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Note: The family trees were created predominantly from information available in public records. (i) Sources conflict, where we have differing information, we include both. (ii) For reasons of privacy we have not investigated more recent generations. We will provide additional information to proven family members only.
Anton Benitz & Maria A. Engel
Anna Benitz & John A. Miller — (Miller, Kuntz, Hegner)
Josephine Benitz & Rudolph Bechtold — (Bechtold, Seidell)
Anthony E. Benitz & Emma J. Logan — (Benitz, Stark)
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1) Anton Benitz
b: 17 Jul 1803, Endingen, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany
d: 10 Nov 1858, Pittsburgh, PA
Bur: St. Mary's RC Cemetery, 4503 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville), PA
Immig: 1838, to Allegheny Co., PA
Res: 1850, 204 Penn St, Pittsburgh , PA
Res: 1852, 204 Penn St, Pittsburgh (brewery); 139 Wood St., Pittsburgh (tavern)
Res: 1857-58, Quarry between Harrison & Carson (brewery)
Res: 1858-9, 139 Wood, Pittsburgh (beer hall); 4 Sixth, Pittsburgh (beer hall)
Occ: 1850, Inn Keeper, brewer
Occ: 1850, beer house: 524 Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: 1851-1858, brewer, beer hall operator
Occ: Brewer, Pittsburgh Brewing Co., Benitz Lager Beer Hall, Rock Cellar (Felsen-Keller)
+ Maria Anna “May” Engel
b: Abt. 1804, Germany
d: 20 Apr 1872, Pittsburgh , PA (Bright’s Disease)
Bur: Troy Hill Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 20 Apr 1872, 509 Penn, Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: 1860, Beer Hall owner
2) Anna Benitz
b: Abt. 1840, PA
Res: 1880, 231 Frankstown Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1880, Murtland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
+ John Adam Miller
b: 1830, Bavaria, Germany
Res: 1860, Pittsburgh , PA
Res: 1880, Murtland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1885, 231 Frankstown Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: 1860, Brewer
Occ: 1880, Collector for Iron City Brewery
3) 7 children - see them below
2) John Joseph Benitz
b: 5 Oct 1842, Pittsburgh, PA
d: 17 Jun 1887, Pittsburgh, PA (hypertrophy of heart; acute nephritis)
Res: 1875, 218 Bedford Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1880, Boarding w/John Keffer, Morgantown St., Uniontown , PA
Res: 1885-1887, 38 Gum St., Pittsburgh, PA
Mil: 1861-1864, U.S. Civil War , PA Infantry Regiment
Occ: Bet. 1870–1875, Vocal teacher
Occ: Bet. 1875–1881, Opera singer
Occ: Bet. 1881–1887, Vocal teacher
+ Lucy Ann Keffer
b: 07 Nov 1852, Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA
m: 03 Jun 1869
d: 23 Jun 1920, Boston, MA
Bur: 1920, St. Mary's RC Cemetery, 4503 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville), PA
Res: 1900, 3604 Bouquet St., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1912, 343 McKee Place, Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1913-1920, 1295 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA
Occ: 1900, stenographer
3) John Leo Benitz (only child & never married)
b: 25 Jun 1870, Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA
d: 04 Dec 1941, Pittsburgh, PA (coronary sclerosis; “athrophi and fibrous of myocardium”)
Bur: 06 Dec 1941, St. Mary's RC Cemetery, 4503 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville), PA
Res: 1900, 3604 Bouquet St., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1912, 343 McKee Place, Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1913-1920, 1295 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA
Res: 1941, Fairfax Hotel, 5th Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: 1890, reporter
Occ: 1908, special agent for Carnegie Commission
2) Joseph Benitz
b: Abt. 1844, PA
d: Bef. 1851
2) Josephine Benitz
b: 1845, Pittsburgh, PA
d: 12 Jul 1896, Pittsburgh , PA (cholera morbus; chronic rheumatism)
Bur: 15 Jul 1896, St. Philomena, Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1888, 262 Wylie Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 12 Jul 1896, 4766 Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: 1870, Landlady
+ Rudolph Bechtold
b: Abt. 1840, Germany
d: Bet. 1883–1884
Res: 1880, 66 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: 1870, keeps tavern
Occ: 1880, Waiter in saloon
3) 5 children - see them below
2) Anthony Edward Benitz
