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Charles A. Benkelman

Charles A. Benkelman

Male 1866 - 1917  (51 years)

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  • Name Charles A. Benkelman  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 7 Feb 1866  Blackhawk, Colorado Territory Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Jun 1917  Denver, Denver County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6
    Burial Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1908, Denver, Denver County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Christina "Christine" Rommel,   b. 3 Mar 1831, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1903, Denver, Denver County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1861  Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1917, Denver, Denver County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1909  Denver, Denver County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9
    • BonnieMargaret writes that both Charles and Florence died of Bright's disease (acute or chronic nephritis). (Jacob's, p. 121).
    Family ID F1285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Feb 1866 - Blackhawk, Colorado Territory Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1909 - Denver, Denver County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Jun 1917 - Denver, Denver County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Benkelman, Charles
    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 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [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).

    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).

    4. [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).

    5. [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).

    6. [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).

    7. [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).

    8. [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).

    9. [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).