BRANDT, Henrietta C.W. (Meyer) (Schulte) (Benjegerdes) 1827-1912

BRANDT, SCHULTE, BENJEGERDES, MOHRRING

Posted By: SGF
Date: 2/4/2003 at 03:01:57

Henrietta Charlotte Wilhelmine Brandt, whose maiden name was Meyer, was born in Destil, Germany, June 2, 1827 and died at the home of her son Fred Benjegerdes, three miles west of Postville about 11 o'clock, Sunday evening June 2, 1912, aged 85 years less one day. In January 18-- [?1831] she landed with her younger brother William, in St. Sorris [?], where they stayed over the winter and in the springtime they moved up to Garnavillo. In May 28, 1850 she was married to Gerhart Schulte; four children were born to this union, of whom two are dead. The husband died July 22, 1862. For the second time, she was married to Mr. Friedrich Benjegerdes on March 4, 1864 and two children were born to this union, of whom one is dead. Mr. Benjegardes died November 7, 1871. For the third time she was married to Henry H. Brandt in 1884. No children were born and this husband died February 1895. Since that time she made her home with her son Fred where she obtained the best of care. When being young, people always said that she couldn't live long because she had consumption. But in crossing the big ocean she [?buried] that sickness and lived a long life. Knowing that Jesus was her redeemer, she was well prepared to meet death, and now she is with him in paradice [sic]. She is survived by three children, Fred Benjegerdes, Louis Schulte and Mrs. Anna Mohrring, four daughters-in-law, one son-in-law and two brothers. The funeral was held from the Lutheran church in this city last Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. The Fruenen-Verien, where was a member, accompanied to the grave in a body. Rev. Kuehne officiated. Interment in the Postville cemetery.

-source: Postville Review 6/14/1912
-note: my copy of this issue was extremely poor & very difficult to read, there are most likely errors in this transcription