b: 1 Jan 1847, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 21 Nov 1910, Pittsburgh , PA (Gastric ulcer 2 yrs., pleural pneumonia)
Bur: 1910, St. Mary's RC Cemetery, 4503 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1880, 20 Shakespeare St., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1900, 5915 Ellwood St., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1910, 1010 Amity St., Homestead, PA
Occ: 1880, Coach builder
Occ: 1900, Carriage builder
Occ: 1910, Carriage works
+ Emma Jane Logan
b: 14 Oct 1850, PA
m: Abt. 1868
d: 27 Sep 1926, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, MI (acute cardiac dilatation)
Bur: 29 Sep 1926, St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, MI
Res: Bet. 1912–1914, 1010 Amity St., Homestead, PA
Res: 1920, w/daughter; Singsville Bor., Crawford Co., PA
Res: 1926, 539 Packard St., Ann Arbor, MI
3) 5 children - see them below
2) Francis Benitz
b: Abt. 1848, PA
d: Bef. 1851
2) Anna Benitz
b: Abt. 1840, PA
Res: 1880, 231 Frankstown Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1880, Murtland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
+ John Adam Miller
b: 1830, Bavaria, Germany
Res: 1860, Pittsburgh , PA
Res: 1880, Murtland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1885, 231 Frankstown Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: 1860, Brewer
Occ: 1880, Collector for Iron City Brewery
3) Mary T. Miller
b: 1860, Pittsburgh , PA
Res: 1880, Murtland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
3) John A. Miller
b: 07 Feb 1862, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 07 Feb 1916, Louisville, KY (Neck crushed by switch engine)
Bur: 09 Feb 1916, Saint Louis Cemetery, Louisville, KY
Res: 1910-1916, 731 So. 22nd St., Louisville, KY
Occ: 1880, R.R. brakeman
Occ: 1910, Salesman - wholesale whiskey
Occ: 1915, Salesman – John Heer Co. (whiskey)
+ Minnie L. Wehrle
b: 16 Jan. 1871, Louisville, KY
m: 18 Jul 1907, Louisville, KY
d: 07 Apr 1945, Louisville, KY (Uremia; hypertensive cardio-vascular renal disease)
Bur: 10 April 1945, St. Michael’s Cemetery, Louisville, KY
3) George E. Miller
b: 1863, Pittsburgh , PA
Res: 1880, 231 Frankstown Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
3) Rudolph William Miller
b: 23 Aug 1867, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 13 Oct 1922, Louisville, KY (Cerebral hemorrhage)
Bur: 15 Oct 1922, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
Res: 1880, 231 Frankstown Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1900, 531 2nd St., Louisville, KY
Res: 1910-1922, 429 S. 2nd St., Louisville, KY
Occ: 1900, Portrait maker
Occ: 1910, Restaurant merchant
Occ: 1920-1922, Restaurant proprietor
+ Margaret Schmidt or Smith
b: Nov 1863, Indiana
m: 19 Aug 1890, Louisville, Jefferson, KY
d: Sep 1958
Bur: 1958, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
Res: 1930, 429 S. 2nd St., Louisville, KY
Occ: 1910, Restaurant assistant
4) Rudolph William Miller
b: 13 Jan 1897, Louisville, KY
d: 10 Oct 1976, Louisville, KY
Bur: 12 Oct 1976, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
Res: 1940, 429 S. 2nd St., Louisville, KY
Res: 1942-1976, 4027 Norbourne Blvd., Louisville, KY
Mil: WWI – U.S. Navy
Occ: 1920, Restaurant assistant manager
Occ: 1940, Restaurant proprietor
Occ: 1942, Millers Cafeteria
+ Beatrice Moore
b: 1907, Fredericksburg, IN
m: 1927
d: 19 Jan 1994, Louisville, KY
Bur: 24 Jan 1994, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
Occ: 1940, Restaurant assistant
5) baby girl Miller
b: 29 Jan 1928, Louisville, KY
d: Bef. 1930
5) Stella M. Miller
b: Abt. 1934, Kentucky
+ J. Donald Kaelin
5) Martha A. Miller
b: 1940 Kentucky
+ Luther T. Gohenn
3) Cecilia A. “Lucy” Miller
b: 27 Apr 1869, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 28 Feb 1947, Los Angeles, CA
Bur: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
Res: 1880, 231 Frankstown Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1920, 1566 71st. St., Cleveland, OH
Occ: 1920-1930, Real estate sales
+ Anthony Ambrose Kountz
b: Dec 1870, Pittsburgh , PA
m: 20 Jun 1895, Pittsburgh, PA
Divorce: 1910
d: 22 Oct 1930, Ocala, FL
Bur: Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1900, 6735 Atwell St., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1910, 10001 Ostend Ave., Cleveland, OH
Occ: 1900, Machinist
Occ: 1910, Salesman - cork insulation co.
