Individual Details
Hille Margaretha "Hilda Meta" Hayen
(19 Jan 1859 - 15 Dec 1945)
Events
Families
Spouse | Benhardt H "Benjamin" Behrends (1863 - 1921) |
Child | Wilke "Willie" Behrends (1885 - 1974) |
Child | Gretke "Grace" Behrends (1888 - 1964) |
Child | Johann Heinrich "John Henry" Behrends (1890 - 1966) |
Child | Benhard Heinrich "Bernie, Benjamin, Ben" Behrends (1893 - 1979) |
Child | George Behrends (1896 - 1986) |
Child | Hilke Maria "Mary" Behrends (1898 - 1916) |
Child | Elizabeth Elmina Behrends (1901 - 1992) |
Father | Johann Henrich "John" Hayen ( - 1885) |
Mother | Elretka Gesche "Grace / Gretchen" Oltmanns (1820 - ) |
Sibling | Hayo Hayen (1848 - 1929) |
Sibling | Johann Heinrich "John Henry" Hayen (1851 - 1936) |
Sibling | Anke Margareta "Anna" Hayen (1854 - 1930) |
Sibling | Gretke Maria "Mary" Hayen (1861 - 1943) |
Notes
Census (family)
25 49 49 Behrends Benjamin 31 M M Germany F F Farmer Lutheran26 Behrends Mete 34 F M Germany F F "
27 Behrends Willie 9 M S Iowa Jones F F "
28 Behrends Grace 7 F S Iowa Jones F F "
29 Behrends John 4 M S " F F "
30 Behrends Benjamin 1 M S " F F "
Nearby:
18 53 53 Behrends Milke(Wilke?) 67 M M Germany " " Farmer "
19 Behrends Hilke 67 F M " " " "
Census (family)
Head, Bernhardt Behrends M 47y, Germany 3x, imm. 1881Spouse Hilda M Behrends F 51y
Child Willie Behrends M 24y
Child Grace Behrends F 22y
Child Henry Behrends M 19y
Child Bernie Behrends M 16y
Child George Behrends M 13y
Child Mary Behrends F 11y
Child Lizzie Behrends F 8y
Anna Behrends F 22y, Niece b, Iowa
Census
55 BEHRENDS META 66 GER H HAYEN, JOHN H GER OLTMAN, GRACE GER GER56 BEHRENDS JOHN H 34 IA S BEHRENDS, BEN GER HAYEN, META 66 GER IA
57 BEHRENDS BEN H 30 IA S BEHRENDS, BEN GER HAYEN, META 66 GER IA
58 BEHRENDS GEORGE 28 IA S BEHRENDS, BEN GER HAYEN, META 66 GER IA
Death
MONTICELLO EXPRESS...PAGE 1....DECEMBER 20, 1945HOLD FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. BEHRENDS
Mrs. Bernhard Heyen Behrends died at her home in Monticello late Sunday afternoon. Funeral was Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the St. Matthew's Lutheran church, with the Rev. H.L. Adix officiating. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery.
Born in Germany on Jan 16, 1859, Mrs. Behrends was nearly 87 years old at the time of her death. Her parents were john Henry Heyen and Gretke Altmans Heyen.
Mrs. Behrends came to this country when she was 15 years old and was married at the age of 26 to Bernhard Behrends.
She is survived by four sons, two daughters, 18 grand children and 6 great grandchildren. Her sons and daughters are: Wilke, Anamosa; Henry and Ben, Monticello; George, Cedar Rapids; Mrs. E.A. Schatz, Monticello and Mrs. Elizabeth Freese, Monticello.
She was preceded in death by her husband and one daughter, Mary.
Pallbearers for the funeral were six of her grandsons; Willard, Wilfred and Lester Schatz, Paul and Lyle Behrends, and Loren Freese.
Endnotes
1. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 29 June 2013), Bernhard Behrends and Hille M Hayen, 1885..
2. 1895 Iowa State Census. Castle Grove Township PAGES 44-67 + 931 Monticello Township PAGES 463-490 Monticello City PAGES 494-515, PAGES 516-537 Scotch Grove PAGES 753-776 (transcribed by Joanne Wilken http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/census.htm 2002).
3. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.