"This picture is scratched and has a few rough edges, but the thing was taken October 30, 1895, so you have to expect that from a picture that is 107 years old! The man behind the bride is the minister from Wayne. The man on the far right with his hand on the keg I believe is my great grandfather Gerke Bohlken. If anybody knows who the rest are I would certainly like to be able to identify them." Steve Hanken
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Hinrich Eden Harms & Elsie Wihemine Zimmerman Wedding
The photo was divided into 8 groups for close up viewing We apologize that group 6 is missing.
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Here are some messages from visitors with additional information about this picture.Their comments have been incorporated into the enlargements.
(from Marvin Siebels)
Okay, I've got this picture and
some of the people were identified for me by my cousin, Wilma (Hayen)
Stevenson. They live on a farm near Scotchgrove. She did a history on
the Hayen family.
First of all, you are right about the wedding,
although the groom was baptized as Hinrich Eden Harms and he was called
Eden. (Look on page 490, Vol 2 Reepsholt OSB. Father was Johann Hinrich
Harms.) (Note all the following descriptions of positions are as you are
looking at the picture.) He's front row, 6th position from the left, 1st
man. Next to the right is his bride, Elise Wilhelmine Zimmerman, Next to
the right and slightly back is Engel Margaretha Harms, Eden's mother and
my great grandmother, To her right, with the little girl on her lap is
Elise (Hayen) Zimmerman and next her husband, Wilke Janssen Zimmerman,
parents of the bride. Continue in the front row until you come to the
woman just to the right of the woman in the light colored dress. This is
my grandmother, Gesche Katherina (Harms) Hayen, sister of the groom. In
front and to each side of her are my aunt, Catherine Engeline Hayen and
my uncle, Herman Henry Hayen. Now Wilma maintains the man with his right
hand on the beer keg is my grandfather, Johann Hinrich Hayen, but I
won't dispute your belief it is a Bolhken.
The second row
starting from the picture's left, The 4th man over is Edward Stutt. to
the right of him is another of my uncles, Johann Heinrich Hayen. Next to
the right is a Herren. the 3rd man right of him is the Pastor Mardorff
and then his wife.
Move over to the right to the 1st porch post.
In front and slightly to the left is a man holding a little boy and to
the left of the little boy is a woman. This combination is Gerd and Anna
(Harms) Weers. She was another sister of the groom. The little boy was
Henry Weers. Now, immediately behind Anna Weers is her and the groom's
brother, Herman Heinrich Harms. In the next row back and immediately to
the right of the post is Engel (Rickels) Dirks. to the right of her is
Heinrich Dirks.
So, now you know as much about the picture as I
do. Thanks for reminding me about the web site.
Marvin
(from Sandy Edwards nee Bronemann. Her mother was a Tobiason/Tobiassen)
The little boy in the front row with the BIG bow and short pants is
my grandfather Hayo Tobiason. He is holding onto his mother's hand (Anke
Hayen Tobiason). Behind Anke's shoulder, moving to the right on the
picture is another Tobiason daughter Grace Tobiason Helgens. Beside her
is a young boy and then another young boy. The second young boy is
Tobias Tobiason. Two rows behind Grace and Tobias and sort of centered
between them is a man in a black shirt and tie. That is my great-
grandfather, Bernhard Tobiason. The second bridesmaid from the left side
of the picture is Kate Folkerts, another daughter.
Sally
(from Larry Harms of Baltimore Maryland, formerly of Jones
County)
To the left of the two guys guarding the beer is GGF
Harm Harms with the full white beard. Next left is GGF Nicholas F Holst
with the large patch of black chin hair Just to front and left (two
young boys) sons of Nicholas, Nicholas Christian Holst and next left is
Cornelius Moritz “Colonel” Holst. The next three young women are Holst
sisters. R to L: Anna Brodina Holst Reimers Petersen, My Grandmother
Helena Holst Harms, and Ida Holst Hanken. Next to and just behind and
left of my GGF Nicholas is his two step sons with mustaches Paul and
Peter Paulsen I can’t find the caption of the other photo that tells me
who is who right now, but if you must know I will search harder. I could
guess at some others but that is all that it would be. I am sure that
the GGFs are correct and 99.5% sure that the other I identified also
correct. They were identified with other photos within +/- 3 years of
this one. I have seen some of these people in other wedding photos but I
have no names.
Larry