4) Herbert Lawrence Kountz
b: 08 Aug 1896, Pittsburgh, PA
d: 22 Jan 1946, Los Angeles, CA
Bur: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
Res: 1930, 825 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA
Res: 1942, 1517 W. 4th St., Los Angeles, CA
Mil: WWI
Occ: 1917, Automobile repairman
Occ: 1920, Inspector - metal works co.
Occ: 1930, Bookkeeper at ice co.
Occ: 1940, Metalsmith for aircraft co.
Occ: 1942, Yellow Cab Co.
+ Margaretha Vink
b: 12 Sep 1893, Scheveningue, Holland
m: 04 Nov 1920, Warrensville, Cuyahoga, OH
d: 28 Jan 1996, Brevard Co., FL
Res: 1946, 1301 Woodruff Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Immig: 1919, from Holland
5) Dorothy Kountz
b: 19 Nov 1923, Los Angeles Co., CA
5) Diana Kountz
b: 18 Jul 1928, Los Angeles Co., CA
d: 17 Mar 2005
+ Earl G. Lindstrom – 1st husband of Diana Kountz
b: 07 Mar 1916, Rocky River, Cuyahoga, OH
m: 1948 Cuyahoga Co., OH
d: 27 Aug 2006, Wellington, Lorain, OH
Bur: Sunset Memorial Park, North Olmsted, Cuyahoga, OH
+ Richard Vandegeer – 2nd husband of Diana Kountz
b: Abt. 1930
m: Bef. 1953
6) Richard Vandegeer
b: 1948, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH
d: 19 May 1975, Cambodia
+ John Robert Ellison – 3rd husband of Diana Kountz
m: 23 Apr 1982 Palm Beach Co., FL
5) Herbert Kountz
b: Aft. 1930
4) Eugene Anthony Kountz
b: 17 May 1898, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 19 Nov 1969, Xenia, Greene, OH
Res: 1936, 3600 Country Club Dr., Los Angeles, CA
Res: 1940, farm, Homer, Medina Co., OH
Res: 1942, 2101 Brown Rd., Lakewood, Cuyahoga, OH
Res: 1949, 15531 Lakewood Hts. Blvd., Lakewood, OH
Res: 1969, 21030 South Bend Circle, Rocky River, OH
Mil: May 1921 – Nov 1930, Corporal, U.S. Marines
Occ: 1920, inspector - metal works co.
Occ: 1936, gas station
Occ: 1940, farmer
Occ: 1949, Fruehauf Trailer
+ Santa Elizabeth DeStefano – 1st wife of Eugene Anthony Kountz
b: 03 Feb 1902, Norfolk, Norfolk, VA
m: 03 Nov 1925, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, NC
d: 10 Jan 1966, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, NC (breast cancer)
Bur: 14 Jan 1966, Westlawn Cemetery, Elizabeth City, NC
+ Virginia Hines - 2nd wife of Eugene Anthony Kountz
b: Abt. 1899, Ohio
m: 14 Jul 1933, Los Angeles Co., CA
d: 12 Apr 1973
5) Kathryn Anne Kountz
b: 09 Jan 1935, Los Angeles Co., CA
d: 22 Mar 2015, OH
+ Richard Adrian Simons – 1st husband of Kathryn Anne Kountz
m: 1958
Divorce: 24 Jun 1971, OH
+ Jack Merrill – 2nd husband of Kathryn Anne Kountz
b: Abt. 1937
m: 22 Nov 1973, Greene Co., OH
Divorce: 07 Apr 1981
4) Mercedes K. Kountz
b: 1901, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 09 Nov 1953, Rocky River, OH
Res: 1923, 1732 E. 116th Place, Cleveland, OH
Res: 1953, 4180 Wooster Rd., Rocky River, OH
Occ: 1920, Auditor - bank
+ Clarence A. Brodt
b: 12 Aug 1900, Cleveland, Ohio
m: 27 Nov 1923, Cuyahoga Co., OH
d: May 1980
Res: 1930, Berea, OH
Res: 1940, Rocky River, Cuyahoga, OH
Res: May 1980, Olmstead Falls, Cuyahoga Co., OH
Occ: 1930, Office manager - automobile sales
5) Gary Arthur Brodt
b: 25 Jul 1935, Cleveland, OH
4) Dorothy Cecilia Kountz
b: 16 Nov 1904, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 16 May 1982, Los Angeles Co., CA
Bur: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
Res: 1930, 550 S. Hobart, Los Angeles, CA (guest paying rent)
Occ: 1930, Bookkeeper – investment co.
