Clementina Merchant

1888 - 1975  (86 years)

• Name	Clementina Merchant  [1, 2]
  Born	15 Jul 1888	Harbor Beach, Huron County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Apr 1975	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Buried	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Thursday, April 24, 1975 Page Nine Mrs. Crocker, 86, dies Friday Mrs. Clementina CROCKER, 86, of Cass City died Friday at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility following a long illness. She was born July 15, 1888, in Harbor Beach, daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Cochran) MERCHANT. She married Louis Crocker October 21, 1912 in Saginaw, where they made their home following their marriage. In 1913, they moved to the Cass City area where they settled on a farm, later retiring and moving to Cass City where she lived until shortly before her death. Her husband died February 3, 1966. Mrs. Crocker was a member of Salem United Methodist church over 50 years. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Grant (Laura) BALL of Cass City; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Two brothers and one daughter preceded her in death. Funeral services were conducted from Little's Funeral Home Monday with Rev. Eldred Kelly, pastor of Salem United Methodist church, and Rev. Ira Wood, pastor of the Armada United Methodist church, officiating. Interment was in Elkland cemetery.
  Person ID	I5140	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Louis F. Crocker,   b. 21 Jul 1888, Saginaw County, Michigan ,   d. 3 Feb 1966, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 77 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1912	Saginaw County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  	Volume 23 of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, dated September 7, 1963, noted that Mr. and Mrs. Louis Crocker celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and their daughter, Julia, and her husband Norman Armstrong, their silver anniversary with an "Open House" at the E. U. B. Church on October 21, 1962.
  Children	1. Julia Dorothy Crocker,   b. 9 Feb 1915, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 12 Feb 1963, Colfax Township, Huron County, Michigan  (Age 48 years)   2. Laura Molly Crocker,   b. 24 Aug 1917, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 2 Jan 2006, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2013
  Family ID	F2598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jul 1888 - Harbor Beach, Huron County, Michigan Married - 21 Oct 1912 - Saginaw County, Michigan Died - 18 Apr 1975 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - - 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

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Novesta Twp Enumerated 15 Jan 1920 SD 7 ED 195 Sheet 8B 160-168 (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/, February 10, 1966 Vol. 59, Number 43 (Reliability: 3).