Edna G Ruhnke Benitz

Female 1911 - 2001  (90 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edna G Ruhnke Benitz was born 8 Mar 1911, Troy, KS (daughter of Charles Herman Ernest Ruhnke and Martha Elizabeth Kiehnhoff Ruhnke); died 27 Aug 2001, Hiawatha, KS; was buried 30 Aug 2001, Lutheran Cemetery, Troy, Doniphan County, Kansas.

    Edna married Arnold Otto Benitz 16 Jun 1934, Wathena, KS. Arnold (son of Frederick Charles Benitz and Amelia Louise Wende Benitz) was born 05 Feb 1906, Wathena, KS; died 29 Apr 1989, Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Charlotte Louise Benitz Campbell
    2. Geneva M Benitz Adkins was born 23 Mar 1939; died 25 Jan 2006; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS.
    3. Edna Mae Benitz Evans

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Herman Ernest Ruhnke was born 29 Apr 1885, Troy, KS (son of Karl Herman Ruhnke and Wilhelmina Johanna Nimtz Ruhnke); died 08 Mar 1961, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS.

    Charles — Martha Elizabeth Kiehnhoff Ruhnke. Martha (daughter of August Leo Gustav Kiehnhoff and Friederike Louise Charlotte Baumann Kiehnhoff) was born 21 Nov 1889, Wathena, KS; died 1983; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha Elizabeth Kiehnhoff Ruhnke was born 21 Nov 1889, Wathena, KS (daughter of August Leo Gustav Kiehnhoff and Friederike Louise Charlotte Baumann Kiehnhoff); died 1983; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    Children:
    1. Marguerite Ruhnke Damm
    2. 1. Edna G Ruhnke Benitz was born 8 Mar 1911, Troy, KS; died 27 Aug 2001, Hiawatha, KS; was buried 30 Aug 2001, Lutheran Cemetery, Troy, Doniphan County, Kansas.
    3. Harold P Ruhnke was born 02 Aug 1912, Troy, KS; died 04 Dec 1994, Highland, KS; was buried 07 Dec 1994, Highland Cemetery, Highland, KS.
    4. Herbert Ruhnke
    5. Raymond A Ruhnke was born 03 Mar 1922, Troy, KS; died 19 Dec 1990, Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas; was buried 22 Dec 1990, Highland Cemetery, Highland, KS.
    6. Esther Ruhnke Middendorf
    7. Charles M Ruhnke
    8. Helen L Ruhnke Schmidt
    9. Dorothy Ruhnke Bode


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Karl Herman Ruhnke was born 13 Mar 1843, Germany; died 28 Jan 1899; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS.

    Karl — Wilhelmina Johanna Nimtz Ruhnke. Wilhelmina was born 16 Jun 1841, Waldow, Germany; died 09 Mar 1909, Troy, KS; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Wilhelmina Johanna Nimtz Ruhnke was born 16 Jun 1841, Waldow, Germany; died 09 Mar 1909, Troy, KS; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    Children:
    1. Bernhard Henry Ruhnke was born 18 Sep 1865, Germany; died 13 Jan 1948; was buried , Lutheran Cemetery, Troy, Doniphan County, Kansas.
    2. Herman Ruhnke was born 07 Jul 1868, Germany; died 15 Jul 1943; was buried , Mount Olive Cemetery, Troy KS.
    3. Albert Wilhelm Ruhnke was born 02 Apr 1870, Germany; died 19 May 1921; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    4. Henry Edward Ruhnke was born 03 Jul 1883, Troy, KS; died 05 Nov 1936; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    5. 2. Charles Herman Ernest Ruhnke was born 29 Apr 1885, Troy, KS; died 08 Mar 1961, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    6. Augusta Wilhelmina Carolina Ruhnke Dannevik was born 22 Apr 1873, Germany; died 06 Sep 1948; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    7. Johanna Augusta Ruhnke Cicewski was born 16 Mar 1879, Germany; died 18 Sep 1944; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    8. Bertha Augusta Ruhnke Borchardt was born 21 Jun 1875, Germany; died 08 Mar 1925; was buried , Ashland Cemetery, Saint Joseph, MO.