+ John Henry Rowland Perkins
b: 11 Jul 1891, Oswego, NY
m: 27 May 1930, Glendale, CA
d: 20 Dec 1970, Los Angeles Co., CA
Bur: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
Res: 1917, 448 North Park Ave., Meadville, PA
Res: 1940, 1300 Woodruff, Los Angeles, CA
Occ: 1917, Corset cutter at Spinella Co., Niagara Falls, NY
Occ: 1940, Organizer – corset industry
5) John Henry Rowland Perkins II
b: 10 Jul 1934, Los Angeles, CA
d: 2018
+ Diane Smith
b: 1936
m: Bef. 1962
d: 2016
5) Robert Kincaid Perkins
b: 28 Aug 1935, Los Angeles, CA
d: 25 Sep 1999
+ Jacqueline Estelle Bredberg
b: Abt. 1937
m: 14 Jul 1961, Los Angeles Co., CA
3) Mary Stella Blanche Miller
b: 14 Feb 1875, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 31 May 1957, Jefferson, Butler , PA (Granulocytic leukemia)
Bur: 03 Jun 1957, St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co. PA
Res: 1880, 231 Frankstown Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1957, R.D. 6, Jefferson Twp., Butler Co., PA
+ Hermann Leopold Hegner
b: 28 Feb 1868, Lawrenceville , PA
m: 14 Oct 1897, Pittsburgh, PA
d: 19 Oct 1929
Bur: St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co. PA
Res: 1920, Merrimac St., Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: 1920, Attorney - private practice
4) Gladys Marie Hegner
b: 22 Aug 1898 , PA
d: 14 Jul 1982
Bur: St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co. PA
Occ: 1920, teacher
4) Christine Marie Hegner
b: 08 Apr 1900 , PA
d: 02 Sep 1989
Bur: St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co. PA
Occ: 1920, teacher
4) Herman Leon Hegner
b: 20 Jun 1903, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 23 Feb 1967, Wheeling, Ohio, WV
Bur: Knights of Saint George Cemetery, Wellsburg, WV
Res: 1940, 2100 Pleasant Ave., Wellsburg, WV
Occ: Doctor
+ Angela Marie Emig
b: 16 Jul 1902, West Virginia
m: 17 Jun 1930, Brooke, WV
d: 14 Nov 1999, Wellsburg, WV
Bur: Knights of Saint George Cemetery, Wellsburg, WV
5) Jacqueline Hegner
b: Abt. 1933, West Virginia
5) Margot Hegner
b: Abt. 1935, West Virginia
5) Suzanne Hegner
b: Abt. 1936, West Virginia
5) Herman Leon Hegner
b: Abt. 1940, West Virginia
4) Ralph George Hegner
b: 19 Aug 1906, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 27 Sep 1969, Indiana , PA
Bur: St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co., PA
Res: 1940, 130 Morton Ave., Butler, PA
Res: 1969, 525 Shryock Ave., Indiana, PA
Occ: 1940, Investigator for Relief Dept
+ Florence Ammon
b: 30 Apr 1908, Butler, Butler , PA
m: 15 Sep 1938, Butler Co., PA
d: 03 Jan 1970, Indiana, PA
Bur: St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co., PA
Occ: 1940, Home economist for U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
5) Brenda Hegner
b: 14 Aug 1940, Butler, PA
d: 30 Dec 2010, Vernon, CN
Bur: St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co., PA
+ Ronald D. Paullo
b: 1942
m: 1967
Divorced: 1992
5) Ralph G. Hegner
b: 08 Jul 1943
d: 21 Aug 2005
Bur: St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co., PA
5) Gregory J. Hegner
b: 1945
d: 1999
Bur: St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co., PA
5) Ronald E. Hegner
4) Stella Blanche Hegner
b: 05 Apr 1913 , PA
d: 03 Jun 1969
Bur: St. Peters Catholic Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co., PA
3) Josephine A. Miller
b: 1878, Pittsburgh , PA
Res: 1880, 231 Frankstown Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
2) Josephine Benitz
b: 1845, Pittsburgh, PA
d: 12 Jul 1896, Pittsburgh , PA (cholera morbus; chronic rheumatism)
