Born in Prussia.
Wife of Johan (John) Christian Benz.
The couple lived in Philadelphia before moving to Reading before the American Civil War.
The 1850 US Census has the family living in Spring Garden, Ward 3, Philadelphia, Precinct 2
The 1860 US Census mistakenly list the family's surname as "Bence." Location - North East Reading, Berks, County
The 1870 US Census lists the family living in Reading, Ward 8, Berks County
Address: 146 N. 10th Street, Reading, Pennsylvania
Mother of Jacob Benz (1836), John Benz (1838), Rudolph Benz (1844), Charles Benz (1846), and J. Henry Benz (1854)
She died in Philadelphia on 3 November 1883 and was buried in Reading on 6 November 1883
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKDJ-YN3
Wife of Johan (John) Christian Benz.
The couple lived in Philadelphia before moving to Reading before the American Civil War.
The 1850 US Census has the family living in Spring Garden, Ward 3, Philadelphia, Precinct 2
The 1860 US Census mistakenly list the family's surname as "Bence." Location - North East Reading, Berks, County
The 1870 US Census lists the family living in Reading, Ward 8, Berks County
Address: 146 N. 10th Street, Reading, Pennsylvania
Mother of Jacob Benz (1836), John Benz (1838), Rudolph Benz (1844), Charles Benz (1846), and J. Henry Benz (1854)
She died in Philadelphia on 3 November 1883 and was buried in Reading on 6 November 1883
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKDJ-YN3
Born in Prussia.
Wife of Johan (John) Christian Benz.
The couple lived in Philadelphia before moving to Reading before the American Civil War.
The 1850 US Census has the family living in Spring Garden, Ward 3, Philadelphia, Precinct 2
The 1860 US Census mistakenly list the family's surname as "Bence." Location - North East Reading, Berks, County
The 1870 US Census lists the family living in Reading, Ward 8, Berks County
Address: 146 N. 10th Street, Reading, Pennsylvania
Mother of Jacob Benz (1836), John Benz (1838), Rudolph Benz (1844), Charles Benz (1846), and J. Henry Benz (1854)
She died in Philadelphia on 3 November 1883 and was buried in Reading on 6 November 1883
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKDJ-YN3
Wife of Johan (John) Christian Benz.
The couple lived in Philadelphia before moving to Reading before the American Civil War.
The 1850 US Census has the family living in Spring Garden, Ward 3, Philadelphia, Precinct 2
The 1860 US Census mistakenly list the family's surname as "Bence." Location - North East Reading, Berks, County
The 1870 US Census lists the family living in Reading, Ward 8, Berks County
Address: 146 N. 10th Street, Reading, Pennsylvania
Mother of Jacob Benz (1836), John Benz (1838), Rudolph Benz (1844), Charles Benz (1846), and J. Henry Benz (1854)
She died in Philadelphia on 3 November 1883 and was buried in Reading on 6 November 1883
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKDJ-YN3
Gravesite Details
Large marker - names cast in iron (heavily rusted). Ground marker was partially buried. It is near the roadway.
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