Benner Families of Texas

Glenn Nolen has provided three great pieces of information about the Benner Families of the Republic of Texas. If you are related, please feel free to send him an email. His postings follow.

Below is all the information I have on LOUISE (LOUISA) "LIZZIE" BENNER born in Texas: 18 May 1870. I believe she is part of the below family of HEINRICH (HENRY) BENNER born in Nassau (Prussia), 1818.

LOUISE (LOUISA) "LIZZIE" BENNER was born in Texas: 18 May 1870, Died: 25 May 1957. LOUISA BENNER'S familial relationship to the below HENRY BENNER family in the 1860 New Braunfels, Comal Co. and 1870 Lockhart, Caldwell Co. Texas census is plausible even though the given dates of birth are different. HEINRICH (HENRY) BENNER born in Nassau (Prussia) may be the father or grandfather of LOUISA marrying ROBERT LORENZ 2 November 1890. The HEINRICH (HENRY) and WILHELMINA BENNER family appears to have entered the United States between 1855-58. Ebenezer cemetery in Caldwell Co. TX lists the burial of two children from this family.

CALDWELL COUNTY, TX - EBENEZER CEMETERY: LOCATED NEAR MAXWELL ON FM ROAD 142

BENNER, WILHELMINE, P-210 
BENNER, HENRY W. 16 Jun 1857-4 Mar 1893 

1860 COMAL COUNTY TX CENSUS IMAGE 

BENNER, HEINRICH 42 M Ferryman 100 Nassau 
BENNER, WILHELMINE 41 F Nassau 
BENNER, GEORGE 17 M Nassau 
BENNER, CARL 12 M Nassau 
BENNER, FRANS 8 M Nassau 
BENNER, AUGUST 5 M Nassau 
BENNER, HEINRICH 2 M TX 
BENNER, WILHELMINE 11/12 F TX 
WEINERT, REINHARD 69 M Nassau 

1870 CALDWELL COUNTY TX CENSUS IMAGE

BENNER, HENRY 52 M W Farmer 1,000 500 Prussia 
BENNER, WILHELMINE 51 F W Keeping House Prussia 
BENNER, GEORGE 26 M W Farmer Prussia 
BENNER, CHARLES 22 M W Farmer Prussia 
BENNER, FRANKS 17 M W Farmer Prussia 
BENNER, AUGUST 16 M W At Home Prussia 
BENNER, HENRY 14 M W At Home Texas 
BENNER, MENA 10 F W At Home Texas 
BENNER, LOUISA 6 F W At Home Texas 

1880 GILLESPIE COUNTY TX CENSUS

BENNER, AUGUST S M W 23 Prussia Teacher Prussia Prussia 
BENNER, FRANK Brother S M W 27 Prussia Farmer Prussia Prussia 
BENNER, LOUISE Daughter S F W 15 TX Keeping House Prussia Prussia 
BENNER, WILHELMINE Mother Widowed F W 61 Prussia Keeping House 
Prussia Prussia 

Source Information: Census Place Precinct 2, Gillespie Texas; Family History 
Library Film: 1255305; NA Film Number: T9-1305; Page Number 273D.

CALDWELL COUNTY TEXAS PROBATE INDEX - BOOK A

407 BENNER, MINNIE, et al minors, C. T. SCHAWE apptd guard, 19 Nov 
1894, E316 

Gustav Adolph von Benner's wife apparently came to TX in 1846. He apparently was born in 1811. The below Heinrich Benner born 1818 may in fact be a brother to Gustav Adolph Benner. I am still researching this line and will send you any additional information uncovered in my research.

Sons of the Republic of Texas: Listed Citizens of the Republic of Texas Each of the people listed below was a citizen in the Republic of Texas (1836-1845), a few have different spellings. The descendants of these people are members of the Sons of the Republic of Texas.

Gustav Adolph von Benner

1850 COMAL CO. TX CENSUS

BENNER, ADOLPH 39 M Assessor Collector 3000 Germany
BENNER, LOUISA 28 F Germany
BENNER, JANE 1 F TX

1860 COMAL CO, TX CENSUS

BENNER, HEINRICH 42 M Ferryman 100 Nassau
BENNER, WILHELMINE 41 F Nassau
BENNER, GEORGE 17 M Nassau
BENNER, CARL 12 M Nassau
BENNER, FRANS 8 M Nassau
BENNER, AUGUST 5 M Nassau
BENNER, HEINRICH 2 M TX
BENNER, WILHELMINE 11/12 F TX
WEINERT, REINHARD 69 M Nassau

