Individual Details
Wilke Gerdes "Wilks" Behrends
(20 May 1829 - 20 Feb 1905)
Events
| Birth | 20 May 1829 | Rispel, Wittmund, Ostfriesland |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1853 | Germany - Hilke Margaretha Edzards | | ||
| Immigration | 1889 | ||||
| Census (family) | Jun 1900 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Hilke Margaretha Edzards |  | ||
| Death | 20 Feb 1905 | Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | Bowen's Prairie Cemetery, Richland Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Hilke Margaretha Edzards (1829 - 1911) |
| Child | Johann Gerdes "John" Behrends (1854 - 1940) |
| Child | Talke Maria "Mary" Behrends (1856 - 1943) |
| Child | Henrich F "Henry" Behrends (1858 - 1922) |
| Child | V J Behrends (1861 - ) |
| Child | Gerhard Jansen "Garret" Behrends (1861 - 1927) |
| Child | Benhardt H "Benjamin" Behrends (1863 - 1921) |
| Child | Anna Margaretha "Meta" Behrends (1866 - 1952) |
| Child | Wilhelm Eilers "William" Behrends (1868 - 1928) |
| Child | Hilken Gesina Behrends (1871 - 1944) |
Notes
Census (family)
Head William Behrends M 72 Germany Germany Germany, married 41 yrs, immigrated 1889Wife Margaret Behrends F 72 Germany Germany Germany, married 41 yrs, immigrated 1889, 8 children born & living
Granddaughter Anna Behrends F 13 Iowa, Germany Germany, single, Feb 1887
Death
Mr. Wilke Behrends of Bowen's Prairie, died last Monday, the 20th inst., aged nearly 77 years. The deceased died of asthma and other infirmities incident to old age. Mr. Behrends was born at Repsel, Germany, May 20, 1828. He followed a number of his children to America twelve or fifteen years ago. He came directly to Jones county and settled near the home of a son on Bowen's Prairie. The deceased was an honest man, whose habits had always been industrious. He is survived by his widow and the following children: John and G. Behrends of Pomeroy; Henry, Ben and Wilhelm Behrends of Bowen'a Prairie ; Mrs. Albert Heiken of Castle Grove; Mrs. Fritz Reuter of Bowen's Prairie, and Mrs. Henry Null of Wayne. Tho funeral services were conducted at the late residence of the deceased this forenoon by Rev. C Mardorf. The remains were buried in the Bowen's Prairie cemetery.Burial
Behrends Hilke, January 16, 1829, January 31, 1911, MutterBehrends Wilkie, May 20, 1829, February 20, 1905, Vater
Endnotes
1. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
2. Bowens Prairie Cemetery, Richland Township, Jones Co. Genealogy Society (transcribed by Joanne Wilken) online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Bowens.htm], accessed May 2008.
3. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 29 June 2013), Henry Null and Hilken G Behrenas, 1892..
4. Bowens Prairie Cemetery, Richland Township, Jones Co. Genealogy Society (transcribed by Joanne Wilken) online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Bowens.htm], accessed May 2008.
5. "Home News," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 23 February 1905; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 23 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
6. Bowens Prairie Cemetery, Richland Township, Jones Co. Genealogy Society (transcribed by Joanne Wilken) online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Bowens.htm], accessed May 2008.