Johann Thielke

Johann Thielke is my great-great grandfather on my maternal side. The oldest son of Heinrich Peter THIELKE and Marie Dorothea SPECHT. My grandfather was only 2 when he passed away, so he doesn’t have any memories of Johann, who was also called John, but born Hans.

He was born as Hans Joachim Martin Thielke on 26 Oct 1843. According to German Lutheran church records from

I recently found some photos of Johann, according to the writing on the reverse side of the photo. I assume he is shown with his wife, Wilomene (Minnie), in this specific photo taken probably in the early 1920s. I’ve had trouble locating descendants of the THIELKE line, except for mine even though Johann had 5 more siblings.