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Descendants of Christian Benner

Generation No. 1

1. CHRISTIAN⁶ BENNER (JOHANNES⁵, JOHANN C.⁴, JOHANN C.³, HENRICH², SIMON¹) was born November 01, 1826 in Enspel, Hessen-Nassau, Germany, and died December 16, 1890 in Kentland, Indiana. He married ELIZABETH MULLER May 22, 1854 in St Joseph's Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, daughter of CHRISTIAN MULLER and ANNA SCHLATTER.

Notes for CHRISTIAN BENNER:
Born Monday 11/1/1826 at 3:00 a.m. Christian the 3rd child of Johannes & Eva Gros.

Notes for ELIZABETH MULLER:
Elisabeth Muller, daughter and 5th child.

PIONEER MOTHER DIES:

Mrs. Elizabeth (Miller) Benner was born in Nassau, Germany, on November 10, 1833. When twenty
years of age she with her mother came to this country. In 1854, she was united in marriage to Christian
Benner at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where they resided. In 1869, they moved to Benton County, Indiana
as one of the earliest settlers. In 1888, they moved to Kentland where on December 16, 1890, death
parted them. Elizabeth remained in Kentland until the fall of 1905, when on account of ill health, she
made her home with her daughter, Mrs John (Caroline) Hasser. Where death came to her peacefully on
January 11, after a lingering illness of dropsy of about four years duration. She was the mother of 13
children, three of whom died in their infancy, and ten remain to mourn her.

Children of CHRISTIAN BENNER and ELIZABETH MULLER are:

HELENA M.⁷ BENNER, b. July 26, 1855, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; d. April 13, 1923, Ewington Twp. Jackson County, Minnesota.

ii.

ANNA MARY BENNER, b. July 21, 1857, St Marys, Pennsylvania; d. October 14, 1858, St Marys, Pennsylvania.

iii.

CAROLINE BENNER, b. June 23, 1859, St Marys, Pennsylvania; d. June 04, 1943, Benton County, Indiana.

iv.

MARY BARBARA BENNER, b. December 25, 1860, St Marys, Pennsylvania; d. June 06, 1922, Lamar, Colorado.

PETER CHRISTAIN BENNER, b. January 24, 1863, St Marys, Pennsylvania; d. February 19, 1926, Earl Park, Indiana.

vi.

JOHN GEORGE BENNER, b. April 26, 1865, St Marys, Pennsylvania; d. December 01, 1929, Earl Park, Indiana.

vii.

ANNA MARY BENNER, b. April 19, 1867, St Marys, Pennsylvania; d. May 25, 1909, Fowler, Indiana.

viii.

JOHN EDWARD BENNER, b. December 13, 1868, St Marys, Pennsylvania; d. February 28, 1869, St Anthony's Church.

ix.

KATHERINE ELIZABETH BENNER, b. February 15, 1870, Earl Park, Indiana; d. August 23, 1960.

MARY ELIZABETH BENNER, b. March 25, 1872, Earl Park, Indiana; d. May 14, 1920, Fowler, Indiana.

xi.

MARY THERESA BENNER, b. March 25, 1872, Earl Park, Indiana; d. September 1872, Earl Park, Indiana.

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xii.

KATHERINE THERESA BENNER, b. February 19, 1874, Earl Park, Indiana; d. July 28, 1948.

11.

xiii.

PHILOMENA CATHERINE BENNER, b. September 28, 1876, Earl Park, Indiana; d. November 11, 1962, Fowler, Indiana.

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