Brunken and Went Families

Gus Brunken, William Brunken and William Went Families

Label from Mildred's Album[1]

Who's Who

Last row left to right:

• "Bill Went" is William Went.
• "Gus Brunken" is Gustav "Gus" Brunken (1880 – 1966)
• "Alvin B." is Alvin William Brunken (1908 – 1996)
• "Edwin Brunken" is Edwin Brunken (1920 – )
• "Mary Brunken" is Clara Marie "Mary" (Petersen) Brunken (1884 – 1972)
• "Adeline B." is Adeline Brunken (1924 – )
• "Leona" is Leona Cecelia Brunken (1911 – 1996)
• "Mrs. Went" is Elise Ida (Schlosser) Went
• "Ida Brunken" is Anna Ida (Schlosser) Brunken (1893 – 1977)
• "Lydia W." is Lydia Went (1908 – 1996).

Front row left to right:

• "Harold B." is Harold Carsten Brunken (1913 – 2004)
• "Raymond B." is Raymond Victor Brunken (1917 – 2003)
• "Went-" is Elsie Went.
• "Went-" is Olga Went.
• "Irene" is Irene Dorthea Brunken (1914 – 1976)
• "Mildred" is Mildred Lorena Brunken (1920 – 2014)

Story

The family of Gus Brunken, brother of Grandfather Brunken, along with his wife's sister's family, the Went family, are visiting.

The Gus Brunken family moved to Nebraska mid-1925 - possibly this was a family farewell.

Date

Circa 1925 - assuming that Mildred is six years old and Adeline (Born 31 Jan 1924) is about a year old.  The Gus Brunken family moved to Nebraska mid-1925.

Location

Probably on the Brunken farm near Lahoma, Oklahoma.

Notes

1. Mildred (Brunken) Kletke shared this photograph on December 29, 2003.
2. Neither William Brunken nor Hilda Brunken are in the picture - possibly one them took the snapshot.