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Amelia <I>Hessing</I> Bendorf

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Amelia Hessing Bendorf

Birth
Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
14 Feb 1904 (aged 83)
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.7620697, Longitude: -90.6816991
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The Teller, Lancaster, WI, 25 Feb 1904. Amelia Hessing was born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, Aug. 20, 1820. Came to America, to St. Lous, in 1850, where, on Feb. 15, 1851, she was married to Joseph Bendorf. They resided in St. Louis about three years when they moved to Grant County, Wis., residing in Rockville, British Hollow and South Lancaster until the death of Mr. Bendorf in June, 1894. Since then she has made her home with her sons, four of whom are still living, one having died a few years since.
For nearly fifteen years, Mother Bendorf has been blind and being of an active, industrious disposition, felt the affliction all the more, and for the past year has waited the time when she should go home.
The final summons came Feb. 14, 1904. The funeral was held at Boice Creek Feb. 16, conducted by Rev. J. T. Morgans, and the remains laid to rest in the Boice Creek cemetery beside those of the husband and companion of many years.
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Brief Life History of Amelia
Amelia Hessing was born on 20 August 1820, in Hannover, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany as the daughter of Henry Hessing and Minnie Hessing. She married Joseph C Bendorf on 15 February 1851, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Potosi, Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. She died on 14 February 1904, in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.
The Teller, Lancaster, WI, 25 Feb 1904. Amelia Hessing was born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, Aug. 20, 1820. Came to America, to St. Lous, in 1850, where, on Feb. 15, 1851, she was married to Joseph Bendorf. They resided in St. Louis about three years when they moved to Grant County, Wis., residing in Rockville, British Hollow and South Lancaster until the death of Mr. Bendorf in June, 1894. Since then she has made her home with her sons, four of whom are still living, one having died a few years since.
For nearly fifteen years, Mother Bendorf has been blind and being of an active, industrious disposition, felt the affliction all the more, and for the past year has waited the time when she should go home.
The final summons came Feb. 14, 1904. The funeral was held at Boice Creek Feb. 16, conducted by Rev. J. T. Morgans, and the remains laid to rest in the Boice Creek cemetery beside those of the husband and companion of many years.
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Brief Life History of Amelia
Amelia Hessing was born on 20 August 1820, in Hannover, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany as the daughter of Henry Hessing and Minnie Hessing. She married Joseph C Bendorf on 15 February 1851, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Potosi, Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. She died on 14 February 1904, in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.


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  • Created by: Victoria Lynn
  • Added: Sep 20, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76854048/amelia-bendorf: accessed ), memorial page for Amelia Hessing Bendorf (20 Aug 1820–14 Feb 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76854048, citing Boice Prairie Cemetery, Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Victoria Lynn (contributor 47598722).