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Susanna Catharina Striffler

Female 1823 - 1905  (81 years)


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  • Name Susanna Catharina Striffler  [1, 2, 3
    Born 6 Aug 1823  Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 28 Apr 1905  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Friday, October 29, 1915
      Colwood

      Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Lenzner and little daughter, Mrs. C.O. Lenzner, Miss Emma Lenzner of Cass City and Mrs. Samuel Lenzner of Detroit were Colwood visitors Friday night.

      Cass City Chronicle
      May 5, 1905, page 1

      Pioneer Passed Away

      Another pioneer has passed away in the person of Mrs. Susan Lenzer, who died at her home at the corner of Oak and Pine streets, last Friday evening, April 28.

      Mrs. Lenzer, nee Striffler, was born Aug. 6, 1823, in the province of Lorraine, then a part of France but now a part of Germany. When she was six years of age her parents sailed for America ans settled near Lancaster, New York. In 1853 she was married to C.O. Lenzer, Sr. To this union five children were born, all of whom survive. In 1873 the family moved to Cass City, where Mr. Lenzer entered into the furniture business and continued the same for many years. He died in 1897.

      At an early age Mrs. Lenzer joined the Reformed church and has lived a consistent Christian life and followed the teaching of the Golden Rule. For some years she has been in feeble health and was very ill the two weeks preceding her death. Her departure is mourned by a host of relatives and friends in whose estimation she was held in high esteem. Five children--Miss Emma, C.O. and Franklin of this place, John of Gagetown and Samuel of Detroit, and two brothers, John and Christian Striffler of Cass City, survive.

      The funeral services were held at the residence Sunday Afternoon, Rev. Berge officiating, and the remains interred in the Elkland cemetery. The out of town relatives present were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lenzer of Detroit, John Lenzer of Gagetown, Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Striffler and W. D. Striffler of Argyle.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1880 Census
      Oscar Sr. LENSPAER Self M Male W 54 SAXONY Cabinet Maker SAXONY SAXONY
      Susanna LENSPAER Wife M Female W 56 FRANCE Keeping House FRA. FRA.
      John LENSPAER Son S Male W 23 NY Cabinet Maker SAXONY FRA.
      Franklin LENSPAER Son S Male W 21 NY Carpenter SAXONY FRA.
      Samuel LENSPAER Son S Male W 19 NY Carpenter SAXONY FRA.
      Emma LENSPAER Dau S Female W 16 NY At School SAXONY FRA.
      Source Information:
      Census Place Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan
      Family History Library Film 1254607
      NA Film Number T9-0607
      Page Number 100D

      1900 Census
      Michigan, Tuscola County, Cass City Village
      Enumerated 8 June 1900 by A.D. Gallis
      SD 8 ED 11 Sheet 5A Stamped 119
      Pine Street
      96-99
      Lenzner, Susan Hd W F Jan 183 (sic) ?? W 47 5/5 Germany Germany Germany 1830 70
      Lenzner, Emma Dtr W F Jun 1863 36 S NY Germany Germany Dress Maker
      Linzner, John Border W M Oct 1847 52 S Ny Germany Germany Day Laborer
    Person ID I12737  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Jacob Anton Striffler,   b. 20 Oct 1779, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1850, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Ottila "Odila" "Otil" Zimmerman,   b. 10 Nov 1790, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1863, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 4 Nov 1809  Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Documents
    Striffler-Benkelman Annual Labor Day Family Reunion, 1936 Newspaper article
    Striffler-Benkelman Annual Labor Day Family Reunion, 1936 Newspaper article
    In the mid 1850's, in Erie County, New York, two sons of Jacob & Otilla Striffler married two Benkelman sisters. Shortly after their marriages, the couples moved to the Michigan frontier, many of their brothers and sisters following them. The two families remained intertwined for subsequent generations. At a reunion of the Henry Striffler family in 1930 it was decided to enlarge the scope of the reunion to include descendants of Henry, Jacob, Joseph, Christian, John and Susan Striffler. Members and "in laws" of these families first gathered at the Assembly grounds in Sebewaing for a reunion in 1932. As the Benkelman-Striffler family had remained very close over the years, all branches of the Benkelman family were invited to their Sixth Reunion, and since that time it remained a joint event. This articles from the 1936 "Cass City Chronicle" details one of the earliest joint reunions. Attended by over 170 family members, the reunion was held on the John Striffler homestead northeast of Cass City, with attendees travelling from Ontario, Ohio and many places in Michigan. President W.D. STRIFFLER presided at a business meeting in 1936, and Harry HUNT, Mrs. S.G BENKELMAN (the former Mary Striffler), and Mrs. Ben SCHWEGLER (the former Joanna Mark) were elected officers for the ensuing year. The first volume of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST was published for the September 1936 reunion.
    Striffler-Benkelman Reunion 1954 Handbill
    Striffler-Benkelman Reunion 1954 Handbill
    Handbill advertising the annual Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, 1954, featuring Cass City's Main Street. At the fiftieth Striffler-Benkelman Reunion in 1981, Ruth Schenck Esau recalled a time when on Main Street, the owners of the newspaper, a farm implement store, both meat markets, the grocery store, paint store, insurance agency, funeral home, and photography studio were all members of the Striffler-Benkelman clan; not to mention a bank teller, many clerks, the music teacher, and many of the town's farmers.
    Striffler-Benkelman Reunion Photo, 1961
    Striffler-Benkelman Reunion Photo, 1961
    Group Photo fromthe 30th Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, held September 4, 1961 at the Cass City Evangelical Church, founded by members of the Striffler and Benkelman families
    Family ID F1784  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christian Oscar Lenzner, Sr.,   b. 14 Feb 1825, Leubetha, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1897, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 20 Jun 1853  Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Christian Oscar "C.O." Lenzner, Jr.,   b. 30 Oct 1854, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1927, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Franklin H. Lenzner,   b. 30 May 1859, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1940, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. John B. Lenzner,   b. 8 Oct 1856, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1932, Gagetown, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Samuel B. Lenzner,   b. 30 Jun 1861, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1926, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     5. Emma Lenzner,   b. 28 Jan 1863, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1945, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2007 
    Family ID F8092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Aug 1823 - Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Jun 1853 - Erie County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Apr 1905 - 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
    Zimmerman, Otillia ca 1850's or 1860's, with daughter Susanna
    Zimmerman, Otillia ca 1850's or 1860's, with daughter Susanna
    Thought to be a photo of Otillia Striffler & her daughter Susanna. Otillia Zimmerman was born in Alsace-Lorraine. She, her husband, Jacob Striffler, and children, immigrated to New York state in the 1830's. 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. Susanna married C. O. Lenzner, an immigrant from Leubetha, Germany.

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

    2. [S498] Marchetti, Ruth Marie (jmarchetti@acsalaska.net) "Marchetti" Ver. Oct 31 19:05:54 2001 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1505327&id=I70122389.

    3. [S1612] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald-Family Researcher, Document mailed to Marjorie Schwegler Battel, Bonnie states that this date of birth was extracted from French civil records and translated, and on these civil records she was listed as Susanne Catrine (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/.