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Laura McConnell

Female 1894 - 1964  (69 years)


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  • Name Laura McConnell  [1
    Born 11 Nov 1894  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Sep 1964  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Thursday, September 10, 1968, Page Three

      Mrs. Hiller Dies In Nursing Home

      Mrs. Laura Heller died Saturday, Sept. 5, at Stevens Nursing Home, where she had beena patient two years.

      Mrs. Hiller was bonr in Cass City Nov. 11, 1894, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Grant McConnell.

      She was married to Hacob Hiller in Cass City April 3, 1918, and they made their home in Cass City. Mrs. Hiller wasa member of the EUB Church.

      She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Frank (Irene) Karner of Clio; one son, Floyd Hiller of Jackson, and five grandchildren.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2010)
    Person ID I35101  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father General Grant McConnell,   b. 25 Jul 1864, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1932, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Harriet "Hattie" Helwig,   b. 25 Dec 1870, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1950, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 21 Apr 1892  Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F10998  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Hiller,   b. Abt 1888, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1968, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 3 Apr 1918  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Floyd Leslie Hiller,   b. 21 Jan 1919, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1972, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     2. Irene Harriet Hiller,   b. Abt 1923, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 2006, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2010 
    Family ID F11006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Nov 1894 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Apr 1918 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Sep 1964 - 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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  • Photos
    Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917
    Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917
    FRONT ROW, l to r, Grant McConnell, class leader; UNKNOWN Clergyman, UNKNOWN class member, William Schwegler, Sam Helwig, George Burg
    SECOND ROW, l to r, Hattie Helwig McConnell, Janet "Jennie" Gardner Buehrly, Minerva Helwig Sherman, Mary Buehrly Striffler, Mary Mark Buehrly
    THIRD ROW; l to r, Alma Striffler Schenck holding her baby Ruth, Lena Helwig Jaus, Lillian Striffler Ricker, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Mary Schwegler Jaus, Jacob Hiller.
    Note: Alma Striffler Schenck's three year old son, Donald, was said to be asleep in the Model T Ford just to the left of the group at the time this photo was taken
    FOURTH ROW: l to r, Elsie Buehrly, Mary Striffler Helwig, Cora Helwig Klinkman, Laura McConnell Hiller, Alice Ross Schwegler, Mary McLellan Joos, Ed Helwig
    FIFTH ROW, l to r, Art Ricker, Erwin Kercher, Ed Buehrly, Harvey Klinkman, UNKNOWN Class Member, Fred Buehrly, Fred Joos
    TOP ROW, l to r, Sol Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Fred Jaus, William Ackerman, Sam Jaus

    It appears that at least 33 of the 36 adults in this Sunday School class were directly related, through either blood or marriage, to the Striffler, Benkelman and Helwig families who emigrated together from Erie County, New York to Tuscola County, Michigan beginning in the 1860's.

    PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.

  • Sources 
    1. [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 10, 1964 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/.

    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, April 15, 1932, Page Eight, shown as 21 Apr 1872 [sic, s/b 1892] (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/.