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Eduard Georg Ferdinand "Eddie" BENZ, 1887-1935Carpenter
Father August Ferdinand BENZ, 1853-1917 Mother Bertha Maria Therese HOGE Benz, 1857-1914
Sister Magdaline Sophie Auguste "Lena" BENZ Engel, 1877-1915 Sister Alma Wilhelmina Anna BENZ Boehmer, 1879- Brother Georg Johann August BENZ, 1882- Sister Rose W S BENZ Newmann, 1884-1977
Eduard Georg Ferdinand "Eddie" BENZ, 1887-1935 Sister Lillian "Lilly" BENZ, 1892-1968 Wife Viola Louisa Hermine Sophia HARTIG Benz, 1902-1983 Daughter Janet Adele BENZ Landowski, 1922-2000 Son Elroy BENZ, 1924-199723 January 1887 - Born at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin at 2:00 AM. The midwife was Wilhelmina Krueger of 1006 Richards Street.
8 March 1887 - Baptized at Saint Marcus Gemeinde Ev Luth there. Godparents were Dorothea Seggelkow (Mrs Engel), Ferdinand BENZ (the father's brother) and August HOGE Jr (the mother's brother)
4 February 1892, age 5 - Sister Lillian "Lilly" BENZ born there
16 May 1897, age 10 - Grandfather August Ferdinand HOGE, age 68, died at 970 Holton St there of atherouatous degeneration of the circulatory system
6 June 1900, age 13 - Recorded in the United States Census at Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
28 April 1901, age 14 - Grandmother Sophie PAGENKOPF Benz, age 72, died at Milwaukee of phthesis pulmonzlis, secondarily senile debility
6 November 1901, age 14 - Sister Magdaline Sophie Auguste "Lena" BENZ, age 24, married William ENGEL, age 20, at Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
15 June 1904, age 17 - Sister Alma Wilhelmina Anna BENZ, age 25, married Alfred F A BOEHMER at Milwaukee
As of sometime before 1907 until sometime after 1913 - Resided at 970 Holton there. After the 1920s this was 2564 N Holton St.
26 April 1910, age 23 - Recorded in the United States Census there
9 December 1914, age 27 - Mother Bertha Maria Therese HOGE Benz, age 57, died at 970 Holton St there of exophthalimic goiter
18 December 1915, age 28 - Sister Magdaline Sophie Auguste "Lena" BENZ Engel, age 38, died there of complications following appendicitis surgery
As of sometime before 1916 until 1920 - Resided at 1237 North Pierce there. (Pre-1929 street numbering system, today 3027 N Pierce St.)
21 January 1917, age 29 - Father August Ferdinand BENZ, age 63, died there
As of 1920 until sometime after 1927 - Resided at 1490 Richards there. (Old street numbering system.) Living there with with Viola.
9 January 1920, age 32 - Recorded in the United States Census there
28 August 1920, age 33 - Married Viola Louisa Hermine Sophia HARTIG, age 17, there. Attendants were Mabel Schmidt and Lydia Olga Anna Alma HARTIG
27 August 1922, age 35 - Daughter Janet Adele BENZ Landowski born there
11 August 1924, age 37 - Son Elroy BENZ born there
As of sometime before 1933 - Resided at 2452 N 3rd there
As of sometime before 1935 - Resided at 2234 N Booth there
20 July 1935, age 48 - Died at Milwaukee County Hospital there at 9:30 PM of pulmonary tuberculosis
23 July 1935 - Buried at Union Cemetery there