Louis F. Crocker

1888 - 1966  (77 years)

• Name	Louis F. Crocker  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	21 Jul 1888	Saginaw County, Michigan   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Feb 1966	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3]
  Notes	The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Volume 10, dated September 1, 1947, reported that he had sold his milk route and was working as foreman for the Village of Cass City. Cass City Chronicle August 29, 1952 Page 4 The daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Crocker and their families enjoyed dinner together Sunday in their parental home in honor of the birthday of Mrs. Grant BALL, when guests were Mr. and Mrs. Norman ARMSTRONG of Bad Axe and Mr. and Mrs. Grant BALL and sons. Cass City Chronicle February 10, 1966 Vol. 59, Number 43 Louis Crocker Dies Suddenly at Home Funeral services for Louis Crocker, 77, were held Sunday at Little's Funeral Home following his death suddenly Thursday, February 3, at his home in Cass City. Born in Saginaw, July 21, 1888, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Crocker. He married Miss Clementina MERCHANT in Saginaw, October 21, 1912, where they made their home following their marriage. They moved to Cass City in 1914, where the settled on a farm, later retiring and moving to Cass City. He was also employed at Farm Produce Company and for the Village of Cass City. Mr. Crocker attended the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Cass City. Survivors, beside his wife, are a daughter, Mrs. Grant (Laura) BALL of Cass City and two brothers, George and Benjamin, both of Saginaw. Also surviving are four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A daughter, a sister and two brothers preceded him in death. Rev. Robert Betts, EUB Church pastor, officiated and interment was in the family lot in Elkland Cemetery. (Research): Census Listings: 1920 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Novesta Twp Enumerated 15 Jan 1920 SD 7 ED 195 Sheet 8B 160-168 Crocker, Louis Head M W 31 M Mich Ohio Germany/German Farmer Crocker, Clementina Wf F W 31 M Mich Mich Canada/English Crocker, Julia Dtr F W 4 S Mich Mich Mich Crocker, Laura Dtr F W 2 S Mich Mich Mich 1930 Census Florida, Volusia County, Daytona Beach Enumerated 10 Apr 1930 ED 64-30 SD 5 Sheet 5A Stamped 135 211-125-133 Crocker, Louis Head M W 25 Mich Mich Germany None Crocker, Clemintina M Wf F W 42 M 25 Mich Mich Canada Crocker, Julia Dtr F W 15 S Mich Mich Mich Crocker, Laura Dtr F W 12 S Mich Mich Mich Merchant, Margaret M-in-law F W 74 Wd 24 Canada/English Ireland Canada 1940 Census Michigan, Sanilac County, Evergreen Twp Enuemrated 9 Apr 1940 SD 7 ED 76-14 Sheet 3A 6675-430 O 1000 Crocker, Lewis Head M W 52 M No 8 Mich Same house Farmer Crocker, Clementine Wf F W 52 m No 8 Mich Same house Housekeeper farm home Merchant, Margaret Mother-in-law F W 82 W No 5 Canada Same Home Armstrong, Norman Head M W 26 M No 8 Mich Bad Axe Huron Co Mich Truck Driver County Road Armstrong, Julia Wf F W 25 M No 4 Mich Same House Housekeeper Farm Home Armstrong, Richard Son M W 1 S Mich
  Person ID	I12770	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  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, 4]
  Family ID	F5212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clementina Merchant,   b. 15 Jul 1888, Harbor Beach, Huron County, Michigan d. 18 Apr 1975, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1912	Saginaw County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  	Volume 23 of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, dated September 7, 1963, noted that Mr. and Mrs. Louis Crocker celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and their daughter, Julia, and her husband Norman Armstrong, their silver anniversary with an "Open House" at the E. U. B. Church on October 21, 1962.
  Children	1. Julia Dorothy Crocker,   b. 9 Feb 1915, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 12 Feb 1963, Colfax Township, Huron County, Michigan (Age 48 years)   2. Laura Molly Crocker,   b. 24 Aug 1917, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 2 Jan 2006, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F2598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Jul 1888 - Saginaw County, Michigan Marriage - 21 Oct 1912 - Saginaw County, Michigan Death - 3 Feb 1966 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [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, Tuscola County, Novesta Twp Enumerated 15 Jan 1920 SD 7 ED 195 Sheet 8B 160-168 (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/, February 10, 1966 Vol. 59, Number 43 (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).