Mississippi River Near Cape Girardeau

Near Cape Girardeau at the Mississippi River

Who's Who

• Edward Doernhoefer, William & Martha (Cordes) Kirmse,  Martha (Kassel) Kirmse, Martha (Wienhold) Kirmse.

Second Snapshot

Who's Who

• Left to Right - Edward Doernhoefer, William & Martha (Cordes) Kirmse, Julius Henry Kirmse, Martha (Kassel) Kirmse.

Story

Visiting with Edward Doernhoefer.  Edward was a nephew of William Kirmse,  Martha (Kassel) and Martha (Wienhold) were sister-in-laws of William Kirmse.

Pictures taken while Julius Henry Kirmse and his parents, Martha (Cordes) and William Kirmse, were visiting relatives in Missouri during the fall of 1948.

Date

Fall 1948.

Location

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri - Taken near Cape Girardeau at the Mississippi River as can see bridge to Illinois in the background.  Cape Girardeau was where Edward Doernhoefer lived at the time.

Notes

1. Scanned from negatives of pictures taken by Julius Henry Kirmse during a visit to Missouri relatives.
2. Identifications confirmed by Helen (Kirmse) Hacker -  Email  August 21, 2015.: "Edward Doernhoefer,Wm.& Martha Kirmse, Julius Kirmse,& Martha (Kassel) Kirmse. This was taken in Cape near the Mississippi River as can see bridge to Illinois in the background and Cape was were where Ed lived  at the time."