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Otto Johann Friedrich HOGE, 1855-1896Stone cutter
Edward Benz's uncle
Father August Ferdinand HOGE, 1828-1897 Mother Wilhelmine "Minnie" SCHEER Hoge, ca 1833-
Otto Johann Friedrich HOGE, 1855-1896 Brother Heinrich August HOGE, 1856-1856 Sister Bertha Maria Therese HOGE Benz, 1857-1914 Sister Emilie Caroline Maria HOGE, 1860- Brother Albert August Hermann HOGE, 1862- Brother Johannes Hermann HOGE, 1864- Brother August HOGE Jr, ca 1866- Sister Helena HOGE Andert, ca 1868- Sister Elisa HOGE, ca 1870- Sister Rosa HOGE, ca 1873-30 JUL 1855 - Born at Lewetzow, Kr Greifenberg, Pommern at 7:00 PM
5 AUG 1855 - Baptized at Wischower Kirche, Treptow, Kr Greifenberg, Pommern. Godparents were Johann Lessin, Bauer from Triebs, Friedrich Miller, Bauer from Triebs and Carolina Kraft (Mrs Johann Scheer) from Darsow
7 SEP 1856, age 1 - Brother Heinrich August HOGE born at Lewetzow
13 SEP 1856, age 1 - Brother Heinrich August HOGE died there of Ausserer Schaden (external damage)
29 NOV 1857, age 2 - Sister Bertha Maria Therese HOGE Benz born there
8 FEB 1860, age 4 - Sister Emilie Caroline Maria HOGE born there
27 FEB 1861, age 5 - Grandmother Maria VOLKMANN Hoge, age 64, died there of Auszehrung (consumption, tuberculosis)
Sometime after 1861 - Grandfather Martin HOGE died
10 FEB 1862, age 6 - Brother Albert August Hermann HOGE born at Lewetzow
4 APR 1864, age 8 - Brother Johannes Hermann HOGE born there
AUG 1865, age 10 - Emigrated at Bremen, Germany. The family sailed on the S S Neptune.
13 SEP 1865, age 10 - Immigrated at Baltimore, Baltimore Cty, Maryland
About 1866, age 10 - Brother August HOGE Jr born in Wisconsin
About 1868, age 12 - Sister Helena HOGE Andert born at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Cty, Wisconsin
About 1870, age 14 - Sister Elisa HOGE born in Wisconsin
About 1873, age 17 - Sister Rosa HOGE born there
3 SEP 1876, age 21 - Wedding attendant when sister Bertha Maria Therese HOGE, age 18, married August Ferdinand BENZ, age 22, at Milwaukee
9 SEP 1877, age 22 - Godparent when Magdaline Sophie Auguste "Lena" BENZ Engel baptized at Saint Marcus Gemeinde Ev Lutheran there
As of sometime before 1878 until sometime after 1886 - Resided at 937 Holton there
1880, age 24 - Recorded in the Federal census there
13 FEB 1886, age 30 - Wedding attendant when sister Helena HOGE, age 17, married John ANDERT at 512 Reservoir Ave there
1896, age 40 - Resided at 970 Holton there. After the 1920s this was 2564 N Holton St.
4 JUL 1896, age 40 - Died there of pulmonary tuberculosis
Buried at Union Cemetery there