Three Kirmse Brothers

Karl, Joseph and William Kirmse

Karl, Joseph and William Kirmse[1]

Who

• August Karl "Charles" Kirmse, son of Julius and Barbara (Kraus) Kirmse.
  
  

  

  Karl "Charles" Kirmse

  
  
  
• Joseph "Joe" Kirmse, son of Julius and Barbara (Kraus) Kirmse.
  
  

  

  Joseph "Joe" Kirmse

  
  
• Wilhelm "William" Kirmse, son of Julius and Barbara (Kraus) Kirmse.
  
  

  

  Wilhelm "William" Kirmse

Story

Portrait of the three older Kirmse brothers.

AUGUST KARL KIRMSE, son of Julius and Barbara (Kraus) Kirmse, was born on 02 Sep 1870 in Farrar, Perry, Missouri, USA. He died on 01 Nov 1958 in Crosstown, Perry, Missouri, USA. He married Amelia B. Hacker, daughter of Andreas Hacker and Bridgetta Friedmann, on 23 Jun 1907 in Longtown, Perry, Missouri, USA. She was born on 07 Sep 1880 in Longtown, Perry, Missouri, USA. She died on 14 Sep 1946 in Crosstown, Perry, Missouri, USA.

JOSEPH KIRMSE, son of Julius and Barbara (Kraus) Kirmse, was born on 18 Jan 1873 in Farrar, Perry, Missouri, USA. He died on 21 May 1957 in Perry County, Missouri, USA. He married Martha Wilhemina Kassel, daughter of Philipp Henry Kassel and Magdelena Clara Hopfer, on 10 May 1921 in Farrar, Perry, Missouri, USA. She was born on 01 May 1896 in Farrar, Perry, Missouri, USA. She died on 22 Aug 1996 in Perryville, Perry, Missouri, USA.

WILHELM KIRMSE, son of Julius and Barbara (Kraus) Kirmse, was born on 21 May 1875 in Farrar, Perry, Missouri, USA. He died on 14 Aug 1968 in Alva, Woods, Oklahoma, USA. He married Martha Margaretha Cordes, daughter of Heinrich Cordes and Margaretha Meier, on 11 Feb 1904 in Farrar, Perry, Missouri, USA. She was born on 20 Mar 1879 in Farrar, Perry, Missouri, USA. She died on 09 Dec 1967 in Alva, Woods, Oklahoma, USA.

Date

Circa 1893 - based on Wilhelm appearing to be about 18 years old.  Possibly this photograph was taken at the time of the marriage of their oldest sister - 9 Feb 1893.

Location

Perryville, Missouri - as per the photograph

Notes

1. Ella Anna Paulina (Kirmse) Krueger shared this photograph December 30, 2003.