Bur: 15 Jul 1896, St. Philomena, Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1888, 262 Wylie Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 12 Jul 1896, 4766 Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: 1870, Landlady
+ Rudolph Bechtold
b: Abt. 1840, Germany
d: Bet. 1883–1884
Res: 1880, 66 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: 1870, keeps tavern
Occ: 1880, Waiter in saloon
3) Edmund E. Bechtold
b: 26 Oct 1865, Pittsburgh, PA
d: 20 Feb 1922, Chicago, Illinois
Bur: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Res: 1900, Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL
Res: 1910, 7325 Lafayette Ave., Chicago, IL
Occ: 1900, electrician
+ Fannie M. Palmer
b: 24 Dec 1870, Allegheny, PA
m: 16 Nov 1891, Allegheny Co., PA
d: 08 Oct 1955, Norwood Park, Cook, IL
Bur: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL
4) Hazel Blanche Bechtold
b: 15 Sep 1891, PA
d: 16 Jan 1919, Cook Co., IL
Bur: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL
+ Edward Leonard Soule
b: 05 Oct 1885, Illinois
m: 12 Sep 1917, Cook Co., IL
d: 16 Jun 1970, Los Angeles, California
Bur: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
Res: 1918, 45 W. 74th St., Chicago, IL
Occ: 1918, bank clerk
4) Walter Blair Bechtold
b: 15 May 1893, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 09 Jun 1893, Pittsburgh , PA (spina bifida; convulsions meningeal)
4) Marie Elizabeth Bechtold
b: Jul 1894 , PA
d: 09 Nov 1979, Naperville, Du Page, IL
Res: 1940, 6806 Jeffrey Blvd., Chicago, IL
Res: 1942, 6806 Jeffrey Blvd., Chicago, IL
Res: 1948, 492 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL
Res: 1959, 1519 Hinman Ave., Evanston, IL
+ Frank Robinson Peregrine
b: 19 Sep 1897, Illinois
m: 05 Aug 1922, Cook Co., IL
d: 04 Mar 1959, Evanston, Cook, IL (suicide; jumped out 7th floor apt. window)
Bur: 07 Mar 1959, Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Res: 1942, 6806 Jeffrey Blvd., Chicago, IL
Res: 1948, 492 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL
Res: 1959, 1519 Hinman Ave., Evanston, IL
Occ: 1930, Lawyer in private practice
Occ: 1959, member of law firm, Peregrine, Gifford, Moore, & Peregrine
4) Josephine Alberta Bechtold
b: 13 Sep 1896, PA
d: 17 Dec 1989, Aurora, Kane Co., IL
+ Clarence A. Kloman — 1st. husband of Josephine A. Bechtold
m: 3 May 1921, Cook Co., IL
Divorce: Bef. 1930
+ Alfonso Restrepo — 2nd. husband of Josephine A. Bechtold
b: 29 Mar 1890, Colombia
d: 10 June 1956, Chicago, IL
Occ: 1956, Export Manager
4) Ralph William Bechtold
b: 18 Sep 1900, Chicago, IL
d: 20 Apr 1979, Sarasota, FL
Res: 1940, 1604 55th St., Chicago, IL
Occ: 1930, Treasurer – poker chip manufacturer
Occ: 1940, Draftsman – District WPA office
+ Bessie A. Davis
b: 1 Feb 1905, Chicago, IL
m: Abt. 1925, Illinois
d: Oct 1979, Sarasota, FL
5) Audrey Bechtold
b: 11 Nov 1926, Illinois
+ Carl Reininger
5) Ralph Roger Bechtold
b: 13 Aug 1931, Cook Co., IL
d: 15 Jan 2020, Orland Park, Cook, IL
Bur: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will Co., IL
+ Sara Ann Sherman
b: 16 Nov 1931, Cook Co., IL
m: 09 Jun 1954, Cook Co., IL
d: 08 May 2015, Orland Park, Cook, IL
Bur: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will Co., IL
5) Marie J. Bechtold
b: Abt. 1938, Illinois
+ William Laidlaw Hall
b: 01 Jul 1934
m: 14 Aug 1958, Cook Co., IL
d: 09 Nov 2006, Libertyville, Lake, IL
3) Emma J. Bechtold
b: 08 Jul 1869, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA
d: 18 Mar 1930, Allegheny Co., PA (Diabetes mellitus)
Bur: 21 Mar 1930, St. Philomena, Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1920, 202 Industry St., Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: Mar 1930, Bolt packer - Oliver Iron & Steel Co.
