David A. Striffler b. 3 Aug 1883 Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. Sep 1964 Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1883 - 1964 (81 years)

Name	David A. Striffler [1, 2, 3]
Birth	3 Aug 1883	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Death	Sep 1964	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia [1, 2, 4]
Notes	In the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 9, September 2, 1946, in a column about vacations and travels, it was noted that Mr. and Mrs. David A. Striffler and daughter, Peggy, of Columbus, Georgia, spent two weeks in Michigan with Mr. and Mrs. W.R. KAISER of Detroit. In Volume 17 of the same periodical, it was reported he had completed his three year term on the Board of Control of the National Selected Morticians. He furnished a room at the National Foundation of Funeral Service at Evanston, Ill. for faculty, to be known as the D.A. Striffler room. (Research):Census Listings: 1930 Census Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus Enumerated April 7, 1930 ED 108-10 SD 10 Sheet 9A Stamped 189 2214 Hamilton Road 82-98 Striffler, David A Hd R 47.50 M W 46 M 37 Mich Mich Mich Funeral Director Striffler, Ida M Wf F W 33 M 24 Ga Miss Ga Thompson, John G Father M W 72 Wd Miss Ga Ga Thompson, Susie W Sister-in-law F W 26 S Ga Miss Ga Thomas, Gladys I Sister-in-law F W 32 M 24 Ga Miss Ga Stenographer Hosiery MIll McClellan, Mary F Roomer F W 28 S Ga Ga Ga
Person ID	I12730	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

Father	John "Uncle John" Striffler, b. 15 Mar 1833, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 12 Jul 1922, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 89 years)
Mother	Anna Maria "Mary" Benkelman, b. 22 May 1839, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 4 May 1913, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 73 years)
Marriage	14 Nov 1858	Lancaster, Erie County, New York [1, 5, 6]
Marriage	BonnieMargaret Jacobs also shows a daughter, Martha, born Nov. 1873???
Photos » Slide Show		Striffler, John and Mary (Benkelman) Family A family photo of John and Mary Striffler with their children. Their eldest child, Emeline stands behind her parents, and son George Albert is to their right. Daughter Salome sits on her father's lap and based on the birth order of their remaining children, it is assumed that Mary is holding son Edward on her lap. Edward was born a year before daughter Mattie, and died at the age of four.
		Striffler, John and Mary (Benkelman) Family, ca 1890 This photo, taken around or before 1890, is of John and Mary (Benkelman) Striffler and their six surviving children: Emeline (b. 1860), George Albert (b. 1864), Salome (b. 1867), Martha (b. 1871), Esther (b. 1878), and David (b. 1883). Based on their ages, and comparision to numerous other photos, Maggie Battel Bethel (a descendant) has identified each person as follows: Seated in the front, John Striffler and wife Mary Benkelman, with son youngest son David in front and youngest daughter Esther slightly behind them. Standing in the back, l to r, Emeline, George Albert, Mattie and Salome.
		Striffler, Uncle John Home The original John and Mary Striffler farm home on Schwegler road, nearby the home of his brother-in-law Adam Benkelman
		Striffler, Uncle John Descendant's ca 1920's A gathering of relatives in front of John Striffler's home Maggie Bethel thinks the following individuals are pictured: Front: (children) Marjory Schwegler, Alice Buehrly, Keith Buehrly, UNKNOWN, Ruth Schenck Esau, Fern Schwegler, UNKNOWN little blond girl Middle: David Striffler, Mattie Striffler, Martha Mark Darling, Mary Ida Thompson Striffler, Esther Striffler Kolb, UNKNOWN, Emeline Striffler Mark, UNKNOWN, Lena Mark Schwegler, UNKNOWN women holding baby, Ben Schwegler, Louis Krahling (to the right of the tree) The Man barely visible in the very back row is UNKNOWN PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU CAN HELP US CONFIRM THIS
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
		Striffler, Uncle John Descendants A snapshot identified by Lena Mark Schwegler as "Some of John Striffler's descendants" Her granddaughter, Maggie Battel Bethel, has identified most everyone after comparision to other family photos labeled by her mother and grandmother. Back row, l to r, Mattie Striffler, Emeline Striffler Mark, Mary Ida Thompson Striffler, UNKNOWN, Aunt Lena Benkelman Schwegler, Archie Mark, Esther Striffler Kaiser, David Striffler, UNKNOWN, George Albert Striffler, UNKNOWN, Stanley Bien Front: Paul Bien, Salome Bien, William Bien PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU HAVE CORRECTIONS OR CAN IDENTIFY ANY OF THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.
Family ID	F5023	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Ida Thompson, b. 13 Jul 1896, Geneva, Talbot County, Georgia d. 29 Sep 1975, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia (Age 79 years)

Marriage 11 Dec 1919 Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia [1]

Children

1. Living

Family ID F2478 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 9 Dec 2006

Event Map

	Birth - 3 Aug 1883 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
	Marriage - 11 Dec 1919 - Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia
	Death - Sep 1964 - Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia

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Photos » Slide Show		Striffler, David A A photo of David Striffler, the youngest child of John Striffler and Mary Benkelman, as an infant
		Striffler Siblings ca 1940's Adult Children of John Striffler and Mary Benkelman A snapshot of the siblings in their later years from l to r, George Albert Striffler, Esther Striffler Kaiser, Martha "Mattie" Striffler, Emeline Striffler Mark, and David Striffler
		Striffler, Uncle John's Farm The family gathered at Uncle John's farm to harvest a particularly large pine tree on March 8, 1905. The tree was 112 feet tall and 4 feet, 7 inches in diameter. Written on the back of the photo, in handwriting not familiar to Maggie Battel Bethel who received the photo from her grandmother's collection, are the names Fred Schaf, Albert Striffler, David Striffler, Solomon Striffler, Uncle John Striffler, younger boys Stanley, Paul and Will Bien, and Frank Striffler (l to r). Several unknown men are pictured as well. PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU CAN HELP US BETTER IDENTIFY EACH PERSON PICTURED. Please also note that Uncle John had two nephews names Solomon, one the son of his brother Jacob and the other the son of his brother Christian. It is not known positively WHICH Solomon Striffler was present at this event.
		Striffler, Uncle John Descendants A snapshot identified by Lena Mark Schwegler as "Some of John Striffler's descendants" Her granddaughter, Maggie Battel Bethel, has identified most everyone after comparision to other family photos labeled by her mother and grandmother. Back row, l to r, Mattie Striffler, Emeline Striffler Mark, Mary Ida Thompson Striffler, UNKNOWN, Aunt Lena Benkelman Schwegler, Archie Mark, Esther Striffler Kaiser, David Striffler, UNKNOWN, George Albert Striffler, UNKNOWN, Stanley Bien Front: Paul Bien, Salome Bien, William Bien PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU HAVE CORRECTIONS OR CAN IDENTIFY ANY OF THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.
		Striffler, David A. Husband of Mary Ida Thompson B. 1883 Michigan D. 1964 Georgia David settled in Columbus, Georgia, where he was a funeral director
		Bien Brothers with their Uncle Sally Bien Kiley believes this is a photo of: L to R: William Bien, Dave Striffler, Stanley Bien and her father, Paul Bien

Sources

[S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.
[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.).
[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 25, September 6, 1965 (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. 151, 157 (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/, Friday, July 14, 1922 Vol. 18, No. 9 (Reliability: 3).