Villem was born in 1769. Villem's father is Jaan and his mother is Eva. His paternal grandfather is Henno and his paternal grandmother was Liis; his maternal grandparents are Toomas and Anu. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Evert, Peeter, Eva and Mari. He had two half-brothers named Toomas and Hans. Villem is no longer alive.