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Ward E. Benkelman, M.D.

Male 1920 - 1998  (77 years)


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  • Name Ward E. Benkelman  [1
    Suffix M.D. 
    Birth 27 Jul 1920  McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Jan 1998  Polson, Lake County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • He and his brother, Robert K., were alumni of Kemper Military School of Boonville, Missouri.

      http://www.kemperalumni.org/

      The brothers were also both veterans of World War II, and are listed online on "Bob's Journal - Kemper men in WWII, Army."

      Maj. Ward E. Benkelman, 1937-39
      Lt. Robert K. Benkelman, 1939-41
      http://okielegacy.org/unclebob/kemperalumni15.html

      The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Volume 10, September 1, 1947, wrote that Ward Benkelman was a student at Kansas University in the Medical Department.

      Volume 13 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 4, 1950, reported that he and his wife were living in Honolulu, Hawaii where he was taking his internship at Tripler Hospital.

      He later practiced as a physician in St. Francis, Kansas, and later still in Polson, Montana.
    Person ID I12024  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Charles Adam Benkelman,   b. 26 Aug 1888, Wano Township, Cheyenne County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1947, McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Hertha Kerndt,   b. 30 Jul 1889, Bird City, Cheyenne County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1968, McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jul 1913  [2
    Photos
    Benkelman, Charles Adam and Hertha (Kerndt) Family, ca 1924
    Benkelman, Charles Adam and Hertha (Kerndt) Family, ca 1924
    Charles and Hertha Benkelman & sons, Wilmot, Ward and Bob in Kansas
    Family ID F1289  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Lewis,   b. 6 Jul 1925, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1998, Polson, Lake County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1949  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Volume 13, September 4, 1950 issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST reports that Mary Lewis was married to Dr. Ward Benkelman at Rockville Center in Long Island, New York.
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Family ID F1520  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Jul 1920 - McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1949 - New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Jan 1998 - Polson, Lake County, Montana Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [S1026] Agar, Wm. John, Decker, Michigan, Compiler "Descendants of Adam Benkelman 13 Feb 1824-30 Dec 1897" Ver. Dated 23 July 2007.

    3. [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 13, September 4, 1950 (Reliability: 3).