We are researching the Louisville families of HESSE and BRENNER, who also had links with GUNTERMANN and GLASS families. We would welcome any information about these families. Descendants of Julius Caesar Hesse JULIUS CAESAR HESSE was born April 10, 1830 in Germany, and died March 01, 1923 in Louisville, KY. He married GERTRUDE GUNTERMANN, also born in Germany. Lived at 304 8th, corner of Broadway, in 1871 - Caron's Louisville Directory. At time of death he lived at 622 Fehr Ave., Louisville Children of JULIUS HESSE and GERTRUDE GUNTERMANN are: i. HENRY HESSE, (Nov.1869-Sep.1,1952)born at 8th & Broadway, Louisville,married in 1895 NELLIE BRENNER (d.1937), daughter of CARL BRENNER and ANNA GLASS. Henry was a well known Louisville photographer, who lived at 633 E. Broadway at the time of his death. ii. WILLIAM HESSE, b. Abt. 1870, Louisville, KY; m. CHRISTINA. Residence: 2101 W. Market St., Louisville in 1920 and 1923 iii. JOHN HESSE, b. Louisville, KY. Moved to California - film business Generation No. 2 Children of Henry HESSE and Nellie BRENNER i. LEWIS HESSE, b. March 1896, Louisville, Jefferson, KY. ii. JOSEPH PROCTOR HESSE,(Apr.1898-Sep.28,1975) Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY. Married in 1922 MARIE CLARA MUELLER in Cologne, Germany, daughter of RUDOLF MUELLER and WILHELMINA SACHSE. He married (2) DORCAS EDSTROM 1937 in Louisville, KY. iii. ANDREW HESSE, b. Abt. 1902, Louisville, Jefferson, KY. ************************ Descendants of Friedrich Brenner FRIEDRICH BRENNER was born Abt. 1811 in Germany. He married JOANNA (LUSIANNA?) ELIZABETHA LANG probably in Lauterecken, Bavaria, Germany. Immigration: 1853, to New Orleans>Louisville Occupation: Glazier Children of FRIEDRICH BRENNER and JOANNA LANG are: i. UNKNOWN A BRENNER. ii. UNKNOWN B BRENNER. iii. ELIZABETHA BRENNER, b. January 24, 1836. iv. CARL CHRISTIAN BRENNER, b. August 01, 1838, Lauterecken v. CAROLINA ELIZABETHA BRENNER, b. August 07, 1842. vi. WILHELMINA ELIZ. BRENNER, b. August 10, 1847. vii. HEINRICH BRENNER, b. 1847. Generation No. 2 2. CARL CHRISTIAN BRENNER (FRIEDRICH1) was born August 01, 1838 in Lauterecken, Bavaria, Germany. He married ANNA GLASS 1864, daughter of FRANK GLASS and ? ?. More About CARL CHRISTIAN BRENNER: Occupation: Landscape Painter, frescoes Residence: 1871, 114 Market, betw. 3rd and 4th - Caron's Directory Children of CARL BRENNER and ANNA GLASS are: i. NELLIE BRENNER, b. Nov.1869, d. 1937 Louissville, KY. ii. TILLY BRENNER. iii. ED BRENNER. iv. CARLOS? BRENNER. -- Marilyn Mills Hesse mmhesse@snet.net Windsor, Connecticut, USA Researching: BRENNER/GLASS/HESSE/MUELLER - in Louisville, KY and Germany HAMILTON/McQUISTON/MILLS/MOORE - in Pennsylvania (Crawford Co.& Mercer Co.);N.Ireland;Liverpool,UK CRAIGHEAD/LYNCH/MOODY/ROBINSON - in PA (Beaver Co) and N. Ireland DENNIS/WILLIAMS - in PA (Crawford Co and Bucks Co) and New Jersey