1. | Catrine Meyer was born 19 Jul 1776, Ohrel; was christened 21 Jul 1776, Selsingen, Hannover; died 11 Oct 1835, Anderlingen, Hannover; was buried 14 Oct 1835, Selsingen, Hannover. Catrine married Dreves Brandt (Brandtjen) 20 Aug 1796, Selsingen, Hannover. Dreves (son of Christoph Brandt (Brand) and Anne Behnken) was born 25 Oct 1769, Anderlingen, Hannover; was christened 29 Oct 1769, Selsingen, Hannover; died 10 Apr 1858, Anderlingen, Hannover; was buried Apr 1858, Selsingen, Hannover. [Group Sheet]
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2. | Anna Brandt (Brandtjen) ![]() |
3. | Casten Brandt (Brandtjen) ![]() Notes: (Research):«u»«b»Children Casten married Christine Viebrock 31 Jan 1828, Selsingen, Hannover. Christine was born 19 Feb 1807, Anderlingen, Hannover; was christened 22 Feb 1807, Selsingen, Hannover; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] |
4. | Christoph Brandt (Brandtjen) ![]() |
5. | Margarethe Brandt (Brandtjen) ![]() Notes: (Research):Original information that I had was that Margaretha Brandjen was the daughter of Drewes Brandjen (c1753-15 Oct 1824) and Ilse Mette Helmer (19/23 Mar 1763-27 Jan 1826). I can't document this info at present so I'm going with info from the Selsingen records found online at Margarethe married Lutje Behnken 8 Aug 1824, Selsingen, Hannover. Lutje (son of Theves Benecke and Trine Hincken) was born 13 Jan 1794, Anderlingen, Hannover; was christened 16 Jan 1794, Selsingen, Hannover; died 1875, Anderlingen, Hannover. [Group Sheet]
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6. | Hinrich Brandt (Brandtjen) ![]() |
7. | Catherina Brandt (Brandtjen) ![]() |
8. | Claus Brandt (Brandtjen) ![]() Notes: (Research):Children Claus married Anna Herney 12 Oct 1832, Selsingen, Hannover. [Group Sheet] |
9. | Anna Catherina Brandt (Brandtjen) ![]() Notes: Children Anna married Johann Wohlers 25 Jun 1837, Selsingen, Hannover. Johann was born 24 Jun 1803, Ober Ochtenhausen; was christened 28 Jun 1803, Selsingen, Hannover; died 23 Jan 1875, Ober Ochtenhausen; was buried Jan 1875, Selsingen, Hannover. [Group Sheet] |
10. | Andreas Brandt (Brandtjen) ![]() Notes: Children Andreas married Margaretha Schnackenberg 21 Nov 1841, Selsingen, Hannover. [Group Sheet] |
11. | Marie Brandt (Brandtjen) ![]() |
12. | Thees Behnken ![]() Notes: (Research):Served in Union Army. Thees — Elsie Or Elise Catherine. Elsie died 12 Dec 1871, Randolph County, IL; was buried , Horse Prairie, Randolph County, IL. [Group Sheet] Thees married Sophie Leonore Vogt 14 Jun 1872, Horse Prairie, Randolph County, IL. Sophie was born 7 Sep 1834, Stemmen, Lippe; died 17 Mar 1898, Jackson County, IL; was buried , St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. [Group Sheet] |
13. | Christopher Behnken ![]() |
14. | Hinrich Behnken ![]() |
15. | Johann Behnken ![]() |
16. | Catrine Behnken ![]() |
17. | Anna Behnken ![]() Anna married Jurgen Schröder 11 Nov 1857, Selsingen, Hannover. Jurgen was born 7 Mar 1831, Ohrel; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] |
18. | Margaretha Behnken ![]() Notes: Came to U.S. on 10 Oct 1882 per funeral record Margaretha married Lütje "Louis" Brandt, Sr. 15 Apr 1860, Selsingen, Hannover. Lütje was born 17 Feb 1834, Anderlingen, Hannover; was christened 21 Feb 1834, Selsingen, Hannover; died 22 Sep 1912, Campbell Hill, Jackson, Illinois, United States; was buried 24 Sep 1912, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. [Group Sheet] |
19. | Marie Behnken ![]() |
20. | Behnken ![]() |
21. | Hinrich Behnken ![]() Notes: A Henrich Behnken arrived 18 Jun 1867 in New Orleans (age 21) on board the ship Hermine out of Bremen. Hinrich married Dorothea Wilke 7 Oct 1870, Schneider's Schoolhouse, Randolph County, IL. Dorothea (daughter of J. Carl Wilke and Helene Jansen) was born 6 Nov 1849, Celle, Hanover; died 14 Jul 1934, Perry County, IL; was buried Jul 1934, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. [Group Sheet]
