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Leonard D. Urquhart

Male 1908 - 1960  (51 years)


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  • Name Leonard D. Urquhart  [1, 2, 3
    Born 14 Jul 1908  Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Mar 1960  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Thursday, March 24, 1960
      Page One

      Final Rites Today for Len Urquhart

      Funeral services for Leonard D. Urquhart, prominent Cass City businessman, will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m., at Little's Funeral Home.

      Mr. Urquhart was stricken Friday morning with a stroke and died Monday evening at Cass City Hospital. He never regained consciousness. He had been suffering from the flu when stricken.

      A master plumber contractor, Mr. Urquhart established the Ideal Plumbing and Heating in 1939 in Cass City and was a contractor for plumbing in many large buildings, including schools and hospitals.

      He was Past Master of the Masonic Lodge F&AM, Tyler No. 317. He was a member of the Lions Club.

      Born in Evergreen Township July 14, 1908, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Urquhart, he married the former Emiline Marks in Angola, Indiana, Oct. 23, 1933.

      Surviving, besides his widow, are two daughters, Mrs. Theodore Czapla of Cass City and Miss Patricia Urquhart, at home, three sisters, Mrs. Fred Emight of Snover, Mrs. Oakley Phetteplace of Ypsilanti and Mrs. L.C. Sullivan of Northville, and one grandchild.

      Rev. S.R. Wurtz, pastor of the Salem EUB Church, will officiate at the final rites. Commital services will be under the auspices of the Tyler Lodge No. 317.

      Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Fall 2007)
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1930 Census
      Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village
      Enumerated 4 April 1930
      ED 79-11 SD 11 Sheet 2A Stamped 185
      South Seeger
      32-33
      Urquhart, Daniel Hd M W 67 M 26 Canada Scotland Scotland English 1865 Carpenter Building
      Urquhart, Ida G Wf F W 59 M 18 Mich England NY
      Urquhart, Leonard D Son M W 21 S Mich Canada Mich Cement Mix Bridge Bldg
      Whitfield, Albert E Nephew M W 43 D 26 Mich Canada Canada Dredge Operator Dredging

      1940 Census
      Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village
      Enumerated April 2, 1940
      SD 7 SE 79-11 Sheet 6A
      S. Seeger St
      4234-124-0-1500-No
      Urquhart, Leonard D Head M W 31 M No H-4 Mich Same place plumber plumbing shop
      Urquhart, Emmeline Wf F W 27 M No H-2 Mich Same place
      Urquhart, Peggy Ann Dtr F W 5 S Mich Same place
      Urquhart, Patty Jane Dtr F W 3 S Mich
    Person ID I19587  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Emeline J. Mark,   b. 10 Aug 1912, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 2000, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1934  Angola, Steuben County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Patricia Jane Urquhart,   b. 12 Nov 1936, Evergreen Township, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1997, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2013 
    Family ID F2627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Jul 1908 - Sanilac County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Oct 1934 - Angola, Steuben County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Mar 1960 - 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. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village Enumerated April 2, 1940 SD 7 SE 79-11 Sheet 6A S. Seeger St 4234-124-0-1500-No (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/, Thursday, March 24, 1960 Page One (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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/, April 12, 2000 Obituaries, Page 9 (Reliability: 3).