David Striffler

Abt 1836 - 1872  (~ 36 years)

• Name	David Striffler  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Abt 1836	Amherst, Erie County, New York   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Dec 1872	Lancaster, Erie County, New York   [2]
  Buried	Lancaster Rural Cemetery, Lancaster, Erie County, New York
  Notes	The only ones of the Striffler family to remain in western New York. David married Sophia Muck. Ruth Marcetti showed his death date as 30 December 1871, but Carole Jean Benkelman who has a photo of his headstone, states that it instead shows Dec. 30, 1872. The headstone is further inscribed "Erected by the Lancaster Benevolent Association of Which He was the First President." (Research): Census Information: 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 1870 Census New York, Erie County, Lancaster Enumerated 14 Jun 1870 by James Remington Striffler, David 32 House Carpenter $100 NY Striffler, Sophia 28 Housekeeping NY Striffler, Philip E. 8 Attends School NY Striffler, John B 5 Attends School NY Striffler, Christina O 3 At Home NY Striffler, William J 2 At Homer NY Striffler, Adam F 1/12 At Home
  Person ID	I12741	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 ,   d. 3 Mar 1850, Lancaster, Erie County, New York  (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 ,   d. 17 Sep 1863, Lancaster, Erie County, New York  (Age 72 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1809	Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany   [2]
  Documents » Slide Show		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 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 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	Sophia Muck,   b. Feb 1842, Amherst, Erie County, New York ,   d. 5 Mar 1924, New Sewickley, Beaver County, Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	Bef 1860
  Children	1. Philip David Striffler,   b. Jul 1860, Lancaster, Erie County, New York ,   d. 6 May 1919, Lockport, Niagara County, New York  (Age ~ 58 years)   2. John B. Striffler,   b. Jul 1864, Lancaster, Erie County, New York ,   d. 14 Jan 1952, Buffalo, Erie County, New York  (Age ~ 87 years)   3. Christina Otilla "Tillie" Striffler,   b. 28 Jul 1867, Lancaster, Erie County, New York ,   d. 10 Dec 1947, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York  (Age 80 years)   4. William J. Striffler,   b. Abt 1868, Lancaster, Erie County, New York ,   d. Bef 1880, Erie County, New York  (Age ~ 11 years)   5. Edward Franklin Striffler,   b. 6 May 1870, Lancaster, Erie County, New York ,   d. 5 Mar 1937, Economy Borough, Beaver County, Pennsylvania  (Age 66 years)   6. George Striffler,   b. 8 Nov 1872, Lancaster, Erie County, New York ,   d. 14 Jul 1941, Niagara County, New York  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F8094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1836 - Amherst, Erie County, New York Died - 30 Dec 1872 - Lancaster, Erie County, New York Buried - - Lancaster Rural Cemetery, Lancaster, Erie County, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  Striffler, David Memorial Marker erected by the Lancaster Benevolent Association of which he was the First President

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [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. [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), New York, Erie County, Lancaster Enumerated 14 Jun 1870 by James Remington (Reliability: 3).