Death certificate states that he was 71 years old at the time of his death, although no birth date is recorded.

Benjamin Berwald in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985

Name: Benjamin Berwald
Birth Date: abt 1874
Event Type: Burial
Death Date: abt 1945
Age at Death: 71
Burial Date: 28 Feb 1945
Burial Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Denomination: Cemetery or Funeral
Organization Name: Mt Carmel Cemetery

Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 1075


Annie Michael in the Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940

Name: Annie Michael[Annie Burwald]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Age: 43
Birth Date: 1872
Birth Place: Titusville, PA.
Marriage Date: 9 Feb 1915
Marriage Place: Richmond, Virginia
Father: Levi Burwald
Mother: Rachael Burwald
Spouse: Mike Rose
FHL Film Number: 2048500

Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.


Benjamin Bearwald in the 1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Benjamin Bearwald
[Benjamin Baerwald]
Age: 46
Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1920: Philadelphia Ward 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Street: South St
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Barker
Industry: Shop
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Annie Michael 49 (sister)
Harry Michael 29 (nephew)
Dora Michael 19 (niece)
Benjamin Bearwald 46
Rachael Bearwald 69 (mother)

Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1618; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 126; Image: 134



Father's immigration details:

Name:Levin Behrwald
Event Type:Immigration
Event Date:25 Oct 1864
Event Place:New York, New York, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age:18
Birthplace:Prussia
Occupation:Peddler
Ship Name:Keppler
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Departure Port: Hamburg
Literacy:Unknown
Last Place of Residence:
Destination Place:New York
Transit or Travel Compartment:
Affiliate Manifest ID: 00010369
Affiliate Publication Title: Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897
Affiliate ARC Identifier:1746067

Citing this Record:
"United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD39-1WP : 27 December 2014), Levin Behrwald, 25 Oct 1864; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Keppler, departed from Hamburg, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.