Military related information:

Service Number -3803259

Enroute to France. Camp Pike, Little Rock, Arkansas. August Automatic Replacement Draft Company #4.

Company L Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. Joined Nov 2nd. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private.

Company L, 1st Platoon

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps unknown
 

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George Behrends
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1920: Colfax, Pocahontas, Iowa
House Number: Farm
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
George Behrends 30

the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: George H Behrends
Birth Year: abt 1889
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Sherman, Calhoun, Iowa, USA
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at first Marriage: 31
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General farm
Class of Worker: Employer
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Name Age
George H Behrends 41
Emma M Behrends 33
Matilda M Behrends 9
William H Behrends 45
Henry J Meyers 62

the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: George Behrends
Respondent: Yes
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Sherman, Calhoun, Iowa
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sherman, Calhoun, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Operator
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 3000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
George Behrends 52
Emma Behrends 43
Clairmont Hokonson 19
Helen Behrends 7

WWII Draft Registration.

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Find A Grave
Name: George Hinrich Behrends
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1889
Birth Place: Jones County, Iowa
Death Date: 25 Sep 1970
Cemetery: Union Cemetery
Burial: Pomeroy, Calhoun County, Iowa
Father: Gerhard Jansen Behrends
Mother: Volke Margaret Behrends
Spouse: Emma M Behrends

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