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BEFORT : DOEFLER : LEIKER : PFANNENSTIEL : RUPP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Descendants of Heinrich & Kunigunde (DOEFLER) BEFORT Our forefathers who left Germany to go to RUSSIA to make a better life for themselves and their children. It is dedicated as well tour brave forefathers who left RUSSIA to make a better life for themselves and their children in the United States. It is especially dedicated to those of our relatives who stayed in RUSSIA and endured over fifty years exiled in prison work camps for their crime of being of German ancestry. Forward Many books and papers about other Volga German families and their descendants, have been published over the last fifty years, and are treasured documents for not only the serious researcher, but also those with a passing interest as well. This book is ONE the descendants of ONE BEFORT family that left Germany to go to RUSSIA. While every effort has been made in this compilation to provide accurate and complete information, endeavors to acquire additional facts and details from both the United States and European sources continue. Any omission of person (s), places, or events that deserve inclusion be rein is purely unintentional. The founders of MUNJOR were part of the largest single expedition of Unsure Leute to emigrate from RUSSIA. Under the leadership of Balthazar Braggart 108 families left Saratov by train on JULY 8, 1876. Their body consisted of departures from Herzog, OBERMONJOU, Louis, Graf, Wittman, Marienthal, Schoenchen, and Gattung. The group separated at Eydtkunen, with the MUNJOR founders among those electing to sail via the Hamburg-American line. Arriving in New York, they then proceeded by train to Herzog. After remaining there several days, they repaired a site on Big Creek a short distance north of the present village of MUNJOR. Some TWO months later they moved to the present town site in Section 25, Township 14, and Range 18 inWheatland Township. On NOVEMBER 1, 1876 an additional group came to MUNJOR They had emigrated from Saratov on SEPTEMBER 30 and sailed from Hamburg on the"Gellert" of the Hamburg of the Hamburg-American line. This body consisted of the following families: Among them were Konrad BEFORT and his wife Anna Margaretha and their children Peter, and Paullina. The Descendants of Heinrich & Kunigunde (DOEFLER) BEFORT Descendants of Heinrich BEFORT Generation 1 1. Heinrich BEFORT was BORN 1761 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA. He MARRIED Kunigunde DOEFLER. She was BORN 1763 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA Children of Heinrich and Kunigunde DOEFLER 2. Franz BEFORT born 1787, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA Elizabeta BEFORT born 1792, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA 3. Jacob BEFORT born 1798, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA 4. Anton BEFORT born 1799, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA Generation No. 2 Franz was BORN 1787 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA. He MARRIED Catharina Elizabeth?. She was BORN 1793. Child of Franz BEFORT and Catharina is? Anna Maria BEFORT born About 1825. Jacob BEFORT was BORN 1795 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA. He MARRIED Catherine Smelzer. She was BORN About 1805 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA. Child of Jacob BEFORT and Catherine Smelzer is Anna Maria BEFORT born About 1825 Anton BEFORT was BORN 1799 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA. He MARRIED Anna Elizabeth? She was BORN 1803 in RUSSIA. Children of Anton BEFORT and Anna ? are: Catherine Elizabeth BEFORT born 1820, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA Johannes Martin Befort born1834, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA Gerhard BEFORT born FEBRUARY 10, 1835, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA; DIED AUGUST 16, 1906, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Generation 3 Anna Maria BEFORT was BORN 1820 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA and died MARCH 04, 1907. She MARRIED JACOB HERTEL, son of Casper HERTEL and Anna?. He was BORN 1814 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA and died Aft. 1842 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA. Child of Anna BEFORT and Jacob HERTEL is Anna Maria HERTEL born SEPTEMBER 17, 1841, KATHERENSTADT, RUSSIA DIED MARCH 04, 1907, Catherine ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Anna Maria BEFORT was BORN About 1825. She MARRIED Anton BOOS, son of Gerhard BOOS and Barbara Betzze. He was BORN in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA and died in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA. Children