Henry Striffler

1811 - 1883  (71 years)

• Name	Henry Striffler  [1, 2]
  Birth	4 Aug 1811	Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jul 1883	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	(Research): Census Information: 1860 Census New York, Erie County, Lancaster, P.O. Bowmansville Enumerated 18 June 1860 Pages 21 and 22, Stamped 750 159-159 Henry Streepler 47 M Faremer $500 France Elizabeth 42 F Germany Elixabeth 12 F NY Susan 10 NY Jacob 9 M NY Leana 6 F NY 1870 Census New York, Erie County, Lancaster Enumerated 30 Jun 1870 Page 69 Stamped 401 496-489 Strinler, Henry 50 M W Farming $1600 $200 France Strinler, Susan 20 F W Housekeeping NY Strinler, Jacob 19 M W Work on Farm NY Strinler, Lana 16 F W Attends School NY Strinler, Charley 9 M W At home NY 1880 Federal Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland, ED 400 Enumerated on the 14th and 15th day of June, 1880 George C. Peterhaus Page No. Seventeen, S.D. 3d ED 400 A. 97 164-164 Striffler, Henry W M 67 Farmer France France France Striffler, Jacob W M 30 Son Farmer NY France Bavaria Striffler, Sophia W F 20 Drt in Law Housekeeper NY Bavaria Bavaria Striffler, Charles W M 19 Son Farmer NY France Bavaria Striffler, Susan W F 29 Dtr Housekeeper NY France Bavaria Striffler, John W M 17 Son at school NY France Bavaria (Household #165 was that of George and Catherine Kolb)
  Person ID	I12740	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Jacob Anton Striffler,   b. 20 Oct 1779, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany d. 3 Mar 1850, Lancaster, Erie County, New York (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Ottila "Odila" "Otil" Zimmerman,   b. 10 Nov 1790, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany d. 17 Sep 1863, Lancaster, Erie County, New York (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1809	Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany   [3]
  Documents » Slide Show		Striffler-Benkelman Annual Labor Day Family Reunion, 1936 Newspaper article In the mid 1850's, in Erie County, New York, two sons of Jacob & Otilla Striffler married two Benkelman sisters. Shortly after their marriages, the couples moved to the Michigan frontier, many of their brothers and sisters following them. The two families remained intertwined for subsequent generations. At a reunion of the Henry Striffler family in 1930 it was decided to enlarge the scope of the reunion to include descendants of Henry, Jacob, Joseph, Christian, John and Susan Striffler. Members and "in laws" of these families first gathered at the Assembly grounds in Sebewaing for a reunion in 1932. As the Benkelman-Striffler family had remained very close over the years, all branches of the Benkelman family were invited to their Sixth Reunion, and since that time it remained a joint event. This articles from the 1936 "Cass City Chronicle" details one of the earliest joint reunions. Attended by over 170 family members, the reunion was held on the John Striffler homestead northeast of Cass City, with attendees travelling from Ontario, Ohio and many places in Michigan. President W.D. STRIFFLER presided at a business meeting in 1936, and Harry HUNT, Mrs. S.G BENKELMAN (the former Mary Striffler), and Mrs. Ben SCHWEGLER (the former Joanna Mark) were elected officers for the ensuing year. The first volume of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST was published for the September 1936 reunion.
  		Striffler-Benkelman Reunion 1954 Handbill Handbill advertising the annual Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, 1954, featuring Cass City's Main Street. At the fiftieth Striffler-Benkelman Reunion in 1981, Ruth Schenck Esau recalled a time when on Main Street, the owners of the newspaper, a farm implement store, both meat markets, the grocery store, paint store, insurance agency, funeral home, and photography studio were all members of the Striffler-Benkelman clan; not to mention a bank teller, many clerks, the music teacher, and many of the town's farmers.
  		Striffler-Benkelman Reunion Photo, 1961 Group Photo fromthe 30th Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, held September 4, 1961 at the Cass City Evangelical Church, founded by members of the Striffler and Benkelman families
  Family ID	F1784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Wagner,   b. Aft 1811, Bayern, Germany d. Aft 1863, New York (Age ~ 52 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Striffler,   b. 6 Jan 1848, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 4 Mar 1928, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 80 years)   2. Susan Striffler,   b. 15 Jun 1849, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 11 Sep 1910, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 61 years)   3. Jacob H. Striffler,   b. 6 Jan 1851, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 31 May 1925, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 74 years)   4. Magdalena "Lena" Striffler,   b. Abt 1854, New York d. 11 Jul 1883, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age ~ 29 years)   5. Charles David Striffler,   b. 24 May 1861, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 22 Dec 1940, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 79 years)   6. John Striffler,   b. Abt 1863, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Aug 1811 - Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany Death - 11 Jul 1883 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  Striffler, Henry

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S1612] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald-Family Researcher, Document mailed to Marjorie Schwegler Battel, Bonnie states that this date of birth was extracted from French civil records and translated, and on these civil records he was listed as Henri (Reliability: 3). [S498] Marchetti, Ruth Marie (jmarchetti@acsalaska.net) "Marchetti" Ver. Oct 31 19:05:54 2001 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1505327&id=I70122389. [S1612] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald-Family Researcher, Document mailed to Marjorie Schwegler Battel.