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TOELLNER, Benjamin John August

Male 1887 - 1980  (93 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  TOELLNER, Benjamin John August was born on 31 Mar 1887 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (son of TOELLNER, George C and GENTZ, Louise); died on 2 Oct 1980 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.

    Benjamin married WURL, Hilda Auguste Olivia on 14 Jun 1911 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Hilda (daughter of WURL, Frederick Johannes and ZIEHL, Auguste Louise) was born on 4 Mar 1890 in Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Feb 1987 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Niagara Gazette - 6/16/1961

    WHEATFIELD - Mr. and
    Mrs. Benjamin J. Toellner,
    7157 Nash Road, celebrated
    their golden anniversary.
    The Adams Volunteer Fire
    Co. Auxiliary honored them
    with a buffet dinner and re-
    ception in the firehall, which
    was attended by 70 guests.
    Mr. Toellner is a charter
    member of the Adams Fire
    Co. and Mrs. Toellner a char-
    ter m e m b e r and one of the
    founders' of the Ladies Aux-
    iliary of the Fire Company.
    The former Hilda Wurl of
    Martinsville was married to
    Benjamin Toellner on June
    14, 1911 in her parents home.
    They have two sons, Don-
    ald and Roy Toellner, and
    two daughters, Mrs. James
    Grieser and Mrs. LaVern
    Doebler. They have 10 grand-
    children and one grandchild.
    Mrs. Joseph Weigand, pre-
    sident of the auxiliary, pre-
    sented Mrs. Toellner a cor-
    sage and a gift of a vase an d
    flowers from the auxiliary.
    Mrs. Leonard Bray, chap-
    lain for the auxiliary, led a
    prayer for the couple.

    Children:
    1. TOELLNER, Violet Selma
    2. TOELLNER, Donald Wurl was born on 29 Feb 1912 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Oct 1996 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    3. TOELLNER, Ruth A M was born on 5 Jul 1913 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; and died.
    4. TOELLNER, Leona Mary Ruth was born about 1918 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Jun 2011 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
    5. TOELLNER, Roy W was born on 4 Jan 1923 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Sep 2002 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  TOELLNER, George C was born in Sep 1860 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY (son of TOELLNER, Joachim and SIECKE, Wilhelmina); died on 5 Apr 1934 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.

    George married GENTZ, Louise in 1884 in Niagara County, NY. Louise was born in Jul 1860 in Germany; died on 25 Nov 1955 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  GENTZ, Louise was born in Jul 1860 in Germany; died on 25 Nov 1955 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.

    Notes:

    Niagara Gazette - 11/26/1955

    TOWN OF WHEATFIELD,
    Nov 26 - Mrs. Louise Toellner, 95,
    of Falls Blvd., died last night (Nov.
    25, 1955) after a long illness.
    Born in Germany, she had lived
    here for the last 83 years and was
    the widow of George C. Toellner,
    who died in 1934. He was a super-
    visor and held several county
    jobs.
    She was a member of St. Peter's
    Evangelical and Reformed Church;
    the Women's Guild of the church
    and an auxiliary member of the
    Adams Fire Dept.
    She is survived by two daugh-
    ters, Miss Hulda Toellner, and Miss
    Thelma Toellner; two sons, Ben-
    jamin J. Toellner, and Walter W.
    Toellner, all of the Town of Wheat-
    field, five gfrandchildren and 10
    great-grandchildren.
    The Rev. Charles s. Kriete will
    condust the funeral service at 2
    p.m. Monday in the residence. In-
    terment will be in Salem Cemetery.

    Children:
    1. TOELLNER, Hulda was born on 11 May 1885 in New York; died in May 1974 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
    2. 1. TOELLNER, Benjamin John August was born on 31 Mar 1887 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 Oct 1980 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.
    3. TOELLNER, Walter W was born on 1 May 1889 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died on 20 Oct 1982 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
    4. TOELLNER, Edward was born in Dec 1893 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; and died.
    5. TOELLNER, Selma was born on 2 Aug 1901 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY; died in Dec 1978 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  TOELLNER, Joachim was born in 1823 in Prussia; and died.

    Joachim + SIECKE, Wilhelmina. Wilhelmina was born on 16 Aug 1826 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 27 Feb 1887 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  SIECKE, Wilhelmina was born on 16 Aug 1826 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 27 Feb 1887 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.
    Children:
    1. TOELLNER, John was born in Oct 1851 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 12 Jan 1926 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
    2. 2. TOELLNER, George C was born in Sep 1860 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 5 Apr 1934 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.



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