Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 1887, Kenton Co. WILLIAM WILLEN, of the firm of William Willen & Co., of Covington, Ky., was born in Germany, October 29, 1807, and is a son of William and Margaret (Puistan) Willen. He landed in Yew York in 1835, and located in Covington, Ky., in 1848. In 1841 he married Jennie Grifekamp, of Germany, who bore him ten children, four of whom are now living: John, William, Anna and Liza. All the family are members of the Catholic Church. In 1856 the firm of William Willen & Co. was organized, the other member of the firm being A. Wiechmann. Willen Puistan Grifekamp Wiechmann = NY Germany http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/kenton/willen.w.txt