Anna (Witte) Behnen (1876 - 1909)

Born Nov 1876 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana

Ancestors

Wife of Bernard Henry Behnen — married 23 May 1899 in Wayne, Indiana, United States

Died 23 Jan 1909 at age 32 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States

Biography

Anna Witte was born in November, 1876 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, daughter of August Gerhard Witte (1837–1915) and Maria Elisabeth Schroeder (1852–1938).^[1] In 1880, Anna (3) was in the household of August Witte in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana. ^[2] Anna (22) married Bernard Henry Behnen (29) (born on April 17, 1870 in Richmond) on May 23, 1899 in Wayne.^[3] Their children were:

• Bernard August Behnen (1900–1968)
• Elizabeth Behnen (1904– )
• Gesina Frances Behnen (1906–1995)

Anna died on January 23, 1909 in Richmond, United States, aged 32. She was buried in Saint Andrew Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20471953/anna-behnen : accessed 06 March 2022), memorial page for Anna Witte Behnen (1876–23 Jan 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20471953, citing Saint Andrew Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Family Links (contributor 46910212) .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHST-JD7 : 14 January 2022), Anna Witte in household of August Witte, Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States; NARA microfilm T9 FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27V5-C2Q : 8 April 2021), Bernard Behnen and Anna Witte, 22 May 1899; citing Wayne, Indiana, United States, FHL microfilm 007030223.