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Mary Schwegler

Female 1881 - 1933  (52 years)


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  • Name Mary Schwegler  [1
    Born 29 Sep 1881  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 2 Nov 1933  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The October 3, 1924 issue of The Cass City Chronicle, page 4, column 4, noted in Local Items that "Mrs. Benjamin Schwegler and Mrs. Fred Jaus entertained a number of relatives and friends at the home of the latter Wednesday evening in honor of their niece, Miss Donelda Gregor of Puslinch, Ont., who was visting...the time was passed pleasantly in vocal and instrumental music and games after which refreshments, including a weenie roast, were served." In the August 26, 1927 issue of the same paper, also in Local Items, it was noted that "Miss Laura Jaus returned Wednesday evening from a ten-day visit with her Aunt at Puslinch, Canada. Her cousin, Miss Donelda Gregor, returned with her and will spend a few weeks with relatives here."

      Cass City Chronicle
      Volume 28, Numbe 30
      Friday, November 3, 1933

      Sudden Death of Mrs. Fred Jaus
      The community was shocked Thursday morning by the news of the death of Mrs. Fred Jaus at her home on East Main St. Mr. Jaus suffered a paralytic stroke directly after arising yesterday morning and passed away four hours later. She had been in her usual health. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at the family residence by Rev. G.A. Spitler, pastor of the Evangelical church, and interment will be made in Elkland cemetery.
    Person ID I12000  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Andreas "Andrew" Schwegler,   b. 9 Jan 1849, Breech, B?rtlingen Parish, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1899, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Louisa Benkelman,   b. 9 Apr 1853, Bowmansville, Town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1924, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1874  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Headstones
    Schwegler, Andrew and Louisia (Benkelman), and son Andrew Schwegler
    Schwegler, Andrew and Louisia (Benkelman), and son Andrew Schwegler
    Andrew and Louisa's son, Samuel, predeceased them at age 11; his parents later sharing his marker
    Family ID F615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frederick W. Jaus,   b. 3 Nov 1881, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1984, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1905  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    Children 
     1. Laura May Jaus,   b. 16 May 1907, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1987, Sandusky, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Catharine Jaus,   b. 30 Nov 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1912, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2013 
    Family ID F5027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Sep 1881 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Jan 1905 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Nov 1933 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Schwegler, Andrew ca 1883 and Family
    Schwegler, Andrew ca 1883 and Family
    Andrew Schwegler and wife Louisa Benkelman, with children William (b. 1879), Laura (b. 1878), Sam (b. 1875) and Mary (b. 1881), Cass City, Michigan. Marjory Schwegler Battel verified both the identity and order the children were standing in.
    Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917
    Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917
    FRONT ROW, l to r, Grant McConnell, class leader; UNKNOWN Clergyman, UNKNOWN class member, William Schwegler, Sam Helwig, George Burg
    SECOND ROW, l to r, Hattie Helwig McConnell, Janet "Jennie" Gardner Buehrly, Minerva Helwig Sherman, Mary Buehrly Striffler, Mary Mark Buehrly
    THIRD ROW; l to r, Alma Striffler Schenck holding her baby Ruth, Lena Helwig Jaus, Lillian Striffler Ricker, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Mary Schwegler Jaus, Jacob Hiller.
    Note: Alma Striffler Schenck's three year old son, Donald, was said to be asleep in the Model T Ford just to the left of the group at the time this photo was taken
    FOURTH ROW: l to r, Elsie Buehrly, Mary Striffler Helwig, Cora Helwig Klinkman, Laura McConnell Hiller, Alice Ross Schwegler, Mary McLellan Joos, Ed Helwig
    FIFTH ROW, l to r, Art Ricker, Erwin Kercher, Ed Buehrly, Harvey Klinkman, UNKNOWN Class Member, Fred Buehrly, Fred Joos
    TOP ROW, l to r, Sol Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Fred Jaus, William Ackerman, Sam Jaus

    It appears that at least 33 of the 36 adults in this Sunday School class were directly related, through either blood or marriage, to the Striffler, Benkelman and Helwig families who emigrated together from Erie County, New York to Tuscola County, Michigan beginning in the 1860's.

    PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.
    Jaus, Mary with her daughter Laura, ca 1930's
    Jaus, Mary with her daughter Laura, ca 1930's
    Mary Schwegler Jaus, l, with her eldest daughter, Laura (wife of Dr. G. F. Lenzner)

    Headstones
    Jaus, Mary (Schwegler)
    Jaus, Mary (Schwegler)

  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [S577] Dibean, Jack & Marianne "Michigan Marriage Index" http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/.

    3. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, September 19, 1924 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 133 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Thursday, October 18, 1984, Page 4 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 162 (Reliability: 3).