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Myrtle Benkelman

Female 1899 - 1984  (84 years)


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  • Name Myrtle Benkelman  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 24 Sep 1899  Lewiston, Columbia County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Death Apr 1984  Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Notes 
    • At the time of the 1920 Federal Census, Myrtle was a roomer in the home of Thomas and Gladys Carey of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin (SD 3, ED 60, Sheet 9B). She wsa listed as age 20, single, and a Telephone Operator.

      She and Frank were married and parents of Donald at the time of the 1930 census.

      Art Peck shows she died in Madison, Wisconisn, no date listed. The SSDI seems to indicated her last residence was actually Houghton, Michigan.

      MYRTLE MARX 24 Sep 1899 Apr 1984 49931 (Houghton, Houghton, MI ) (none specified) 388-26-9543 Wisconsin
    Person ID I6525  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2021 

    Father Leonard Josiah Benkelman,   b. 12 Oct 1872, Lewiston, Columbia County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1952, Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Friedericke "Rieka" Koch,   b. Jul 1866, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1904, Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jun 1894  Columbia County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    • BonnieMargaret Jacobs writes that Leonard and Fredericka established their home in Portage after their marriage.
    Family ID F2984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frank X. Marx,   b. 4 May 1898, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1984, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jun 1923  Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5
    Children 
     1. Donald R. Marx,   b. 23 Aug 1927, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 2012, Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F2610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Sep 1899 - Lewiston, Columbia County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Jun 1923 - Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Apr 1984 - Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan 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. [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).

    3. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison, 9th Ward Enumerated 3 Apr 1930 ED 13-89 SD 12 Sheet 2B 614-36-38 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    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. 111 (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. 108 (Reliability: 3).