  3. 6.  August Leo Gustav Kiehnhoff was born 31 Jul 1842, Bernsdorf, Germany (son of Johann Carl Charles Kiehnhoff and Wilhelmina Ernestine Benitz Kiehnhoff); died 6 Apr 1915, Wathena, KS; was buried , Rosedale - Cordonier Cemetery, Troy , KS.

    August married Friederike Louise Charlotte Baumann Kiehnhoff 1 Jan 1873, Germany. Friederike was born 25 Nov 1851, Pazerin, Germany; died 19 May 1935, Wathena, KS; was buried , Rosedale - Cordonier Cemetery, Troy , KS. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Friederike Louise Charlotte Baumann Kiehnhoff was born 25 Nov 1851, Pazerin, Germany; died 19 May 1935, Wathena, KS; was buried , Rosedale - Cordonier Cemetery, Troy , KS.
    Children:
    1. Bertha Wilhelmina Caroline Kiehnhoff Leak was born 9 Jul 1874, Wathena, KS; died 28 Apr 1935, Saint Joseph, MO.
    2. Anna Marie Louise Kiehnhoff Philipp was born 2 Nov 1875, Wathena, KS; died 6 Feb 1952, Wathena, KS; was buried , Rosedale - Cordonier Cemetery, Troy , KS.
    3. Henry John Kiehnhoff, Sr was born 4 Jan 1879, Wathena, KS; died 27 Aug 1967, Wathena, KS; was buried , Rosedale - Cordonier Cemetery, Troy , KS.
    4. Charles Albert Augustus Kiehnhoff was born 27 Feb 1881, Wathena, KS; died 17 Aug 1965, Denver, CO.
    5. Helen A Kiehnhoff Heiser was born 12 May 1883, Wathena, KS; died 12 Jun 1970, Denver, CO.
    6. 3. Martha Elizabeth Kiehnhoff Ruhnke was born 21 Nov 1889, Wathena, KS; died 1983; was buried , German Lutheran Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    7. Ida Augusta Kiehnhoff Baehr was born 7 Apr 1885, Wathena, KS; died 12 Jul 1941, Wathena, KS.
    8. Florentine Fredericka Kiehnhoff Schmidt was born 16 Dec 1887, Wathena, KS; died 6 Sep 1975, Norfolk, NE.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Johann Carl Charles Kiehnhoff

    Johann — Wilhelmina Ernestine Benitz Kiehnhoff. Wilhelmina was born 2 Nov 1813, Germany; died Aug 1883, Doniphan County, KS. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Wilhelmina Ernestine Benitz Kiehnhoff was born 2 Nov 1813, Germany; died Aug 1883, Doniphan County, KS.
    Children:
    1. 6. August Leo Gustav Kiehnhoff was born 31 Jul 1842, Bernsdorf, Germany; died 6 Apr 1915, Wathena, KS; was buried , Rosedale - Cordonier Cemetery, Troy , KS.
    2. Carl Albert Kiehnhoff was born 13 Nov 1843; died 18 Jan 1881, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Rosedale - Cordonier Cemetery, Troy , KS.
    3. Caroline Kiehnhoff was born 12 May 1845, Bernsdorf, Prussia/Germany; died 17 Mar 1928, Troy, KS; was buried , Rosedale - Cordonier Cemetery, Troy , KS.
    4. Minnie Kiehnhoff Hass was born 1849, Bernsdorf, Prussia/Germany; died Aug 1883.
    5. William Frederick Kiehnhoff was born 22 Feb 1850, Butow, Prussia/Germany; died 23 Jun 1914, Wathena, KS; was buried , Rosedale - Cordonier Cemetery, Troy , KS.
    6. Albert Kiehnhoff was born , Bernsdorf, Prussia/Germany.


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