of Anna BEFORT and Anton BOOS Katherine BOOS, born DECEMBER 08, 1852, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA DIED AUGUST 02, 1937, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Catherine Elizabeth BEFORT was BORN 1820 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA. She MARRIED SR. Anton SCHUMACHER in the Volga Area, RUSSIA. He was BORN 1820 in Wittman, RUSSIA. More about Catherine Elizabeth BEFORT Departed: 1876, Wittman, RUSSIA Immigration: AUGUST 03, 1876, Arrived in New York on the SS SUEVIA FROM HAMBURG AND HAVRE. More about SR. Anton SCHUMACHER Departed 1876, Wittman, RUSSIA Immigration: AUGUST 03, 1876, Arrived in New York on the SS Suevia from Hamburg & Have Children of Catherine BEFORT and Anton SCHUMACHER are: Heinrich Ferdinand SCHUMACHER, born JUNE 1842, Wittman, RUSSIA; DIED SEPTEMBER 03, 1920. Johann George SCHUMACHER, born SEPTEMBER 08, 1846, Wittman (Solothurn), RUSSIA; DIED NOVEMBER 10, 1927, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Anton SCHUMACHER, Jr. born JANUARY 05, 1856, Wittman (Solothurn), RUSSIA; DIED MAY 23, 1930, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Johannes S. SCHUMACHER, born DECEMBER 08, 1858, Wheatmond, RUSSIA; DIED SEPTEMBER 03, 1933, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Gerhard BEFORT was BORN FEBRUARY 10, 1835 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA and died AUGUST 16, 1906 in MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. He MARRIED Anna Maria Catherine STECKLEIN in RUSSIA. She was BORN DECEMBER 18, 1835 in Gattung' (Zug), RUSSIA, and died FEBRUARY 24, 1911 in MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Notes for Gerhard BEFORT Ship's manifest has him listed as Gottfried BEFORT More about Gerhard BEFORT Burial: MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Departed: 1876, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA Immigration: JULY 17, 1876, Arrived in New York on Ss Donau from Bremen. More about Anna Maria Catherine STECKLEIN: Burial: MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Departed: OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA Immigration: JULY 17, 1878; Arrived in New York on SS Donau from Bremen. Children of Gerhard BEFORT and Anna STECKLEIN are: Conrad BEFORT, born APRIL 15, 1855, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA; DIED AUGUST 12, 1914, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Anton BEFORT, born FEBRUARY 02, 1856, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA DIED FEBRUARY 26, 1929, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Joseph BEFORT born JUNE 28, 1857, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA; DIED AUGUST 10, 1923, Kansas City, Kansas Elizabeth BEFORT born AUGUST 06, 1860, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA; DIED MARCH 10, 1919, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Alexander BEFORT, born OCTOBER 112, 1862; OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA; DIED JUNE 17, 1927, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Amelia BEFORT, born AUGUST 16, 1866, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA; DIED SEPTEMBER 17, 1936, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Katherina BEFORT born SEPTEMBER 08, 1869, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA; DIED AUGUST 18, 1940, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Johannes BEFORT, born JULY 28, 1857, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA DIED AUGUST 18, 1940, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Andreas BEFORT, born About 1876. CONRAD BEFORT was BORN APRIL 15, 1855 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA, and died AUGUST 12, 1914 in MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. He MARRIED Anna Margaretha Kronnewitter in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA. She was BORN AUGUST 10, 1856 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA, and died AUGUST 01, 1923, in MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Notes for Conrad BEFORT: Came to the U.S. in 1876 More about Conrad BEFORT: Burial: MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Immigration: OCTOBER 26, Arrived in New York on SS GELLERT from Hamburg and Havre. Notes for Anna Margaretha Kranewitter: Burial: MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Immigration: OCTOBER 26, 1876, Arrived in New York on SS GELLERT from Hamburg and Havre. Children of Conrad and Anna Kronnewitter are: Paullina BEFORT, born Oct. 01, 1876, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA; DIED MARCH 17, 1914. Peter BEFORT, born 1878, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Clara BEFORT, born JULY 11, 1880, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED