28 January 2012
|
About Us | Page last updated: 28 January 2012 |
This site (www.benitz.com, a.k.a. The Benitz Bull) is intended for all who are interested in the Benitz family, in particular those descended from Willliam & Josephine — but there are many more who share the Benitz surname and we welcome their contributions.
The site includes Benitz family trees and history, and announcements of family events. Anyone wishing to post items of family interest to the site may do so by submitting it to the site administrator (at the e-mail address below) — and /or providing a link to their own work. We reserve the right to determine what we publish on the site.
The Current Events section includes photos of living persons. For privacy, we allow access to it by family members only. If you are a family member and wish to have access, please contact the site administrator (at the e-mail address below).
Wilhelm Böniz (1815-1876) and Josefa Kolmerer (1830-1912) are the original ancestors of all Benitz born in Argentina since 1880. Both emigrated from Endingen, in Baden (Germany), Wilhelm to Texas (1832) then California (1842), Josefa to North Carolina (1833) then California (1845). They married (1846) and lived at Fort Ross where all their children were born. In 1867 Wilhelm sold Fort Ross and moved the family to Oakland. In 1874 they relocated again, to Argentina where they established estancia “La California”, in Santa Fé. Today we, their descendants, are found in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S. And, a good part of estancia “La California” continues within the family — in 2000 a family reunion was held there with members from around the world.
The website is copyrighted. However, you are free to quote from it but we ask (1) as a matter of courtesy that you provide appropriate attribution, and (2) that you refrain from representing material borrowed from this site as your own original work. Please credit the source as: “Benitz Family (benitz.com)”.
If you are printing from the website, for most of the pictures shown we have versions of them with considerably better resolution that will produce much finer prints. Ask and we may provide.
All questions, comments, suggestions, & helpfull criticisms are welcome.
]
Adopt a Greyhound!
|
 |