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![The Columbus Journal., December 2, 1904, page 2](https://pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/4349/2018/09/The-Columbus-Journal.-December-2-1904-page-2.jpg)
Who
- Gerd Dietrich Brunken was the brother of my great-grandfather Johann Dietrich “John” Brunken.
- Theresa (Maxant) Weiss was the second wife of Gerd Deitrich Brunken.
What
Deitrich Brunken married Theresa (Maxant) Weiss December 20, 1904 at age 63, in Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA. Their children were: Olga Nelson (1905 – 1989) Walter (1907 – 1998). After Deitrich Brunken died in 1919, Theresa married John Chambre in 1935.
Therese had two children, Gustave G. Weiss and William M. Weiss, by a previous marriage. Gustav died young from a shooting accident:
![The Columbus Journal., August 9, 1911, page 2](https://pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/4349/2022/10/The-Columbus-Journal.-August-9-1911-page-2_200.jpg)
![Columbus Journal., August 16, 1911, page 2](https://pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/4349/2022/10/Columbus-Journal.-August-16-1911-page-2_200.jpg)
When
December 1904 – Deitrich Brunken married Theresa (Maxant) Weiss
August 1911 – Theresa’s son, Gustav, died of a shooting accident.
Where
Platte Center, Nebraska – nearby
Notes
- Would like to find a picture of Theresa.