Leonard Josiah Benkelman

1872 - 1952  (79 years)

• Name	Leonard Josiah Benkelman  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	12 Oct 1872	Lewiston, Columbia County, Wisconsin   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Feb 1952	Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin   [1]
  Notes	On his registration card for World War I, he was listed as Leonard Josiah Benkelman, born October 12, 1872 and a resident of Portage, Wisconsin. He was a farmer, tall, slender build, with blue eyes and dark hair. His mother was shown as Sarah Benkelman of Portage. At the time of the 1930 Federal census, Leonard was a boarder in the home of Charles and Julia Langford in Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin (ED 11-24, SD 9, Sheet 6A, Stamped 69). He was listed as age 58, widowed, born in Wisconsin, and a Farm Laborer. BonnieMargaret Jacobs writes that he was cared for by the Dreyer family in his later years, Harold Dreyer being the son of a niece of Friedericke's. (Jacobs, p. 112). (Research): Census Listings: 1900 Census Wisconsin, Columbia County, Portage City, Ward 4 Enumerated 5 Jun 1900 SD 1 ED 21 Sheet 4B 88-92 Benkelman, Leonard Hd W M Oct 1870 29 M 6 Wisc Germany Germay Day Laborer Benkelman, Reaka Wf W F July 1866 33 M 6 2/2 Wisc Germany Germany Benkelman, John Son W M Oct 1895 4 S Wisc Wisc Wisc Benkelman, Myrtle Dtr W F Sept 1899 8/12 S Wisc Wisc Wisc 1910 Census Wisconsin, Columbia County, Portage City, Ward 1 Enumerated 18 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 26 Sheet 4B 220-37-38 Benkelmann, John Hd M W 74 m1 52 Ger-German Ger-German Ger-German Benkelmann, Sarah Wf F W 75 m1 52 7/2 Pa Pa Pa Benkelmann, Frank Son M W 46 S Iowa Ger/German Pa Laborer Odd Jobs Benkelmann, Lenard Son m W 45 Wd Wisc Ger/German Pa Laborer Odd Jobs Benkelman, John Jr Grandson M W 14 S Wisc Wisc Wisc Benkelman, Myrtle Granddtr F W 10 S Wisc Wisc Wisc
  Person ID	I12675	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Johannes "John" Benkelman,   b. 3 Apr 1836, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 18 Jan 1917, Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jane Keech,   b. 24 Aug 1834, Pennsylvania d. 28 Nov 1921, Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1857	Emerald Grove, Rock County, Wisconsin   [1, 5, 6]
  	BonnieMargaret Jacobs writes that their first three children, Emma, George and Louisa, all died of fever (p. 107), Emma first, who was a few month past her fourth birthday, George died a month later, still just a baby, and then finally Louisa, some five months later, at age 3 and 1/2. BonnieMargaret also noted that "The Benkelmans of Portage are buried in Silver Lake Cemetery, but the only record of that is with the cemetery sexton. None of the graves bears a marker. (p. 112).
  Family ID	F5022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Friedericke "Rieka" Koch,   b. Jul 1866, Wisconsin d. 20 Nov 1904, Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1894	Columbia County, Wisconsin   [1, 4]
  	BonnieMargaret Jacobs writes that Leonard and Fredericka established their home in Portage after their marriage.
  Children	1. John Leonard Benkelman,   b. 25 Oct 1895, Lewiston, Columbia County, Wisconsin d. 29 Jan 1947, Wood County, Wisconsin (Age 51 years)   2. Myrtle Benkelman,   b. 24 Sep 1899, Lewiston, Columbia County, Wisconsin d. Apr 1984, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F2984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Oct 1872 - Lewiston, Columbia County, Wisconsin Marriage - 12 Jun 1894 - Columbia County, Wisconsin Death - 8 Feb 1952 - Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Wisconsin, Columbia County, Portage City, Ward 4 Enumerated 5 Jun 1900 SD 1 ED 21 Sheet 4B 88-92 (Reliability: 3). [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. [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. 108 (Reliability: 3). [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), Henderson, Harold (hhsh@earthlink.net) "Ancestor Exchange!" Versin 2009-05-20 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=hendersonscholes (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. 107, citing Civil War pension records #351090, Apirl 20, 1886, refiled Jan 24, 1917 for widow's benefits, petition #1091985, Certificate No. 830682. (Reliability: 3).