Schilling's Family Photograph


The large Family Photograph was taken in 1887 at Falkenberg i/O., the country estate of Grandfather Dietrich Schilling. From another source, it would appear that he was born April 18, 1820 in Flethe and died August 7, 1888 in Bremen.

Those pictured are identified, reading from right to left, as:

Diedrich Schilling, Friedrich Schilling, August Schilling, Grandmother Schilling, Claus Schilling, Meta Leighter nee Schilling, Pauline Schilling nee Wackmann, Grethe Kotzenberg, Grandfather Schilling
and seated on the ground in front of him: Diedrich Kotzenberg, Carl Schilling, Theo Moennich, Rudi Schilling
and standing with them, in front of the table: Hanna Kotzenberg
and continuing as above from Grandfather Schilling: Dora Siegfried nee Schilling, Theo Moennich - Senior, Betty Moennich nee Schilling, Marie Kotzenberg, Hanny Kotzenberg nee Schilling with Bertha Kotzenberg on her lap, Martin Schilling, Agnes Schilling nee Lemme with Else Schilling on her lap

Copied - with some translation - from a listing in German appended to a copy of the photograph, dated November 13, 1952