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Marriage

Martha Margaretha Cordes married Wilhelm Kirmse on February 11, 1904, in the Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri.

Wilhelm "William" and Martha (Cordes) Kirmse Marriage License[1]
Wilhelm “William” and Martha (Cordes) Kirmse Marriage License[1]
Marriage Records. Salem Lutheran Church, Farrar, Missouri. [2]
Marriage Records. Salem Lutheran Church, Farrar, Missouri. [2]

Notes

  1. Source Information – Ancestry.com. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.
  2. Source: Marriage Records. Salem Lutheran Church, Farrar, Missouri.  Copied September, 2003.

Martha Margaretha Cordes

Martha Margaretha Cordes was the daughter of Heinrich “Henry” and Margaretha (Meier) Cordes.

– BIRTH

When Martha Margaretha Cordes was born on March 20, 1879, in Farrar, Missouri, her father, Heinrich, was 29, and her mother, Margaretha, was 31.

– DEATH

Martha died on December 9, 1967, in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 88, and was buried in the Alva Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Wilhelm “William” Kirmse

Wilhelm “William” Kirmse was the son of Julius and Barbara (Kraus) Kirmse.

– BIRTH

When Wilhelm Kirmse was born on May 21, 1875, in Farrar, Missouri, his father, Julius, was 40 and his mother, Barbara, was 33.

– DEATH

William died on August 14, 1968, in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 93, and was buried in the Alva Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Children of Martha Margaretha (Cordes) and Wilhelm Kirmse

They had six children in 19 years – Julius Heinrich Kirmse (1905 – 1998), Edna Barbara Kirmse (1908 – 1909), Alwin Karl Kirmse (1911 – 1928), Laura Helena Maria Kirmse (1913 – 1995), Ella Anna Paulina Kirmse (1918 – 2010), and Norma Martha Kirmse (1924 – 2000).

Julius Heinrich Kirmse

– BIRTH

When Julius Heinrich Kirmse was born on January 20, 1905, in Ellis, Oklahoma Territory, his father, Wilhelm, was 29 and his mother, Martha, was 25.

– MARRIAGE

Julius married Hilda Ida Brunken in the Zion Lutheran Church in Lahoma, Oklahoma and they had four children together. He then married Hildegard Frieda Kletke on August 19, 1951, in the Zion Lutheran Church in Alva, Oklahoma.

– DEATH

He died on December 4, 1998, in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 93, and was buried in the Alva Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Edna Barbara Kirmse

– BIRTH

When Edna Barbara Kirmse was born on February 5, 1908, in a sod house in Ellis County, Oklahoma, her father, Wilhelm, was 32, and her mother, Martha, was 28.

– DEATH

Edna died as a child on July 10, 1909, at home near Goodwin, Oklahoma and was buried in the Alva Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Alwin Karl Kirmse

– BIRTH

When Alwin Karl Kirmse was born on June 6, 1911, in Alva, Oklahoma, his father, Wilhelm, was 36 and his mother, Martha, was 32

– DEATH

Alwin died as a teenager on September 28, 1928 from a ruptured appendix in Cherokee, Oklahoma and was buried in the Alva Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Laura Helena Maria Kirmse

 – BIRTH

When Laura Helena Maria Kirmse was born on October 31, 1913, in Alva, Oklahoma, her father, Wilhelm, was 38, and her mother, Martha, was 34.

– MARRIAGE

Laurae married Roland Ferdinand Schmidt from Altenburg, Perry County, Missouri on August 21, 1938, in the Zion Lutheran Church in Alva, Oklahoma. They had three children in 11 years.

– DEATH

Laura died on December 7, 1995, in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 82, and was buried in the Alva Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Ella Anna Paulina Kirmse

 – BIRTH

When Ella Anna Paulina Kirmse was born on January 28, 1918, in Alva, Oklahoma, her father, Wilhelm, was 42, and her mother, Martha, was 38.

– MARRIAGE

Ella married Herbert Gilbert Arthur Krueger from Farrar, Perry County, Missouri on March 2, 1941, in the Zion Lutheran Church in Alva, Oklahoma. They had three children during their marriage

–  DEATH

Ella died on June 7, 2010, in Hutchinson, Kansas, at the age of 92, and was buried in the Alva Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Norma Martha Kirmse

 – BIRTH

When Norma Martha Kirmse was born on April 7, 1924, in Alva, Oklahoma, her father, Wilhelm, was 48, and her mother, Martha, was 45.

– MARRIAGE

Norma married Alwin Adam Rauh, Jr from Alva, Oklahoma on January 25, 1948, in the Zion Lutheran Church in Alva, Oklahoma. They had two daughters during their marriage.

 – DEATH

Norma died on April 10, 2000, in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 76, and was buried in the Alva Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Family Group Sheet

Martha and William Kirmse Family Group Sheet
Martha and William Kirmse Family Group Sheet

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