Clayton Arthur Schenck

1891 - 1919  (28 years)

• Name	Clayton Arthur Schenck  [1]
  Born	30 May 1891	Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Sep 1919	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Buried	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, September 19, 1919 Vol. 15, No. 18 Page One Appendicitis Causes Death of Clayton A. Schenck Was Ill But Two Weeks; Funeral Friday Afternoon at Evangelical Church Clayton A. Schenck passed away Wednesday morning following an operation for appendicitis which he underwent at Pleasant Home hospital Monday evening. He had been ill about two weeks. Clayton Arthur Schenck was born on the Schenck farm two miles northwest of Cass City on May 30, 1891. He attended the public school here until he completed the tenth grade and then devoted his attention to farming, assisting his father, Travis Schenck, on the latter's farm. On April 29, 1913, he was united in marriage with Miss Alma Striffler and to this union two children were born. Mr. Schenck has been a member of the Evangelical church since 1914 and was very active and faithful in the various church organizations and services. He was also an efficient member of the Cass City Band. He was a young man of strong character and clean habits. It is hard to give up one whose influence among men has been for good and who by precept and example was so well calculated to spread abroad the influence of godly living. The community extends sincere sympathy to the bereaved family. Besides his wife and two small children, Donald, age 5 years, and Ruth, 2 yrs, he leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Travis Schenck, two brothers, Stanley Schenck of Chisholm, Minn., and Verne Schenck of Detroit and one sister, Mrs. John McGrath, jr., of Cass City. Funeral services will be held at the Evangelical church this (Friday) afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. A.H. Butzbach officiating. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)
  Person ID	I8680	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Alma Louise Striffler,   b. 11 Mar 1893, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 24 Jan 1966, Elkton, Huron County, Michigan  (Age 72 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1913	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Children	1. Donald Paul Schenck,   b. 7 Jul 1914, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 26 Sep 1981, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan  (Age 67 years)   2. Ruth Eleanor Schenck,   b. 16 Jun 1917, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 6 Feb 2008, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2007
  Family ID	F3074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 May 1891 - Tuscola County, Michigan Married - 29 Apr 1913 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 17 Sep 1919 - 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

  
  

• Photos		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.
  		Cass City, Michigan "Kill Kare Klub" Gathering A postcard from the collection of Lena Mark Schwegler. Back row, l to r, Dan McRea, Alma Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Elizabeth Beebeheyser, Alma Mark (in a dark colored dress) Middle row, l to r, UNKNOWN, Mary Gulick, Harvey Klinkman, Cora Helwig (who would later marry Harvey), and standing in white, holding Cora's hand, Minerva Helwig Front row, l to r, Martha Mark, Millard Spurgeon, Lena Mark Minerva Helwig was identified by her granddaughter, Shelly de Beaubien. Marjory Schwegler Battel had instead thought this was Ethel Striffler. The Kill Kare Klub was a social group with chapters throughout the midwest, whose members gathered monthly to participate in skits, games, and lively conversation.

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.