Isabel Lizzie Fletcher

1895 - 1993  (98 years)

• Name	Isabel Lizzie Fletcher  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	25 Oct 1895	Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	3 Nov 1993	Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Buried	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Bob Benkelman wrote that his mother Isabel "was the daughter of Captain Archie Fletcher, a Great Lakes ship's captain & Isabelle Patterson, a beautiful , yet neurotic Canadian. Isabel's life was completely entwined with that of her identical twin, who died at the age of three." Cass City Chronicle Wednesday, November 10, 1993 Page Eight Isabel Benkelman Mrs. Isabel Benkelman, 98, of Cass City, died Nov. 3 at the Caro Community Hospital. Isabel Fletcher was born Oct. 25, 1895 in Huron County. She married Harold L. Benkelman in 1918. He predeceased her in 1981. She is survived by 2 sons, William and wife Barbara of Cass City, and Robert and wife Lorraine of Caro; 6 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Cremation has taken place. Interment will be in the Elkland Cemetery, Cass City. Expressions of rememberance may be made to the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility where Mrs. Benkelman had been a resident for several years. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Person ID	I836	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Archibald Fletcher,   b. Abt Feb 1852, Scotland ,   d. May 1921, Grant Township, Huron County, Michigan  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Isabelle Patterson,   b. Abt Dec 1868, Canada ,   d. Abt 1934  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1889	Canada
  Family ID	F2264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harold "Sime" Leroy Benkelman,   b. 27 Nov 1897, St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas ,   d. 8 Apr 1981, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan  (Age 83 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1918	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan   [3, 4]
  	Cass City Chronicle Vol. 14, No. 22. Friday, September 27, 1918 Fletcher-Benkelman Miss Isabelle Fletcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Fletcher of Bad Axe and Harold Benkelman, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Benkelman, were united in marriage Saturday evening, Sept. 14, by Rev. Henderson, formerly a pastor of the bride. The ceremony took place at the Presbyterian manse on Grand River avenue in Detroit. Following the ceremony the bridal couple were entertained at dinner at the Hotel Statier by Mr. and Mrs. Russell Newbold, of Philadelphia, cousins of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Benkelman arrived in Cass City on Tuesday after visiting with relatives and friends in Detroit and other cities. \\ (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore, Strong, Summer 2007)
  Children	1. Robert Benkelman,   b. Abt 1922, Michigan ,   d. Abt 1922, Michigan  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Robert Fletcher Benkelman,   b. 1 Oct 1926, Sandusky, Sanilac County, Michigan ,   d. 22 Sep 2006, Saginaw County, Michigan  (Age 79 years)   3. William Donald Benkelman,   b. 23 Oct 1928, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan ,   d. 6 Aug 2002, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2008
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Oct 1895 - Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan Married - 14 Sep 1918 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Died - 3 Nov 1993 - Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1920's with his children and their spouses Back Row, L to R: Wilmot "Bill" Carpenter, Ben Benkelman, Sr., Ben Benkelman, Jr., Jim Pease, Minnie Benkelman, Eustace Ball, Harold Benkelman in the late 1920's. Front Row, L to R: Mae Benkelman Carpenter, Lois Benkelman Pease, Ruth Benkelman Ball, Isabel Fletcher Benkelman, Avis Smith Benkelman
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  		Benkelman, Lois ca 1930's with her young cousins Bonnie and Barbara Benkelman of Colorado, and her sister-in-law, Isabel Benkelman and nephew Bill Bonnie-Margaret on the left, Lois standing behind Mary Barbara, and Isabel (Fletcher) Benkelman touseling Bill's hair.
  		Benkelman, Robert F. wedding to Lorraine Smith Miss Lorraine Smith of Kalamazoo became the bride of Robert F. Benkelman Saturday evening, September 30, 1950, at eight o'clock in a ceremony at the First Congregational Church at Kalamazoo. The couple will live in Lansing. The bride, a graduate of State High School in Kalamazoo, attended Michigan State College. Her husband, who was graduated from Cass City High School, received a B.A. degree in speech, dramatics and radio from MSC. l to r: Clarence and Cora Smith, Lorraine Smith and Robert Benkelman, Isabel and Harold "Sime" Benkelman
  		_Fletcher, Isabel Wife of Harold "Sime" Benkelman B. 1895 D. 1993 Michigan
  		Jesse, Minnie ca 1960, with her childrens' spouses on her 95th birthday Minnie Jesse Benkelman, celebrating her 95th birthday, posed with the spouses of her children Standing, l to r: Eustace Ball, Avis Benkelman, Bill Carpenter Seated: Isabel Benkelman, Minnie
  		Benkelman, Harold "Sime" ca 1960 with his wife, Isabel (nee Fletcher) Sime and Isabel at their Lake House in Caseville, Michigan
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  		Benkelman, Robert Fletcher, ca 1939, with his mother Isabel Fletchr and Elephants Bob and his Mother and Elephants! at the Ringling Brother Circus Winter home in Sarasota, Florida

  
  

  Headstones

  Benkelman, Harold and Isabel (Fletcher)

  
  

• Sources

  [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [S628] Benkelman, Lorraine Smith "Smith Benkelman Fletcher Patterson Jesse Page" Ver. 2008-07-17; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=smith_benkelman. [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, September 27, 1918 (Reliability: 3). [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.