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Durrenberger Family Photographs

We have been given access to many old photographs dating from 1880 to 1945 of the Durrenberger, Welter and Schon families. These photos have been posted to a web album at Google's photo sharing site called Picassa.

The photos are divided into two groups and can be seen at Google by clicking the following links.

1.) Photos of people that we have been able to identify (see below) and

2.) Photos of people that we have not identified. (A Link to photos on Google Photos)

This is where we need your help. Please look at the photos and if you can identify any of the people, send me, Sandy Gordon, an email with the photo number and the identication information.

Below are some of the Identified photos. By clicking a photo you can enlarge it or you can scroll through a slideshow of the photos.

Durrenberger Identified Photos

Ambrose Welter (1904-1967) ca 1910

American Railway Express Baseball Team - Harry Durrenberger is under the X on the left

Anna Marie Schons (1881-1952) Schouviller and five of her seven children

Anna Marie Welter Schons, a brother and sister Kate Welter

Anna Welter (1861-1913)

Annie Neuens (1833-1910) and her husband Nicholas Welter (1825-1900)

Anton and Kate Durrenberger (in the center)

Anton and Kate Durrenberger (standing on the left)

Anton Durrenberger (1869-1930)

Anton Durrenberger (1869-1930) on the left

Anton Durrenberger (1869-1930)

Anton Durrenberger under the X (7th from the right)

Great Northern Railway Shops - Anton Durrenberger under the X

The six sons of Anton Durrenberger and Kate Welter - ca 1915

The six sons of Anton Durrenberger and Kate Welter - ca 1915

The six sons of Anton Durrenberger and Kate Welter - ca 1915

The six sons of Anton Durrenberger and Kate Welter

The six sons of Anton Durrenberger and Kate Welter

Arthur F. Durenberger (1894-1970)

Childen of Balthazar Hoffman and Theresa Durrenberger

Bett, Jack and Jackie - 14 Oct 1945

Bett, Nano (Marge Durrenberger) and Jack - 14 Oct 1945

Carl E. Joern and wife Margaret Schons - married ca 1920

Donna Jabs Solem - daughter of Walter Jabs and Elizabeth DeMeules

Durrenberger & Albert Harness and Leather Goods

Durrenberger Family Gathering (with identified names)

Durrenberger Family Gathering

Kate Durrenberger with grandchildren (back row: Robert, John and William Durrenberger - front row: Rosemary Oberg, Patricia and James Durrenberger)

Durrenberger Harness Store, St. Peter, MInnesota

Durrenberger/Welter Picnic

Elizabeth Haebe (1894-1975) wife of Ray Durrenberger

Miss Esther Durrenberger with a Japanese doll

Eugene A. Schons (1920-1975)

Gephard and Theresia Durrenberger ca 1880

Believed to be the family of Gephard Durrenberger

Harry A. and Lorraine Durrenberger with daughter Judith Ann - ca 1943lorr

Harry A. Durrenberger (1901-1980)

Harry A. Durrenberger (1901-1980)

Harry Oberg and wife Veronica Durrenberger

Children of Harry Petersen and Leona Welter ca 1935

Children of Harry Petersen and Leona Welter ca 1935

Hazel Welter ( born 1898)

Jack, Marge Durrenberger and Jackie (child)

Jack, daughter Jackie and Marge Durrenberger

James F. Durrenberger ca 1942 (1923-2000)

John G. "Jack" Durrenberger

Joe and Marge Durrenberger

Joe Durrenberger's first wife and Veronica Durrenberger

Joe Durrenberger, Kate Welter Durrenberger, Angela and Jack Durrenberger, Marge Durrenberger (Joe's wife)

John A. Durrenberger ca 1942 (1920-1984)

John A. Durrenberger (1920-1984)

John A. Durrenberger (1920-1984)

John G. (Jack) Durrenberger

John G. Durrenberger (1887-1974)

John G. Durrenberger (1887-1974) under the X

John G. Durrenberger

John G. "Jack" Durrenberger (1887-1974)

John G. "Jack" Durrenberger

Wedding of John G. (Jack) Durrenberger and Angela Weibeler - 20 Oct 1915 (left to right) Mary Durrenberger, Christian "Cox" Weibeler, Clara Townsend, Nicholas Schons, John G. Durrenberger, Unknown Weibeler, Angela Weibeler, Unknown Weibeler, Raymond Durrenberger, Helen Weibeler