DECEMBER 30, 1918, Ness City, Ness County, Kansas. Anna BEFORT, born About 1881; MARRIED Adam BRULL, OCTOBER 01, 1901, born About 1880. Margaret BEFORT, born JANUARY 08, 1885, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED AUGUST 27, 1978, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Carl BEFORT, born SEPTEMBER 13, 1886, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED AUGUST 13, 1961. Catherine BEFORT, born About 1887, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas, MARRIED Philip Zimmerman, born 1883; DIED NOVEMBER 01, 1966. John C. BEFORT, born FEBRUARY 18, 1890, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JUNE 30, 1933. Caroline BEFORT, born About 1892, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Agnes BEFORT, born About 1893, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; MARRIED Oscar ANDERSON Casper BEFORT, born About 1895, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED infancy. George BEFORT, born SEPTEMBER 06, 1896, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JULY 12, 1897, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. More about George BEFORT: Burial: MUNJOR, Kansas. Anton BEFORT, was BORN FEBRUARY 02, 1865 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA, and died FEBRUARY 26, 1929 in MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. He MARRIED Anna Catherine Rupp in RUSSIA, daughter of Johannes Rupp and Catharina BEFORT. She was BORN SEPTEMBER 29, 1853 in RUSSIA, and died AUGUST 21, 1937 in MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Notes for Anton BEFORT: Also known as "Linker" More about Anton BEFORT: Burial: MUNJOR, Kansas Departed: 1876, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA Immigration: OCTOBER 26, 1876, Arrived in New York on SS GELLERT from Hamburg and Havre. Occupation: 1880, Section Hand on Union Pacific Railroad More about Anna Catherine Rupp: Burial: MUNJOR, Kansas Departed: 1876, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA Immigration: OCTOBER 26, 1876, Arrived in New York on SS GELLERT from Hamburg and Havre. Children of Anton BEFORT and Anna Rupp are: Catherine BEFORT, born Bef. 1875; DIED Bef. 1875; DIED Bef. 1880. Rosa BEFORT, born OCTOBER 24, 1875, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA; DIED APRIL 14, 1954, Catherine, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Alexander A. BEFORT, born MAY 10, 1878, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED APRIL 09, 1964, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Ludwig BEFORT, born JULY 16, 1880, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED MARCH 23, 1948. Franz BEFORT, born 1882, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED Schoenchen, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Conrad BEFORT, born AUGUST 08, 1886, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JUNE 09, 1954. John A. BEFORT, born SEPTEMBER 03, 1888, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JANUARY 08, 1958. Paullina BEFORT, born APRIL 23, 1892, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED FEBRUARY 29, 1968 Michael BEFORT, born JUNE 20, 1892, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED AUGUST 17, 1962. Catherine A. BEFORT, born DECEMBER 11, 1894, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JUNE 02, 1993, St. John's Nursing Home, Hays, Kansas. Adelheid BEFORT, born 1898, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas, MARRIED Joseph Urban; born JULY 30, 1893; DIED FEBRUARY 12, 1971. Joseph BEFORT was BORN JUNE 28, 1857 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA, and died AUGUST 10, 1923 in Kansas City, Kansas. He MARRIED Gertrude ROHR JANUARY 23, 1883 in MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas, daughter of Matthias ROHR and Magdalena Denning. She was BORN AUGUST 15, 1864 in Marienthal (Tankoshurovka), RUSSIA and died MARCH 24, 1945 in Hays, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. More about Joseph BEFORT: Burial: MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Immigration: JULY 17, 1878, Arrived in New York on SS DONAU from Bremen. Occupation: 1880, Servant More about Gertrude ROHR: Burial: MUNJOR, Kansas Departed: 1876, Marienthal, RUSSIA Children of Joseph BEFORT and Gertrude ROHR are: Elizabeth BEFORT, born JANUARY 01, 1884, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED APRIL 11, 1885, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Anna BORN BEFORT, born AUGUST 20, 1886, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JULY 02, 1967, Hays, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Maria BEFORT, born AUGUST 18, 1888, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED FEBRUARY 13, 1975, Brighton, Colorado. Rosa BEFORT, born SEPTEMBER 