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PHOTOS OF WILHELM AND THERESIA WESTHUES AND THEIR TEN CHILDREN, IN THEIR FIRST QUARTER-CENTURY IN AMERICA Compiled by Ken Westhues, 2021, with thanks to all the cousins who contributed scans of the original prints. Additional photos of the family's early years can be found in the page of wedding pictures and as illustrations for various historical essays on this website. Click here for the index. |
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Fourth child and eldest daughter Theresa, who never married and died of tuberculosis at the age of 30, in 1916. She had fallen ill while serving as housekeeper for her brother, Father Joe, in Kahoka MO, after his ordination as a priest in 1907. A sojourn in Colorado did no good. She died at her parents' home. |
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This tableau from a play staged in town about the Revolutionary War shows four of Wilhelm and Theresia's children and a future son-in-law. At left, Ben has his hand to his head. John stands behind him. Anna is seated at far right, as if talking, with Mary standing next to her. Mary's future husband, Joe Flaspohler, is centerstage. By activities like this, the Westhues children assimilated to American culture. |
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By the time the Great War commenced, the four oldest sons (Theodore, W. G., Joseph and Henry) were all living on their own. That left six children still at home. John probably took this snapshot in front of the south sleeping porch of the homeplace. The five standing behind their parents are, from left, Fritz, Anna, Theresa, Mary, and Ben.
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Portrait photo of the ninth child and third daughter, Anna. Fritz remembered her as strong, almost a tomboy, tending poultry during the day but playing the piano and singing in the evening.
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