Hans Henry Jurgens
Hans Jurgens was my grandfather and the son of Johann Jurgens from his second marriage. Early Years Here are two photos of Hans in his school classrooms in Brooklyn, New York. In the first photo, Hans is seated in the third row from the left, the sixth student from the front. On the blackboard in the back of the classroom "class 1a" is written. This is his first grade class photo. Hans is in the third row from the left, the sixth student from the front. In the second photo, Hans is in the far right row, the fourth student from the front. I'm guessing this is his second grade class photo. Hans is in the far right row, the fourth student from the front. Other photos of Hans as a child appear in the earlier blog, Family Photographs. Places Lived Hans was born on July 20, 1900, in Hoboken, New Jersey. His registered name at birth was Heinrich Hans Luthjens. The mystery behind his birth was explained in an earlier blog. See Family Records of Johann Jurgens. Throughout his lif...