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22. | John W. Hinrich Behnken ![]() John married Dorothea Maria Ohlau 27 Oct 1898, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. Dorothea was born 29 May 1880, IL; was christened 14 Jul 1880, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL; died Apr 1950. [Group Sheet] |
23. | Margaret Sophie Helena Behnken ![]() |
24. | Hinrich Claus Behnken ![]() Hinrich married Elenora Dierkes 23 Nov 1897, Campbell Hill, Jackson, Illinois, United States. Elenora was born 13 Nov 1875, Jackson County, IL; died 6 May 1943, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL; was buried May 1943, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. [Group Sheet] Hinrich — Lena Bearden. Lena was buried , St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. [Group Sheet] |
25. | Agnes Dorothea Johanne Behnken ![]() Agnes married Charles Ulrich 16 May 1904, St. Louis, Missouri. Charles was born 5 Jun 1874, Leavenworth County, KS; died 9 May 1908, IL; was buried 11 May 1908, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. [Group Sheet] Agnes married Frederick B. Ernst Abt 1910, MO. Frederick was born 7 May 1866, St. Louis, Missouri; died 30 May 1944, St. Louis, Missouri; was buried 2 Jun 1944, Sunset Cemetery, South St. Louis, MO. [Group Sheet] |
26. | Carl Friedrich Behnken ![]() |
27. | Minna Anna Behnken ![]() Notes: (Research):Sponsers: «b»Anna Marie Ehlers, Minna Barg Minna married Johann Conrad Arndt 17 Dec 1899, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. Johann (son of Herman Arndt and Justine Louise Charlotte Wiele) was born 13 Oct 1879, Perry County, IL; died 22 Dec 1907, Perry County, IL; was buried Dec 1907, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. [Group Sheet]
Minna married Aaron "Spike" Ward Between 1910 and 1918, Perry County, IL. Aaron was born 27 Dec 1883, Ava, Jackson County, IL; died 3 Nov 1944, Perry County, IL; was buried 5 Nov 1944, IOOF Cemetery, Percy, Randolph County, IL. [Group Sheet] |
28. | (Margaretha) Emma Behnken ![]() (Margaretha) married Ferdinand Friedrich Biermann 1904, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. Ferdinand was born 8 Jul 1881, IL; was christened 14 Aug 1881, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL; died 16 Feb 1957; was buried , St. Pauls Lutheran, Wine Hill, Randolph County, IL. [Group Sheet] |
29. | N.N. Behnken ![]() Notes: stillborn, not named. |
30. | Carl "Charlie" Louis Behnken ![]() Carl — (Elisabeth Matilda) Dora Hartmann. (Elisabeth was born 22 Nov 1885, Perry County, IL; was christened 25 Dec 1885, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] Carl married Mattie Heins 1 Oct 1913. Mattie was born 21 Jul 1890, Garrison, Butler County, NE; died 14 Mar 1938, Omaha, Douglas County, NE; was buried Mar 1938, Greenwood Cemetery, York County, NE. [Group Sheet] Carl — Lena A. Sommer. Lena died Aft 2006. [Group Sheet] |
31. | Dorothea "Dora" Behnken ![]() Notes: (Research):SSN: 343-38-8606 Dorothea married William Ziebold, Sr. Abt 1907. William was born 22 Nov 1875, IL; died Abt 1946. [Group Sheet] |
32. | (Margaretha Mina) Adele "Della" Behnken ![]() (Margaretha — unknown. [Group Sheet] (Margaretha married Claus Heins 28 Dec 1921, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. Claus was born 4 Oct 1886, Millerton, Butler County, NE; died 6 Aug 1962. [Group Sheet] |
33. | Louis Heinrich Wilhelm Behnken, Sr. ![]() Notes: Served in the U.S. Army during WWI. Entered service on 26 Jun 1918, went overseason 8 Oct 1918 serving in England and France. Louis married Alma M. Rieckenberg 19 Feb 1922, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. Alma was born Dec 1896, IL; died 22 Oct 1966, Perry County, IL; was buried Oct 1966, St. John Lutheran "Post Oak", Jackson County, IL. [Group Sheet] |