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Fred Arthur Behlen

Birth	:	8 Nov 1878 Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	22 Dec 1975 Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Sop's Arm - Bethel United Churchyard Cemetery, Sops Arm, Humber District Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.7764788, -56.8791622
Description	:	From the web site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Platte/pages/bios/hpcn0110.htm Fred A. Behlen, son of Dietrich and Hanna Genuschke Behlen, was born in Shell Creek Township, Platte County, November 11, 1878. His grandfather, John Behlen, died in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1858, and his grandmother, Anna From Behlen, immigrated to the United States in 1867 with her sons, Dietrich and John, Jr. They farmed in Ogle County, Illinois, for two years before coming to Platte County. Phillip's Platte County History gives the date of their arrival as March, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Dietrich Behlen both died in Fresno, California. Fred had four brothers and four sisters: Edward, Arthur... Read More	From the web site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Platte/pages/bios/hpcn0110.htm Fred A. Behlen, son of Dietrich and Hanna Genuschke Behlen, was born in Shell Creek Township, Platte County, November 11, 1878. His grandfather, John Behlen, died in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1858, and his grandmother, Anna From Behlen, immigrated to the United States in 1867 with her sons, Dietrich and John, Jr. They farmed in Ogle County, Illinois, for two years before coming to Platte County. Phillip's Platte County History gives the date of their arrival as March, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Dietrich Behlen both died in Fresno, California. Fred had four brothers and four sisters: Edward, Arthur and Phillip are in the grapefruit business in California; Harry is a carpenter; Hulda, who was married to John Fittje, of Humphrey, is deceased; Minnie is Mrs. Adolph Markelin; Laura is Mrs. John Kamm, formerly of Platte County, but now of Fresno, California; Clara is Mrs. Henry Doberstein, Fred Behlen attended school in District 35, Platte County, and afterward he farmed. On November 4, 1903, at the Shell Creek Baptist Church, he married Ella Sara Benthack, daughter of Reverend H. P. and Dorothea Tiedge Benthack. Reverend H. P. Benthack served as the first minister of the German Baptist Church in Shell Creek Township. The ground for that church was donated by Dietrich Behlen. Ella Benthack Behlen's maternal grandfather, John Tiedge, was a blacksmith by trade in Germany, where he worked for the first railroad built through Germany. She had one brother, Doctor P. L. Benthack, of Platte Center, who died in 1938, and one sister, Mrs. J. W. Wetgen, who died in 1939. Fred and Ella Benthack Behlen had nine children: Adolph Frederick, of Los Angeles, California; Walter Dietrich married Ruby Cumming, of Woodville Township, and is president of the Behlen Manufacturing Company; Gilbert Edward, married to Irene Bunney, is treasurer of the company; Herbert Peter married Ethel Russel, of St. Joseph, Missouri, now deceased. His second wife is Lois Hickey. He is secretary of the Behlen Company; Selma is Mrs. Frank Burns, of Tucson, Arizona; Norma is Mrs. Berthold Tiesing, of Long Beach, California; Ruth, twin of Ruby, is married to Wilbert Wilkens, assistant manager of the J. C. Penney Store, in Elgin, Illinois; Ruby is the wife of C. Vincent Jones, of Columbus, who is associated with the Behlen Company; and Frances is Mrs. Frank J. Brakel, Jr., of Omaha.. She was formerly the social editor of the Columbus Daily Telegram. Fred A. Behlen was for several years engaged in farming in Platte County, ten miles north of Columbus, in Shell Creek Township. From 1921-1940, he owned and operated the Behlen Dairy near Columbus, and is now vice-president of the Behlen Manufacturing Company. Mr. and Mrs. Behlen are members of the Baptist Church in Columbus.

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Fred Arthur Behlen's memorial is located at: Sop's Arm - Bethel United Churchyard Cemetery, Sops Arm, Humber District Census Division, Canada.
When did Fred Arthur Behlen death?
Fred Arthur Behlen death on 22 Dec 1975 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Fred Arthur Behlen's memorial?
Latitude: 49.7764788
Longitude: -56.8791622

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Ella Sarah Benthack Behlen

(1884 - 1988)

Siblings

Children

Walter Dietrich Behlen

(1905 - 1994)

Gilbert Edward “Gib” Behlen

(1907 - 2001)

Herbert Peter “Mike” Behlen

(1909 - 1992)

Norma Johanna Behlen Tiesing

(1913 - 1997)

Ruth E. Behlen Jones

(1917 - 2000)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Sop's Arm - Bethel United Churchyard Cemetery
Sops Arm, Humber District Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.7764788, -56.8791622

2. Pentecostal Cemetery
Sops Arm, Humber District Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.7747200, -56.8758800

3. Jackson's Arm - (NEW) St. Bartholmews Anglican
Jacksons Arm, Humber District Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.8608332, -56.7868618

4. Jackson's Arm - (OLD) United Cemetery
Jacksons Arm, Humber District Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.8695451, -56.7944493

5. Bear Cove Anglican Cemetery White Bay
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Coordinate: 49.8441670, -56.5661110

6. Hampden - Hill Cemetery
Hampden, Humber District Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5399138, -56.8747901

7. Hampden - Central Cemetery
Hampden, Humber District Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5385771, -56.8713569

8. Oceanview Interfaith Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.8508074, -56.4306312

9. Saint Paul's Anglican Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.9201974, -56.2331414

10. Bethany United Church Cemetery
Baie Verte, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.9370900, -56.1978500

11. Trinity Pentecostal Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.9370900, -56.1978500

12. Saint Pius X Roman Catholic Cemetery
Baie Verte, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.9370918, -56.1978493

13. Little Harbour Deep Cemetery
Little Harbour Deep, Northern Peninsula Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 50.2500000, -56.4996567

14. St. George of England Anglican Church Cemetery
Cormack, Humber District Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3121150, -57.3804150

15. Cormack Willow Road Cemetery
Cormack, Humber District Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3126987, -57.3880800

16. Pentecostal Cemetery
Ming's Bight, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.9750832, -56.0473540

17. Cormack United Cemetery
Cormack, Humber District Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3113557, -57.3935731

18. Samuel Pardy Burial Site
Ming's Bight, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.9765602, -56.0459454

19. St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Fleur de Lys, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 50.1151712, -56.1565566

20. Cormack Roman Catholic Cemetery
Cormack, Humber District Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3068789, -57.4011262

21. Salvation Army Cemetery
Ming's Bight, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.9763403, -56.0277172

22. St. Luke's Anglican Cemetery
Springdale, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5201636, -56.0664372

23. United Church Cemetery
Springdale, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.4976800, -56.0782700

24. Calvary Roman Catholic Cemetery
Fleur de Lys, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 50.1223921, -56.1273634