Benzinger, Christoph Jr

1840 - 1915  (75 years)

• Name	Benzinger, Christoph  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	24 Mar 1840	Armenburg [hist], Arnsburg, Lich, Ct. Gießen, Hesse, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigration to America	28 Jul 1845  [3]
  	Ship "Silvie de Grasse"
  Residence	Aft Aug 1845	Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct. Erie, New York, USA
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1850	Lower Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA   [4]
  	Cheektowaga, Ct Erie, New York, USA. House #2216, family #2294.
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1855	Middle Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA   [5]
  	House #337, family #386. His occupation was listed as 'farmer'. This dwelling was a frame house, valued at $350. Living in this house were: Wilhelm Böhme; Johann Christoph Benzinger and his children, Barbara, Christine, Marie and Christoph; Christine Allmendinger Benzinger (mother Johann Christoph Benzinger).
  Residence	Jul 1855	Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Listed in Census	5 Jul 1856	Lenox Township, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [6]
  	He had been a resident of Iowa for one year. The census has two family groups listed as living in this house. In the first family group were: Christoph Benzinger and his children, Christoph Jr., Christine, Marie; Christina Benzinger née Allmendinger (mother of Christoph Sr.); Anna Barbar Müller (step-daughter of Christoph Sr.). In the second family group were: Georg Mahl, and his wife Marie; Jacob Ritzhaupt; Heinrich Graichen; Samuel Fels; Heinrich Stuck and his brother Christian; Jacob Eichacker; Johann Fritz; Carl Schneider; Karl Brennemann; Markus Murbach; Johann Adam Borz; Adam Rind; Johann Georg Heinrich Roth.
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1860	Amana Township, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [7]
  	Post Office: Homestead, Iowa. House #1048, family #1089.
  Confirmation	1861  [8]
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1870	Amana Township, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [9]
  	Post Office: Amana, Iowa. House #51, family #73. His occupation was listed as 'Carpenter'.
  Listed in Census	1 Jun 1880	Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [10]
  	Dwelling #43, family #92. His occupation was listed as 'Carpenter'.
  Occupation	Carpenter.
  Death	7 Aug 1915	Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [12]
  	Cause of Death: Arterio Sclerosis Contributory Chr Myocarditis [11]
  Burial	10 Aug 1915	Amana Cemetery, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [14, 15]
  	Section 2 Row 9 Plot 7 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76050222/christoph-benzinger [13]
  Siblings	3 siblings
  + 1. Benzinger, Christine,   b. 17 Mar 1834, Ganslosen [hist], Auendorf, Bad Ditzenbach, Ct Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 26 Feb 1900, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 65 years) + 2. Benzinger, Marie,   b. 25 Oct 1835, Ganslosen [hist], Auendorf, Bad Ditzenbach, Ct Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 24 Nov 1910, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 75 years)   3. Benzinger, Anna,   b. 9 Nov 1837, Armenburg [hist], Arnsburg, Lich, Ct. Gießen, Hesse, Germany d. 11 Jan 1838, Armenburg [hist], Arnsburg, Lich, Ct. Gießen, Hesse, Germany  (Age 0 years)
  Notes	EDIT 14 Aug 2021; CB; add S1114 EDIT 5 Oct 2021; CB; add S1017 EDIT 1 Nov 2021; CB; add S1115 EDIT 2 Feb 2022;EM; Add source S1029 and S1111 EDIT 5 Feb 2022; CB; chg bir place; bir rec. EDIT 25 Oct 2022; CB; added S1040. EDIT 18 Nov 2022; CB; add S1116 EDIT 1 Feb 2023; CB; add S4024
  Person ID	I126	Amana Tree
