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  Rose W S BENZ Newmann, 1884-1977
Edward Benz's sister

22 July 1884 - Born at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

11 August 1884 - Baptized at Saint Marcus Gemeinde Ev Luth there. Godparents were Otto Albert Ferdinand BENZ (the father's brother), Helena HOGE Andert (the mother's sister) and Sophie PAGENKOPF Benz (the father's mother)

23 January 1887, age 2 - Brother Eduard Georg Ferdinand "Eddie" BENZ born there

4 February 1892, age 7 - Sister Lillian "Lilly" BENZ born there

16 May 1897, age 12 - Grandfather August Ferdinand HOGE, age 68, died at 970 Holton St there of atherouatous degeneration of the circulatory system

28 April 1901, age 16 - Grandmother Sophie PAGENKOPF Benz, age 72, died there of phthesis pulmonzlis, secondarily senile debility

6 November 1901, age 17 - Sister Magdaline Sophie Auguste "Lena" BENZ, age 24, married William ENGEL, age 20, at Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

15 June 1904, age 19 - Sister Alma Wilhelmina Anna BENZ, age 25, married Alfred F A BOEHMER at Milwaukee

As of sometime before 1907 - Resided at 970 Holton there. After the 1920s this was 2564 N Holton St.

1907, age 22 - Occupation listed as dressmaker

9 December 1914, age 30 - Mother Bertha Maria Therese HOGE Benz, age 57, died at 970 Holton St, Milwaukee of exophthalimic goiter

18 December 1915, age 31 - Sister Magdaline Sophie Auguste "Lena" BENZ Engel, age 38, died there of complications following appendicitis surgery

21 January 1917, age 32 - Father August Ferdinand BENZ, age 63, died there

28 August 1920, age 36 - Brother Eduard Georg Ferdinand "Eddie" BENZ, age 33, married Viola Louisa Hermine Sophia HARTIG, age 17, there

20 July 1935, age 50 - Brother Eduard Georg Ferdinand "Eddie" BENZ, age 48, died at Milwaukee County Hospital there of pulmonary tuberculosis

14 March 1968, age 83 - Sister Lillian "Lilly" BENZ, age 76, died at Doctor's Hospital there of cardiac standstill due to pulmonary embalism to due rothrombosis venais, secondarily stroke and cancer

October 1977, age 93 - Died