Laura May Jaus

1907 - 1987  (79 years)

• Name	Laura May Jaus  [1, 2]
  Born	16 May 1907	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	7 Apr 1987	Sandusky, Sanilac County, Michigan   [2, 4]
  Buried	Colfax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan   [2]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle April 15, 1987 Obituaries Page Eleven Laura Lenzner Laura M. Lenzner, 79, Bad Axe, died Tuesday, April 7, at McKenzie Memorial Hospital, Sandusky, after a long illness. She was born May 16, 1907 in Elkland Township, daughter of the late Fred and Mary (Schwegler) JAUS. She married Dr. Gray F. Lenzner Oct. 25, 1940 in Geneva, Ohio. He preceded her in death Nov. 2, 1961. Mrs. Lenzner attended the Wright Rural Elementary School, Elkland Township. She was employed at the former A&P and Economy markets in Cass City. She was a librarian at Bad Axe Public Library for many years and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Bad Axe. Surviving are a number of cousins. Services were held Friday at First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. David Dively, pastor, officiated. Burial was in Colfax Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, Bad Axe. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007) Laura Lenzner was one of the cousins of BonnieMargaret Jacobs who searched their Bibles and records and picture collections to provide information for her 1981 manuscipt about the history of the Benkelman family.
  Person ID	I12029	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Frederick W. Jaus,   b. 3 Nov 1881, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 15 Oct 1984, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan  (Age 102 years)
  Mother	Mary Schwegler,   b. 29 Sep 1881, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 2 Nov 1933, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 52 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1905	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F5027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grey Franklin Lenzner,   b. 10 May 1899, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 2 Nov 1961, Caseville, Huron County, Michigan  (Age 62 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1940	Ohio   [6, 7, 8]
  	Cass City Chronicle November 1, 1940 Miss Laura Jaus and Dr. G.F. Lenzner married Dr. G. F. Lenzner of Bad Axe, son of Franklin Lenzner, of Cass City, and Miss Laura Jaus, daughter of Fred Jaus, also of Cass City, were quietly married Friday, October 25, at Geneva, Ohio by Rev. Roy J. Striffler. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2013
  Family ID	F5037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 May 1907 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Married - 25 Oct 1940 - Ohio Died - 7 Apr 1987 - Sandusky, Sanilac County, Michigan Buried - - Colfax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Jaus, Laura May holding her infant cousin, Mildred Schwegler Laura, the eldest daughter of Mary Schwegler and Frederick Jaus, holding her new cousin, Mildred Schwegler, the daughter of Lena Mark and Ben Schwegler
  		Jaus, Mary with her daughter Laura, ca 1930's Mary Schwegler Jaus, l, with her eldest daughter, Laura (wife of Dr. G. F. Lenzner)
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [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/, April 15, 1987 (Reliability: 3). [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982, In one section of his book, her DOB is May 15, 1908, and i n another, it is May 16, 1907. (Reliability: 3). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), September 3, 1962 (Reliability: 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/, Thursday, October 18, 1984, Page 4 (Reliability: 3). [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). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 5, September 1, 1941 (Reliability: 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/, November 1, 1940 (Reliability: 3).