Ernst Benz
b. 22 October 1884, d. August 1970
| Birth | 22 October 1884 | Ernst Benz was born on 22 October 1884 in Missouri. |
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(Enumerated with) | 21 June 1900 | The 1900 US Census listed Ernst Benz in the household of Mary Fischer, in Boef Township, Gasconade County, Missouri. |
| Cen-Enum | 21 June 1900 | Ernst Benz was enumerated as Ernst Benz. Single white male, age 15. Son of head of household. Born October 1884. He was born in Missouri. His mother and father were born in Germany. His occupation is at school. He attended school 6 months. He can read, write, and speak English. |
| Marriage | 27 October 1912 | He and Wilhelmina Sewing, daughter of Fred Sewing and Wilhelmina Gumper, were married on 27 October 1912. |
| DrftReg | 12 September 1918 | Ernst Benz registered for the military on 12 September 1918 in Gasconade County, Missouri.  |
| Cen-Head | 2 January 1920 | Ernst Benz is head of household in the 1920 US Census of Boeuf Township, Gasconade County, Missouri as Ernst J. Benz. Married white male, age 35. He owns his home. It is mortgaged. He can read and write. He was born in Wuerttemburg. His mother tongue is German. His mother and father were born in Wuerttemburg. Their mother tonue is German. He can speak English. His occupation is farmer on a general farm. It is number 1 on the farm schedule. Enumerated with Ernst Benz was Wilhelmina Sewing, Fred J. Benz, Freida Marie Benz, Elsie Benz and Hilda Benz. |
| Cen-Head | 18 April 1930 | Ernst Benz is head of household in the 1930 US Census of Boeuf Township, Gasconade County, Missouri as Ernst G. Benz. Married white male, age 45. He owns his home. He has a radio set. He was 28 years old when first married. He did not attend school within the census year. He can read and write. He was born in Germany. His mother and father were born in Germany. German was spoken in the home before coming to the United States. He immigrated to the U.S in 1890. He was naturalized. He can speak English. His occupation is farmer on his own farm. He is an employer. He was at work the last working day. He is not a veteran of the U.S. military. His farm is number 110 on the farm schedule. Enumerated with Ernst Benz was Wilhelmina Sewing, Fred J. Benz, Freida Marie Benz, Elsie Benz, Hilda Benz and Edgar Benz. |
| Death | August 1970 | Ernst Benz died in August 1970 at age 85. |
| Burial | 21 August 1970 | He was buried on 21 August 1970 in St. James United Church of Christ Cemetery, Stony Hill, Franklin County, Missouri. |
