Benjamin Vandenes Schenck (1836 - 1905)

Born 23 May 1836 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Nov 1905 at age 69 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Biography

Benjamin Vandenes Schenck was born May 23, 1836 in Ohio. He died November 14, 1905 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio.

Son of Holmes Lane Schenck (1808–1899) and Margaret Ann van der Veer (1814–1902).

1850 United States Census, Neave, Darke, Ohio (2 pgs.): Holmes Schenck is head of household, a farmer age 40, with wife Margaret A. Schenck age 36, and children John H. age 16, Benjamin age 14, Adam T. age 12, Lydia Jane age 11, Margaret age 6, Mary T. age 6, Johann age 4, and Aaron age 2.

1860 United States Census, German Township, Montgomery, Ohio: Holmes Schenck is head of household, a farmer age 51, with wife Margaret A. Schenck age 45, and children Benjamin, a farm laborer age 23, Lydia J. age 20, Sarah A. age 18, Marietta age 16, Truman age 15, Aaron O. age 11, William age 9, Obidiah age 7, and Harriet E. age 5.

Benjamin Vandenes Schenck married Sarah Ellen Stevenson on 19 December 1862 in Warren, Ohio.

Children:

• Lida R. Schenck (1864–1944).
• Katie Schenck (1867–1937).
• William H. Schenck (1870–Deceased).
• Charles Schenck (1875–1925).

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GZH7-R44
• https://sites.rootsweb.com/~conover/connet/connet-o/p668.htm#i66756
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-63K9-NRK?cc=1401638&wc=95R7-VZH%3A1031310001%2C1033460601%2C1033474001 : 9 April 2016), Ohio > Darke > Neave > image 12 of 23; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS8-96D5?cc=1473181&wc=7QGH-14V%3A1589432777%2C1589422885%2C1589426165 : 24 March 2017), Ohio > Montgomery > German Township > image 11 of 38; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).