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Louis F. Crocker

Male 1888 - 1966  (77 years)


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  • Name Louis F. Crocker  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 21 Jul 1888  Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Feb 1966  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Volume 10, dated September 1, 1947, reported that he had sold his milk route and was working as foreman for the Village of Cass City.

      Cass City Chronicle
      August 29, 1952
      Page 4

      The daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Crocker and their families enjoyed dinner together Sunday in their parental home in honor of the birthday of Mrs. Grant BALL, when guests were Mr. and Mrs. Norman ARMSTRONG of Bad Axe and Mr. and Mrs. Grant BALL and sons.

      Cass City Chronicle
      February 10, 1966
      Vol. 59, Number 43

      Louis Crocker Dies Suddenly at Home

      Funeral services for Louis Crocker, 77, were held Sunday at Little's Funeral Home following his death suddenly Thursday, February 3, at his home in Cass City.

      Born in Saginaw, July 21, 1888, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Crocker. He married Miss Clementina MERCHANT in Saginaw, October 21, 1912, where they made their home following their marriage. They moved to Cass City in 1914, where the settled on a farm, later retiring and moving to Cass City. He was also employed at Farm Produce Company and for the Village of Cass City.

      Mr. Crocker attended the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Cass City.

      Survivors, beside his wife, are a daughter, Mrs. Grant (Laura) BALL of Cass City and two brothers, George and Benjamin, both of Saginaw. Also surviving are four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A daughter, a sister and two brothers preceded him in death.

      Rev. Robert Betts, EUB Church pastor, officiated and interment was in the family lot in Elkland Cemetery.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1920 Census
      Michigan, Tuscola County, Novesta Twp
      Enumerated 15 Jan 1920
      SD 7 ED 195 Sheet 8B
      160-168
      Crocker, Louis Head M W 31 M Mich Ohio Germany/German Farmer
      Crocker, Clementina Wf F W 31 M Mich Mich Canada/English
      Crocker, Julia Dtr F W 4 S Mich Mich Mich
      Crocker, Laura Dtr F W 2 S Mich Mich Mich

      1930 Census
      Florida, Volusia County, Daytona Beach
      Enumerated 10 Apr 1930
      ED 64-30 SD 5 Sheet 5A Stamped 135
      211-125-133
      Crocker, Louis Head M W 25 Mich Mich Germany None
      Crocker, Clemintina M Wf F W 42 M 25 Mich Mich Canada
      Crocker, Julia Dtr F W 15 S Mich Mich Mich
      Crocker, Laura Dtr F W 12 S Mich Mich Mich
      Merchant, Margaret M-in-law F W 74 Wd 24 Canada/English Ireland Canada

      1940 Census
      Michigan, Sanilac County, Evergreen Twp
      Enuemrated 9 Apr 1940
      SD 7 ED 76-14 Sheet 3A
      6675-430 O 1000
      Crocker, Lewis Head M W 52 M No 8 Mich Same house Farmer
      Crocker, Clementine Wf F W 52 m No 8 Mich Same house Housekeeper farm home
      Merchant, Margaret Mother-in-law F W 82 W No 5 Canada Same Home
      Armstrong, Norman Head M W 26 M No 8 Mich Bad Axe Huron Co Mich Truck Driver County Road
      Armstrong, Julia Wf F W 25 M No 4 Mich Same House Housekeeper Farm Home
      Armstrong, Richard Son M W 1 S Mich
    Person ID I12770  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John Webster Crocker,   b. 20 Jan 1848, Attica, Seneca County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1936, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Maria "Mary" Dorothea Benkelman,   b. 23 Feb 1857, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1952, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1879  Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Family ID F5212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clementina Merchant,   b. 15 Jul 1888, Harbor Beach, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1975, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 21 Oct 1912  Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • Volume 23 of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, dated September 7, 1963, noted that Mr. and Mrs. Louis Crocker celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and their daughter, Julia, and her husband Norman Armstrong, their silver anniversary with an "Open House" at the E. U. B. Church on October 21, 1962.
    Children 
     1. Julia Dorothy Crocker,   b. 9 Feb 1915, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1963, Colfax Township, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     2. Laura Molly Crocker,   b. 24 Aug 1917, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 2006, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2013 
    Family ID F2598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Jul 1888 - Saginaw County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Oct 1912 - Saginaw County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Feb 1966 - 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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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Novesta Twp Enumerated 15 Jan 1920 SD 7 ED 195 Sheet 8B 160-168 (Reliability: 3).

    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 10, 1966 Vol. 59, Number 43 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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).