Basketful of Butterflies

About the Book

Wilhelmine Doehrn (b. 1 May 1893, Wesel, d. ..., Nierstein, Germany) married Hugo van Gent in Wesel (Prussia at the time) sometime after 1900. On 12 October 1918, Wilhelmine received a passport to travel to Belgium, to visit the grave of her husband, who had fallen as a soldier during World War I. She was in her sixth month of pregnancy, with her first and only daughter, Elisabeth Luise.Wilhelmine never remarried, living with her daughter until her death.

About the Author

Wilhelmine Doehrn (b. 1 May 1893, Wesel, d. ..., Nierstein, Germany) married Hugo van Gent in Wesel (Prussia at the time) sometime after 1900. On 12 October 1918, Wilhelmine received a passport to travel to Belgium, to visit the grave of her husband, who had fallen as a soldier during World War I. She was in her sixth month of pregnancy, with her first and only daughter, Elisabeth Luise.Wilhelmine never remarried, living with her daughter until her death in ...