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Bernhard "Benney" John Schaefer 1905–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1905

Birth Location: Lincoln Center, Lincoln County, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 2000

Death Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Father: Frederick Schaefer

Mother: Bertha Burgenger

Spouse(s): Ruth Rich

Children(s): Susan Schaefer

The story of Bernhard "Benney" John Schaefer began in 1905 in Lincoln Center, Lincoln County, Kansas, USA. Bernhard "Benney" John Schaefer married Ruth Rich, and had children including Susan Phyllis Schaefer. Bernhard "Benney" John Schaefer passed away in 2000 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bernhard "Benney" John Schaefer began in 1905 in Lincoln Center, Lincoln County, Kansas, USA.
  • Bernhard "Benney" John Schaefer married Ruth Rich, and had children including Susan Phyllis Schaefer.
  • Bernhard "Benney" John Schaefer passed away in 2000 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Bernhard Schaefer's Ancestors

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Bernhard Schaefer
1905–2000
Birth Place: Lincoln Center, Lincoln County, Kansas, USA
Parents
Frederick August Lugwig Schaefer
1874–1971
Marysville, Seward, Nebraska, United States
Bertha Burgenger
1873–1939
Marysville, Seward, Nebraska, USA
Grandparents
Karl (Daniel) Schaefer
1825–1908
Schackstedt, Bernburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Marie (Gertrude) Kottmann
1842–1913
Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Bernhard Schaefer's Descendants

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Bernhard ("Benney" John) Schaefer (12 Nov 1905–17 Jan 2000) m. Ruth Rich (23 Oct 1919–18 Nov 1992)
  1. 1. Susan (Phyllis) Schaefer 1946–2002

Bernhard Schaefer's Timeline

2 Records

1905
12 Nov 1905
Birth of Bernhard "Benney" John Schaefer in Lincoln Center, Lincoln County, Kansas, USA
Lincoln Center, Lincoln County, Kansas, USA
2000
17 Jan 2000
Age 95
Death of Bernhard "Benney" John Schaefer in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1905
    Event Place: Lincoln Center, Lincoln County, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 2000
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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