Charles E. Patterson

1868 - 1964  (95 years)

• Name	Charles E. Patterson  [1, 2]
  Born	9 Sep 1868	Simcoe, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Aug 1964	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Buried	29 Aug 1964	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  Notes	In the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 9, September 2, 1946, it was reported that Chas. Patterson retired in April after 24 years in business. Cass City Chronicle Thursday, September 3, 1964 Volume 58, Number 21 Village Mourns Death of Clerk C.E. Patterson Cass City lost one of its best-known and most colorful citizens Wednesday, Aug. 26, with the death of Charles E. Patterson, 95, Michigan's oldest township clerk. Patterson died suddenly at his home. Funeral services were held Saturday at Little's Funeral Home with Rev. R.E. Butts, EUB Chruch pastor, officiating. Cass City businessmen paid their respects to Patterson by flying their flags and by closing during funeral services. Michigan's oldest township clerk, in both service and age, Patterson spent his early years as a house builder and owner of several village businesses. He suffered a severe stroke a year ago last spring but recovered and returned to his clerking, a post he has held since 1928. Born in Simcoe, Ont., Sept. 9, 1868, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Patterson. He came to Michigan when a young man and settled in Argyle. He married Miss Christina Striffler in Cass City Nov. 9, 1898, and they settled in Argyle until 1903 when they move to Cass City. Mrs. Patterson died April 30, 1954. Patterson was an honorary member of the Rotary International of Cass City and was one of two members specially honored at a January, 1960, Rotary meeting. Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs. Claude (Cecile) Wood of Cass City; a son, Grant of Perry; three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. A son, two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Interment was in Elkland Cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008) (Research): Census Information 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village Enumerated 19 Apr 1910 SD 8 ED 113 Sheet 8B 78-78 Patterson, Charles E Hd M W 39 M1 12 Mich Canada Eng Germany Salesman Implements Patterson, Christina A Wife F W 35 M1 12 3/3 Mich Germany Germany Patterson, Cecil H Dtr F W 9 S Mich Mich Mich Patterson, Grant E Son M W 7 S Mich Mich Mich Patterson, Calvin C Son M W 3 S Mich Mich Mich English
  Person ID	I29070	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Harlan Patterson,   b. Bef 1848,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina A. Striffler,   b. 13 May 1873, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan ,   d. 30 Apr 1954, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 80 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 - 9 Sep 1868 - Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Nov 1898 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 26 Aug 1964 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - 29 Aug 1964 - 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

  [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, September 3, 1964 (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). [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.), 1964 Issue (Reliability: 3).