30, 1890, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JANUARY 30, 1926, Hyacinth, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Margaret BEFORT, born DECEMBER 16, 1892, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED FEBRUARY 21, 1986, Hays, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Pauline BEFORT, born JANUARY 13, 1895, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED 1899, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Catherine Philomena BEFORT, born FEBRUARY 04, 1896, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JULY 15, 1982, Denver, Colorado; MARRIED Peter R. Denning, OCTOBER 11, 1921; born JULY 03, 1898; DIED JULY 18, 1958. Barbara BEFORT, born NOVEMBER 13, 1899, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Fidelis J. BEFORT, born DECEMBER 21, 1900, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED DECEMBER 14, 1985, St. Anthony's Hospital, Hays, Kansas. Jacob J. BEFORT, born SEPTEMBER 09, 1903, Hays, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JULY 09, 1937, Hays, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Adeline BEFORT, born SEPTEMBER 21, 1905, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JULY 26, 1975, Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Elizabeth BEFORT was BORN AUGUST 06, 1860 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA, and died MARCH 10, 1919 in MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. She MARRIED Christian HERTEL Aft. JUNE 1880 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA, son of Martin HERTEL and Catherine Hazelton. He was BORN MAY 31, 1855 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA, and died JANUARY 07, 1939 in MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. More about Elizabeth BEFORT: Burial: MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas Departed: 1876, from OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA Immigration: JULY 17, 1878, Arrived in New York on SS DONAU from Bremen. Notes for Christian HERTEL: Burial: MUNJOR, Kansas Departed 1876, from OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA Children of Elizabeth BEFORT and Christian HERTEL are: Paullina HERTEL, born DECEMBER 21, 1881, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED APRIL 12, 1885, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas More about Paullina HERTEL: Burial: MUNJOR, Kansas Catherine HERTEL, born MAY 16, 1883, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED AUGUST 27, 1968, Hays, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Barbara HERTEL, born SEPTEMBER 03, 1885, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED OCTOBER 26, 1971, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. John HERTEL, born APRIL 30, 1887, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JULY 22, 1975, Hays, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Anna HERTEL, born APRIL 30, 1889, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JANUARY 1949, Lacrosse, Rush County, Kansas. Peter Christian HERTEL, born DECEMBER 17, 1890, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED MAY 28, 1963, Victoria, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Rose HERTEL, born NOVEMBER 30, 1892, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JANUARY 01, 1958, Victoria, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Maria HERTEL, born About 1895; DIED infancy Hilarius HERTEL, born MARCH 02, 1896, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED DECEMBER 05, 1989; MARRIED Mathilda ROHR, MAY 20, 1929, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; born OCTOBER 06, 1902, Antonio, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JULY 04, 1997, Hays, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Caper HERTEL, born JUNE 11, 1898, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED NOVEMBER 21, 1898, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. More about Casper HERTEL: Burial: MUNJOR, Kansas. Anna Catherine HERTEL, born FEBRUARY 16, 1900, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED APRIL 30, 1979, Lacrosse, Rush County, Kansas. Philomena HERTEL, born DECEMBER 09, 1903, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED MAY 16, 1975, Grinnell, Kansas. More about Alexander BEFORT: Burial: MUNJOR, Kansas. Children of Alexander BEFORT and Susanna GROSS are: Anna BEFORT, born APRIL 29, 1891, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED OCTOBER 16, 1918, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Agnes BEFORT, born JULY 18, 1895, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansa; DIED FEBRUARY 24, 1940, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Paul BEFORT, born FEBRUARY 04, 1898, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansa; MARRIED