Bernard Brune and Bernadine Wellman were married on April 21, 1903 in West Point, Iowa. Bernadine was Georgina’s 1st cousin once removed.

Bernard (Ben) Brune was the son of Wilhelm and Elizabeth Scheurrmann Brune. He was born on July 30, 1873 in West Point, Iowa.

Bernadine was the daughter of Herman and Mary Brinker Wellman. She was born on July 18, 1882 in Alsage by Ankum in Germany. She and her family arrived in the United States on August 20, 1897.

It’s not the clearest image, but this is the record book of marriages from Lee county for the year 1903. Ben and Bernadine are about half way down the page.

Ben and Bernadine lived in West Point for the rest of their lives. We see them in the 1910 census living on a farm with 6 children, the youngest being 1 month old twins George and Bernard.

1910 Census

In 1930, They were still living on the farm, with 9 of their 11 children at home. Their youngest, Leonard was 7. I talked about his assistance in the family history in this post. Their daughter Rose married Stacy Pollpeter, who I talked about in this post. And their daughter Evelyn was in this post.

1930 census

Bernadine died on April 24, 1945. Ben died in a car accident on July 22, 1954.