Mary Schwegler

1881 - 1933  (52 years)

• Name	Mary Schwegler  [1]
  Birth	29 Sep 1881	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Nov 1933	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	The October 3, 1924 issue of The Cass City Chronicle, page 4, column 4, noted in Local Items that "Mrs. Benjamin Schwegler and Mrs. Fred Jaus entertained a number of relatives and friends at the home of the latter Wednesday evening in honor of their niece, Miss Donelda Gregor of Puslinch, Ont., who was visting...the time was passed pleasantly in vocal and instrumental music and games after which refreshments, including a weenie roast, were served." In the August 26, 1927 issue of the same paper, also in Local Items, it was noted that "Miss Laura Jaus returned Wednesday evening from a ten-day visit with her Aunt at Puslinch, Canada. Her cousin, Miss Donelda Gregor, returned with her and will spend a few weeks with relatives here." Cass City Chronicle Volume 28, Numbe 30 Friday, November 3, 1933 Sudden Death of Mrs. Fred Jaus The community was shocked Thursday morning by the news of the death of Mrs. Fred Jaus at her home on East Main St. Mr. Jaus suffered a paralytic stroke directly after arising yesterday morning and passed away four hours later. She had been in her usual health. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at the family residence by Rev. G.A. Spitler, pastor of the Evangelical church, and interment will be made in Elkland cemetery.
  Person ID	I12000	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Andreas "Andrew" Schwegler,   b. 9 Jan 1849, Breech, B?rtlingen Parish, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 25 Dec 1899, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Louisa Benkelman,   b. 9 Apr 1853, Bowmansville, Town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 11 Sep 1924, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1874	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Headstones		Schwegler, Andrew and Louisia (Benkelman), and son Andrew Schwegler Andrew and Louisa's son, Samuel, predeceased them at age 11; his parents later sharing his marker
  Family ID	F615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frederick W. Jaus,   b. 3 Nov 1881, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 15 Oct 1984, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan (Age 102 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1905	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 5, 6]
  Children	1. Laura May Jaus,   b. 16 May 1907, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 7 Apr 1987, Sandusky, Sanilac County, Michigan (Age 79 years)   2. Catharine Jaus,   b. 30 Nov 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 15 Jan 1912, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F5027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Sep 1881 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Marriage - 25 Jan 1905 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 2 Nov 1933 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - 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 » Slide Show		Schwegler, Andrew ca 1883 and Family Andrew Schwegler and wife Louisa Benkelman, with children William (b. 1879), Laura (b. 1878), Sam (b. 1875) and Mary (b. 1881), Cass City, Michigan. Marjory Schwegler Battel verified both the identity and order the children were standing in.
  		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.
  		Jaus, Mary with her daughter Laura, ca 1930's Mary Schwegler Jaus, l, with her eldest daughter, Laura (wife of Dr. G. F. Lenzner)

  
  

  Headstones

  Jaus, Mary (Schwegler)

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S577] Dibean, Jack & Marianne "Michigan Marriage Index" http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/. [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 19, 1924 (Reliability: 3). [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. 133 (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/, Thursday, October 18, 1984, Page 4 (Reliability: 3). [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. 162 (Reliability: 3).