Stella Duncan., JUNE 09, 1928; born AUGUST 09, 1904. Adeline BEFORT, born APRIL 23, 1900, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JULY 09, 1952, Garden City, Finney County, Kansas. Raymond BEFORT, born JANUARY 22, 1903, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; MARRIED Olive K. Kinnanan; born DECEMBER 10, 1902. Rosa BEFORT, born MAY 11, 1906, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED OCTOBER 02, 1980, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Margaret BEFORT, born FEBRUARY 23, 1908, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED MAY 19, 1951; MARRIED Hironymus Braggart, NOVEMBER 26, 1928, Pfeifer, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas, born JULY 30, 1903; DIED JUNE 04, 1968, Pfeifer, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. Edgar BEFORT, born JULY 19, 1913, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED JULY 1983, Denver, Denver County, Colorado; MARRIED Martha J. Faley; born DECEMBER 30, 1923. Albina BEFORT, born JUNE 28, 1904, MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas; DIED MAY 11, 1972. Amelia BEFORT was BORN AUGUST 16, 1866 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA, and died SEPTEMBER 17, 1936 in MUNJOR, ELLIS COUNTY, AND KANSAS, Kansas. More about Andreas BEFORT Immigration: JULY 17, 1878; Arrived in New York on SS Donau from Bremen. Maria BEFORT was BORN 1826. She MARRIED Michael DECHANT, son of Johannes DECHANT and Dorotea Heil. He was BORN 1822 in OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA. Child of Maria BEFORT and Michael DECHANT is: Joseph DECHANT, born APRIL 15, 1863; DIED JANUARY 24, 1957 Anna Margaret KRANEWITTER born 10 Aug 1856, OBERMONJOU, RUSSIA, MARRIED Conrad BEFORT DIED 12 Aug. 1914, MUNJOR, Ellis Cnty., K.S. Anna died 1 Aug 1923, MUNJOR, Ellis Cnty, KS. Anna Margaret KRANEWITTER BEFORT's death records list her father as Gerhard KRONEWITTER (sic) and her mother Christina, no maiden name was given. Anna Margaret and her husband Conrad BEFORT moved to the U.S. in 1876. Informant (Barbara STEINBOCK). I would like our family history to begin with my great grandparents. Conrad and Anna Margaretha (Kronnewitter) BEFORT, along with their TWO small children, Paula and Peter, emigrated from, RUSSIA, situated along the Volga, north of Saratov. Leaving on SEPTEMBER 18, 1876, they arrived NOVEMBER 1, 1876. They landed in New York and immediately headed westward Conrad and Anna, along with other immigrants, settled in and founded what is now known as MUNJOR, Kansas. Upon their arrival (as this was open prairie) the first in order of things was to provide shelter. Their first home was built of sod cut from the prairie. After taking care of their immediate needs, and to survive the coming winter, the next most important thing was to build a place of worship. Their first church was built in 1877. They were strong in their Catholic faith, and their lives were centered on their religious training. Conrad and Anna were farmers and were active in their community and church. As the years passed, they eventually had a family of thirteen children. My grandfather, John C. BEFORT, was BORN in MUNJOR, FEBRUARY 18, 1890. He was the ninth child and youngest son. Conrad died AUGUST 12, 1914, survived by his wife and TEN children. Anna lived in her home in Hays, Kansas, for some years, and the remainder of her life with her son and daughter-in-law John and Barbara. John C. BEFORT, son of Conrad BEFORT and Anna Margaretha (Krannawitter) BEFORT, was BORN on FEBRUARY 18, 1890. Barbara Steinbock, the daughter of Alois and Elizabeth Steinbeck, was a sister to triplets She was BORN on JUNE 3, 1893. On OCTOBER 24, 1911, they were MARRIED in MUNJOR, Kansas. They began their life together on a farm several miles west of MUNJOR. They remained there until 1920. During those years FIVE children were BORN to them; Josephine, 6/27/1912; Albina; 9/3/1913, Clarence, 8/4/1915; William, 2/2/1917; and Alex, 10/17/1919. In the year of 1920, John and Barbara sold their farm and purchased half a section of land half a mile north of Hyacinth, Kansas. The home, barn and other buildings had been built about THREE years earlier. TEN other children were BORN to them the following years; Elizabeth, OCTOBER 19, 1920; Agnes, 7/8/1922; Jane 5/3/1924; John Jr. 9/18/1925, Ester, 8/31/1926; Bernice, 4/24/1928; Irene, 12/13/1929 twins Alois and Conrad, 10/30/1931 and Francis 10/6/1933. John Jr. and Elizabeth died as infants. Alex was a veteran of World War II in the U.S. Army and saw action in Germany and France. He died in 10/1951. His wife, Rose (STECKLEIN) BEFORT, and infant daughter, Gloria, survived him. Irene died 8/16/1965, at age 35, survived by her husband, Leroy Wilson and small son, David