Amalie Auguste Melitta (Liebscher) Bentz (1873 - 1950)

Born 31 Jan 1873 in Dresden, Königreich Sachsen, Deutsches Reich

Wife of Johannes Emil Hugo Bentz — married 10 May 1899 in Cotta, Dresden, Sachsen, Deutsches Reich

Died 29 Jun 1950 at age 77 in Holzhausen, Porta Westfalica, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Biography

Melitta (Liebscher) Bentz is Notable.

Amalie Auguste Melita Liebscher, child of Karl Gustav Liebscher, was born on 31 January 1873 and baptised on 16 March 1873 in the church of Friedrichstadt, Dresden.^[1]

Amilie Auguste Melitta Liebscher (age 26) married Johannes Emil Hugo Bentz on 10 May 1899 in Cotta.^[2]

• Horst Bentz
• Willy Bentz
• Herta Bentz

On Amilie Auguste Melitta divorced Johannes Emil Hugo Bentz in Hannover.^[2]

• Melitta, a coffee enthusiast, invented the coffee filter, using her son's school supplies. She received a Germany patent, June 1908. The company bearing her name has over 4000 employees 110 years later, and annual revenue of abt. 1.5 billion Euros.
• The company was an active part of the Nazi war effort in World War II. They also participated in an effort to assist survivors of Nazi forced labor programs post-war.

Research Notes

• Father: Karl Gustav Liebscher, a publisher
• Mother: Brigitte Reinhardt, at marriage record of the daughter ^[2] "Auguste Reinhardt", at the birth record of the son ^[3] "Amalia Auguste Reinhardt", she passes away on 5 Dec 1913, her death is reported by her son Paul Liebscher. She was born at "Strehla an der Elbe"^[4]
• Brother: Paul Alexander Carl Liebscher^[3]
• Husband: Hugo Bentz, who predeceased her by 4 years
• Children: Horst Bentz, Willy Bentz, Herta Bentz
• Grandchildren: Thomas and Stephen Bentz
• Grandmother (mothers side): Wilhelmina Reinhard *1847 ?Strehla an der Elbe? +Dresden^[4]

There is a Karl Gustav Liebscher (1863/Hermsdorf - 1924/Dresden), which can not be her father due to young.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Amalia Auguste Melita Liebscher: "Dresden, Germany, Weekly Church Reports of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1685-1879"
   Original data: Kirchliche Wochenzettel, 1685/1703-1902. Stadtarchiv der Landeshauptstadt Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5406 #548710 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Amalie Auguste Melita Liebscher baptism on 16 Mar 1873 (born 31 Jan 1873), child of Karl Gustav Liebscher, in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Deutschland (Germany).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Marriage: "Dresden, Germany, Marriages, 1876-1927"
   Stadtarchiv der Landeshauptstadt Dresden; Dresden, Deutschland; Eheaufgebote/Eheregister 1876-1922
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9152 #23361904 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Amilie Auguste Melitta (26) marriage to Johannes Emil Hugo Bentz on 10 May 1899 in Cotta, Deutschland (Germany).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Birth of Paul Alexander Carl Liebscher: "Dresden, Germany, Births, 1876-1907"
   Stadtarchiv Der Landeshauptstadt Dresden; Dresden, Deutschland; 6.4.25 Geburtsregister/Geburtsanzeigen; Certificate Number: 2457
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5405 #4028811 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Paul Alexander Carl Liebscher born on 5 Sep 1880, child of Karl Gustav Liebscher & Amalie Auguste Liebscher, in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Deutschland (Germany).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Death of Amalie Auguste Liebscher: "Dresden, Germany, Deaths, 1876-1957"
   Stadtarchiv der Landeshauptstadt Dresden; Dresden, Deutschland; 6.4.25 Sterberegister/Sterbefallanzeigen; Certificate Number: 2266
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9153 #3925599 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Amalie Auguste Liebscher death 5 Dec 1913 (age 66) in Westlich, Dresden, Deutschland (Germany).
5. ↑ Burial: "Dresden, Germany, Crematorium Registers, 1911-1952"
   Stadtarchiv der Landeshauptstadt Dresden; Dresden, Deutschland; Städtisches Friedhofs-und Bestattungswesen-Krematorium Tolkewitz und Urnenhain; Einäscherungsbücher Dresden 1911-1952; Repositurnummer: 9.1.24; Laufende Nummer der Registerbandes: 1924; Certificate Number: 13483
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61814 #13473 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Karl Gustav Liebscher burial (died on 17 Mar 1924) on 17 Mar 1924 in Dresden. Born on 29 Aug 1863.

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