Descendants of Frank Westerman
Generation No. 1
1. 1. FRANK1 WESTERMAN was born October 1869 in Holland, and died February 20, 1906 in Chicago, Illinois. He married EMMA RUDOLPH January 09, 1890 in German United Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois.
Notes for FRANK WESTERMAN:
Frank Westerman came to the U.S. with his parents about 1878. They immigrated from Holland but his parents were of German ancestry. Both his parents were born in Holland.
The Chicago Branch of the National Archives in 1986 located a naturalization certificate for a Frank Westerman dated October 27, 1892. It says that he was a minor when he arrived in the US and has resided here for 21 years. This was issued in Cook County, IL. We can not confirm if there is any connection to this Frank Westerman. If anyone can help let us know.
More About FRANK WESTERMAN:
Fact 2: Occupation was Teamster
Fact 3: Religion was Lutheran
Children of FRANK WESTERMAN and EMMA RUDOLPH are:
i. WALTER FRANK2 WESTERMAN, b. April 16, 1891, Chicago, Illinois; d. October 16, 1896, Chicago, Illinois.
ii. CLARENCE EDWIN WESTERMAN, b. November 24, 1892, Chicago, Illinois; d. September 23, 1969, Chicago, Illinois.
iii. FRANK THEODORE WESTERMAN, b. November 01, 1894, Chicago, Illinois; d. March 19, 1934, Chicago, Illinois.
2. iv. MYRTLE THERESA WESTERMAN, b. July 10, 1896, Chicago, Illinois; d. January 24, 1981, Chicago, Illinois.
v. ADOLPH WESTERMAN, b. July 13, 1898, Chicago, Illinois; d. June 11, 1973, Chicago, Illinois.
vi. IRENE WESTERMAN, b. September 25, 1899, Chicago, Illinois; d. March 13, 1996, Chicago, Illinois.
vii. LILLIAN WESTERMAN, b. January 25, 1902, Chicago, Illinois; d. June 06, 1975, Chicago, Illinois.
Generation No. 2
2. 2. MYRTLE THERESA2 WESTERMAN (FRANK1) was born July 10, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, and died January 24, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois. She married MICHAEL JOHN ORTINAU 1914 in Crown Point, Indiana.
Children of MYRTLE WESTERMAN and MICHAEL ORTINAU are:
i. OLIVER WALTER3 ORTINAU, b. March 28, 1916, Chicago, Illinois; d. July 1986, Baltimore, Maryland.
Notes for OLIVER WALTER ORTINAU:
Oliver Ortinau told me that in the 40's he worked with a Henry Westerman who was a distant cousin. Henry told him that there were 37 families in Germany and Holland with the name Westerman.
ii. MYRTLE LILLIAN ORTINAU, b. February 10, 1918, Chicago, Illinois.
iii. BERNICE EMMA HELEN ORTINAU, b. March 31, 1920, Chicago, Illinois.
iv. CLARENCE JOHN ORTINAU, b. May 14, 1923, Chicago, Illinois; d. June 18, 1981, Chicago, Illinois.
v. LEROY RAYMOND ORTINAU, b. September 22, 1925, Chicago, Illinois; d. November 25, 1987, Chicago, Illinois.