John Schons (1885-1964)

Marge (left) and husband Joe Durrenberger (right), Kate Welter Durrenberger (center)

Marge Durrenberger, Kate Welter Durrenberger and Joseph Durrenberger

Joseph Durrenbergers first wife - died of the flu while he was pregnant

Le Sueur Baseball Tean - Joseph M. Durrenberger is the person with the X on his shirt

Joseph M. Durrenberger (1889-1969)

Joseph P. Durenberger store in Mankato, Minnesota

Farm rented by Joseph Welter near New York Mills, Minnesota (woman holding the baby is Estelle Harshaw Welter, Joseph's wife, the child is Leona Valentine Welter, Joseph Welter's brother in the fur coat) - ca 1903

Judith Ann Durrenberger - ca 1945

Kate Durrenberger and children

L to R. - Angela Weibeler Durrenberger, Unknown Man, (gril on shoulder is Patricia Durrenberger Gordon), Kate Welter Durrenberger, Mary Durrenberger (boy in front - unknown)

Katherine Welter (1866-1958) and her brother Henry Welter (1857-1942)

Kate Welter (left) with Anna Welter (right) and three brothers (standing)

(left to right) Kate Welter Durrenberger, Unknown, Henry Welter, Mary Durrenberger, Unknown, Unknown

Christmas Day at the home of Kate Welter Durrenberger

(Back row) Veronica Durrenberger Oberg, Mary P. Durrenberger, Mae DeMeules, Ella, Marie Durrenberger, Sylvester and wife Kathryne Durrenberger (Middle Row) Kate Welter Durrenberger, Lee Haebe Durrenberger, Henry DeMeules (Front Row) Harry Oberg, Pete Durrenberger, Ray Durrenberger, Rosemary Oberg Koelln, Harry A. Durrenberger

Kate Welter Durrenberger holding a child on the porch

Katherine Welter Durrenberger and Sister Petronilla

Katherine Welter (1866-1958)

Katherine Welter (1866-1958)

(Back row of women) Kathryne DeMeules, Rosemary Oberg, Veronica Durrenberger, Mae DeMeules, Mary Durrenberger, Kate Welter, Mrs. Purdy (a neighbor), Elizabeth Jabs, (last girl unknown) - (front children) Richard Durrenberger, Donna Jabs Solem

(Back row of women) Kathryne DeMeules, Rosemary Oberg, Veronica Durrenberger, Mae DeMeules, Mary Durrenberger, Kate Welter, Mrs. Hally Purdy (a neighbor), Elizabeth DeMeules Jabs, (last girl unknown) - (front children) Richard Durrenberger, Donna Jabs Solem

Harry Oberg, Mary Durrenberber, Kate Welter, Marge Durrenberger, Veronica Durrenberger, Rosemary Oberg

Kate Welter Durrenberger and family members

Harry Oberg, Mary Durrenberber, Kate Welter, Marge Durrenberger, Veronica Durrenberger, Rosemary Oberg

Kate Welter Durrenberger with friends and relatives

Kate Welter Durrenberger with friends and relatives

Back Row: Kate Welter Durrenberger and Harry Durrenberger Front Row: Veronica and Mary Durrenberger, Jo Donaldson2

Unknown person, Anton Durrenberger, Kate Welter Durrenbegrer, Tony Schons (children unknown)

Back - Pete Durrenberger, Kate Welter Durrenberger, John G. (Jack) Durrenberger - Front - James, Patricia, Bob Durrenberger

Kate Welter Durrenberger, Veronioca Durrenberger and brother Ray Durrenberger

(Back row) Veronica Durenbeger and her mother Kate Welter Durrenberger

Kate Welter, Rosemary Oberg, Marge Durrenberger

Kate Welter, Rosemary Oberg, Marge Durrenberger

Kate Welter Durrenberger

Wedding of Don Koelln and Rosemary Oberg - 1954. (left to right - Judith A. Durrenberger, Marion Petron, Jean Briegel, Rosemary Oberg, Don Koelln, Roger Koelln, Leo Meyers, George Howes, George Oberg)

Lena Durrenberger Simonett (1866-1937)

