Has anyone heard of a village named Benster? I can not locate it. It is
not listed in Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs. With
the exception of one family I do not see it listed as a birthplace in
FamilySearch.
The ancestor in question, Ida Minna Sophie Dorothea Sander/ZANDER BORK was
born 7-22-1843. In most US records her birthplace is listed as Wilsnack,
but in several it is listed as Benster, Altmark, Prussia. Her first child
was born in Kobbelitz, Kries Salzwedel, some distance from Wilsnack,
Brandenburg.
The closest spelling of Benster that I find is Beuster. I do find Zander’s
in Gross Beuster and it is close to Wilsnack. Any suggestions or other
possibilities?