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Wilfred Orton Klinkman

Male 1919 - 2017  (97 years)


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  • Name Wilfred Orton Klinkman  [1
    Born 15 Oct 1919  Decker, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 May 2017 
    Notes 
    • The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Vol. 7, September 4, 1944, noted that Wilfred Klinkman was stationed on an island in the Pacific. As of the September 3, 1945 issue (Vol. 8), it was reported that he was still in the Pacific. In Volume 9, dated September 2, 1946, the column titled "Our Service Men Who Have Returned Home", noted that he had returned after four years' service in the Pacific area.
    Person ID I5077  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2023 

    Father Orton Thomas Klinkman,   b. 10 Feb 1887, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1961, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Catherine "Kate" Schwegler,   b. 8 Jun 1893, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1962, Marlette, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 11 Mar 1914  Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Photos
    Klinkman, Orton and his wife, Catherine (Schwegler)
    Klinkman, Orton and his wife, Catherine (Schwegler)
    Ort and Kate celebration their 40th wedding anniversary in 1954. The couple was married in Caro, March 11, 1914, and lived in Cass City for three years, after which they moved to their farm residence near Decker, Michigan.

    Headstones
    Klinkman, Orton T and Catherine (Schwegler)
    Klinkman, Orton T and Catherine (Schwegler)
    Family ID F2696  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arlene Ward,   b. Abt 1921, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 27 Oct 1945  Marlette, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2008 
    Family ID F1789  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Oct 1919 - Decker, Sanilac County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Oct 1945 - Marlette, Sanilac 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. [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).