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In 1905, a son, Julius Henry, was born. And in 1908, a daughter, Edna Barbara, was born. Both children were born in the sod house.

• WHAT: Portrait of Martha (Cordes) and William Kirmse’s first two children
• LEFT TO RIGHT: Edna Barbara Kirmse; Julius Heinrich “Henry” Kirmse
• WHEN: Circa 1908
• WHERE: Goodwin/Schattuck, Oklahoma
• SOURCE: Shared by Donna (Kirmse) Martin, April 26, 2015
• NOTES: Edna died at the age of 17 months and was buried in the Zion Lutheran cemetery at Alva, Oklahoma.