 1829 - 1874 (44 years)
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| Name |
Bennewell K Ahrens |
| Born |
08 Mar 1829 |
Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
27 Feb 1874 |
Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
3 Mar 1874 |
Alsace Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I091675 |
Strausstown Roots |
| Last Modified |
6 Jan 2024 |
| Family |
Susanna Gerhard, b. 11 Feb 1835, Pennsylvania , d. 13 Jul 1916, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 81 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Howard E Ahrens, b. 13 May 1853, Pennsylvania , d. 16 Feb 1918, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 64 years) |
| + | 2. Clara Rebecca Ahrens, b. 11 May 1856, Pennsylvania , d. 16 Dec 1921, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 65 years) |
| + | 3. Annie E Ahrens, b. 11 Apr 1858, Pennsylvania , d. 31 Jan 1943, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 84 years) |
| | 4. Tyrus B Ahrens, b. 16 Sep 1859, d. 2 Jul 1869 (Age 9 years) |
| | 5. George G Ahrens, b. about 1861, d. about 1862 (Age ~ 1 years) |
| + | 6. James S Ahrens, b. 03 Apr 1863, Pennsylvania , d. 02 Mar 1910, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 46 years) |
| | 7. Jacob H Ahrens, b. 18 Apr 1865, d. 26 Nov 1866 (Age 1 years) |
| + | 8. John E Ahrens, b. 29 Mar 1868, Pennsylvania , d. 25 Dec 1930, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 62 years) |
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| Family ID |
F23553 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S151] Montgomery Bios, Morton L. Montgomery, (. H. Beers & Company of Chicago, 1909), 1407 (Reliability: 1).
Bennewell K. was the father of Howard E. Bennewell K. Ahrens was reared to maturity in Berks county, and learned the blacksmith's and carpenter's trades, to which he devoted his attention throughout his active business career. He manufactured farming implements, and for some time was identified with agricultural pursuits. He died in 1870, at the age of forty-four years, and his wife is still living. She is a zealous member of the Lutheran Church, to which Mr. Ahrens also belonged. Of their five children the subject of this sketch is the eldest: James S. married Rosa Leinbach and is a resident of Reading; John married Mary Reis, and they reside in Reading; Clara was the wife of Solomon A. Althouse, of Reading, now deceased; Annie is the wife of William Gearhard, of Reading.
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