Conrad
Wilhelm
(William)
"Bill"
Bentler
Born in Ostenland, Germany
Ancestors 
Brother of
Maria Anna Elizabeth (Bentler) Winnike, Maria Catherine Elizabeth Bentler, Johann Joseph Bentler, John Henry Bentler, Johann Franz Joseph (Benteler) Bentler and Maria Theresia (Bentler) Boeding
Husband of
Anna Maria Elizabeth Fette
— married
3 Feb 1860 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John E. Bentler, Anna Marie Bentler, Edward Eddie Bentler, Henry Bentler, Joseph Bentler, Gertrude Bentler, Elizabeth Bentler, Mary Bentler and Frank Henry Bentler
Died
at age 66
in Houghton, Marion Township, Lee, Iowa, USA
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Biography
Conrad Wilhelm "William" Bentler was born 13 April 1840 in Ostenland, Germany.[1][2][3]
In 1954, the Bentler family relocated to the United States by way of sailing ship. On January 18th, 1854, William at the age of about 13, arrived in New Orleans with his mother & siblings on the ship Uhland, from the port of Bremen, Germany.[4]
The 1860 US Census shows 18 year old William, along with his mother Anna and brother Frank were living with relatives, the Winnike family.[4] (Frank & William's sister was Mrs Elizabeth (Bentler) Winnike.)[5]
William married Lizzie Fetter in 1866.[6]
The 1870 US Census shows William farming in southeastern Iowa.[7]
In 1874, William is documented in Lee county, Iowa.[8]
The 1880 US Census.[9] Forty year old William still working the farm, with wife Lizzie and 7 children in the home.
The 1885 Iowa state census.[10]
The 1895 Iowa State Census.[11]
An 1897 plat map showing Bentler land in section 18 of Marion township, Lee county, Iowa.[12]
The 1900 US Census.[13] William working the farm with plenty of help from 6 grown children and wife Elizabeth.
He died on the 4 November 1906, in Houghton, Iowa, and was buried at Houghton, Marion Township, Lee county, Iowa, USA.[14][15][16]
Research
- This biography was originally auto-generated by a GEDCOM import created by Jeremy Benjamin through the import of GEDCOM JB.ged on Aug 8, 2015. It has since been thoroughly overhauled to get rid of the Gedcom garbage.
Sources
- ↑ "Deutschland, Paderborn, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1653-1875", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D2GZ-M3ZM : Sat Mar 09 02:59:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Conrad Wilhelm Benteler and Joh Jodoc Benteler, 14 Apr 1840.
- ↑ St Johannes, Delbrück page 342, line 70 https://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/paderborn/DE_EBAP_11401/KB009-02-T/?pg=342
- ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRJT-1T5 : 25 February 2020), Conrad Wilhelm Benteler, 1840.
- ↑ "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNP-DBKZ : Fri Dec 01 19:12:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Wilhelm Benteler, 1854.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LM-K8N : Sat Mar 09 11:07:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Frank Winke and Elizabeth Winke, 1860.
- ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ75-FJS : Thu Dec 07 00:32:00 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bentler and Lizzie Fetter, 03 Feb 1863.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVX-C9M : Thu Oct 05 17:19:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Butler and Elizabeth Butler, 1870.
- ↑ 1874 Lee county Iowa subscriber W Bentler https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Aatlases_3877
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2T-QGS : Thu Oct 05 01:43:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm. Bentler and Lizzie Bentler, 1880.
- ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H8GW-23Z : Thu Oct 05 10:42:55 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bentler and Elizabeth Bentler, 1885.
- ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT35-Y96 : Sun Mar 10 06:25:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Wilhelm Bentler and Elisabeth Bentler, 1895.
- ↑ Plat map of Marion township, Lee county, Iowa https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Aatlases_3099
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92V-3M8 : accessed 23 February 2021), William Bentler, Marion Township St. Paul village, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 6B, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,442.
- ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2H-976L : Sun Oct 15 09:54:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Bentler and John Jadakus Bentler, 4 Nov 1906.
- ↑ "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV3C-Z45 : 16 January 2020), Wm. Bentler, 1906.
- ↑ Find-A-Grave memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66908162/william-bentler
See Also
- FamilySearch profile for reference, may contain errors. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KG3S-GFH
Surviving Original Notes
- St. John's Cemetery - Tombstone says he was born in April. Write-up says he died in 1900 at age of 66.
- Richard by Great Grandparent's headstone. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=9085e792-5668-45ec-b7f5-5ea51b7a74c0&tid=23275901&pid=1369670501
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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~3.12%
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