John Frederick Crocker

1880 - 1947  (67 years)

• Name	John Frederick Crocker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	23 Apr 1880	Saginaw County, Michigan   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Nov 1947	Saginaw County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle December 5, 1947 Page 1 Fred Crocker killed in Auto Accident Mr. and Mrs. Louis CROCKER, Mrs. Leonard BUEHRLY and Mr. and Mrs. Grant BALL attended the funeral of Fred CROCKER, 67, at the Wallace-Packard Funeral Home in Saginaw Thursday afternoon. Burial was made in Saginaw. Surviving are a son Webster of California and a grandchildren; also one sisters, Mrs. Jack GIBBS of Saginaw; four brothers, Henry of Saginaw, Louis of Cass City and George and Ben of Saginaw; and his aged mother, Mrs. J. CROCKER of Saginaw. Mr. and Mrs. Webster Crocker came from California for the funeral. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong) (Research): Census Information: 1900 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village Enumerated 12, 13 and 14 June 1900 by John Marshall SD 8, ED 110, Sheet 7A Stamped 110 137-137 Striffler, Samuel W M Feb 1872 28 M2 Mich France Germany Striffler, Mary L W F May 1879 21 M2 1/1 Germany Germany Germany Striffler, Catherine W F Dec 1899 5/12 Mich Mich Germany Striffler, Louisa W F Sept 1853 57 7/3 Germany Germany Germany Crocker, Fred W M Apr 1880 20 Mich Ohio Germany 1910 Census Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City Enumerated 9 Jan 1920 SD 8 ED 189 Sheet 18A South Fourth Avenue 804-388-411 Crocker, Frederick J Head M W 39 M Mich Oh Germany/German Merchant Ship Plumbing/Fueling Co Crocker, Mollie Wf W W 22 M Mich Germany/German Germany/German Crocker, Webster Son M W 8 S Mich Mich Mich
  Person ID	I12768	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	John Webster Crocker,   b. 20 Jan 1848, Attica, Seneca County, Ohio d. 11 Feb 1936, Saginaw County, Michigan (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Dorothea Benkelman,   b. 23 Feb 1857, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 23 Mar 1952, Saginaw County, Michigan (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1879	Saginaw County, Michigan   [1, 6]
  Family ID	F5212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Molly Hartel,   b. Abt 1887, Michigan d. 23 Mar 1952, Saginaw County, Michigan (Age ~ 65 years)
  Children	1. Webster F. Crocker,   b. 11 Dec 1911, Saginaw County, Michigan d. 30 May 1986, Manatee County, Florida (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F2730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Apr 1880 - Saginaw County, Michigan Death - 30 Nov 1947 - Saginaw County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [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/, December 5, 1947 (Reliability: 3). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village Enumerated 12, 13 and 14 June 1900 by John Marshall SD 8, ED 110, Sheet 7A Stamped 110 137-137 (Reliability: 3). [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City Enumerated 9 Jan 1920 SD 8 ED 189 Sheet 18A South Fourth Avenue 804-388-411 (Reliability: 3). [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City Enumerated 9 Jan 1920 SD 8 ED 189 Sheet 18A South Fourth Avenue 804-388-411 (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).