Gustav Bebensee was born January 5, 1890 in Wandsbek, Germany. He was baptised on April 6, 1890 in Wandsbek. Confirmed at the Dom in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany on March 27, 1904. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was 16 years old in 1906. With five dollars in his pocket he had to also work on the boat, which helped to pay for his passage.
His father, P.H. Gustave Bebensee and brother Hans had emigrated in 1898. Hans was left with his Aunt Emma Haack (née Bebensee) in Elk Creek, Nebraska while his father looked for work elsewhere. His father sent money to help pay for his passage and was to meet him at the train station in Chicago. He never came so Gus had to find his way by himself to Elk Creek. The family never heard from the father again. Thinking he may have been killed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, his last known residence, they gave up hope of ever finding him.
Gus lived and worked for his Uncle Louis Haack and also for neighboring farms. He found work in Hildreth, Nebraska and that is where he met and married Anna Habben on a snowy winter day in February 1919.
Gus and Ann had six children, 2 boys and 4 girls. They farmed and raised their family just a few miles from Hildreth. They were active in St. Peters Lutheran Church and involved in the community.
In 2009, Gus granddaughter, Terri Kallio, was able to locate information regarding the disappearance of his father. He had actually deserted the family and married another woman sometime around 1905 - he lived in several different states including, Indiana, California and Washington. He died in 1914 in Seattle, Washington - he never contacted his children.
His father, P.H. Gustave Bebensee and brother Hans had emigrated in 1898. Hans was left with his Aunt Emma Haack (née Bebensee) in Elk Creek, Nebraska while his father looked for work elsewhere. His father sent money to help pay for his passage and was to meet him at the train station in Chicago. He never came so Gus had to find his way by himself to Elk Creek. The family never heard from the father again. Thinking he may have been killed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, his last known residence, they gave up hope of ever finding him.
Gus lived and worked for his Uncle Louis Haack and also for neighboring farms. He found work in Hildreth, Nebraska and that is where he met and married Anna Habben on a snowy winter day in February 1919.
Gus and Ann had six children, 2 boys and 4 girls. They farmed and raised their family just a few miles from Hildreth. They were active in St. Peters Lutheran Church and involved in the community.
In 2009, Gus granddaughter, Terri Kallio, was able to locate information regarding the disappearance of his father. He had actually deserted the family and married another woman sometime around 1905 - he lived in several different states including, Indiana, California and Washington. He died in 1914 in Seattle, Washington - he never contacted his children.
Gustav Bebensee was born January 5, 1890 in Wandsbek, Germany. He was baptised on April 6, 1890 in Wandsbek. Confirmed at the Dom in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany on March 27, 1904. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was 16 years old in 1906. With five dollars in his pocket he had to also work on the boat, which helped to pay for his passage.
His father, P.H. Gustave Bebensee and brother Hans had emigrated in 1898. Hans was left with his Aunt Emma Haack (née Bebensee) in Elk Creek, Nebraska while his father looked for work elsewhere. His father sent money to help pay for his passage and was to meet him at the train station in Chicago. He never came so Gus had to find his way by himself to Elk Creek. The family never heard from the father again. Thinking he may have been killed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, his last known residence, they gave up hope of ever finding him.
Gus lived and worked for his Uncle Louis Haack and also for neighboring farms. He found work in Hildreth, Nebraska and that is where he met and married Anna Habben on a snowy winter day in February 1919.
Gus and Ann had six children, 2 boys and 4 girls. They farmed and raised their family just a few miles from Hildreth. They were active in St. Peters Lutheran Church and involved in the community.
In 2009, Gus granddaughter, Terri Kallio, was able to locate information regarding the disappearance of his father. He had actually deserted the family and married another woman sometime around 1905 - he lived in several different states including, Indiana, California and Washington. He died in 1914 in Seattle, Washington - he never contacted his children.
His father, P.H. Gustave Bebensee and brother Hans had emigrated in 1898. Hans was left with his Aunt Emma Haack (née Bebensee) in Elk Creek, Nebraska while his father looked for work elsewhere. His father sent money to help pay for his passage and was to meet him at the train station in Chicago. He never came so Gus had to find his way by himself to Elk Creek. The family never heard from the father again. Thinking he may have been killed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, his last known residence, they gave up hope of ever finding him.
Gus lived and worked for his Uncle Louis Haack and also for neighboring farms. He found work in Hildreth, Nebraska and that is where he met and married Anna Habben on a snowy winter day in February 1919.
Gus and Ann had six children, 2 boys and 4 girls. They farmed and raised their family just a few miles from Hildreth. They were active in St. Peters Lutheran Church and involved in the community.
In 2009, Gus granddaughter, Terri Kallio, was able to locate information regarding the disappearance of his father. He had actually deserted the family and married another woman sometime around 1905 - he lived in several different states including, Indiana, California and Washington. He died in 1914 in Seattle, Washington - he never contacted his children.
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