Simon, Hurd, Dolan, and Related Families
The Genealogy of the Following Families:
The Simon Family of Willebadessen, Germany, and its Descendants in America
The Barcant, Krogh, d'Abadie, and Related Families of Trinidad and Tobago
The Hurd and Clark Families of Kent County, Delaware and Caroline County, Maryland
The Dolan and Carr Families of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; County Donegal, Ireland; and America
The McGillin Families of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sophia J. Bentz
1880 - 1967 (87 years)
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Name Sophia J. Bentz Born 28 Jul 1880 Baltimore, Maryland, United States 
Christened 1 Aug 1880 Baltimore, Maryland, United States Gender Female Died 26 Oct 1967 Baltimore, Maryland, United States Buried 30 Oct 1967 Baltimore, Maryland, United States 
Siblings13 siblings Person ID I8415 Simon and Related Families Last Modified 17 Nov 2020
Father George Cornelius Bentz, b. Jun 1833, Emden, Niedersachsen, Germany , d. 10 Feb 1906, Baltimore, Maryland, United States (Age ~ 72 years) Mother Sophia Antoinette Adeline Schütte, b. 29 Jan 1840, Hagen im Bremischen, Niedersachsen, Germany , d. 25 Jul 1892, Baltimore, Maryland, United States (Age 52 years) Married 1 Feb 1861 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Documents 
Bentz, George Cornelius (1833-1906) | Schütte, Sophia (1840-1892) - Marriage
1861 marriage certificate for the marriage of Cornelius Johnsen Bents (aka George Cornelius Bentz) and Sophie Schütte, from the New Orleans City Archives at the New Orleans Public Library.Family ID F2643 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family George Sauer, b. Abt 1881, Maryland, United States Married Abt 1905 Baltimore, Maryland, United States Last Modified 30 May 2018 Family ID F2648 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 28 Jul 1880 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States 
Christened - 1 Aug 1880 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States Married - Abt 1905 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States Died - 26 Oct 1967 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States Buried - 30 Oct 1967 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - BIRTH:
- Full date given as 28 July 1880 in baptismal record in the parish records of St. Michael RC Church, Baltimore. Name given as Sophiam Carolinam Bents. Parents named as Georgio Bents of Emden, Ost Friesl., Hanover and Sophia Schütte of Babenburg, Hanover.
- Month and year of birth given as July 1880 in 1900 U.S. Census for Maryland, Baltimore, E.D. 108, Sheet 4A, Line 12. State of birth given as Maryland, with both parents born in Germany. Enumerated as Sophia Bentz, with brother-in-law Frederick Kaufman, his wife and children, and one other sibling, John Bentz, who is a widower with three children of his own.
- Consistent with age (29 years as of April 1910) in 1910 U.S. Census for Maryland, Baltimore, E.D. 89, Sheet 14B, Line 54. State of birth given as Maryland, with both parents born in Germany. Enumerated as Sophie J. Lauer, with husband George Lauer and brother Charles J. Bents (who is the correct age). The surname here appears to be a misspelling - the surname should be Sauer.
- Consistent with age (49 years) in 1930 U.S. Census for Maryland, Baltimore, E.D. 4-248, Sheet 5A, Line 22. State of birth given as Maryland. Enumerated as Sopha Sauer, with husband George Sauer and Celeste Kaufman (described as their daughter).
- Roughly consistent with age (60 years) in 1940 U.S. census for Maryland, Baltimore, E.D. 4-437, Sheet 4A, Line 12. State of birth given as Maryland. Enumerated as Sophia Sauer, with husband George Sauer.
- Full date of birth givens as 28 July 1880 in an index entry for a birth to George and Josephine Bentz in the Baltimore City Birth Index, 1875-1941, in the Maryland State Archives, CM1134. Record referenced is Birth Certificate A-40869. Name of child not in index, but it may be that Sophia Bentz (the mother) was also known as Josephine (perhaps a middle name).
CHRISTENING:
- Full date given as 1 August 1880 in baptismal record in the parish records of St. Michael RC Church, Baltimore. Witness--Catherina Maier.
MARRIAGES:
The 1910 U.S. Census entry has a notation that this is her second marriage, but her husband's first.
DEATH:
Full date given as 26 October 1967 in obituary published in the Baltimore Sun, Saturday, 28 October 1967, page 13.
BURIAL:
Full date described (Monday) in obituary published in the Baltimore Sun, Saturday, 28 October 1967, page 13.
OBITUARY: The following obituary was published in the Baltimore Sun, Saturday, 28 October 1967, page 13.
"SAUER
"On October 26, 1967, SOPHIA C., (nee Bents) formerly of 3309 Elgin avenue, beloved wife of the late George Sauer, and sister of Mr. Lambert W. Bents.
"Friends may call at the G. Howard Strong Funeral Home. 3207 West North avenue at Hilton street, on Saturday and Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Prayers on Monday at 8.30 A.M. Requiem mass at St. Cecilia s Church at 9 A.M. Interment in New Cathedral Cemetery."
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