Charles A. Benkelman

1866 - 1917  (51 years)

• Name	Charles A. Benkelman  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	7 Feb 1866	Blackhawk, Colorado Territory   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jun 1917	Denver, Denver County, Colorado   [1, 3, 6]
  Buried	Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado   [3]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, May 5, 1916 Page Five Mr. and Mrs. Charles Benkelman of Denver, Colorado, are guests of their aunt, Mrs. M. M. Schwegler, while they are visiting a host of relatives in this vicinity. In her 1981 manuscript, BonnieMargaret writes that "son Charles was never in good health and limited his interests to the family mining properties though he held several sales positions in Denver. At one point it seems that J. G. founded a business, the Columbian Engraving Co., hoping it would give Charles' business activities some direction, but it lasted only a few years." (Jacobs, p. 121). (Research): Census Listings: 1910 Census Colorado, Denver County, Denver Ward 9 Enumerated 21 Apr 1910 Twenty First Street 523-91-146 Benkelman, George W Head M W 47 S Co Germany/German Germany/German Office Beef and Pork Packer Benkelman, Charlie A Brother M W 44 m1 1 Colorado Germany/German Germany/German President Oil and Gas co Benkelman, Florence E Sister in Law F W 35 m1 1 England/English England/English England/English 1891 None Benkelman, Harry J Brother M W 42 S Colorado Germany/German Germany/German Own Income
  Person ID	I1968	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Johann Georg "George" Benkelman,   b. 25 Jun 1830, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 16 Jan 1908, Denver, Denver County, Colorado  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Christina "Christine" Rommel,   b. 3 Mar 1831, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 10 Jan 1903, Denver, Denver County, Colorado  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Abt 1861	Lancaster, Erie County, New York   [7, 8]
  	In the 1981 unpublished manuscript, BonnieMargaret Jacobs stated that George Benkelman and Christina Rommel were married in Lancaster, New Yorkafter George had returned their from California for a short visit. The families had lived in close proximity in Germany, and BonnieMargaret theorized that "George's plan (to marry her) was well formulated" prior to his trip back to New York. "When she arrived in America, we don't yet know, but she was there and waiting and willing when George returned." Art Peck instead lists the location of their marriage as in Sturgis, Michigan. Christina's father, Michael Rommel, was assesed taxes in Michigan in 1863 and 1864, and younger sister Mary Rommel was married to Christian Striffler in St. Joseph County, MI "prior to returning to Lancaster"...so it appears possible that George and Christina could have been married in either location. In the footnotes to her chapter on Johann Georg Benkelmann, BonnieMargaret also notes that newspaper biographies of George varied in the account of the location of his marriage, one stating he married Christine on his return to New York, another saying he went to Lancaster and then on to Michigan to marry Christine before heading back west.
  Family ID	F1283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Elliott,   b. 5 Apr 1875, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 15 Mar 1917, Denver, Denver County, Colorado  (Age 41 years)
  Married	Abt 1909	Denver, Denver County, Colorado   [4, 9]
  	BonnieMargaret writes that both Charles and Florence died of Bright's disease (acute or chronic nephritis). (Jacob's, p. 121).
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2013
  Family ID	F1285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Feb 1866 - Blackhawk, Colorado Territory Married - Abt 1909 - Denver, Denver County, Colorado Died - 17 Jun 1917 - Denver, Denver County, Colorado Buried - - Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Benkelman, Charles A photo from the collection of Louisa Benkelman Schwegler, labeled Charles Benkelman. Based on the age of this photo, this is likely of her cousin Charles Benkelman (born 1866) of Denver, Colorado, the son of her Uncle George. It is possible, however, that it might instead by of her nephew Charles Adam Benkelman (born 1888), the son of her brother George Adam. Both families were ranchers and lived near Denver, Colorado. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU CAN VERIFY WHICH CHARLES BENKELMAN THIS IS A PHOTO OF.

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 119, 124 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 54921671 (Reliability: 3). [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Colorado, Denver County, Denver Ward 9 Enumerated 21 Apr 1910 Twenty First Street 523-91-146 (Reliability: 3). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 119, 124 (Family Bible said Cripple Creek, Colorado, but BonnieMargaret states he was actually born in the Mountain Village of Blackhawk) (Reliability: 3). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 121. 124 (Reliability: 3). [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982, He shows that they were married in Sturgis, Michigan. (Reliability: 3). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 117 (Reliability: 3). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 124 (Reliability: 3).