Emma Ella Benkelman

1860 - 1937  (76 years)

• Name	Emma Ella Benkelman  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	18 Feb 1860	Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Jan 1937	Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Burial	Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
  Notes	Jane Zimmerman writes that Emma Ella suffered from rheumatism for many years & was in a wheel chair for about the last 19 years of her life. She was always cheerful though, and did a lot of tatting and other handwork. Jane also supplied the following obituary of Emma, published in the Friday, January 15, 1937 issue of the Manitowoc Herald Times. Dies at Home of Daughter Services for Mrs. Ella Bodwin To Be Held Monday Mrs. Ella Bodwin, 78, life-long resident of ths county and city, died early today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Cahill, 310 North Ninth Street. She had been ill for several months. Funeral services will be held Monday, at 8:30 a.m. from the Wallaws, Urbanek and Schlat funeral home and at 9 o'clock from the Sacred Heart Church. Interment will follow at the Catholic cemetery at Mishicot. Born here in 1858 Mrs. Bodwin, whose maiden name was Ella Benkelman, was born in this city in 1858. In 1877 she was married to John Bodwin. They located on a farm in Gibson and later moved to Kings Bridge. Eighteen years ago Mr. and Mrs. Bodwin came to the city to reside. Mr. Bodwin died in 1931. Mrs. Bodwin was a member of the Women's Relief Corps and the Altar society of the Holy Cross congregation at Mishicot. Survivors are three sons, Richard and Walter of this city and Peter, Milwaukee; two daughters, Mrs. Cahill, city, and Mrs. Henry Hobbins, Milwaukee; ?? grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Saturday noon until the hour of the services Monday. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2009)
  Person ID	I12683	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Johann Leonhard "Leonard" Benkelman,   b. 5 Jul 1828, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 25 May 1913, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Jane McCormick,   b. 13 May 1830, Ireland d. 21 Aug 1894, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1855	Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   [1, 2, 4]
  	BENKELMANN: Leonhard (also Leonard Benkelman) b: Wurtenburg, Germany res: Manitowoc p: Leonhard and Toladea Benkelmann m: 19 Feb. 1855 at Manitowoc to: Jane (McCormick)Clancey (a young widow from Chicago) p: John and Cath. McCormick source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tomanitowoc Jane Zimmerman writes that Leonard was quite easygoing, whereas Jane was hard to please.
  Family ID	F5021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Bodwin,   b. 20 Oct 1850, Brussels, Belgium d. 2 Dec 1929, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1877	Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Children	1. John Leonard Bodwin,   b. 24 Feb 1878, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin d. Abt 1919 (Age 40 years)   2. Mary E. "Mayme" Bodwin,   b. 24 Oct 1879, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   3. Peter Joseph Bodwin,   b. 15 Apr 1881, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin d. Yes, date unknown   4. Emma Bodwin,   b. 13 Dec 1882, Wisconsin d. 15 Dec 1905, Kingsbridge, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (Age 23 years)   5. Arthur Bodwin,   b. 17 Sep 1884, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin d. 9 Dec 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 51 years)   6. John F. Bodwin,   b. 23 Sep 1885, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin d. Yes, date unknown   7. Walter Rudolph Bodwin,   b. 17 Aug 1888, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin d. 30 Oct 1944, Wisconsin (Age 56 years)   8. Edward Bodwin,   b. 26 Jan 1891, Wisconsin d. Abt 1917 (Age 25 years)   9. Richard Alfred Bodwin,   b. 14 Jan 1894, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin d. 15 Mar 1969, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (Age 75 years)   10. Cora Bodwin,   b. 28 Feb 1897, Wisconsin d. Yes, date unknown
  Photos		Bowdin, John and Emma Ella (Benkelman) The following was written on the back of the photo "Emma Ella Benkelman, only blood heir of J. Leonhard Benkelman of Manitowoc."
  Family ID	F3100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2009

  
  

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  Birth - 18 Feb 1860 - Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Marriage - 22 May 1877 - Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Death - 14 Jan 1937 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Burial - - Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Benkelman, Emma Ella Wife of John Bodwin B. 1860 D. 1937 Wisconsin Emma Ella suffered from rheumatism for many years & was in a wheel chair for about the last 19 years of her life. She was always cheerful though, and did a lot of tatting and other handwork.

  
  

  Documents		Benkelman, Frederick and Ella Manitowac, WI First Ward School News, dated 23 March 1871. Frederick Binkelman was the highest ranked boy student, and Ella Binkelman is fifth on the girls list. Ella is also shown as having had perfect deportment during the month of March.
  		Benkelman, Leonhard, Civil War Pension Papers, ca 1898 Pension Application, 1898, for his service to the Union Army during the Civil War. Emma Benkelman Bowdin was shown as his only living child at the time of his application.

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S690] Zimmerman, Jane-Family Researcher (zimnero@tm.net). [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. 103 (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. 102 (Reliability: 3).