Bennington's Founding Families

Founding Families

The Bennington Historical Society is honoring the families who founded the Bennington community through the presentation of their names on our 2011 tree entry into Festival of Trees sponsered by the Bennington Woman's Club.  The tree will be on display with others at St. John's Lutheran Church from November 17th through the 19th.  Proceeds go to the Library Fund. 

We were able to find nearly 150 family names in local and church records that predated 1900 (History of Bennington, Nebraska--1887--1967,  Bennington Woman's Club, 1967; Bennington, Nebraska 1892--1992, Bennington Centennial Book Committee, 1992; St. John's Lutheran Church and Zion Luteran Church records).  While the list is undoubtedly incomplete, it does identify many of those who were instrumental in developing our community and its institutions.  We pay tribute to you.  For those families we missed; we offer our humble apology. 




Eggert Oft Family (ca 1895)

 

FAMILIES FOUND IN LOCAL RECORDS PREDATING 1900

A:  Anderson, Andressen, Arp, Auch

B:  Backhuss, Barr, Barthelamann, Baumann, Bergmann, Biel, Bohl, Boyer, Braesch, Bramley, Bruggmann, Brunchmann, Bunz, Braack,

C:  Christensen, Christiansen, Cizek, Cohrs, Corliss, Crink, Cramer, Carlson

D:  Dahl, Deerson, Deidrichsen, Desler, Dierks, Dohse, Dornacker

E:  Ehlers, Ebner

F:  Fedde, Fick, Frederickson

G:  Glandt, Gloe, Gottsch, Gradert, Grau, Grothusen, Godeker, Ganer,  

H:  Hagedorn, Hansen, Hanson, Harder, Harmsen, Heide, Heitmann, Henning, Hickey, Holdort, Holling, Holst, Hesemeier,

I:

J:  Jipp, Joens, Johannsen

K:  Kaehler, Kahler, Kahnk, Kammeyer, Kay, Keiser, Kirschner, Kniep, Kobs, Kramer, Kroeger, Kruse, Kunnermann, Knaus, Kordas, Kloninger, Klinker,

L:  Labs, Lambrecht, Lamp, Lebbert, Logemann, Luschen, Lyman, Ludi,

M:  Mangold, Matthiessen, Meeves, Messenger, Misfelt, Moeller, Mohr, Mordhorst, Mueller, Mumm, Moll,

N:  Neimann, Neuhaus, Neumeyer, Nitz

O:  Oft, Ohrt, Olerich, Oldigs,

P:  Paulen, Penke, Peters, Peterson, Pratt, Pruess, Puls, Pfaller, Prochnow,

Q:

R:  Rieken, Rix, Roe, Rohwer

S:  Schneekloth, Schleip, Schmidt, Schneider, Schroeder, Schwock, Scott, Siert, Somonson, Skinner, Stark, Steffer, Stiener, Stender, Stolterburg, Storm, Straton, Sunds, Surts, Suverkrubbe, Struthmann, Steyer, Storm,

T:  Tiedge, Timm, Timme, Topp, Tuttle, Thaden, Toensfeldt

U:

V:  Valnack, Voss, Vahlcamp,

W:  Wagner, Wallace, Walter, Wendt, Wesemann, Wilke, Wiltze, Witt, Witte, Wolly, Worth, Wrick, Westphall, Wrasse,