Johann Franz Theodor
(Franz)
Berken
Born in Sundern, Arnsberg, Arnsberg, Provinz Westfalen, Königreich Preußen
Ancestors 
Brother of
Elisabeth Sophia (Berken) Zimmer, Franz Anton Berken, Maria Elisabeth Theodora (Berken) Krantz, Maria Katharina (Berken) Wenner, Johanna Alwine Berken, Franziska Berken, Joseph Berken and Josefa (Berken) Hollbach
Husband of
Anna Catharine Ferdinandine (Schulte) Berken
— married
13 Feb 1885 in Hüsten, Arnsberg, Arnsberg, Provinz Westfalen, Königreich Preußen, Deutsches Reich
Descendants 
Father of
Franz Eberhard Berken, Josef Franz Berken, Anton Maria Berken, Anna Berken, Robert Berken, Klara Berken, Johanna Berken, Elisabeth Bernhardine Berken and Anna Ferdinandine Berken
Died
at age 57
in Dortmund, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany
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Biography
Johann Franz Theodor Berken was born April 17, 1852 in Sundern, Germany, to Franz Berken (1823-1899) and Anna Maria Elisabeth (Schümer) Berken (1830-1913). He had two brothers and five sisters. The family moved to Bruchhausen around 1865. They then moved to Hüsten, Röhre, and back to Hüsten.
Franz worked as a weighmaster at Hoesch Iron and Steelworks in Dortmund from 1884 until his death. He was living at Kirchdernerstraße 80 in 1884 and 1885. He married Anna Catharine Ferdinandine (Schulte) Berken (1859-aft.1915) in Hüsten on February 13, 1885. They had nine children. They lived at Schlosserstraße 32 in Dortmund and later moved to Schlosserstraße 56.
He died at 10:30 on the morning of February 7, 1910 at Schlosserstraße 56 in Dortmund. His funeral was at the Dreifaltigkeitskirche on February 10.
Sources
- Landesarchiv NRW Abteilung Ostwestfalen-Lippe P 6 / 2 / Standesämter im Landkreis Arnsberg, Nr. 2599 (28/130)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Franz 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 Franz:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Franz 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 Franz:
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~3.12%
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