+ Gustave A. Wurzell
b: 1871, Pittsburgh , PA
m: 20 Sep 1903, Allegheny Co. , PA
d: 01 May 1927, Pittsburgh, Allegheny , PA (Pulmonary tuberculosis)
Bur: Northside Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1895, Perrysville Ave., Allegheny, PA
Res: 1910, 46 Industry St., Pittsburgh, PA
Occ: 1895, Punch and Judy shows
Occ: 1910, Office clerk
Occ: 1920, Packer at steel company
Occ: 1927, Packer at Oliver Iron & Steel Co.
3) Josephine Catherine Bechtold
b: 22 Feb 1871, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA
d: 06 Mar 1946, Homewood, Cook, IL
Bur: Fairmont-Willow Hills Memorial Park, Willow Springs, Cook Co., IL
Res: 1946, 18229 Reigle Rd., Homewood, IL
+ Henry E. Seidell
b: 08 Sep 1867, Fayette Co., PA
m: 25 Oct 1888, Allegheny Co., PA
d: 1949
Bur: Fairmont-Willow Hills Memorial Park, Willow Springs, Cook Co., IL
Res: 1895, 447 Cedar, Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1900, 2449 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL
Res: 1920, Marie St., Homewood, IL
Occ: 1888, Peddler
Occ: 1895, Salesman
Occ: 1900, Poultry clerk
Occ: 1910, Railroad clerk
4) Henry Edmond Seidell
b: 16 Jan 1889, PA
d: 24 Mar 1976, North Branch, MN
Bur: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, North Branch, Chisago Co., MN
Res: 1930, 1403-5 East 66th Place, Chicago, IL
Res: 1940, Missoula, MT
Res: 1942, 727 So. 4th St. West, Missoula, MT
Res: 1946, Missoula, MT
Res: 1960, 1704 S. Warren Ave., Butte, MT
Occ: 1930, Electrician
Occ: high-voltage electrician for Milwaukee RR
+ Edna E. Hemmi, 1st wife of Henry Edmond Seidell
b: Abt. 1896, Minnesota
m: 16 Jun 1917, Bellingham, Whatcom, WA
Divorce: Bef. 1930
5) Henry E. Seidell
b: Abt. 1921, Washington
d: Abt. 1934, Bellingham, Whatcom, WA
5) Alice Faye Seidel
b: Abt. 1922, Bellingham, WA
+ John C. Stover
b: Abt. 1921, Missoula, MT
m: 18 Dec 1942, Clark Co., WA
+ Ella Verle Brown, 2nd wife of Henry Edmond Seidell
b: 21 Sep 1907, La Crosse, WI
m: 22 Jan 1940, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, ID
d: 05 Aug 1988, North Branch, MN (heart failure)
Bur: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, North Branch, Chisago Co., MN
4) Josephine Pearl Seidell
b: 14 Dec 1890, PA
d: 23 Sep 1961
Bur: Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, IL
Res: 1946, Peoria, IL
+ George William Wieland, 1st husband of Josephine Pearl Seidell
b: 25 Dec 1889, East Peoria, IL
m: 10 Nov 1916, Chicago, IL
d: 27 Feb 1939, Peoria, IL
Bur: 03 Mar 1939, Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, IL
Occ: 1930, Farmer
Occ: Grocery
3) George William Wieland
b: 26 Jan 1925
d: 18 Jun 2011
Bur: Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, IL
+ Virginia L. Delicath, 1st wife of George William Wieland
b: 04 Oct 1925, Peoria, IL
m: 22 Apr 1945, Peoria, IL
d: 29 Aug 1994, Peoria, IL
Bur: Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, IL
+ Barbara O'Dell, 2nd wife of George William Wieland
+ John J. Molchin, 2nd husband of Josephine Pearl Seidell
b: 1883
m: 1947
d: 1965
4) Mildred Emma Seidell
b: 09 Jul 1896, PA
d: 09 Jan 1974, San Diego, CA
Bur: Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, CA
Res: 1933, Gibson City, Ford, IL
Res: 1946, San Diego, CA
+ Charles D. McDonald, 1st husband of Mildred Emma Seidell
b: 15 Dec 1884, Hillsboro, Fountain, IN
m: 04 Aug 1914, Chicago, IL
Divorce: 1946
d: 10 Apr 1961, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Buri Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, IN
Res: 1930, 218 North Church, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL
5) Charles Hugh McDonald
b: 21 Jan 1917, Chicago, IL
d: 08 Apr 1993
5) Ralph Edmund McDonald
b: 27 Jul 1919, Chicago, IL
d: 04 Apr 2000
+ Manlious David Hardy, 2nd husband of Mildred Emma Seidell
b: 26 May 1898, Illinois
m: 1967, San Diego, CA
d: 04 Jul 1968, San Diego, CA
3) Herbert Haskin Seidell
b: 08 May 1911, Chicago, IL
d: 11 Feb 1974, Alameda, CA
Res: 1940, 1111 California, Peoria, IL
Res: 1946, Peoria, IL
Res: 1952, 253 E. Armstrong, Peoria, IL
Occ: 1940, Illinois Central Railroad
Occ: 1948, driver for Pabst Brew
Occ: 1952, salesman for Pabst Brew
+ Selma E.
