Bigger Families; Faces From the Past

A man in our town (who has a number of the same Facebook "friends" as I have) posted this picture as his profile, and as soon as I saw it I asked permission to share it here.  He was very happy to let me post it along with the family's names and story.  Thank you, Ted! Please click on the photo to see it in better detail. Back, left to right: Margareta (Stremel) Gerk , unknown man, Jakob Gerk ,  Maria Gerk ,    Paul Gerk Front, left to right: Michael Kisser, Piada Kisser, Anna (Gerk) Kisser with unnamed baby, Anna Margareta (Rohwein) Gerk , Johannes (John) Gerk , Kristina (Rausch) Gerk with unnamed baby Jacob, Maria, Paul, Anna, and at least two others who aren't in the photo are the children of Anna Margareta.  I am waiting to hear whether Johannes/John is a child or grandchild, though with his hand on Kristina's lap and not Anna Margareta's, I presume he is a grandchild.  Margareta, Kristina, and Michael are daughters-in-law and son-i...