Lena Durrenberger Simonett

Leo M. Schons - ca 1914

Leo M. Schons and Genevieve Bron Wedding - 19 Jun 1928

Le Sueur, Minnesota Band - ca 1912 (a J. Durrenberger is in the band)

Le Sueur, MN Band - ca 1912

Marge Durrenberger, Bett and daughter Jackie

Mary and brother Peter Durrenberger

Mary P. Durrenberger and Polly Pagliai, wife of William J. Durrenberger

Agnes, Vi Corocoran, Mary P. Durrenberger

Mary Durrenberger

Mary P. Durrenberger (1890-1971)

Mary P. Durrenberger (1890-1971)

Mary P. Durrenberger (1890-1971)

Mary P. Durrenberger (1890-1971)

Mary Welter

Royal, Edward and Hazel Welter (children of Michael and Millie Welter born between 1898 and 1905)

Patricia Mary Durrenberger and Mary P. Durrenberger

Patricia Mary Durrenberger

Patricia Durrenberger - her birthday 4th of July

Patricia Mary Durrenberger

Patricia Mary Durrenberger

Patricia Mary Durrenberger (1926-1988)

Pete Durrenberger and wife Marie

Pete Durrenberger

Peter A. Schons (1854-1922) with wife Anna Welter (1861-1913) and children - ca 1892

Peter A. Schons (1854-1922) and wife Anna Welter (1861-1913) ca 1880

Peter A. Schons (1861-1913)

Pete Durrenberger and his wife Marie

Peter S. Durrenberger in the white shirt (1898-1967)

Peter, Veronica and Ray Durrenberger

Wedding of Bob Durrenberger and Bernadine Stiegel - 15 Jul 1946 - (l. to r. Pete Stiegel, Phyllis Steigel, Bernadine Stiegel, Bob Durrenberger, Patricia Durrenberger, James Durrenberger, Fred Heywood)

Durrenberger-Stiegel Wedding 15 Jul 1946 (l. to r. Pete Stiegel, Patricia Durrenberger, James Durrenberger, Bernadine Stiegel, Robert Durrenberger, Phyllis Stiegel, Fred Heywood, Angela Weibeler Durrenberger)

Raymond Durrenberger (1896-1987) WW I miltary uniform

Raymond Durrenberger (1896-1987)

Raymond J. Durrenberger (1896-1987)

Raymond J. Durrenberger (1896-1987)

Raymond J. Durrenberger (right) - ca 1918

Raymond J. Durrenberger (1896-1987) was a life insurance agent

Raymond J. Durrenberger (1896-1987)

Richard Durrenberger

Richard Henry Durrenberger (1941-2001) - ca 1945

Bob and Bill Durrenberger

Robert W. Durrenberger (after World War II) - ca 1945

Robert W. Durrenberger - ca 1945

Robert W. Durrenberger

Robert W. Durrenberger

Rosemary Nina Oberg

Rosemary Oberg ca 1940

Rosemary Oberg - far right

Donna Jabs and Rosemary Nina Oberg

Rosemary Oberg in the center

Roy I. Durenberger (1902-1971)

Sister Petronilla

Sister Mary Petronilla

Sister Mary Petronilla

Stanley P. Schons (b 1912) and cousin Jenevieve Schons (b 1914)

Thomas Arthur Brew and wife Alice (ca 1917)

Thomas A. Brew and wife, Alice - ca 1917 (in 1930 Census, Tom was living with Kate Welter Durrenberger as a "lodger", was divorced and was a St Paul firefighter)

Tony Schons ca 1914

Tony H. Schons (1901-1967)

Tony Schons (1901-1967)

Tony Schons, Harry Durrenberger and Leo Schons acting like the Three Stooges

Veronica A. Durrenberger (1893-1970)

Veronica and Mary Durrenberger (sisters)

Veronica Durrenberger Oberg, Kate Welter Durrenberger, and ????

Veronica Durrenberger

Veronica Durrenberger (left) (1893-1970)

Washing clothes on the farm

(L to R) Angela Durrenberger, Sandy Gordon, Patricia Gordon, Clara Heywood, Kate Weibeler, John Weibeler, John G. Durrenberger, Don Heywood, Don Heywood, Jr., Fred Heywood, Norma Heywood