John Henry Strifler

Notes:

Said to have married Sarah BURTON.

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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Census Place: Shannon, Pottawatomie, Kansas; Roll: 393; Family History Film: 1254393; Page: 238A; Enumeration District: 241; Image: 0318.

Peter Striffler was shown as a Servant in the household of David and Maria VROMAN
He was age 25, Single, and shown as born in New York, with the birthplace of both parents being listed as France

1900 Census
Kansas, Pottawatomie County, Clear Creek Twp
Enumerated 13 Jun 1900
SD 85 ED 137 Sheet 4A Stamped 55
Striffler, Peter Head W M Mar 1857 43 M 13 NY Canada Eng (sic) Canada Eng (???) Farmer
Striffler, Mary Wf W F Apr 1870 30 M 13 6/6 Kansas Indiana Ireland
Striffler, Jessie Dtr W F Aug 1999 11 S Kansas NY Kansas At School
Striffler, Eva Dtr W F Oct 1890 9 S Kansas NY Kansas At School
Striffler, Frank Son m W Mar 1893 7 S Kansas NY Kansas At School
Striffler, John Son W M Feb 1895 5 S Kansas NY Kansas
Striffler, Lenora Dtr W F Apr 1897 3 S Kansas NY Kansas
Striffler, Chester Son W M Jan 1899 1 S Kansas NY Kansas

1910 Census
Kansas, Pottawatomie, Clear Creek Twp
Enumerated 14-17 May 1910
SD 4 ED 115 Sheet 4B
77-77
Strifler, Peter Head M W 53 m1 23 NY FranceFranch CanadaGerman Eng Farm Labor Working Out
Strifler, Mary Wf F W 42 M1 23 7/7 Kansas Ireland/Irish Ireland/Irish
Strifler, John Son M W 14 S Kansas NY Kansas Laborer Livery Stable
Strifler, Nora Dtr F W 12 S Kansas NY Kansas
Strifler, Chester Son M W 10 S Kansas NY Kansas

Peter married Mary Madden on 6 Sep 1886 in Pottawatomie County, Kansas. Mary was born on 17 Apr 1870 in Kansas; died on 24 Jan 1947 in Yakima County, Washington; was buried in Reservation Community Memorial Park, Wapato, Yakima County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Name Peter Strifler
Birth Date 1857
Birthplace:
Age 29
Spouse's Name Mary Madden
Spouse's Birth Date 1869
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Spouse's Age 17
Event Date 06 Sep 1886
Event Place Lic. Pottawatomie Co., Kansas
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number M74319-9
System Origin Kansas-EASy
GS Film number 1672626
Reference ID CN 20B

Citing this Record:
"Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWL7-YHZ : accessed 17 Oct 2013), Peter Strifler and Mary Madden, 06 Sep 1886.

Notes:

On Ruth Marchetti's website, she writes: "One internet source gives Christian as a middle name. He had a brother named Christian, so I am not sure if this is accurate or not. Moved to America 1830, arriving May 24 & living in Buffalo, NY. He, along with Henry and Jacob, are listed in 1840, 1850 and 1855 Census records as living in Buffalo, NY. Brother David stayed in New York, making his home in Lancaster. The rest of the family ended up in Cass City, Michigan, except for Peter, who moved to Kansas. Dates conflict between family records and published obituary on when he moved to Kansas. Family accounts put them moving to Kansas no earlier that 1867 after the birth of their last child. If newspaper is correct (1859), the last 3 or 4 children would have been born in Kansas."

THE ONAGA JOURNAL 26 JAN 1882
Clear Creek items 17 Jan. 1882: It is with sadness that we report the death of one of our oldest settlers, Mr. Peter Striffler. Last Friday morning he was out about his work, as usual, but about 10 o'clock he went into the house and laid down, and complained of feeling unwell. About 11 o'clock he raised up to vomit and fell over, partly on the floor. His wife, ran to the nearest neighbors for help, when he was placed back on the bed, dead. Funeral services were held at the Bluff Creek school house Sunday afternoon. While the corpse was being viewed by the friends, someone remarked that he did not look like a dead person, considerable excitement ensued, when it was decided to have an examination. Dr. Dean was sent for, who, upon arrival, pronounced his dead, and that in his opinion his death was caused from an affliction of the heart. Mr. Striffler was a good neighbor and citizen, and his loss will long be felt in the community. The bereaved family has the heartfelt sympathy of the whole neighborhood. He was 66 years old and has been a resident of Kansas for a good many years.

RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Havensville, Pottawatomie co, Ks. Area Working database (Merrie Pinick: cftm648@yahoo.com ) dated 2008-08-17

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Census Information:

1860 Federal Census
Clarence, Erie County, NY
Enumerated the 13th day of July 1860 by A. Prince
741-747
Peter Striffler 45 M Farmer $--- $200 Germany
Catherine Striffler 42 F Germany
Daniel Striffler 15 M N.Y.
Emma Strifller 13 F N.Y.
Isabel Striffler 10 F N. Y. Attended School
Tilla Striffler 6 F N.Y. Attended School
Peter Striffler 5 M N.Y.
Frank Striffler 3 M N.Y.
Bennet Striffler 2 M. N.Y.
Wm. Striffler 5/12 M N.Y.

