Family Photographs

Here are some photos of Johann Jurgens and of his families. Other individual photos of his children, Hans and Violet, and their mother, Elly, will be included in later blog posts.

Photos of Johann Jurgens

Johann is seated on the bottom left. No information on this photo


Johann is on the left. The beer stein makes me think this was take in Germany.


Johann Jurgens in 1902





Photos from Johann's First Marriage


Johann and first wife Margaretha in Buffalo in 1891



First Wife Margaretha, son Ernst, and Johann, 1902


Son Ernst


Photos of Johann's Family with Second Wife


Second Wife Elly


Son Hans, Daughter Violet, Johann and Second Wife Elly

Photos of Children, Hans and Violet

Son Hans (full name Heinrich Hans Jurgens)


Hans at two years old


Hans and Violet


Violet, aged 6, and Hans, aged 8


Hans


Hans


Hans


Violet and Hans in 1917






















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