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David A. Striffler

David A. Striffler

Male 1883 - 1964  (81 years)

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  • Name David A. Striffler  [1, 2, 3
    Born 3 Aug 1883  Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died Sep 1964  Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Notes 
    • In the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 9, September 2, 1946, in a column about vacations and travels, it was noted that Mr. and Mrs. David A. Striffler and daughter, Peggy, of Columbus, Georgia, spent two weeks in Michigan with Mr. and Mrs. W.R. KAISER of Detroit. In Volume 17 of the same periodical, it was reported he had completed his three year term on the Board of Control of the National Selected Morticians. He furnished a room at the National Foundation of Funeral Service at Evanston, Ill. for faculty, to be known as the D.A. Striffler room.
    • (Research):Census Listings:

      1930 Census
      Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus
      Enumerated April 7, 1930
      ED 108-10 SD 10 Sheet 9A Stamped 189
      2214 Hamilton Road
      82-98
      Striffler, David A Hd R 47.50 M W 46 M 37 Mich Mich Mich Funeral Director
      Striffler, Ida M Wf F W 33 M 24 Ga Miss Ga
      Thompson, John G Father M W 72 Wd Miss Ga Ga
      Thompson, Susie W Sister-in-law F W 26 S Ga Miss Ga
      Thomas, Gladys I Sister-in-law F W 32 M 24 Ga Miss Ga Stenographer Hosiery MIll
      McClellan, Mary F Roomer F W 28 S Ga Ga Ga
    Person ID I12730  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John "Uncle John" Striffler,   b. 15 Mar 1833, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1922, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Anna Maria "Mary" Benkelman,   b. 22 May 1839, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1913, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1858  Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    • BonnieMargaret Jacobs also shows a daughter, Martha, born Nov. 1873???
    Photos
    Striffler, John and Mary (Benkelman) Family
    Striffler, John and Mary (Benkelman) Family
    A family photo of John and Mary Striffler with their children. Their eldest child, Emeline stands behind her parents, and son George Albert is to their right. Daughter Salome sits on her father's lap and based on the birth order of their remaining children, it is assumed that Mary is holding son Edward on her lap. Edward was born a year before daughter Mattie, and died at the age of four.
    Striffler, John and Mary (Benkelman) Family, ca 1890
    Striffler, John and Mary (Benkelman) Family, ca 1890
    This photo, taken around or before 1890, is of John and Mary (Benkelman) Striffler and their six surviving children: Emeline (b. 1860), George Albert (b. 1864), Salome (b. 1867), Martha (b. 1871), Esther (b. 1878), and David (b. 1883). Based on their ages, and comparision to numerous other photos, Maggie Battel Bethel (a descendant) has identified each person as follows:
    Seated in the front, John Striffler and wife Mary Benkelman, with son youngest son David in front and youngest daughter Esther slightly behind them. Standing in the back, l to r, Emeline, George Albert, Mattie and Salome.
    Striffler, Uncle John Home
    Striffler, Uncle John Home
    The original John and Mary Striffler farm home on Schwegler road, nearby the home of his brother-in-law Adam Benkelman
    Striffler, Uncle John Descendant's ca 1920's
    Striffler, Uncle John Descendant's ca 1920's
    A gathering of relatives in front of John Striffler's home

    Maggie Bethel thinks the following individuals are pictured:

    Front: (children) Marjory Schwegler, Alice Buehrly, Keith Buehrly, UNKNOWN, Ruth Schenck Esau, Fern Schwegler, UNKNOWN little blond girl

    Middle: David Striffler, Mattie Striffler, Martha Mark Darling, Mary Ida Thompson Striffler, Esther Striffler Kolb, UNKNOWN, Emeline Striffler Mark, UNKNOWN, Lena Mark Schwegler, UNKNOWN women holding baby, Ben Schwegler, Louis Krahling (to the right of the tree)

    The Man barely visible in the very back row is UNKNOWN

    PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU CAN HELP US CONFIRM THIS



    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Striffler, Uncle John Descendants
    Striffler, Uncle John Descendants
    A snapshot identified by Lena Mark Schwegler as "Some of John Striffler's descendants" Her granddaughter, Maggie Battel Bethel, has identified most everyone after comparision to other family photos labeled by her mother and grandmother.

    Back row, l to r, Mattie Striffler, Emeline Striffler Mark, Mary Ida Thompson Striffler, UNKNOWN, Aunt Lena Benkelman Schwegler, Archie Mark, Esther Striffler Kaiser, David Striffler, UNKNOWN, George Albert Striffler, UNKNOWN, Stanley Bien

    Front: Paul Bien, Salome Bien, William Bien

    PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU HAVE CORRECTIONS OR CAN IDENTIFY ANY OF THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.
    Family ID F5023  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ida Thompson,   b. 13 Jul 1896, Geneva, Talbot County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1975, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 11 Dec 1919  Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F2478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Aug 1883 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Dec 1919 - Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Sep 1964 - Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Striffler, David A
    Striffler, David A
    A photo of David Striffler, the youngest child of John Striffler and Mary Benkelman, as an infant
    Striffler Siblings ca 1940's
Adult Children of John Striffler and Mary Benkelman
    Striffler Siblings ca 1940's Adult Children of John Striffler and Mary Benkelman
    A snapshot of the siblings in their later years
    from l to r, George Albert Striffler, Esther Striffler Kaiser, Martha "Mattie" Striffler, Emeline Striffler Mark, and David Striffler
    Striffler, Uncle John's Farm
    Striffler, Uncle John's Farm
    The family gathered at Uncle John's farm to harvest a particularly large pine tree on March 8, 1905. The tree was 112 feet tall and 4 feet, 7 inches in diameter. Written on the back of the photo, in handwriting not familiar to Maggie Battel Bethel who received the photo from her grandmother's collection, are the names Fred Schaf, Albert Striffler, David Striffler, Solomon Striffler, Uncle John Striffler, younger boys Stanley, Paul and Will Bien, and Frank Striffler (l to r). Several unknown men are pictured as well. PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU CAN HELP US BETTER IDENTIFY EACH PERSON PICTURED. Please also note that Uncle John had two nephews names Solomon, one the son of his brother Jacob and the other the son of his brother Christian. It is not known positively WHICH Solomon Striffler was present at this event.
    Striffler, Uncle John Descendants
    Striffler, Uncle John Descendants
    A snapshot identified by Lena Mark Schwegler as "Some of John Striffler's descendants" Her granddaughter, Maggie Battel Bethel, has identified most everyone after comparision to other family photos labeled by her mother and grandmother.

    Back row, l to r, Mattie Striffler, Emeline Striffler Mark, Mary Ida Thompson Striffler, UNKNOWN, Aunt Lena Benkelman Schwegler, Archie Mark, Esther Striffler Kaiser, David Striffler, UNKNOWN, George Albert Striffler, UNKNOWN, Stanley Bien

    Front: Paul Bien, Salome Bien, William Bien

    PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU HAVE CORRECTIONS OR CAN IDENTIFY ANY OF THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.
    Striffler, David A.
    Striffler, David A.
    Husband of Mary Ida Thompson
    B. 1883 Michigan D. 1964 Georgia
    David settled in Columbus, Georgia, where he was a funeral director
    Bien Brothers with their Uncle
    Bien Brothers with their Uncle
    Sally Bien Kiley believes this is a photo of:
    L to R: William Bien, Dave Striffler, Stanley Bien and her father, Paul Bien

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

    2. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    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. 157a (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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 25, September 6, 1965 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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. 151, 157 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [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, July 14, 1922 Vol. 18, No. 9 (Reliability: 3).