Conrad (twin son) died in 1947 at Seventeen years of age. Francis died in a power line accident 8/22/1961. He was in the army from 1954-1955. He was age 27 when he passed away. His wife Darlene (HAMMERSMITH) BEFORT survived him and TWO small daughters, Rosemary, 4 and Margaret, twenty-THREE months old. John and Barbara worked long hours to provide for and rear their family. Barbara would begin her day at 4'oclock in the morning to do her baking, laundry, and help with outside morning chores, including milking cows and feeding animals. During harvest she was in the fields working along side the men. She was also a seamstress and made most of the children's clothing. Their children received their elementary education at Hyacinth in a ONE-room school, where ONE teacher taught all EIGHT grades. Simon GOETZ and Florence Ross were the teachers during those years. Their children walked to school most of the time as it was only about a mile away from home. However, other times, after a particularly heavy snow storm, the children looked forward to going to school in a ONE-horse open sleigh. John would bundle them up in a fur lap robe and don his buffalo fur coat and away they would go. They were members of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, also located at Hyacinth, where their children received their sacraments and spiritual training. John died at 43 years of age on JUNE 30, 1933. Barbara died at 48 years of age on JULY 1, 1941. They were survived by thirteen of their children. Alois or Aloysius Steinbock and his wife, Elizabeth ( Geta ) Steinbock came to the USA from Germany about Nov. 1905. They brought with them a daughter, Barbara Steinbock who was born June 3, 1893 who was 11 years old and Henry Steinbock who was born: date unknown. There was another child born to them in Russia who died there. They settled in Wamego, Kansas as Alois was a railroader. On November 3, 1906, his wife, Elizabeth gave birth to Triplets: two boys and a girl. Their names were Adam, Susanna and Joseph. Alois's wife, Elizabeth died on November 16, 1906. Alois didn't have the means to care for the triplets and work, too, so he wanted them to be adopted by Catholic families. Susanna was adopted by: George and Barbara Prockish and the boys still hadn't been adopted. They were all baptized on November 5, 1906 at St. Bernard's Church, Wamego, and Kansas. Sponsors were: Adam Reichenborn, Mrs. George Gareis and Joseph Macht. Susanna got ill and died Feb. 28, 1907 at Wamego, Kans. Susanna and her Mother are buried on the same plot at the Wamego cemetery. NOTE: Aunt Jane Gottschalk looked up this information in 1995 and located the grave and put a tombstone there. I have certificates of births, Baptisms and newspaper articles of Elizabeth and Susanna on their death, and church records of the cemetery plots all obtained from Aunt Jane Gottschalk, Hays, and Kansas Then in 1907, Alois, Barbara and Henry headed west and there's where he met and married Agatha Wasinger Werth on Jan. 15, 1909. Barbara would have been 15 years old at this time. It has been said that Barbara was doing housekeeping for the Bahl's, possibly her stepmother's sister Annie Bahl and, as the story goes, there was a Werth in Schoenchen who was a matchmaker and got John C. Befort and Barbara Steinbock to marry on October 24, 1911 making her 18 years old. NOTE; I don't have much on Henry Steinbock. I do know he and his wife, Mary, had two daughters and lived in Chicago, Ill. I have the original photos of Henry and Mary and another one of Henry, Mary and the two girls. I also have the large oval pictures of Barbara and John C. Befort on their wedding day and one of Henry Steinbock. I would like to find the members down from Henry if anyone can help me obtain this information. I was told he died in the 1960's. NOTE; Aunt Jane Gottschalk never could find where Alois Steinbock was buried or where the two boys were placed. I have two people working on the Aloysius Steinbock genealogy from the Topeka area as of this week. According to church New scholarship will help eight students take up a dream where Bill Befort had to leave it 5/28/02 kb HAYS, KS -- A dream that never came true for the man who dreamed it will yet be helped toward reality for eight other people when the first distributions are made this fall from the William J. "Bill" Befort Scholarship fund at Fort Hays State University. Eight future teachers at FHSU will receive scholarships of $400. The Befort Scholarship is for students majoring in teacher education who show a financial need. Befort, who died in 2000, was one of 13 children from Hyacinth, KS, whose parents died young. The family was | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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