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Benneville Butz 1838 – 1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1838

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 27 June 1924

Death Location: Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Manasses Butz

Mother: Elizabeth Wenner

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lorena Butz, Elma Butz, Seniah Butz, Harvey Butz, Elvina Butz

Benneville Butz was born in 1838 in Pennsylvania, the child of Manasses Butz and Elizabeth Wenner. In 1863, Benneville Butz resided in Millerstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Benneville Butz had children including Lorena Elmira Butz, Elma Louisa Butz, Seniah A Butz, Harvey J M Butz, Elvina Butz. Benneville Butz passed away in 1924 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benneville Butz was born in 1838 in Pennsylvania, the child of Manasses Butz and Elizabeth Wenner.
  • In 1863, Benneville Butz resided in Millerstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Benneville Butz had children including Lorena Elmira Butz, Elma Louisa Butz, Seniah A Butz, Harvey J M Butz, Elvina Butz.
  • Benneville Butz passed away in 1924 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Manasses Butz
1812 – 1889
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Elizabeth Wenner
1822 – 1864
Birth Location: Lower Macungie, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lorena Butz
1861 – 1919
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Elma Butz
1862 – 1955
Birth Location: Lehigh, Pennsylvania
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Seniah Butz
1868 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Harvey Butz
1866 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Elvina Butz
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Benneville Butz's Ancestors

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Benneville Butz
1838 – 1924
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Manasses Butz
1812 – 1889
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Wenner
1822 – 1864
Lower Macungie, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Johnathan Butz
1781 – 1842
Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Maria (Catherine) Wenner
1790 – 1868
Great-Grandparents
John Butz
1747 – 1827
Maria Miller
1747 – 1827
Johann Wenner
1756 – 1833
Eva Kümmel
1763 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Butz
1718 – 1780
Anna Carl
1718 – 1795
Christian Miller
1727 – 1778
Elisabeth Mertz
1730 –

Benneville Butz's Descendants

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Benneville Butz (9 January 1838 – 27 June 1924)
  1. 1. Lorena (Elmira) Butz (13 Sep 1861 – 3 Nov 1919) m. John (George) Nehrbas (19 July 1870 – 21 February 1915) m. Howard (Daniel) Heffner (27 July 1859 – 27 October 1890)
    1. 1. Gladys (Estella) Heffner (9 Apr 1882 – 29 Aug 1967) m. Harold (Griffin) Mauzy (13 Mar 1887 – 9 Nov 1929)
  2. 2. Elma (Louisa) Butz (2 Mar 1862 – 22 Mar 1955) m. John (Harry) Ziegenfuss (21 Jan 1860 – 11 Oct 1942)
    1. 1. Harry (Stanley) Ziegenfuss (2 Mar 1884 – 15 May 1963) m. Elizabeth (Lydia) Romig (Oct 1883 – 16 October 1968)
      1. 1. Richard (Harry) Ziegenfuss (7 Apr 1908 – 29 Oct 1997) m. Margaret (Evelyn) Newhard (7 May 1913 – 31 Dec 2012)
        1. 1. Harry (Glenn) Ziegenfuss (22 Jul 1941 – )
        2. 2. Jack (A.) Zlegenfuss (24 Jul 1945 – ) m. Marilyn (Louise) Herbst (23 Aug 1948 – )
      2. 2. Justine (Ida) Zeigenfuss (12 Oct 1912 – 16 Mar 2006) m. Edward (Joseph) Phreaner (6 November 1917 – 17 December 1985) m. Floyd (Ward) Bierce (17 Dec 1916 – 16 Aug 1988)
      3. 3. Margaret (E) Ziegenfuss (26 January 1914 – 4 January 1942) m. Richard (William) Griffith (2 March 1914 – 15 August 2002)
      4. 4. Kathryn (Romig) Ziegenfuss (abt 1917 – ) m. Andrew (George) Lesko (10 October 1916 – 19 October 1957)
      5. 5. John (Edward) Ziegenfuss (4 Nov 1918 – 5 May 1995) m. Geraldine Gold m. Lula (Lee) Beckner (6 January 1925 – )
        1. 1. Betty (Jane) Ziegenfuss (27 Feb 1945 – ) m. William (Larry) Harrison (19 Feb 1947 – )
        2. 2. John (E.) Ziegenfuss (22 November 1947 – 7 February 1992)
        3. 3. Robert (Preston) Ziegenfuss (2 Nov 1950 – ) m. Brenda (Gale) Wolfrey (3 Jun 1954 – 4 Jan 2016)
        4. 4. Jeffery (Ellis) Ziegenfuss (6 Sep 1962 – )
    2. 2. Leah (E) Ziegenfuss (1896 – )
    3. 3. Alta (L) Ziegenfuss (1900 – )
  3. 3. Seniah (A) Butz (abt 1868 – )
  4. 4. Harvey (J M) Butz (abt 1866 – )
  5. 5. Elvina Butz

Benneville Butz's Timeline

5 Records

1838
9 January 1838
Birth of Benneville Butz
None
1838
9 January 1838
Birth of Benneville Butz in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1863
1 July 1863
Age 25
Benneville Butz resided here in Millerstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Millerstown, Pennsylvania, United States
1870
1870
Age 32
Benneville Butz resided here in Lower Macungie, Trexlertown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Lower Macungie, Trexlertown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
1924
27 June 1924
Age 86
Death of Benneville Butz in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1838
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1838
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Millerstown, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lower Macungie, Trexlertown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1924
    Event Place: Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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