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Matilda “Tillie”. Doelger. West. Former corset and fashion model and mother of the legendary Mae West. The Doelger family Americanized their name, spelling it variously Delker and Dilker.Tillie immigrated from Bavaria with her family in 1886. She and Jack married 18Jan1889. They had four children together.
Jun 19, 2023 · Matilda "Tillie" Doelger (also spelled Delker) died in 1930. Married: in New York, NY to Jack West (d. 1935) Childen of Jack West and Tillie Delker: 1. Katie (d. respiratory disease) 2. Mildred Katharina West ("Beverly", b. 1898, d. 1982) 3. Mary Jane AKA Mae West (1898-1980) 4. John Edwin West (b. 1900, d. 1964) Notes
- Bavaria
- December 08, 1870
- "Tillie"
- Bavaria, Germany
Mar 3, 2021 · Matilda "Tillie, Mathilda" West formerly Doelger aka Dilker, Delker, Dalker. Born 26 Feb 1870 in Bavaria, Germany. Daughter of Jacob (Doelger) Delker and [mother unknown] [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of John Patrick West — married 18 Jan 1889 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Female
- February 26, 1870
- John Patrick West
- January 26, 1930
She was the eldest surviving child of John Patrick West and Matilda "Tillie" Doelger (also known as Matilda Delker Doelger), who had emigrated with her family from Bavaria to the United States in 1886. West's parents married on January 18, 1889, in Brooklyn.
West was born in Brooklyn in 1893 to John and Matilda (Tillie) Doelger West, and began acting at the age of seven. She resented her father from the beginning, but was very close to her...
Aug 27, 2022 · She was born as Mary Jane West on 17 Aug 1893 and died of a stroke on 22 Nov 1980 in Hollywood, California. Entombment in the family mausoleum at Cypress Hills Abbey in Brooklyn, New York. Parents: John "Battlin' Jack" Patrick West (d. 1935) and Matilda "Tillie" Doelger (also spelled Delker) (d. 1930).
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