Fred Jacob Joos b. 16 Feb 1882 Buena Vista Township, Saginaw County, Michigan d. 12 May 1980 Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1882 - 1980 (98 years)

Name	Fred Jacob Joos [1, 2, 3, 4]
Born	16 Feb 1882	Buena Vista Township, Saginaw County, Michigan [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Died	12 May 1980	Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan [1, 5]
Notes	A list of pupils at the Wright Rural School #4 in 1897 include Alice Striffler, Arlis Vaughan, Chancy Boulton, Emma Cole, Esther Blades, Effie Wallace, Eddie Mark, Frank Cranick, Flossie Wright, Georgie Dennis, Johnie Hulburt, Lizzie Yoos, Lena Mark, Luke Wright, Mary Mark, Minta Wallace, Alice Charlton, Ada Cole, Chester Dennis, Ethel Cole, Etta Wickware, Ethel Charlton, Frank Striffler, Fred Yoos, George Cole, John Wallace, Lizzie Blades, Lillie Wallace, Lenne Striffler, Martha Wright, May Dennis, Ray Hulbert, Stanley Hulbert. Grace Karr, teacher and S. Striffler, Director. Cass City Chronicle May 15, 1980 Page 2 Fred Joos dies at 98 in Caro Fred Jacob Joos, 98, died suddenly Monday at this home in Caro. He was born February 26, 1882 in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw Co., the son of Jacob and Rosina (BENKELMAN) Joos. He came to Cass City as a child. Joos married Mary McLELLAN November 25, 1908 in Cass City. They moved to Caro in 1958. Mrs. JOOS died February 19, 1959. He was a member of the Salem United Methodist church of Cass City and the Tuscola Farm Bureau. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Harley (Katherine) DEAN of Caro; one grandson, Fred DEAN of Spring Arbor, and two great-granddaughters, Laurie and Vickie of Spring Arbor. One brother and one sister preceded him in death. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon from Little's Funeral Home Cass City with Rev. Eldred Kelley of the Salem United Methodist church officiating. Burial was in Elkland cemetery. (Research):Census Information: 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp Enumerated 19 and 20 April 1910 by John A. Benkelman SD 8 ED 112 Sheet 2A 31-33 Joos, Jacob Hd M 65 M1 31 Germany Germany Germany Farmer Joos, Rose Wf F 55 M1 31 3/3 Germany Germany Germany Joos, L??? Dtr F 23 S Mich Germany Germany Joos, William Son M 30 M1 Mich Germany Germany Laborer Joos, Hattie Dtr (in law) F 30 M1 1/1 Mich NY NY Joos, Lena Granddtr F 9/12 Mich Mich Mich 33-35 Joos, Frederick H M 28 M1 Mich Germany Germany Joos, Mary W F 23 m1 Mich 0/0 Mich Canada/Gaelic Canada/Gae lic 1920 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp Enumerated 16 and 17 Jan 1920 SD 7 ED 178 Sheet 3B 74-74 Joos, Fred Hd M W 38 M Mich Germany Germany Farmer Joos, Mary Wf F W 33 M Mich Canada Eng Canada Eng Joos, Catherine Dtr F w 9 S Mich Mich Mich 1930 Federal Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland, ED 12 146 Joos, Fred J 48 Michigan Germany Germany Farmer Joos, Mary A 44 Michigan Canada/English Canada/English Joos, Katherine R 19 Michigan Michigan Michigan In the household immediately following his was his brother, William Joos
Person ID	I12765	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	29 May 2016

Father	Jacob Joos, b. 1 Sep 1844, W?rttemberg, Germany , d. 14 May 1934, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 89 years)
Mother	Rosine "Rosina" Benkelman, b. 17 Mar 1855, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany , d. 17 Nov 1953, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 98 years)
Married	11 May 1879	Saginaw County, Michigan [1, 4, 6, 7]
	Cass City Chronicle Volume 24, Number 5. Friday, May 17, 1929 Mr. and Mrs. Joos Married 50 Years Family Gathered Saturday Evening To Celebrate the Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Joos celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Saturday evening when their family was present at a bounteous dinner given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Joos with whom they reside. Their daughter, Mrs. L.E. Hartman of Saginaw furnished a beautiful pyramid wedding cake, trimmed in gold and white, and the table was prettily decorated with flowers. The honored couple received congratulations and good wishes from their children and also gifts of gold from the family and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Hartmann and daughter, Ellen, of Saginaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Joos and daughter, Miss Katherine and Geraldine Striffler were the guests. Mr. and Mrs. Joos were married at Saginaw May 11, 1879, and came to Cass City in 1883 and purchased the farm that has since been their home. Mr. Joos has reached the advanced age of 84 years and his companion is 74. Both are still very active and their many friends wish them good health and happiness to the end of life's journey. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2008)
Family ID	F5211	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary A. McLellan, b. 12 Oct 1886, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan , d. 19 Feb 1959, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 72 years)

Married 25 Nov 1908 Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan [1, 8, 9]

Cass City Chronicle
November 27, 1908
Local Items
Page 4, Column 4

Fred Jose (sic) of Elkland and Miss Mary McLellan of Sheridan township were united in marriage at the Evangelical parsonage by Rev. J. A. Schweitzer on Wednesday afternoon. They were attended by Wm. Jose, brother of the groom, and Miss Hattie Muck. The happy couple left on the afternoon train for Saginaw where they will spend a few days with friends. Congratulations.

Children

1. Katherine R. Joos, b. 7 Jan 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan

, d. 13 Mar 1992, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan

(Age 81 years)

Last Modified 29 May 2016

Family ID F2734 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 16 Feb 1882 - Buena Vista Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
	Married - 25 Nov 1908 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
	Died - 12 May 1980 - Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan

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Photos

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.

Sources

[S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.
[S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
[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,May 18, 1934 (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).
[S497] Ancestry.com - Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996.
[S577] Dibean, Jack & Marianne "Michigan Marriage Index" http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/.
[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, May 17, 1929 (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/, February 26, 1959 Page 4 (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 27, 1908 Local Items Page 4, Column 4 (Reliability: 3).