| My Brooklyn started for our family back around the 1860's. My paternal great grandfather came here from Norway. Our family name was Olson but he changed it to Wilson when he arrived. He jumped ship in Brooklyn so I imagine as an illegal alien, he thought best to change names. He met and married Catherine Reinhardt, also from Brooklyn and they were married somewhere areound 1864. They must have gotten along very well as they had twelve children. |
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| Charles Olson & wife, Catherine Reinhardt |
| Out of this union,and all these children, only three lines were formed. Their son Charles married Matilda Herting . You saw them on the front page. Next, their daughter Annie married Albert Herting and finally their other daughter, Ida Louise, married Vincent Lezak. |
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| To the right is Annie Wilson who married my maternal great grandfather, Albert Herting. Albert's father, also named Albert, came from Germany about 1859. He married Amelia Keck and both father and son were Brooklyn Barbers!The Herting line is still alive and well. ALbert's sister was Matilda who married my grandfather Charles Wilson. Both couples were married on the same day (Oct 8, 1886) at York Street M..E. Church in Brooklyn, NY |
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| This is part of the Lezak line started by Vinnie and Ida Louise Wilson. Vincent was found drowned by the docks prior to this photo. |
| The Lezaks are also all over the Country. |