*

Thomas P. Agents

Mother*

Kathleen A. Sampson

Brooke Ashley Agents

Father*

Thomas P. Agents

Mother*

Kathleen A. Sampson

Anthony Michael Agents

Father*

Thomas P. Agents

Mother*

Kathleen A. Sampson

Michael C. Agents

Father*

Thomas P. Agents

Mother*

Kathleen A. Sampson

Dominic Agents

Father*

Thomas P. Agents

Mother*

Kathleen A. Sampson

Clara Adeline Wiers

Father*

Ben Wiers b. 6 Jan 1871, d. 8 Sep 1930

Mother*

Bertha Rose Smith b. 29 Mar 1871, d. 19 Jul 1963

Nickname

Addie

Name Variation

Clara A.

Name Variation

Adelaide Wiers

Birth*

30 May 1898

Muskegon, Muskegon, MI

(Witness) Residence

1900

Lulu A. Smith, Frank Byron Mudge; 92 Apple, Muskegon, Muskegon, MI

(Witness) Census

1 June 1900

Frank Byron Mudge, Lulu A. Smith; Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; F.B. Murdge, bn Dec 1869 MI,father b New Hampshire, mot b Ireland, married 4 yrs, capenter, renting; Lulu, b Aug 1875 IN, parents OH, one child; Beatrice, dau, bn Apr 1897 MI; Ben Wiers, brother-in-law, bn Jan 1871 Netherlands, machinist, married 3 yrs; Bertha, wife of Ben, bn IN, parents OH, one child; Eadline, dau, bn May 1898 MI.

(Witness) Census

22 April 1910

Ben Wiers, Bertha Rose Smith; Ward 2, Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Ben Wiers (indexed Wiles), age 39, married 12yrs, b Holland, parents b Holland, immigrated 1881, machine hand at furniture factory; Bertha, wife, age 39, mar 12yrs, mother of 4, 4 living, b IN, parents b U.S.; Adeline, dau, age 12; Chrisy, son, age 7; Margaret, dau, age 3; Arthur, son, age 5/12 - children b MI - reside at 45 Elizabeth

(Witness) Census

January 1920

Ben Wiers, Bertha Rose Smith; Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Soundex: Ben age 48; Bertha, age 48; Edaline, age 21; Margaret, age 12; Arthur, age 10; Charles (perhaps a nephew?), age 25, bn IN, parents bn IN, a screw machine worker with Ben.

Married Name

Christensen

Marriage*

1929

Jacob T. "Jack" Christensen

Census*

April 1930

Jacob T. "Jack" Christensen; Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Jack Christesen, age 29, married at 28, b Denmark, immigrated 1922, naturalized, tool & dye maker at machine shop ; Clara, wife, age 31, married at 31, b MI Richard Cawlin, step-son, age 9, b MI, father b IN, mother b MI - res at 762 Evanston Ave.

(Witness) Marriage

5 June 1943

Arthur Aaron Wiers, Helen Margaret Lewis; Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Jack Christensen & Adelaide (Wiers) Christensen were witnesses. Rev. William Chapman performed the ceremony.

Death*

13 May 1975

Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; resided in Laketon, Muskegon

Burial*

Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon, MI

Family

Jacob T. "Jack" Christensen b. 2 Nov 1900, d. 18 Dec 1989

Jacob T. "Jack" Christensen

Birth*

2 November 1900

Denmark

Marriage*

1929

Clara Adeline Wiers

Census*

April 1930

Clara Adeline Wiers; Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Jack Christesen, age 29, married at 28, b Denmark, immigrated 1922, naturalized, tool & dye maker at machine shop ; Clara, wife, age 31, married at 31, b MI Richard Cawlin, step-son, age 9, b MI, father b IN, mother b MI - res at 762 Evanston Ave.

Occupation*

At the time of the 1930 census, Jack was a tool and dye maker at a machine shop.

Anecdote*

Clarissa Lappo and her husband owned a lumber company in the Muskegon area. Jack Christensen worked for them. David Guilliom remembered Jack from visits to Three Rivers as a young boy with his parents.