m: Abt. 1943 Illinois
3) Mary Bechtold
b: Abt. 1874
3) Anna Bechtold
b: Abt. 1876
2) Anthony Edward Benitz
b: 1 Jan 1847, Pittsburgh , PA
d: 21 Nov 1910, Pittsburgh , PA (Gastric ulcer 2 yrs., pleural pneumonia)
Bur: 1910, St. Mary's RC Cemetery, 4503 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1880, 20 Shakespeare St., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1900, 5915 Ellwood St., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1910, 1010 Amity St., Homestead, PA
Occ: 1880, Coach builder
Occ: 1900, Carriage builder
Occ: 1910, Carriage works
+ Emma Jane Logan
b: 14 Oct 1850, PA
m: Abt. 1868
d: 27 Sep 1926, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, MI (acute cardiac dilatation)
Bur: 29 Sep 1926, St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, MI
Res: Bet. 1912–1914, 1010 Amity St., Homestead, PA
Res: 1920, w/daughter; Singsville Bor., Crawford Co., PA
Res: 1926, 539 Packard St., Ann Arbor, MI
3) Andrew Benitz
b: Oct 1868
d: 29 Aug 1870, Pittsburgh, PA
Bur: 31 Aug 1870, St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
3) Edward H. Benitz
b: 26 Oct 1872, Pittsburgh, PA
d: 15 Jan 1874, Pittsburgh, PA (convulsions)
Bur: 17 Jan 1874, St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh,PA
3) William Logan Benitz
b: 26 Oct 1872, Pittsburgh, PA
d: 01 Jun 1942, South Bend, IN (congestive heart failure)
Bur: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph Co., IN
Res: 1910-1920, 726 Cedar St., South Bend, IN
Res: 1930, 1341 E. Wayne North, South Bend, IN
Occ: 1900, Mechanical engineer
Occ: 1910, Instr. Mechanical Engineering, Notre Dame Univ.
Occ: 1920, Prof. of Mechanical Engineering, Notre Dame Univ.
+ Eleanor A. Howard
b: 09 May 1876, South Bend, IN
m: 12 Jun 1901, South Bend, IN
d: 11 Jul 1935, South Bend, IN
Bur: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph Co., IN
4) William Howard Benitz
b: 25 Mar 1902, South Bend, IN
d: 15 May 1995, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL
Res: 1930, 206 W. 79 St., Manhattan, NY
Res: 1940, 2039 E. 41 St., Brooklyn, NY
Res: 1942, 282 Plymouth Dr., Brightwaters, Suffolk, NY
Res: Bet. 1967–1995, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Occ: 1920, Office worker - plow co.
Occ: 1930, Office mgr. - NY Tel. Co.
Occ: 1940, Traffic supervisor for N.Y. Telephone Co.
Occ: 1942, N.Y. Telephone Co.
