Hans Earnest Gustav Berhenke
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 27 May 1859 - Hagen, Germany 1
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Death: 16 Apr 1906 - Georgetown, Price Co, WI 1
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Events
• Immigration, 1880
Hans Ernst Berhenke came to America in 1880, on the SS Neckar.
Built in 1873 for the Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd) by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. 3,120 tons; 351 feet long x 40 feet broad; straight bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 14 knots. 10 November 1873, launched. 18 Spril=1874, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York. 1886 Bremen-Far East service. 1894, Mediterranean-New York service.
The steamship NECKAR was built by Caird & Co, Greenock, Scotland, for the Norddeutscher Lloyd, and was launched on 11 October 1873. 3,122 tons; 107,70 x 12,20 meters (length x breadth); straight bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 13.5 knots; accommodation for 144 passengers in 1st class, 68 in 2nd class, and 502 in steerage. 18 April 1874, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York. 3 January 1886, last voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York.
Spouses and Children
1. *Eva Augusta Becraft 1
Marriage: 14 Mar 1895 - Phillips, Price Co, WI 1
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Notes
Marriage Notes (Eva Augusta Becraft)
From the marriage record of Hans Berhenke and Eva Bucraft at the Register of Deeds;Price Co.;Phillips, WI. vol.1B pg.60.
Married 14 Mar 1895; his residence, Georgetown; his birthplace, Hagen, Germany; his parents, Fredrick & Lizzie Berhenke. Eva was born in Eton Co. Michigan [Eaton}; her father is Elijah, mother Flora [no maiden name for mother].
Sources
1. Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).