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Anna Maria “Mary” Brinker Behrens Bentrup

Birth
Vinnen, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
20 Jan 1884 (aged 40)
Calhoun County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Meppen, Calhoun County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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The daughter of John Brinker and Regina Riedeman, "Mary" was born in Vinnen, Holte, Germany.

Mary married John Behrens on 18 Aug 1863 in St. Louis, Missouri. They were the parents of at least 4 children.

John died in 1878.

Children from first marriage: 1 daughter, 3 sons.

Mary married Henry Bentrup on 12 Aug 1879 in Calhoun County, Illinois. They were the parents of at least 1 child.

Known children from second marriage: 1 daughter.

At the time of her death, Mary was 40 years, 4 months and 16 days old. She was survived by her husband, Henry, who remarried later in 1884. He died in 1915.

Mother of:
Anna Behrens
William Behrens (died in infancy)
Herman Behrens
William Behrens
Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" Bentrup Bimslager

Mary's siblings:
Maria Adelheid Brinker Ostermann Aling
Regina Jane Brinker Pehm

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Obituary:

Mrs. Henry Bentrupt

Monterey, January 31, 1884. Mrs. Henry Bentrupt died of pneumonia 20th of January, 1884...Funeral conducted by Father Withaut and buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Mepppen, Ill. Mary Bentrupt leaves a husband, four children plus many friends.

(Unknown Calhoun County newspaper; 1900)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
The daughter of John Brinker and Regina Riedeman, "Mary" was born in Vinnen, Holte, Germany.

Mary married John Behrens on 18 Aug 1863 in St. Louis, Missouri. They were the parents of at least 4 children.

John died in 1878.

Children from first marriage: 1 daughter, 3 sons.

Mary married Henry Bentrup on 12 Aug 1879 in Calhoun County, Illinois. They were the parents of at least 1 child.

Known children from second marriage: 1 daughter.

At the time of her death, Mary was 40 years, 4 months and 16 days old. She was survived by her husband, Henry, who remarried later in 1884. He died in 1915.

Mother of:
Anna Behrens
William Behrens (died in infancy)
Herman Behrens
William Behrens
Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" Bentrup Bimslager

Mary's siblings:
Maria Adelheid Brinker Ostermann Aling
Regina Jane Brinker Pehm

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Obituary:

Mrs. Henry Bentrupt

Monterey, January 31, 1884. Mrs. Henry Bentrupt died of pneumonia 20th of January, 1884...Funeral conducted by Father Withaut and buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Mepppen, Ill. Mary Bentrupt leaves a husband, four children plus many friends.

(Unknown Calhoun County newspaper; 1900)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.

Gravesite Details

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  • Created by: Lynn
  • Added: Sep 24, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59139377/anna_maria-behrens_bentrup: accessed ), memorial page for Anna Maria “Mary” Brinker Behrens Bentrup (4 Sep 1843–20 Jan 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59139377, citing Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Meppen, Calhoun County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Lynn (contributor 47138895).