Edith's Family Tree

Rebecca Lion, 1826–1903 (aged 77 years)

Name
Rebecca /Lion/
Given names
Rebecca
Surname
Lion
Married name
Rebecca /Defries/
Nickname
Sprintz

Descendants of Rebecca Lion

  1. Generation 1

    1. Rebecca Lion, daughter of Jacob Lion and Hendrina Mendels, was born on July 12, 1826 in Vierlingsbeek, Boxmeer and died on December 22, 1903 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen at the age of 77 years.

      She married Abraham Defries, son of Alexander de Fries and Sybille Cohn, on April 19, 1852 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen. He was born on December 30, 1800 in Uedem, Kleve and died on November 28, 1886 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen at the age of 85 years.

      Children of Rebecca Lion and Abraham Defries:

      1. Sibilla Billa Defries (1853–1938) - follow 2.1
      2. Simon Devries (1855–1939) - follow 2.2
      3. Jacob Devries (1858–1908) - follow 2.3
      4. Henrietta Jetta Devries (1861–1943) - follow 2.4
      5. Ludwig Defries (1863–1868)
      6. Wilhelmina Mina Devries (1866–1959) - follow 2.5
  2. Generation 2 back to top
    1. Sybilla de Wijze, nee Devries, 4 Aug 1921

      Sibilla Billa Defries, daughter of Abraham Defries and Rebecca Lion, was born on March 6, 1853 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died on April 19, 1938 in Deventer, Overijssel at the age of 85 years.

      She married Samuel Sam de Wijze on November 15, 1881 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen. He was born on May 2, 1853 in Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant and died on August 24, 1933 in Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant at the age of 80 years.

      Children of Sibilla Billa Defries and Samuel Sam de Wijze:

      1. Levi de Wijze (1882–1882)
      2. Abraham de Wijze (1883–1943) - follow 3.1
      3. Levi Mozes de Wijze (1885–1943) - follow 3.2
      4. Albertina de Wijze (1887–1943) - follow 3.3
      5. Simon de Wijze (1890–1942) - follow 3.4
      6. Jacob Jaap de Wijze (1891–1943) - follow 3.5
      7. Sara de Wijze (1893–1960) - follow 3.6

    2. Simon Devries, son of Abraham Defries and Rebecca Lion, was born on October 24, 1855 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died on January 2, 1939 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen at the age of 83 years.

      He married Henriette Holländer on July 10, 1903. She was born on September 15, 1865 in Eschweiler, Aachen and died on February 1, 1943 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 77 years.

    3. Jacob Devries, 1886

      Jacob Devries, son of Abraham Defries and Rebecca Lion, was born on June 9, 1858 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died on November 29, 1908 in Weeze, Kleve at the age of 50 years.

      He married Henriette Koopmann, daughter of Sara Koopmann, on November 8, 1886 in Weeze, Kleve. She was born on March 1, 1860 in Weeze, Kleve and died on April 5, 1935 in Weeze, Kleve at the age of 75 years.

      Children of Jacob Devries and Henriette Koopmann:

      1. Albert Abraham Devries (1887–1918)
      2. Elfriede Frieda Devries (1889–1964) - follow 3.7
      3. Max Devries (1890–1958) - follow 3.8
      4. Ludwig Devries (1892–1957) - follow 3.9
      5. Helene Lene Devries (1896–1960)

    4. Henrietta Jetta Devries, daughter of Abraham Defries and Rebecca Lion, was born on April 8, 1861 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died on May 8, 1943 in Vught, Noord-Brabant at the age of 82 years.

      She married Levi Jehuda Cohen, son of David Cohen and Gertruida de Wit, on November 8, 1886 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen. He was born on June 6, 1849 in Sambeek, Boxmeer and died on September 18, 1940 in Cuijk, Noord-Brabant at the age of 91 years.

