John Benhnke Jr.
Title
John Benhnke Jr.
Description
General store. Born in Potters Mills, Rockland, Wisconsin 04/25/1857. He was reared on a farm, and in 1875 attended Spencerian College in Milwaukee, and then clerked for Benhnke & Reichart. In 1850, he bought grain for J E Benhnke & Brothers. In 1881, he took his present store, and now carries about $9000; this with his two cheese factories makes a business of $55000 a year. From 1875 to 1881, he was Assistant Postmaster. He belongs to the Lutheran Church.
Source
1881 Hist North Wis Calumet Co The Calumet County portion of the History of Northern Wisconsin has been indexed.
Call number: MTWC 977.5 H62 http://www.archive.org/details/historyofnorther00west
Call number: MTWC 977.5 H62 http://www.archive.org/details/historyofnorther00west
Date
1881-01-01
Name
John Benhnke Jr.
Date
1881-01-01
Notes
General store. Born in Potters Mills, Rockland, Wisconsin 04/25/1857. He was reared on a farm, and in 1875 attended Spencerian College in Milwaukee, and then clerked for Benhnke & Reichart. In 1850, he bought grain for J E Benhnke & Brothers. In 1881, he took his present store, and now carries about $9000; this with his two cheese factories makes a business of $55000 a year. From 1875 to 1881, he was Assistant Postmaster. He belongs to the Lutheran Church.
Source Title
1881 Hist North Wis Calumet Co
Source Description
The Calumet County portion of the History of Northern Wisconsin has been indexed.
Call number: MTWC 977.5 H62
Call number: MTWC 977.5 H62
Source Link
http://www.archive.org/details/historyofnorther00west
Collection
Citation
“John Benhnke Jr.,” Manitowoc Genealogy and Local History Database, accessed July 7, 2026, https://www.collections.manitowoclibrary.org/items/show/33498.