+ Ella R. Sigmund
b: 16 Apr 1902, New Jersey
m: Bet. 1930–1940
d: 12 Jan 1985, Broward Co., FL
Bur: 16 Jan 1985, Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
5) Ella Margaret Benitz
b: 10 Apr 1929, Jersey City, NJ
d: 13 Apr 2004, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Broward, FL
+ Vincent Riker
m: 1955, New York, NY
4) Willie Benitz
b: 05 Apr 1904
d: 14 Jun 1904
Bur: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph Co., IN
4) Paul Anthony Benitz
b: 21 Jan 1906, South Bend, IN
d: 24 May 2000, La Jolla, CA
Bur: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, CA
Res: 1930, Belmont School for Boys, San Mateo Co., CA
Res: 1940, 85 Huguenot Ave., Englewood, Bergen, NJ
Res: 1942, Tenafly, Bergen, NJ
Occ: 1930, teacher - private school
Occ: 1940, accountant at furniture store
+ Alberta Sherman
b: 05 May 1906, California
m: 28 Sep 1935, Manhattan, New York, NY
d: 30 Apr 1999, La Jolla, CA
Bur: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, CA
Occ: 1940, public grade school teacher
4) Timothy Edward Benitz
b: 27 Apr 1909, South Bend, IN
d: 11 Apr 1979, Los Angeles, CA
Bur: Joshua Memorial Park, Lancaster, Los Angeles Co., CA
Res: 1940, 201 E. 30 St., New York, NY
3) Anna S. Benitz
b: 1874, Pittsburgh, PA
d: Bef. 1900
3) Ann Estelle B. Benitz
b: 26 Sep 1880, PA
d: 18 Jul 1967
Bur: St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, MI
Res: 1920, Penn St., Linesville Bor., Crawford Co., PA
Res: 1926-1940, 539 Packard St., Ann Arbor, MI
+ Alfred E. Bradley, 1st husband of Ann Estelle B. Benitz
b: Abt. 1872, Livingston Co., NY
m: Abt. 1895
d: 09 Mar 1898, Buffalo, NY (Typhoid fever)
Occ: Medical student
+ John Martin Stark, 2nd husband of Ann Estelle B. Benitz
b: 25 Oct 1884, Homestead, PA
m: 26 Oct 1905, Allegheny Co., PA
Divorce: Bef. 1930
d: 05 Sep 1955, Tyrone, Blair, PA
(acute coronary thrombosis; 14 yrs arteriosclerosis; 15 yrs pulmonary TB)
Bur: 09 Sep 1955, Eastlawn, Tyrone, PA
Res: 1910, 1010 Amity St., Homestead, PA
Res: 1930, 2531 Brownsville Rd., Pittsburgh, PA
Res: 1955 , PA Hotel, 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., Tyrone, PA
Occ: 1905, Recorder
Occ: 1910, Steel worker
Occ: 1955, Steel mills (retired)
4) Mary Willella Stark
b: 09 Aug 1906, PA
d: 15 Dec 1998, OH
Bur: Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
+ Cyril Miller
b: 19 Jun 1904, Bay City, MI
m: 29 May 1925, Detroit, MI
d: 5 Jan 1979, Mansfield, OH
Bur: Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
Res: 1940, 35 Portage, Pontiac, MI
Occ: 1940, automotive labor
Occ: 1942, General Motors, Fisher Body Pontiac Division
5) Lou Ann Logan Miller
b: Abt. 1935, Bay City, Michigan
+ Thomas George Townsend, 1st husband of Lou Ann Logan Miller
b: Abt. 1932, Pontiac, Oakland, MI
+ unk Wildey, 2nd husband of Lou Ann Logan Miller
5) Suzanne Miller
b: 02 Sep 1941, Bay City, MI
d: 23 Dec 2014, Marion, OH
Bur: Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
+ Mead S. Carmichael
b: 17 Nov 1935, Columbus, Franklin, OH
d: 01 Dec 2017, Marion. OH
Bur: Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Richland Co., OH
4) Emma Louise "Emmy Lou" Stark
b: 13 Jul 1910, Homestead, PA
d: 13 Feb 1965
Bur: Resurrection Cemetery, Wyoming, Kent Co., MI
Occ: 1933, Teacher
+ James Harold McLaughlin
b: 04 May 1906, Kalamazoo, MI
m: 01 Aug 1933, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, MI
d: 11 Jan 1994
Bur: Resurrection Cemetery, Wyoming, Kent Co., MI
Occ: 1933, Attorney
5) Mary Ann McLaughlin
b: 23 Jun 1938, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
d: 01 Aug 2015, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
Bur: Resurrection Cemetery, Wyoming, Kent Co., MI
4) Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark
b: Abt. 1912, Pittsburgh, PA
d: 21 Dec 1991
Occ: 1935, U.S. Forest Service
+ Virginia Ann Finch
b: 15 May 1912, Mishawaka, IN
m: 10 Jun 1935, Washtenaw, MI
d: 23 Sep 2005, Madison, MS
5) Virginia Antoinette Stark
b: Abt. 1938, Michigan
+ unk Lanford
5) Sharon Kathleen Stark
b: Abt. 1939, Michigan
+ Lennon W. Hooper
4) John Leonard Stark
b: 08 Nov 1913, Homestead, PA
d: Jan 1969
Res: 1940, 539 Packard St., Ann Arbor, MI
Res: 1945, Port Huron Armory, Port Huron, MI
+ Gertrude Harmer Croome
b: 28 Nov 1923, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada
m: 16 Jul 1945, Port Huron, St. Clair, MI
d: 2010
© Peter Benitz (Benitz Family)