Re: Minnesota Benz family
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In reply to:
Re: Minnesota Benz family
12/16/00
Karen,
I hope you are still reading this board.
I have questions and hope that you and your husband can help me.Actually, I just sent a letter to the George Benz & Sons Company about this, hoping it might get to one of the George's.
I am researching the Benz family.My Great Grandmother was Eliza Benz, she was born in Osthofen Germany9/8/1865.I think she is possibly the niece of George Benz Sr. b. 1838.She married Jacob Gerber and spent most of her adult life in Wells, Faribault County, MN.
I was wondering if you have information about George Benz's siblings, parents?Eliza's parents were Jacob Benz b. 1827 and Anna Enders.Eliza may also have been Elizabeth or Anne Elizabeth.
I have an Elgin pocket watch with the enscription "G.F.B. To E.B. 9-8-95" (1895) also 2 Hamm's Brewery calendars one from 1898 one from 1899.The calendars were sent to Eliza from a Benz "cousin", who, the story says, died in an auto accident in the early 1900's.Was this Paul E. Benz?
Thanks for your help,
Tryna