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| Paul W. Bartsch, Sr. | Gertrude Penner Bartsch. She was born in 1891, and this picture was taken in 1916. She must have been about 25 years of age. This was 4 years before she married Paul.
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Siblings: Paul W. Bartsch (1891-1967) at the top; Helene Marie Bartsch
(1894-1966) on the left; Hans Bartsch (1884-1959) on the right. | Johannes
Bartsch, Jr. (1848-1915) and his wife, Anna Hamm Bergman Bartsch
(1847-1926) along with their three surviving children: Hans, the
eldest, with the hat; Paul Willhelm, facing the camera, and the
youngest, Helene Marie. The sun must have been too bright for both the
youngest and the eldest! |
 |  | Paul W. Bartsch, Sr. and his two oldest children. Anna Marie, the eldest, on the left and John Theodore (Johnnie) on the right. | Paul
and Gertrude on their wedding day, April 14, 1920. They were both 28.
Interestingly enough, they shared the same birthday - May 13, 1891. She
was born in Beatrice, NE, he in Auli Ata, Russian Turkmenistan. |
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