Charles Adam Benkelman

1888 - 1947  (58 years)

• Name	Charles Adam Benkelman  [1, 2]
  Birth	26 Aug 1888	Wano Township, Cheyenne County, Kansas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jul 1947	McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I1973	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	George Adam "Little George" Benkelman,   b. 7 Sep 1851, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 10 Feb 1929, Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Maria Barbara Rommel,   b. 1 Jun 1852, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 18 May 1928, St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1880	Denver, Denver County, Colorado   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hertha Kerndt,   b. 30 Jul 1889, Bird City, Cheyenne County, Kansas d. 30 Apr 1968, McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1913  [2]
  Children	1. Charles Wilmot Benkelman,   b. 27 Jul 1915, McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas d. 5 Dec 1972, McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas (Age 57 years)   2. Ward E. Benkelman, M.D.,   b. 27 Jul 1920, McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas d. 27 Jan 1998, Polson, Lake County, Montana (Age 77 years)   3. Robert Kerndt Benkelman, D. D. S.,   b. 13 Jun 1922, McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas d. 23 Apr 1971, Denver, Denver County, Colorado (Age 48 years)
  Photos		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
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 13 Jul 1947 - McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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. [S1026] Agar, Wm. John, Decker, Michigan, Compiler "Descendants of Adam Benkelman 13 Feb 1824-30 Dec 1897" Ver. Dated 23 July 2007. [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 10, September 1, 1947 (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. 133 (Reliability: 3).