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George Benz

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George Benz

Birth
Germany
Death
Jan 1908 (aged 69)
Burial
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block: 44 Lot: 43
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George Benz was born in Osthofen, Germany, 23 April 1838. He came to America in 1854 and to St. Paul in 1856. He married Rosa Voehringer 23 April 1861. They had ten children: George G. Benz (b. circa 1862)(who married Josephine Hamm, daughter of Theodore Hamm), Charlotte O. Benz (b. Aug 1864), Herman L. Benz (b. June 1866), Pauline (b. circa 1869), William (b.circa 1871), Paul E. Benz (b. Feb 1874), Lydia M. Benz (b. Apr 1876), Walter G. Benz (b. Nov 1878), Louis (b. Jan 1880), and Laura Benz (b. March 1886)(Ahern).

George Benz had a wholesale liquor company called George Benz & Sons, at 217 & 219 E. 3rd St, Saint Paul, Minn. He served three terms in the Minnesota Legislature, and was member of the St. Paul School Board. He was a member of the Minnesota Club, the Commercial Club, Sons of Herman and the Masonic Fraternity.
George Benz was born in Osthofen, Germany, 23 April 1838. He came to America in 1854 and to St. Paul in 1856. He married Rosa Voehringer 23 April 1861. They had ten children: George G. Benz (b. circa 1862)(who married Josephine Hamm, daughter of Theodore Hamm), Charlotte O. Benz (b. Aug 1864), Herman L. Benz (b. June 1866), Pauline (b. circa 1869), William (b.circa 1871), Paul E. Benz (b. Feb 1874), Lydia M. Benz (b. Apr 1876), Walter G. Benz (b. Nov 1878), Louis (b. Jan 1880), and Laura Benz (b. March 1886)(Ahern).

George Benz had a wholesale liquor company called George Benz & Sons, at 217 & 219 E. 3rd St, Saint Paul, Minn. He served three terms in the Minnesota Legislature, and was member of the St. Paul School Board. He was a member of the Minnesota Club, the Commercial Club, Sons of Herman and the Masonic Fraternity.


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  • Maintained by: Christina
  • Originally Created by: cw
  • Added: Nov 12, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16615462/george-benz: accessed ), memorial page for George Benz (23 Apr 1838–Jan 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16615462, citing Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Christina (contributor 46772328).