Mathilda "Tilda" Mecklenburg Foss

1870 - 1949  (78 years)

• Name	Mathilda "Tilda" Mecklenburg Foss  [1]
  Nickname	Tilda
  Birth	9 Jun 1870	Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Feb 1949	Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	Mrs. Matilda Jesse Dies This Morning Mrs. Matilda Jesse, 79, died at 11:05 am today at her home, 118 South Maple. She had been in failing health for the last six months and had been seriously ill for the last two weeks. She was born in Sherman Twp on Jan 9, 1870, a daughter of Christopher and Edith Mecklenburg Foss. She had lived in Sturgis and vicinity all of her life. Her husband, Andrew Charles Jessie (sic), died on Nov. 10, 1937. Survivors include a son, Clarence; a granddaughter, Sue Ann Jesse of Sturgis; two brothers Lou Foss and George Foss of Pasedena, CA; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Kruger and Mrs. Fred Deitrick of Centerville and Mrs. Louis Holtz of Sturgis. Friends are being received at the Moon Funeral Home where services will be conducted by the Rev. Jack Steele. Interment will be in Oaklawn Cemetery. Day and time of services will be announced after relatives in California are contacted. (Undated newspaper clipping, courtesy of Dorothy Williams)
  Person ID	I12095	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Andrew Charles Jesse,   b. 29 Jul 1861, Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan d. 10 Nov 1937, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1891
  Children	1. Clarence Jesse,   b. 22 Jul 1910, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan d. 17 Aug 1994, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan (Age 84 years)
  Photos		Jesse, Andrew and wife Mathilda (Foss), ca 1891 Xerox of photo from Jo Bossert Peck. The cardboard frame was embossed as from Hodges Studio, Sturgis, Michigan. It was probably taken around the time of their marriage, in 1891.
  Family ID	F1366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jun 1870 - Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Death - 21 Feb 1949 - Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S469] Williams, Dorothy Ball--Family Researcher (dotwfl@comcast.net) 3331 Southwest Villa Place, Palm City, FL 34990 ; based in part on BonnieMargaret Benkelman Jacob's unpublished typescript, THE FAMILY BENKELMAN.