William Rudolph Kaiser

1874 - 1947  (72 years)

• Name	William Rudolph Kaiser  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 Sep 1874	G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jun 1947	Allen Park, Ecorse Township, Wayne County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  Notes	Turning Back the Pages Items form the files of the Cass City Chronicle of 1902 Rudolph Kaiser, who is at present visiting his relatives here, has re-enlisted as a soldier in the regular army. He has received the appointment as recruiting officer and will be stationed in Columbus, Oh. (July 23, 1937, Page Two) Cass City Chronicle March 17, 1911 Local Items, Page 4 W. R. Kaiser intends to do all he can to make the town wet this summer. He has bought the street sprinkling outfit of S. Y. Kenyon and the financial renumeration promised by the citizens for this work makes the proposition look like a good thing for the new owner. Cass City Chronicle October 6, 1933 Local Happenings, Page Four Thursday, September 29, was named as the date for the celebration of four birthdays in the Striffler and Kaiser families and a dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Striffler on Leach street. The birthdays of Mrs. Striffler, Mrs. G.E. Krapf and Grant Reagh, all of Cass City, and W.R. Kaiser of Detroit all occur within a week. Members of all four families were present at dinner. Cass City Chronicle June 12, 1947 Page One W.R. Kaiser Died in Detroit Wednesday Wm. R. Kaiser, for many years a resident of Cass City, passed away Wednesday, June 11, at 3:30 p.m. at Detroit. He had suffered a heart attack. Mr. Kaiser is a veteran of the Spanish-American War. While living in Cass City, he was custodian of the local schools for many years. He is survived by his widow who was formerly Miss Esther STRIFFLER; four children, Mrs. Wm. QUIGLEY, Kenneth and John KAISER and Miss Ruth KAISER; a sister, Mrs. Samuel STRIFFLER, of San Diego, California, and a half sister, Mrs. G.E. KRAPF, of Cass City. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Spring 2007) The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast writes that he died in the Dearborn Veteran's Hospital. His death certificate indicates this was in Allen Park. (Research):Census Information: 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Township, Cass City Villa ge Enumerated 14 Apr 1910 SD 8, ED 113, Sheet 8B HH 70-70 Jacob and Sophie STRIFFLER HH 73-73 Kaiser, William R Hd M W 35 M1 1 Germany German Germany 1888 Laborer Teamster Kaiser, Ester A Wf F W 31 m1 1/1 Mich New York Germany/German Kaiser, Irene D Dtr F W 2/12 S Mich Germany Mich
  Person ID	I6028	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Heinrich Rudolph Kaiser,   b. 20 Sep 1835, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Christine Barbara Buerk,   b. 24 Jan 1842, W?rttemberg, Germany d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Jan 1862	Hohenstaufen, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany   [4]
  Family ID	F3075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther A. Striffler,   b. 4 May 1878, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 2 Feb 1965, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1908  [2]
  Children	1. Irene Kaiser,   b. 6 Feb 1910, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 2 Jan 1979, Saint Clair Shores, Macomb County, Michigan (Age 68 years)   2. Kenneth William Kaiser,   b. 25 Nov 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 19 Nov 1976, Rockford, Kent County, Michigan (Age 64 years)   3. John Kaiser,   b. 26 Dec 1914, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 16 Nov 1975, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 60 years)   4. Ruth Kaiser,   b. 4 Apr 1923, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 10 Sep 1993, Tuscon, Pima County, Arizona (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F2479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 11 Jun 1947 - Allen Park, Ecorse Township, Wayne County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Striffler Reunion Photo, bet. 1908-1910 Members of the John Striffler and Mary Benkelman family, around 1908-1910 Standing in the Back row, l to r, UNKNOWN woman in black, Esther Striffler Kaiser, Rudolph Kaiser, Cora Horn Striffler, George Albert Striffler holding his son Irvine, Pastor Schweitzer, Mattie Striffler, Archie Mark, Billy Bien Seated in the Middle row, l to r, Salome Striffler Bien, Paul Bien, the wife of Pastor Schweitzer, Mary Mark Buehrly, Aunt Lena Benkelman Schwegler (sister of Mary), Martha Mark Darling, Emeline Striffler Mark Front row, l to r, Mary Rommel Striffler (sister-in-law of John), Christian Striffler (brother of John), John Striffler, Mary Benkelman Striffler, Leonhard Benkelman (brother of Mary), Louisa Benkelman Stiffler (sister of Mary and widow of Jacob) Seated on ground, l to r, Alma Mark Krahling Seegar, Stanley Bien, Lena Mark Schwegler PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN WOMAN IN THIS PHOTO

  
  

  Documents

  Kaiser, William Rudolph Certificate of Death

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 157a (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 10, September 1, 1947 (Reliability: 3). [S2007] .