Christina A. Striffler

1873 - 1954  (80 years)

• Name	Christina A. Striffler  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	13 May 1873	Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	30 Apr 1954	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Buried	3 May 1954	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, May 7, 1954 Volume 49, Number 2 Page One Pioneer of Cass City Dies Here Friday Mrs. Christina Patterson, one of the remaining pioneers of Cass City, died early Friday morning, April 30, at her home here. She had been ill the past eight months. Mrs. Patterson was born in Sturgis, Michigan, May 13, 1873, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian and Mary Rommel Striffler. She came to Cass City with her parents when a child. She was united in marriage with Mrs. Charles E. Patterson November 9, 1898 in Cass City, where they made their home following their marriage. Mrs. Patterson has been a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Cass City since childhood. She leaves to mourn their loss her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Claude (Cecile) Wood of Cass City; one son, Mr. Grant Patterson of Cass City; two sisters, Mrs. Edward Helwig of Cass City and Mrs. Barbara Griffin of Alhambra, California; one brother, Mr. S.C. Striffler of Cass City; three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. One son, Calvin, preceded her in death. Funeral services were held Monday, May 3, at 2:00 p.m. at the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Rev. S.R. Wurtz officiated and burial was in Elkland Cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008)
  Person ID	I24253	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Christian Striffler,   b. 8 Dec 1827, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany ,   d. 6 Feb 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria "Mary Anna" Rommel,   b. 8 Dec 1837, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 31 Oct 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 73 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1856	White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, Michigan
  Family ID	F5028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles E. Patterson,   b. 9 Sep 1868, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Aug 1964, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 95 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1898	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Children	1. Cecile Hester Patterson,   b. 23 Jan 1901, Sanilac County, Michigan ,   d. 27 Dec 1973, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 72 years)   2. Grant E. Patterson,   b. 24 Jan 1903, Michigan ,   d. 5 Jul 1984, Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan  (Age 81 years)   3. Calvin C. Patterson,   b. 1 May 1907, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 27 Mar 1926, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 18 years)
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2008
  Family ID	F9383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 May 1873 - Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Married - 9 Nov 1898 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 30 Apr 1954 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - 3 May 1954 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 17, September 6, 1954 (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/, Friday, May 7, 1954 (Reliability: 3). [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village Enumerated 19 Apr 1910 SD 8 ED 113 Sheet 8B 78-78 (Reliability: 3).