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  Bertha Maria Therese HOGE Benz, 1857-1914
Wife of a tanner, farmer, day laborer
Edward Benz's mother

29 November 1857 - Born at Lewetzow, Kreis Greifenberg, Pommern at 8:00 AM

16 December 1857 - Baptized at Wischower Kirche, Treptow, Kreis Greifenberg, Pommern. Godparents were Ferdinand HOGE, Knecht from Lewetzow (the father's brother), Maria Scheer, Büdnertochter from Darsow and Johanne Therese Wilhelmine "Therese" HOGE Tiegs from Voigtshagen (the father's sister)

8 February 1860, age 2 - Sister Emilie Caroline Maria HOGE born at Lewetzow

27 February 1861, age 3 - Grandmother Maria VOLKMANN Hoge, age 64, died there of Auszehrung (consumption, tuberculosis)

Sometime after 1861 - Grandfather Martin HOGE died

10 February 1862, age 4 - Brother Albert August Hermann HOGE born at Lewetzow

4 April 1864, age 6 - Brother Johannes Hermann HOGE born there

August 1865, age 7 - Emigrated at Bremen, Germany. The family sailed on the S S Neptune.

13 September 1865, age 7 - Immigrated at Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland

About 1866, age 8 - Brother August HOGE Jr born in Wisconsin

About 1868, age 10 - Sister Helena HOGE Andert born at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

About 1870, age 12 - Sister Elisa HOGE born in Wisconsin

About 1873, age 15 - Sister Rosa HOGE born there

3 September 1876, age 18 - Married August Ferdinand BENZ, age 22, at Milwaukee. Attendants were Ferdinand BENZ and Otto Johann Friedrich HOGE

3 September 1877, age 19 - Daughter Magdaline Sophie Auguste "Lena" BENZ Engel born there

2 June 1879, age 21 - Daughter Alma Wilhelmina Anna BENZ Boehmer born there

1880, age 22 - Recorded in the United States Census there

Sometime after 1880 - Father-in-law Johann "John" BENZ died in U.S.A.

7 October 1882, age 24 - Son Georg Johann August BENZ born at Milwaukee

22 July 1884, age 26 - Daughter Rose W S BENZ Newmann born there

13 February 1886, age 28 - Sister Helena HOGE, age 17, married John ANDERT at 512 Reservoir Ave there

23 January 1887, age 29 - Son Eduard Georg Ferdinand "Eddie" BENZ born there

4 February 1892, age 34 - Daughter Lillian "Lilly" BENZ born there

4 July 1896, age 38 - Brother Otto Johann Friedrich HOGE, age 40, died there of pulmonary tuberculosis

16 May 1897, age 39 - Father August Ferdinand HOGE, age 68, died at 970 Holton St there of atherouatous degeneration of the circulatory system

6 June 1900, age 42 - Recorded in the United States Census at Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

28 April 1901, age 43 - Mother-in-law Sophie PAGENKOPF Benz, age 72, died at Milwaukee of phthesis pulmonzlis, secondarily senile debility

6 November 1901, age 43 - Daughter Magdaline Sophie Auguste "Lena" BENZ, age 24, married William ENGEL, age 20, at Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

15 June 1904, age 46 - Daughter Alma Wilhelmina Anna BENZ, age 25, married Alfred F A BOEHMER at Milwaukee

1 June 1905, age 47 - Recorded in the Wisconsin census at Mequon

As of sometime before 1910 - Resided at 970 Holton St, Milwaukee. After the 1920s this was 2564 N Holton St.

26 April 1910, age 52 - Recorded in the United States Census there

9 December 1914, age 57 - Died at 970 Holton St there of exophthalimic goiter

12 December 1914 - Buried at Union Cemetery there