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Benzinger, Johann Christoph Sr,   b. 21 Apr 1804, Ganslosen [hist], Auendorf, Bad Ditzenbach, Ct Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 31 Aug 1864, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Hascher, Wilhelmine,   b. 11 Jun 1801, Ganslosen [hist], Auendorf, Bad Ditzenbach, Ct Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 10 Mar 1850, Middle Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	1832	Ganslosen [hist], Auendorf, Bad Ditzenbach, Ct Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [16]
  Children	4 children
  + 1. Benzinger, Christine,   b. 17 Mar 1834, Ganslosen [hist], Auendorf, Bad Ditzenbach, Ct Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 26 Feb 1900, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 65 years) + 2. Benzinger, Marie,   b. 25 Oct 1835, Ganslosen [hist], Auendorf, Bad Ditzenbach, Ct Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 24 Nov 1910, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 75 years)   3. Benzinger, Anna,   b. 9 Nov 1837, Armenburg [hist], Arnsburg, Lich, Ct. Gießen, Hesse, Germany d. 11 Jan 1838, Armenburg [hist], Arnsburg, Lich, Ct. Gießen, Hesse, Germany  (Age 0 years) + 4. Benzinger, Christoph Jr,   b. 24 Mar 1840, Armenburg [hist], Arnsburg, Lich, Ct. Gießen, Hesse, Germany d. 7 Aug 1915, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kurtz, Karoline,   b. 5 Dec 1845, Oberurbach, Ct Rems-Murr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 18 Nov 1927, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1870	Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [17]
  Children	7 children
  + 1. Benzinger, Jakob Christoph,   b. 26 Jun 1871, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 7 Jul 1961, Cedar Rapids, Ct Linn, Iowa, USA (Age 90 years)   2. Benzinger, Johann Wilhem,   b. 17 Sep 1873, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 7 May 1883, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 9 years) + 3. Benzinger, Anna Marie,   b. 30 Sep 1875, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   4. Benzinger, Friedrich Gottlieb,   b. 7 May 1878, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   5. Benzinger, Heinrich Christoph,   b. 8 Jul 1880, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 26 Jun 1938, Mount Pleasant, Ct Henry, Iowa, USA (Age 57 years)   6. Benzinger, Karoline Wilhelmine,   b. 17 Dec 1882, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 7 Sep 1968, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 85 years)   7. Benzinger, Friedrich Wilhelm,   b. 10 Feb 1888, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA d. Abt 16 Aug 1918, Montana, USA (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S0008] Georg Heinemann, Inspirations-Historie 1915-1923, (Printed in Amana 1926), 62f, Reliability >>3<<. [S0009] Jakob Schumacher, et. al., Schumacher-Register, Vol 1, 12, Reliability >>3<<. [S0011] Anne DuVal Rehfuss, Rehfuss, Inspirationists' Arrivals 1828-1928, Reliability >>3<<. [S1116] 1850 US Federal Census , page 555. [S4024] 1855 New York State Census, page 44. [S1017] 1856 Iowa State Census, page 320-321, Reliability >>5<<. [S1114] 1860 US Federal Census , page 153. [S1013] Seelenliste saemtlicher Gemeinden in Amana, 1891, Section 1, Reliability >>3<<. [S1115] 1870 US Federal Census , page 8. [S1040] 1880 US Federal Census, page 7. [S1111] Digital copy of Document on File in Collection Amana Heritage Society, 2 Feb 2022, i26_DTH_Benzinger_Christoph_1915. [S4021] Death Records Iowa County, IA , 2 Feb 2022, i26_DTH_Benzinger_Christoph_1915. #48 1211 [S1029] Find A Grave, 2 Feb 2022. [S0016] Amana Cemetery Database, (Amana Heritage Society), Reliability >>2<<. [S1029] Find A Grave, 2 Feb 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76050222/christoph-benzinger [S1111] Digital copy of Document on File in Collection Amana Heritage Society, F53_MAR01_Benzinger_Hascher_1832. [S1111] Digital copy of Document on File in Collection Amana Heritage Society, F52_MAR01_Benzinger_Kurtz_1870.jpg. names on the marriage License are Christopher and Caroline