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Murken Family Photos

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Adelheid (Addie) G. Murken is the wife of Caston Henry Konemann. She is the sister of Martin Murken, Lena Murken, Annie Murken (married John Edward Struck) and Anna Katherina Murken (married John Frederick Fischer) (grandmother of Neil Fischer, Sr.)
Caption reads: Capt. J. H. Murken, Regimental Quartermaster First Brigade.
I believe this could be John Henry Murken who was born 14 October 1862 and died 5 May 1924 who was married to Catherina Kuck on 27 September 1886. Family information provided by Katheryne McLendon on 29 May 2005.
Caption reads: Teutonia Lodge No. 7, J. H. Murken, M of E.
In addtion to Murken, others in the Lodge were H. H. Geffken for whom Martin Murken (Anna Catherine Murken Fischer's brother) worked at the time he signed up for military service in WWI; Ed Struck who married Annie Murken (sister of Catherine Murken Fischer), J. C Sipple and J. D. Siem who were pallbearers at Anna Catherine Murken Fischer's funeral.
"Pallbearers were F. Rankz, H. F. Kuck, Sr., F. Quante, J. Siems, J. Harms and J. C. Sipple." Savannah Morning News - 1 April 1939.

Souvenir Program Knights of Pythias
May 19th, 20th and 21st 1915
Savannah, Georgia

The program is quite large and the image to the left is 1/3 of a page featuring the Ladies of the Teutonia Temple No. 12. Included are Mrs. Catherina Murken, Miss Henrietta Fischer (married Henry Frederick Kuck and was daughter of John Fredrick Fischer and Katherina Murken and aunt of Neil Fischer, Sr.), Miss Elsie Kuck (Henry's sister). Aunt Retta Fischer Russell was named after her father's sister.

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