      Children of Henrietta Jetta Devries and Levi Jehuda Cohen:

      1. Eva Cohen (1887–1943)
      2. Abraham Cohen (1889–1943) - follow 3.10
      3. Josef Cohen (1891–1982) - follow 3.11
      4. Bertha Cohen (1894–1943) - follow 3.12
      5. Adolf Cohen (1899–1899)
      6. Jakob Cohen (1899–1942) - follow 3.13
      7. Helena Lenchen Cohen (1903–1961) - follow 3.14
    5. Wilhelmina Sanders, nee Devries, ca 1945

      Wilhelmina Mina Devries, daughter of Abraham Defries and Rebecca Lion, was born on May 9, 1866 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died on October 7, 1959 in Oakland, Alameda at the age of 93 years.

      She married Simon Sim Sanders, son of Benjamin Isaac Sanders and Charlotte Neumann, on July 3, 1894 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen. He was born on April 27, 1862 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died on October 9, 1937 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen at the age of 75 years.

      Children of Wilhelmina Mina Devries and Simon Sim Sanders:

      1. Albert Sanders (1895–1979) - follow 3.15
      2. Martha Sanders (1897–1897)
      3. Julius Sanders (1898–1942) - follow 3.16
      4. Jakob Sanders (1900–1968) - follow 3.17
      5. Siegfried Sanders (1903–2003) - follow 3.18
  3. Generation 3 back to top

    1. Abraham de Wijze, son of Samuel Sam de Wijze and Sibilla Billa Defries, was born on August 20, 1883 in Beugen, Boxmeer and died on May 29, 1943 in Extermination Camp Sobibor, Sobibór at the age of 59 years.

      He married Sara Lion, daughter of Silo Schiele Lion and Johanna van Driel, on September 3, 1907 in Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant. She was born on December 19, 1875 in Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant and died on February 13, 1944 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 68 years.

      Children of Abraham de Wijze and Sara Lion:

      1. Silo de Wijze (1909–1999) - follow 4.1
      2. Johanna de Wijze (1910–1942)
      3. Siegfried Guillaume de Wijze (1913–1944)

    2. Levi Mozes de Wijze, son of Samuel Sam de Wijze and Sibilla Billa Defries, was born on April 10, 1885 in Rijkevoort, Boxmeer and died on September 17, 1943 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 58 years.

      He married Lea Groenewoudt on July 21, 1915 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant. She was born on March 4, 1895 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant and died on September 17, 1943 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 48 years.

      Children of Levi Mozes de Wijze and Lea Groenewoudt:

      1. Sybilla de Wijze (1919–1943) - follow 4.2
      2. Kaatje de Wijze (1920–1942)
      3. Johanna Jeanette de Wijze (1922–1942)
      4. Albertina de Wijze (1924–1943)

    3. Albertina de Wijze, daughter of Samuel Sam de Wijze and Sibilla Billa Defries, was born on July 13, 1887 in Rijkevoort, Boxmeer and died on February 5, 1943 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 55 years.

      She married Aron Mozes Zendijk on October 31, 1917 in Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant. He was born on June 15, 1875 in Olst, Overijssel and died on February 5, 1943 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 67 years.

      Children of Albertina de Wijze and Aron Mozes Zendijk:

      1. Stillborn Zendijk (1918–1918)
      2. Max Zendijk (1920–1943)

    4. Simon de Wijze, son of Samuel Sam de Wijze and Sibilla Billa Defries, was born on February 2, 1890 in Beugen, Boxmeer and died on December 3, 1942 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 52 years.

      He married Sara Goslinski on May 29, 1918 in Groningen, Netherlands. She was born on November 21, 1894 in Groningen, Netherlands and died on December 3, 1942 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 48 years.

    5. Jaap de Wijze

      Jacob Jaap de Wijze, son of Samuel Sam de Wijze and Sibilla Billa Defries, was born on April 21, 1891 in Beugen, Boxmeer and died on February 19, 1943 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 51 years.

      He married Saartje Katan on July 1, 1919 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland. She was born on January 10, 1894 in Maassluis, Zuid-Holland and died on February 19, 1943 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 49 years.

      Children of Jacob Jaap de Wijze and Saartje Katan:

      1. Sybilla Elly de Wijze (1920–2016) - follow 4.3
      2. Louis Wiet de Wijze (1922–2009) - follow 4.4
      3. Kaatje Kitty de Wijze (1924–2018) - follow 4.5

    6. Sara de Wijze, daughter of Samuel Sam de Wijze and Sibilla Billa Defries, was born on September 9, 1893 in Rijkevoort, Boxmeer and died on February 20, 1960 in Deventer, Overijssel at the age of 66 years.