1870 Federal Census
Kansas, Pottawatomie County, Pottawatomie
Enumerated 22 July 1870 by Sophronius Lee
174-173
Striffler, Peter 56 Farmer $150 France
Striffler, Catherine 50 Keeping House France
Striffler, Martin 8 At Home NY
Striffler, Jessie 3 At Home NY

1880 Federal Census Household:
Name RelationMarital StatusGenderRaceAgeBirthplaceOccupationFather's BirthplaceMother's Birthplace
Peter STRIFFLER Self M Male W 65 FRANCE Farmer FRANCE FRANCE
Cathrine STRIFFLER Wife M Female W 61 FRANCE House Keeping FRANCE FRANCE
Martan STRIFFLER Son S Male W 18 NY Laborer FRANCE FRANCE
William STRIFFLER Son S Male W 20 NY Laborer FRANCE FRANCE
Eva ALLEN GDau S Female W 4 KS IL NY
Source Information:
Census PlaceClear Creek, Pottawatomie, KansasFamily History Library Film 1254393 NA Film Number T9-0393Page Number 229B

Peter married Catharine "Kate" Barnhardt. Catharine was born in Jan 1818 in France; died on 20 Mar 1905 in Kansas; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ruth Marchetti indicates her last name was also shown as Bernhart. Marchetti further indicates that Katherine died between 1885 and 1890, in Kansas. It appears that is incorrect. Don Staton found the following census information from 1900, showing the widowed Kate Striffler, born Jan 1818 in France, living with her daughter, Emma Willis, in Atchison, Kansas.

May have instead been born in Canada to German-speaking parents? (Per 1900 and 1910 census responses for sons Peter Striffler and Frank Striffler)

Notes:

According to the Rev. Roy J. Striffler, the Striffler's emigrated from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France to New York State in 1830. They were part of the German-speaking population of Alsace. Some of the older Striffler family members recalled a family joke---there were 11 boys in the family, and all of them had a sister Susanna. She married Christian Oscar Lenzner. Family genealogists have only been able to account for eight of the 12 children however. Two of the boys married Benkelman sisters. One son married Mary Rommel, and as there were several Benkelman/Rommel marriages as well, the two families became further intertwined.

Although the family originally settled in New York only Jacob's son David remained in New York. Peter pushed further west, to Kansas. Around 1880, most of the others settled in Cass City, Michigan, where they lived until their deaths. They cut off the stumps remaining on the land they built and turned the wilderness into fruitful farm land.

(Excerpted from Art Peck's THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA. He in turn references a September 4, 1950 article from the "Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast", Volume 13, Cass City, Michigan)

Both the flyleaf of the Striffler family Bible, and the tombstone of Jacob Striffler in Lancaster, showed him to be be born in Kirrberg, "departmente de Rhein." (Jacobs, p. 164). In the chapter on the Striffler family in her unpublished 1981 manuscript, BonnieMargaret Jacobs noted that widely spread family stories stated that the Striffler family originated in Switzerland (p. 164). It would appear these were either errorneous, or that the family moved from Switzerland to Alsace.


BonnieMargaret Benkelman Jacobs, in an undated family report she prepared for some of the descendants of the Striffler brothers who married Benkelmann sisters, wrote that birth records had been of the children born to Jacob and Otillia "Have been extracted from the French civil records and translated, and show 8 children born in France, two of whom died while still just children (one was only 15 months old, the other just a few months past their sixth birthday). She stated that "these official civil records support the oft repeated family joke, "There are seven brothers and each one has a sister." On page 165 of her unpublished 1981 manuscript documenting the Benkelman family, she repeated this saying, adding however that "one Striffler heard the riddle with 11 brothers and it should be noted that there is still much to be learned about this family."

With the records in France showing 8 children were born there, and census records show two known children born in the United States, it appears we can account for 10 of the 11. It is possible that records may be uncovered one day to find the final child, or that this final son may have been stillborn or died at a young age, and his memory passed down only through the family joke or riddle.

Jacob married Ottila "Odila" "Otil" Zimmerman on 4 Nov 1809 in Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany. Ottila was born on 10 Nov 1790 in Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany; died on 17 Sep 1863 in Lancaster, Erie County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her father was a school master.

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Census Listings;

1850 Census
New York, Erie County, Lancaster
Enumerated 23 Aug 1850
Page 200
1048-1082
Otil Strifler 59 F $2550 Germany
Jacob Strifler 30 M Farmer
Susanna Strifler 27 F
Joseph Stifler 24 M Farmer
Christian Strifler 22 m Farmer
John Strifler 17 Farmer New York (sic)
David Strifler 14

1860 Census
Not located