Re: Hermsen from Germany/Henrietta Hermsen

Until I became an "old" person, I had little desire to find my forefathers. I am Theodore Hermsen's nephew. My father's name was Joseph. He was born in Eastern Nebraska in, I think, 1888. He often referred to having been born the year of the great blizzard that virtually destroyed the cattle industry that had enjoyed open range. I have three brothers: Harold, now diseased, Walter, who resides in Southwest Missouri, Paul, Robert's father, of Indiana. Two sisters: Kathleen, now diseased and Evelyn of California. I am youngest and live in Kansas. As you can see, we've pretty much left our native Nebraska.