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

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

Citation

“John Benhnke Jr.,” Manitowoc Genealogy and Local History Database, accessed July 7, 2026, https://www.collections.manitowoclibrary.org/items/show/33498.

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