Bense–Halvey Family Tree
- 1. Richard Halvey Bense
- Born January 28, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
- 2. John Edward Bense
- Born January 20, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died July 22, 2005 in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, USA
- 3. Patricia Mary Halvey
- Born October 13, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died February 9, 1999 in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
- 4. John Edward Bense
- Born November 25, 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died January 29, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 5. Nora Agnes Rowley
- Born January 6, 1898 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died August 1, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 6. Brendan Hynes Halvey
- Born September 27, 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died September 28, 1974 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 7. Marie Knight Shields
- Born May 28, 1883 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died March 10, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
- 8. Johann Frederick Wilhelm Bense
- Born November 3, 1851 in Essen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg (Germany)
- Died January 14, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 9. Antonette Gertrude Abeln
- Born April 2, 1861 in Löningen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg (Germany)
- Died October 14, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 10. Thomas Rowley
- Born March 1870 in Killasser, County Mayo, Ireland
- Died April 13, 1917 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
- 11. Mary Agnes Ruane
- Born about 1873 in Ireland (possibly Killasser, County Mayo)
- Died September 13, 1914 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
- 12. Timothy Frederick Halvey
- Born August 1850 in Kilthurla, Kinvarra, County Galway, Ireland
- Died August 31, 1925 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
- 13. Margaret Mary Hovendon Brophy
- Born March 20, 1857 in Killabban, Queen’s County (County Laois), Ireland
- Died June 25, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 14. James Shields
- Born April 9, 1849 in Pennsylvania, USA (or Ireland)
- Died December 29, 1906 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 15. Mary Jane Knight
- Born December 12, 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died April 4, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Great-Grandparents
- 16. Johann Herman Frederick Wilhelm Bense
- Born September 1801 in Essen, Cloppenburg, Prince-Bishopric of Münster (Germany)
- Died April 21, 1856 in Essen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg (Germany)
- 17. Helena Adelheid Uhlhorn
- Born January 10, 1817 in Essen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg (Germany)
- Died May 7, 1876 in Essen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
- 18. Herman Heinrich Abeln
- Born June 28, 1825 in Wieste, Werlte, Emsland, Kingdom of Hanover (Germany)
- Died March 6, 1899 in Löningen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
- 19. Maria Elizabeth Bernadina Krone
- Born May 18, 1837 in Löningen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg (Germany)
- Died April 4, 1924 in Löningen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
- 20. Thomas Rowley
- Born 1830 in Killasser, County Mayo, Ireland
- Died 1914 in Cartron, Killasser, County Mayo, Ireland
- 21. Honora Cunniffe
- Born about 1836 in County Sligo, Ireland
- Died October 12, 1917 in Cartron, Killasser, County Mayo, Ireland
- 22.–23. Unknown parents of Mary Agnes Ruane (21.)
- 24. John Halvey
- Born about 1805(?) in Kinvarra, County Galway, Ireland
- Died April 22, 1889 in Kinvarra, County Galway, Ireland
- 25. Catherine Hynes
- Born July 15(?), 1814 in Kinvarra, County Galway, Ireland
- Died November 16, 1896 in Kinvarra, County Galway, Ireland
- 26. Thomas(?) Brophy
- Born before 1839 in Killabban, Queen’s County (County Laois), Ireland
- Died about 1862 in Queen’s County (County Laois), Ireland
- 27. Jane Hovendon
- Born 1839 in Gurteen, Queen’s County (County Laois), Ireland
- Died 1875 in Queen’s County (County Laois), Ireland
- 28. Thomas Shields
- Born 1820 in Ireland
- Died after 1870 in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, USA
- 29. Ann Brady
- Born about 1827 in Ireland
- Died after 1870 in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, USA
- 30. John G. Knight
- Born 1807 in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
- Died January 3, 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 31. Ellen Dougherty
- Born 1811 in Ireland
- Died January 1, 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Great-Great-Grandparents
- 32. Friedrich Wilhelm Behnse
- Born before 1786 in an unknown location
- Died after 1801 in an unknown location
- 33. Elisabeth Wandstrat
- Born about 1770 in an unknown location
- Died December 16, 1837 in Essen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg (Germany)
- 34. Johann Wilhelm Uhlhorn
- Born in October 1768 in Essen, Cloppenburg, Prince-Bishopric of Münster (Germany)
- Died on December 24, 1842 in Essen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg (Germany)
- 35. Margaretha Adelheid Scheper
- Born about 1777 in an unknown locaiton
- Died on April 22, 1836 in Essen, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg (Germany)
- 36. Peter Abeln
- Born July 6, 1783 in Hüven, Emsland, Prince-Bishopric of Münster (Germany)
- Died January 22, 1869 in Wieste, Werlte, Emsland, Prussia (Germany)
- 37. Maria Helena Rump
- Born January 29, 1792 in Hüven, Emsland, Prince-Bishopric of Münster (Germany)
- Died June 5, 1873 in Wieste, Werlte, Emsland, Germany
- 38. Joseph Krone
- Born before 1821 in an unknown location
- Died after 1837 in an unknown location
- 39. Elizabeth Wattermann
- Born before 1821 in an unknown location
- Died after 1837 in an unknown location
- 40. Anthony Rowley
- Born 1798 in Cartron, Killasser, County Mayo, Ireland
- Died 1869 in Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland
- 41. Mary(?), unknown mother of Thomas Rowley (20.)
- 42.–43. Unknown parents of Honora Cunniffe (21.)
- 44.–47. Unknown grandparents of Mary Agnes Ruane (11.)
- 48.–49. Unknown parents of John Halvey (24.)
- 50.–51. Unknown parents of Catherine Hynes (25.)
- 52.–53. Unknown parents of Thomas(?) Brophy (26.)
- 54. Robert James Hovendon
- Born before 1823 in Queen’s County (County Laois), Ireland(?)
- Died after 1839 in Queen’s County (County Laois), Ireland(?)
- 55. Margaret O’Farrell
- Born before 1823 in Queen’s County (County Laois), Ireland(?)
- Died after 1839 in Queen’s County (County Laois), Ireland(?)
- 56–57. Unknown parents of Thomas Shields (28.)
- 58.–59. Unknown parents of Ann Brady (29.)
- 60.–61. Unknown parents of John Knight (30.)
- 62.–63. Unknown parents of Ellen Dougherty (31.)