Four Brunken Cousins

Four Cousins

Aug 1925

Who's Who

1. Irene Brunken, daughter of Gus Brunken.
2. Edwin Brunken, son of Gus Brunken.
3. Hilda Brunken, daughter of William Leopold Brunken.
4. Leona Brunken, daughter of William Leopold Brunken.

Story

Four cousins - Possibly just before the Gus Brunken family moved to Nebraska.

In response to the question I asked "When in 1925 did the Gus Brunken family move back to Columbus from Oklahoma?", Diane Lliteras obtained the following recollection by Edwin "Ed" Brunken:

"Just talked to Ed.  He can't say for sure, but his best guess is late June/early July 1925 for a couple of reasons:

*  he remembers it being warm

*  suspects it was after harvest season which puts it in that time frame for down there

*  Raymond and Irene were going to school so likely would have waited until they got out for the summer

He also remembers making the trip north in a Model T Touring car with a folding top.  In case of rain, it also had curtains."[2]

Possibly the car in the picture is the "Model T Touring car with a folding top" that the Gus Brunken family drove to Nebraska.

Date

August, 1925. - as per the caption on the picture in Hilda's album.

Location

Probably at the William Brunken home near Lahoma, Oklahoma (Note the vines on the porch in the background and the shape of the roof.).

Notes

1. Scanned on December 6, 2014 from a picture album prepared by Hilda Ida Brunken.
2. Diane Lliteras forwarded an email from Sheryl Brunken, 9 Nov 2014.