      She married Mozes Aron Moos Zendijk on August 28, 1918 in Nijmegen, Gelderland. He was born on August 10, 1887 in Olst, Overijssel and died on July 23, 1954 in Deventer, Overijssel at the age of 66 years.

      Children of Sara de Wijze and Mozes Aron Moos Zendijk:

      1. Gezina Ina Zendijk (1919–1969) - follow 4.6
      2. Sallo Zendijk (1921–1945)
      3. Rosa Sybilla Zendijk (1926–2002) - follow 4.7
      4. Sybilla Jozephina Zendijk (1933–2011) - follow 4.8
    7. de Jong, Frieda

      Elfriede Frieda Devries, daughter of Jacob Devries and Henriette Koopmann, was born on January 22, 1889 in Weeze, Kleve and died on July 3, 1964 in Melbourne, Victoria at the age of 75 years.

      She married Adolf de Jong on April 6, 1921 in Weeze, Kleve. He was born on February 11, 1882 in Ahaus, Borken and died on September 17, 1943 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 61 years.

      Children of Elfriede Frieda Devries and Adolf de Jong:

      1. Marga Mathilde de Jong (1922–2007) - follow 4.9
      2. Herbert de Jong (1923–1944)
      3. Henny de Jong (1926–1943)
    8. Max Devries Garde Ulan

      Max Devries, son of Jacob Devries and Henriette Koopmann, was born on February 3, 1890 in Weeze, Kleve and died on June 3, 1958 in Weeze, Kleve at the age of 68 years.

      He married Julie Klara Alwine Hartoch, daughter of Heinrich Hartoch and Rosalie Sanders, on June 17, 1934 in Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. She was born on August 29, 1895 in Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen and died on July 22, 1980 in Weeze, Kleve at the age of 84 years.

      Children of Max Devries and Julie Klara Alwine Hartoch:

      1. Edith Devries (1935–) - follow 4.10
    9. Ludwig Devries

      Ludwig Devries, son of Jacob Devries and Henriette Koopmann, was born on November 7, 1892 in Weeze, Kleve and died on December 26, 1957 in Sonoma County, California at the age of 65 years.

      He married Jenny Gerson, daughter of Joseph Gerson and Carolina Kaufmann, on October 3, 1920. She was born on January 16, 1892 in Aldekerk, Kleve and died on June 4, 1982 in Forestville, Sonoma at the age of 90 years.

      Children of Ludwig Devries and Jenny Gerson:

      1. Albert Rolf Devries (1921–1990) - follow 4.11
      2. George Devries (1925–2010) - follow 4.12
    10. Abraham Cohen, 1939

      Abraham Cohen, son of Levi Jehuda Cohen and Henrietta Jetta Devries, was born on October 31, 1889 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died between December 1941 and December 1943 in Ghetto Riga, Riga.

      He married Else Levy, daughter of Bernhard Levy and Rosina Krebs.

      Abraham Cohen and Else Levy had 1 child.

    11. Josef Cohen, son of Levi Jehuda Cohen and Henrietta Jetta Devries, was born on October 10, 1891 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died in 1982 at the age of 90 years.

      He married Marta Anne Leyens.

      Children of Josef Cohen and Marta Anne Leyens:

      1. Private
      2. Gisela Gill Cohen (1930–1991) - follow 4.14

    12. Bertha Cohen, daughter of Levi Jehuda Cohen and Henrietta Jetta Devries, was born on January 5, 1894 in Sonsbeck, Wesel and died between November 15, 1941 and October 21, 1943 in Ghetto Minsk, Minsk.

      She married Paul Franck. He was born on June 21, 1887 in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen and died between November 15, 1941 and October 21, 1943 in Ghetto Minsk, Minsk.

      Children of Bertha Cohen and Paul Franck:

      1. Edith Franck (1928–1943)
      2. Gottlieb Franck (1931–1943)

    13. Jakob Cohen, son of Levi Jehuda Cohen and Henrietta Jetta Devries, was born on June 28, 1899 in Sonsbeck, Wesel and died on May 7, 1942 in Extermination Camp Chelmno (Kulmhof), Chelmno at the age of 42 years.

