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Joe Kerkman, son of Fred and Cecilia Kerkman, was born December 1, 1909 at Lindsay, Nebraska and moved to a farm near Elgin when he was three.  Joe married Isabelle Kuester, daughter of John Kuester and Josephine Lampman, on September 26, 1939.  They had eight children:  Geraldine, Jannell, Arlene, Lyle, Duane, Gary, Ron and Jolene.  Joe was a farmer all his married life. 

Source Unknown: Originally submitted for this website in July 2007