Ancestors of Nicholas Behrend Johnson
Generation No. 1
| Nicholas Behrend Johnson, b January 30, 1825 in Filsum; d February 21, 1912 in Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska. Son of Behrend Niclaas Janssen and Taalke Weerts Kempen. |
| Married May 6, 1852 in Germany. |
| Trientje Garrelts Janssen b January 6, 1831 in Oldendorf, Germany, d October 1, 1906 in Glenvil, Clay County, Nebraska. Daughter of Garrelld Janssen and Antje Janssen. |
Generation No. 2
| Behrend Niclaas Janssen, b February 6, 1789 in Filsum; d February 22, 1868 in Filsum. Son of Nicolaus Janssen and Margarethe Bussboom. |
| Married April 30, 1816 in Filsum. |
| Taalke Weerts Kempen, b December 30, 1793 in Stickhausen; d September 18, 1868 in Filsum. Daughter of Weert Gerdes and Wübke Hauen(Hawen). |
| Children of Behrend Janssen and Taalke Kempen |
| Margaretha Berends Janssen, b March 15, 1817 in Brinkhausen; married Johann Janssen Wallrichs |
| Weert Berends Jannsen, b March 22, 1820 in Filsum, Hannover, Germany; d June 29, 1903; married Wübke Heyen Schmidt b December 28, 1825 in Logabirurn. |
| Nicholas Behrend Johnson, b January 30, 1825 in Filsum; d February 21, 1912 in Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska; married Trientje Garrelts Janssen |
| Wübka Johnson, bMarch 15, 1827 in Filsum; d October 20, 1921; married (1) Jürgen Hinderks Steenblock born Abt. 1821 in Filsum possibly; d January 6, 1885 in Clay County, Nebraska; married (2) Harm Rudolf Schmidt; b February 24, 1824 in Niedersachsan, Ostfriesland, Germany; d May 12, 1907 in Glenvil, Nebraska. |
| Son Jannsen, b August 10, 1832 in Filsum; d August 11, 1832 in Filsum. |
| Hinrich Behrends Janssen, b March 28, 1835 in Filsum; married Christina Börcherts |
Generation No. 3
| Nicolaus Janssen, b December 25, 1752 in Filsum; d August 18, 1830 in Filsum. Son of Jan Friedrich Walters and Gesche Hinrichs |
| Married April 26, 1778 in Filsum. |
| Margarethe Bussboom, b January 24, 1757 in Filsum, NS; d in Deutschland. Daughter of Oltman Jansen Bußboom and Anna Catharina Jansen. |
| Children of Nicolaus Janssen and Margarethe Bussboom |
| Gesche Catherine Antje Janssen, b August 10, 1778 in Filsum; d March 27, 1780 in Filsum. |
| Oltman Janssen, b April 22, 1780 in Filsum. |
| Johan Janssen, b November 25, 1782 in Busboomsfehn; d April 30, 1860 in Siebestock; married Almt Janssen Ihnen b January 26, 1781 in Holtland; d July 12, 1853 in Siebestock. |
| Gesche Janssen, b Unknown. |
| Behrend Niclaas Janssen, b February 6, 1789 in Filsum; d February 22, 1868 in Filsum; married Taalke Weerts Kempen |
| Son Janssen, b April 28, 1791 in Busboomsfehn; d April 28, 1791 in Busboomsfehn. |
| Hinrich Janssen, born Unknown; died Unknown; married Gesche (?) Janssen; b March 9, 1846; d July 4, 1903. |
| Anna Catharina Janssen, b Unknown. |
| Antje Janssen, b Unknown. |
| Weert Gerdes, b 1757 in Loga. |
| Married May 25, 1784 in Detern. |
| Wübke Hauen(Hawen), b Abt. 1762. |
| Children of Weert Gerdes and Wübke Hauen(Hawen) |
| Gerd Gerdes, b September 11, 1786 in Stickhausen |
| Anna Sophia Gerdes, b January 11, 1788 in Stickhausen. |
| Taalke Gerdes, b December 3, 1789 in Stickhausen. |
| Hermannus Gerdes, b October 12, 1791 in Stickhausen. |
| Taalke Weerts Kempen, b December 30, 1793 in Stickhausen; d September 18, 1868 in Filsum; married Behrend Niclaas |
| Weert Gerdes, b January 22, 1796 in Stickhausen. |
| Wüpke Gerdes, b October 27, 1797 in Stickhausen; d November 9, 1798 in Stickhausen. |
| Heere Gerdes, December 27, 1798 in Stickhausen; d January 13, 1799 in Stickhausen. |
| Fraucke Gerdes, b March 15, 1800 in Stickhausen. |
| Jantie Gerdes, b April 23, 1802 in Stickhausen. |
| Hermann Gerdes, b June 9, 1804 in Stickhausen. |
| Folkert Gerdes, b December 1, 1808 in Stickhausen; d December 9, 1808 in Stickhausen. |
Contact: Donna Merkel ClayCountyNe@charter.net
April 28, 2008