1870 COMAL CO. TX CENSUS

BENNER, LOUISA 49 F W Keeping House 3000 500 Brunswick
BENNER, ADOLPH 19 M W Absent in College TX
BENNER, AGNES 14 F W At Home TX
SCHRAMM, EDGAR 29 M W Merchant in Fancy Goods  5000 Prussia
SCHRAMM, FANY 21 F W Keeping House TX
SCHRAMM, PAULA 2 F W TX
SCHRAMM, GILBERT 9/12 M W TX    

1870 CALDWELL CO. TX CENSUS

BENNER, HENRY 52 M W Farmer 1,000 500 Prussia
BENNER, WILHELMINE 51 F W Keeping House Prussia
BENNER, GEORGE 26 M W Farmer Prussia
BENNER, CHARLES 22 M W Farmer Prussia
BENNER, FRANKS 17 M W Farmer Prussia
BENNER, AUGUST 16 M W At Home Prussia
BENNER, HENRY 14 M W At Home Texas
BENNER, MENA 10 F W At Home Texas
BENNER, LOUISA 6 F W At Home Texas 

1880 COMAL CO. TX CENSUS

BENNER, LOUISE Head Widowed W F 59 Retired Merchant Ger. Ger. Ger.
BENNER, AGNES Daughter S F W 24 TX At Home Germany Germany

Source Information: Census Place: New Branfels, Comal Co. TX; Family History 
Library Film # 1255297; NA Film Number T9-1297, Page Number 5B.

1880 GILLESPIE CO. TX CENSUS

BENNER, AUGUST S M W 23 Prussia Teacher Prussia Prussia
BENNER, FRANK Brother S M W 27 Prussia Farmer Prussia Prussia
BENNER, LOUISE Daughter S F W 15 TX Keeping House Prussia Prussia
BENNER, WILHELMINE Mother Widowed F W 61 Prus. Keep House Prus. Prus.
 
Source Information: Census Place Precinct 2, Gillespie Texas; Family History 
Library Film: 1255305; NA Film Number: T9-1305; Page Number 273D.

1900 BEXAR CO. TX CENSUS

BENNER, LOUISA Head W F 1820 79 Widowed Ger. Ger. Ger. 1846 54 Landlady
BENNER, AGNES Daughter W F May 1856 44 S TX Germany Germany
MITTENDORF, EMILIA Sister W F Feb 1834 64 S Ger. Ger. Ger. 1846 54
SCHRAMM? ____? W M Aug 1882 17  TX Germany Germany Stenographer

1900 CALDWELL CO. TX

GERMAN, AUGUST Head W M Jan 1859 41 M 7 Ger. Ger. Ger. 1889 11 Farmer
GERMAN, OC___ Wife W F April 1865 35 M 7 TX Germany Germany
BENNER, MINNIE Step-daughter W F Dec 1884 15 TX TX TX
BENNER, ALBERT Step-son W M Apr 1888 12 S TX TX TX
BENNER, HATTIE Step-daughter W F Apr 1890 9 S TX TX TX
BENNER, HENRY Step-son W M March 1893 7 S TX TX TX
GERMAN, LENA W F Apr 1895 5 S TX Germany TX  
GERMAN, HARRY W M May 1898 2 S TX Germany TX	
Glenn Allen Nolen
ganolen@netzero.com


I have a suspected German connection to my Texas Benner's
for you to post, and I have my Benner web page I would also 
like you to link to on your Benner site.

This is my suspected Benner family connection and below
that is my Benner web page.

SUSPECTED BENNER PROGENITOR LINE.

JOHANNES BENNER born in Salzburg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia, 1710 dying 9 Jul 
1758. 
JOHANNES married before 1734 to ANNA ELISABETHA born in Salzburg, 
Hessen-Nassau, 
Prussia, June 1708 dying 7 Aug 1796 in Salzburg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia after 
having the following children:

JOHANNES CHRISTIANUS BENNER. 
JOHANNES BENNER. 
LOUISA ELISABETHA BENNER. 
MARIA CATHARINA BENNER. 
ANNA MARIA BENNER. 
ANNA MARGRETHA BENNER. 
JOHANN THOENGES BENNER. 

JOHANNES BENNER'S line of descendants can be viewed at JOHANNES BENNER, 
EMMERICHENHAIN, PARISH, NASSAU, PRUSSIA, 1669-1806.

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lindv/gedcom/emmerichenhain/WC02/WC02_478.htm

BENNER, GOTTHARDT, HAGELGANS, & LORENZ GENEALOGY

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nolenancestry/page2.html

Thanks, 

Glenn Allen Nolen
ganolen@netzero.com
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