(Witness) Marriage

5 June 1943

Arthur Aaron Wiers, Helen Margaret Lewis; Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Jack Christensen & Adelaide (Wiers) Christensen were witnesses. Rev. William Chapman performed the ceremony.

(Witness) Anecdote

Zeona Isabella Wolverton; "When I was a child growing up in the home of my grandmother, Zeona, in South Bend IN, I remeber trips up to Three Rivers MI, just across the Michigan state line, to visit Margaret Wiers and other members of the family. I was just a small child, so I don't remember the adults very well, but I do remember Margaret's name, and I remember what the house looked like. We'd stay for the afternoon, maybe, and then head back to South Bend. It was a nice older house in a peaceful neighborhood. The information in the chart I'm sending you was from my mom and her first cousin, Clarissa Lappo, who lives in the Muskegon area. Clarissa and her husband owned a lumber company in the Muskegon area and there was a Jack Christensen who worked for them when I was young. I remember him."

Death*

18 December 1989

Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; resided in Norton Shores, Muskegon

Burial*

Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon, MI

Family

Clara Adeline Wiers b. 30 May 1898, d. 13 May 1975

Margaret May Wiers

Father*

Ben Wiers b. 6 Jan 1871, d. 8 Sep 1930

Mother*

Bertha Rose Smith b. 29 Mar 1871, d. 19 Jul 1963

Birth*

16 January 1907

MI

(Witness) Census

22 April 1910

Ben Wiers, Bertha Rose Smith; Ward 2, Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Ben Wiers (indexed Wiles), age 39, married 12yrs, b Holland, parents b Holland, immigrated 1881, machine hand at furniture factory; Bertha, wife, age 39, mar 12yrs, mother of 4, 4 living, b IN, parents b U.S.; Adeline, dau, age 12; Chrisy, son, age 7; Margaret, dau, age 3; Arthur, son, age 5/12 - children b MI - reside at 45 Elizabeth

(Witness) Census

January 1920

Ben Wiers, Bertha Rose Smith; Muskegon, Muskegon, MI; Soundex: Ben age 48; Bertha, age 48; Edaline, age 21; Margaret, age 12; Arthur, age 10; Charles (perhaps a nephew?), age 25, bn IN, parents bn IN, a screw machine worker with Ben.

Married Name

Wittenberg

Marriage*

15 November 1949

Orrin Franklin "Blondie" Wittenberg; Lutheran Parsonage, Muskegon, Muskegon, MI

(Witness) Anecdote

Zeona Isabella Wolverton; "When I was a child growing up in the home of my grandmother, Zeona, in South Bend IN, I remeber trips up to Three Rivers MI, just across the Michigan state line, to visit Margaret Wiers and other members of the family. I was just a small child, so I don't remember the adults very well, but I do remember Margaret's name, and I remember what the house looked like. We'd stay for the afternoon, maybe, and then head back to South Bend. It was a nice older house in a peaceful neighborhood. The information in the chart I'm sending you was from my mom and her first cousin, Clarissa Lappo, who lives in the Muskegon area. Clarissa and her husband owned a lumber company in the Muskegon area and there was a Jack Christensen who worked for them when I was young. I remember him."

Residence*

1963

Orrin Franklin "Blondie" Wittenberg; Three Rivers, MI

Death*

28 August 1994

Muskegon, Muskegon, MI

Burial*

Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, MI

Family

Orrin Franklin "Blondie" Wittenberg b. 28 Apr 1905, d. 8 Feb 1980

Orrin Franklin "Blondie" Wittenberg

Birth*

28 April 1905

Three Rivers, St. Joseph, MI

Census*

April 1930

Three Rivers, St. Joseph, MI; Orrin F. Wittenberg, head, age 34; Olga R., sister, age 26; John A., bro, age 21 - all b MI (note: Orrin's age is off by 10 years, according to all other records)

Marriage*

7 January 1931

Sarah Josephine Smith; Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, MI; Rev O.R. Gratton officiated with witnesses Olga Ruth Mittenberg of Three Rivers and Edwin Guy Smith of Muskegon Heights

Employment*

Wittenberg's News Stand in Three Rivers MI

Marriage*

15 November 1949

Margaret May Wiers; Lutheran Parsonage, Muskegon, Muskegon, MI

Residence*

1963

Margaret May Wiers; Three Rivers, MI

Death*

8 February 1980

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; had been residing in Portage

Burial*

Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, MI

Family 1

Sarah Josephine Smith b. 26 Mar 1906, d. 12 Jan 1948

Children

1.