      He married Else Kern. She was born on April 28, 1904 in Edenkoben, Sudliche Weinstrasse and died on May 7, 1942 in Extermination Camp Chelmno (Kulmhof), Chelmno at the age of 38 years.

      Children of Jakob Cohen and Else Kern:

      1. Herbert Cohen (1931–1944)
      2. Margot Cohen (1932–1984) - follow 4.15

    14. Helena Lenchen Cohen, daughter of Levi Jehuda Cohen and Henrietta Jetta Devries, was born on October 18, 1903 in Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen and died on July 10, 1961 in Alameda, California at the age of 57 years.

      She married Adolf Ermann on July 28, 1925 in Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen. He was born on November 8, 1888 in Osann-Monzel, Wittlich and died on December 17, 1970 in Alameda, California at the age of 82 years.

      Children of Helena Lenchen Cohen and Adolf Ermann:

      1. Margot Cohen adopted child (1932–1984) - follow 4.16
    15. Albert Sanders in New York

      Albert Sanders, son of Simon Sim Sanders and Wilhelmina Mina Devries, was born on June 17, 1895 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died in April 1979 in New York, New York at the age of 83 years.

      He married Ida Krebs in 1942 in Haiti. She was born on December 1, 1906 in Reichenberg, Würzburg and died in December 1987 in Westchester, New York at the age of 81 years.

    16. Imagebar/Julius Sanders and Frieda, nee Goldschmitt 1941.jpg

      Julius Sanders, son of Simon Sim Sanders and Wilhelmina Mina Devries, was born on May 18, 1898 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died on August 27, 1942 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 44 years.

      He married Frieda Friedel Goldschmitt on February 5, 1941 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland. She was born on September 6, 1910 in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen and died on September 27, 1942 in KZ Auschwitz, Oswiecim at the age of 32 years.

    17. Imagebar/Jakob Sanders.jpg

      Jakob Sanders, son of Simon Sim Sanders and Wilhelmina Mina Devries, was born on February 16, 1900 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died on December 14, 1968 in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen at the age of 68 years.

      He married Maria Mia Haas in 1936 in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen. She was born in 1906 in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen and died in 1988 in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen at the age of 82 years.

    18. Siegfried Sanders, ca 1916

      Siegfried Sanders, son of Simon Sim Sanders and Wilhelmina Mina Devries, was born on January 24, 1903 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and died on October 31, 2003 in Oakland, Alameda at the age of 1 0 years.

      He married Ilse Freimark on February 24, 1942 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She was born on April 21, 1921 in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen and died on September 13, 2010 in Oakland, Alameda at the age of 89 years.

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Ancestors of Rebecca Lion

  1. Generation 1

    1. Rebecca Lion, daughter of Jacob Lion and Hendrina Mendels, was born on July 12, 1826 in Vierlingsbeek, Boxmeer and died on December 22, 1903 in Kaldenkirchen, Viersen at the age of 77 years.

  2. Generation 2 back to top

    1. Jacob Lion, son of Levi Joseph Lion and Hendrina David Gans, was born on May 2, 1774 in Sambeek, Boxmeer and died on February 27, 1858 in Boxmeer, Boxmeer at the age of 83 years.

    2. Hendrina Mendels, daughter of Mozes Mendels and Hendrina Levi, was born about 1796 in Kalkar, Kleve and died on August 15, 1844 in Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant.

  3. Generation 3 back to top

    1. Levi Joseph Lion was born about 1745 in Sambeek, Boxmeer and died on October 13, 1801 in Sambeek, Boxmeer.

    2. Hendrina David Gans, daughter of David Gans and Judith Meijer, was born about 1745 in Dinxperlo, Gelderland and died on May 16, 1828 in Sambeek, Boxmeer.

    3. Mozes Mendels, son of Arnold Mendels and Sibille Hertz, was born about 1749 in Doesburg, Gelderland and died on July 5, 1820 in Kalkar, Kleve.

    4. Hendrina Levi, daughter of Levi Jacob and Johanna Jacob, was born in 1770 in Uedem, Kleve and died on November 4, 1802 in Kalkar, Kleve at the age of 32 years.

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