Henry Koch Crocker b. 17 Nov 1883 Saginaw County, Michigan d. 30 May 1958 Saginaw County, Michigan: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1883 - 1958 (74 years)

Name	Henry Koch Crocker [1, 2, 3]
Birth	17 Nov 1883	Saginaw County, Michigan [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Death	30 May 1958	Saginaw County, Michigan [1, 4]
Notes	Cass City Chronicle June 12, 1958 Page 11 Final Rites June 2 for Former Resident Funeral services were held Monday, June 2, at the Cederberg Funeral Home, Saginaw, for Henry Crocker, a former Cass City resident, who died May 30. Survivors include his wife: three sons, John of Lansing and Bennett and Kenneth, both of Saginaw; a daughter, Dorothy WILDER of Goshen, Ind.; three brothers, George and Ben of Saginaw and Louis of Cass City, and a sister, Julia GIBBS of Saginaw. Those attending the funeral from Cass City were: Mr. and Mrs. Louis CROCKER, Mrs. Grant BALL, Miss Minnie JAUS and Mr. Will JOOS. (Research): Census Information: 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp Enumerated 19 and 20 April 1910 by John A. Benkelman SD 8 ED 112 Sheet 2A 28-29 Schwegler, William J Hd M W 30 M1 Mich Germany NY Schwegler, Alice Wf F W 26 M1 1/1 Canada/Gaelic Canada/Gaelic Canada/Gaelic Schwegler, Andrew Son M W 2/12 S Mich Mich Canada/Gaelic Crocker, Henry Hired Man M W 26 S Mich Ohio Germany Laborer Farm 1920 Census Michigan, Saginaw County, Albee Twp Enumerated 24 Feb 1920 SD 8 ED 43 Sheet 5B 107 Newman, John Head M W 65 M Mich NY NY Farmer Newman, Catherine Wf F W 53 M Mich Maryland Mich Crocker, Henry Head M W 36 M Mich US US Laborer Farm Crocker, Florence W F W 26 M Mich Mich Mich Crosby, Emily --- F W 80 Wd Mich NY NY 1930 Census Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, Ward 12 Enumerated 12 April 1930 ED 73-44 SD 9 Sheet 12A Stamped 283 223-281-303 Crocker, Henry K Home M W 46 M Mich Oh Germany Foreman Iron Foundry Crocker, Florence R Wf F W 36 M 27 Mich Mich Mich Crocker, John H Son M W 9 S Mich Mich Mich Crocker, G. Bennette Son M W 7 S Mich Mich Mich Crocker, Dorothy M Dtr F W 6/12 S Mich Mich Mich Newman, Catherine M Mother-in-law F W 65 Wd Mich Mich Mich 1940 Census Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, Ward 11 Enumerated 16 April 1940 SD 8 ED 73-46 SD 9 Sheet 16B 1716-312 O 1400 Crocker, Henry K Home M W 56 M No 8 Mich Same House Rough Binder Foundry Automobile Crocker, Florence R Wf F W 45 M No 8 Mich Same House Crocker, John H Son M W 19 S Yes H-4 Mich Same House Library Assistant NYA Library Crocker, Bennette Son M W 17 S Yes H-2 Mich Same House Crocker, Dorothy M Dtr F W 10 S Yes 4 Mich Same House Crocker, Kenneth Son M W 3 S Mich
Person ID	I12769	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, 3]
Family ID	F5212	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Bessie N. Shroyer, b. Bef 1901

Marriage Bef 1919

Children

1. Georgia Pauline Crocker, b. 27 Aug 1913, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan

d. 25 Mar 2011, Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio

(Age 97 years)

Family ID F2729 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 9 Dec 2006

Family 2 Florence Roberta Newman, b. 29 Jul 1893, Albee Township, Saginaw County, Michigan d. 25 Nov 1975, Michigan (Age 82 years)

Marriage 15 Nov 1919 [5]

Children

	1. John Henry Crocker, b. 10 Jul 1920, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Living
	3. Dorothy Mae Crocker, b. 23 Sep 1929, Saginaw County, Michigan d. 12 Nov 1999, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana (Age 70 years)
	4. Living

Family ID F2728 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Apr 2013

Event Map

Birth - 17 Nov 1883 - Saginaw County, Michigan

Death - 30 May 1958 - Saginaw County, Michigan

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Photos

Crocker, Henry ca 1920's and Ben Schwegler
Postcard from the collection of Lena Mark Schwegler, featuring Henry Crocker and Ben Schwegler in a carriage in the front of the Ben Benkelman Sr home at the corner of Pine & Maple in Cass City, Michigan

Sources

[S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.
[S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, Ward 12 Enumerated 12 April 1930 ED 73-44 SD 9 Sheet 12A Stamped 283 223-281-303 (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).
[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 21, September 1, 1958 (Reliability: 3).
[S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982, Shows 15 Nov 1919. (Reliability: 3).