Yvonne Wittenberg b. 20 Sep 1931, d. Nov 1978

2.

Bernard Franklin Wittenberg b. 21 May 1935, d. 10 Dec 2008

Family 2

Margaret May Wiers b. 16 Jan 1907, d. 28 Aug 1994

Bernard Franklin Wittenberg

Father*

Orrin Franklin "Blondie" Wittenberg b. 28 Apr 1905, d. 8 Feb 1980

Mother*

Sarah Josephine Smith b. 26 Mar 1906, d. 12 Jan 1948

Step-mother

Margaret May Wiers b. 16 Jan 1907, d. 28 Aug 1994

Birth*

21 May 1935

MI

Note*

2001

son or grandson of Margaret?; 2520 NE 1ST CT, BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33435-2031

Death*

10 December 2008

San Bernardino County, CA; resided in Alta Loma, San Bernardino, CA

Yvonne Wittenberg

Father*

Orrin Franklin "Blondie" Wittenberg b. 28 Apr 1905, d. 8 Feb 1980

Mother*

Sarah Josephine Smith b. 26 Mar 1906, d. 12 Jan 1948

Step-mother

Margaret May Wiers b. 16 Jan 1907, d. 28 Aug 1994

Birth*

20 September 1931

MI

Married Name

18 January 1958

Mrs. Robert Saunter

Note*

1977

Robert E. Saunter, 636 S Tanglewood Dr, Springfield, OH 45504-1640 listed in 2001

Death*

November 1978

Springfield, Clark, OH; surname at death was Saunter

Eppe Wiers

Birth*

6 April 1840

Slochteren, Groningen, Netherlands

Marriage*

18 September 1869

Margie Oudeman; Slochteren, Groningen, Netherlands

Psgr List*

1882

Margie Oudeman; Eppe Wiers and family departed from Amsterdam on the ship Pollux in steerage and arrived in the port of New York on 7 April 1882 for a "permanent sojourn"
Witness: Ben Wiers

Note*

1889

In Grand Rapids, all boarding at 42 Martha, were Eppe Wiers, laborer; Jacob Wiers, cabinet maker; Eppe Wiers, laborer; Lambertus Wiers, packer; and Berend Wiers, machine worker. Also there was an Eppe B. Wiers, finisher for Sligh Furniture Co, on Grandville Ave in Grand Rapids MI in 1889. - Grand Rapids 1889-90 City Directory found on Ancestry.com - may have been Ben's father.
Witness: Ben Wiers

Census*

9 June 1900

Margie Oudeman; Ward 12, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Heppe Wiers (indexed Henne), age 60, married 31yrs, b Apr 1840 in Netherlands, immigrated 1882, na, parents b Netherlands, day laborer; Mattie, wife, age 58, mar 31 yrs, mother of 9, 6 living, b March 1842 in Netherlands, parents b Netherlands; Jacob, son age 28, single, cabinet maker; Christian, son, age 21, b Jan 1879, band sawer; Lena, dau, age 19, b Feb 1880 - children all b Netherlands - reside 42 Martha St.

Census

15 April 1910

Margie Oudeman; Ward 12, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI; Heppe Wiers, age 70, mar 40yrs, b Holland, immigrated 1882, na, machine hand at furniture factory; Margine, wife, age 68, mar 40yrs, mother of 9, 6 living, b Holland - parents of both b Holland; Chris, son, age 30, widowed, b Holland, band sawer at furniture factory - reside 48 Martha St.

Death*

2 July 1918

Grand Rapids, Kent, MI

Burial*

5 July 1918

Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI

Family

Margie Oudeman b. 4 Mar 1842, d. 23 Apr 1915

Child

1.

Ben Wiers+ b. 6 Jan 1871, d. 8 Sep 1930