Sophia Helwig

1860 - 1946  (86 years)

• Name	Sophia Helwig  [1, 2]
  Born	17 Apr 1860	Lancaster, Erie County, New York   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Aug 1946	Tuscola County, Michigan   [2, 4]
  Buried	4 Aug 1946	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [5]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, November 24, 1933 Local Happenings Page Four Mrs. A.A. RICKER entertained at dinner Monday evening Mrs. F. KLUMP of Saginaw, Mrs. Lydia ROYER of Pleasant Hope, Mo., Mrs. C.O LENZNER and Mrs. G.A. SPITTLER. The dinner was givin in honor of her mother, Mrs. Sophia STRIFFLER. Cass City Chronicle Friday, October 8, 1937 Mrs. Sophia Striffler had the misfortune to fall last week at the home of her son, Calvin J. Striffler, injuring her knee. She is getting along nicely. Cass City Chronicle Friday, December 22, 1944 Mr. and Mrs. George Dillman expect as Christmas guests Mr. and Mrs. Otto Nique of Decker, Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Weaver of Flint, Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Smiley of Drayton Plains, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Striffler and Mrs. Sophia Stiffler. Cass City Chronicle August 2, 1946 Funeral of Mrs. Striffler will be Held Here Sunday Mrs. Sophia Striffler, age 86, passed away in the Pleasant Home Hospital on Thursday morning, after 10 days of illness due to a broken hip. The body is at the Little Funeral Home and will remain there until Sunday, when a prayer service will be conducted at noon. The body will lie in state at the Evangelical Church until 2:30 p.m. where the funeral services will be held. Rev. S. P. Kirn will officiate, and burial will be in Elkland Cemetery. Mrs. Striffler was born April 17, 1860, at Lancaster, New York, and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Helwig. Following her marriage to Jacob Striffler at that place on January 22, 1880, they came directly to Cass City. Mr. Striffler died here in 1925. Mrs. Striffler was a member of the Evangelical Church here. Suriving are a son, C.J. Striffler of Cass City; four daughters, Mrs. O.W. Nique of Decker, Mrs. A.A. Ricker of Bradenton, Florida, Mrs. F.A. Smiley of Drayton Plains and Mrs. A. W. Weaver of Flint; three grandchildren; two great granchildren, and two brothers, Wm. and Jacob Helwig of Cass City. Cass City Chronicle August 9, 1946 Relatives and friends show came from a distance to attend the funeral of Mrs. Sophia Striffler held at the Evangelical Church here Sunday afternoon included the following: Mrs. Oliver Dent and son, Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Mann, Mrs. Maria McCuaig, Mrs. Clara Palmer, Mrs. Mable Norton, Edwin Helwig and son, Kenneth of Carson City; Bertha and Leslie Simmet of Ithaca; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simmet, Mr. and Mrs. William Simmet of Middleton; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Husted of Lansing; Wm. Mann of Hubbardston; Mr. and Mrs. Emma Wagner of Buffalo, N.Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Striffler and S.A. Striffler of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Erb of Bad Axe, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sherman and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Graham of Caro, Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Nique of Pontiac. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Person ID	I28689	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm "William" Helwig,   b. 14 Jan 1823, Bayern, Germany ,   d. 30 Aug 1895  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Sophia Muck,   b. Abt 1829, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob H. Striffler,   b. 6 Jan 1851, Lancaster, Erie County, New York ,   d. 31 May 1925, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 74 years)
  Married	22 Jan 1880	Lancaster, Erie County, New York
  Children	1. Ida S. Striffler,   b. 24 Jan 1881, Michigan ,   d. 9 Jan 1969, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 87 years)   2. Lillian S. Striffler,   b. 18 Apr 1883, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 2 Aug 1964, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 81 years)   3. Calvin J. Striffler,   b. 1 May 1885, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 16 Mar 1961, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 75 years)   4. Margaret M. "Maggie" Striffler,   b. 21 Oct 1892, Michigan ,   d. Dec 1980, Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan  (Age 88 years)   5. Laura E. Striffler,   b. Apr 1896, Michigan ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Photos		Striffler, Jacob and Sophia (Helwig) Jacob and Sophia were both born in New York before the Civil War, moving to Michigan to start their family
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2007
  Family ID	F9282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Apr 1860 - Lancaster, Erie County, New York Married - 22 Jan 1880 - Lancaster, Erie County, New York Died - 1 Aug 1946 - Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - 4 Aug 1946 - 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

  
  

• Headstones

  Striffler, Sophia (Helwig)

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, 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 1860 Federal Census.), New York, Erie County, Lancaster. P.O. Bowmansville (Reliability: 3). [S1234] Ancestry.com - Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1995. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Cass City, SD 8, ED 111 Sheet 3A (Reliability: 3). [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 9., September 2, 1946. (Reliability: 3). [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/.