Anna Maria "Mary Anna" Rommel

1837 - 1911  (73 years)

• Name	Anna Maria "Mary Anna" Rommel  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Mary Anna
  Birth	8 Dec 1837	B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	31 Oct 1911	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Cass City, Mich., Friday, November 3, 1911 Vol. 6, No. 29 Pioneer Lady Answers Summons Mrs. Christian Striffler Died Tuesday, Oct. 31 Came to Elkland Township in 1877 and Settled on Farm Four Miles for Cass City Another pioneer was called to rest when Mrs. Christian Striffler answered the final summons at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward HELWIG, three miles east of Cass City, at five o'clock Tuesay afternoon. Mrs. Striffler had been in poor health for several months, and as her illness developed into a serious nature several weeks ago, the end was not unexpected. Mary ROMMEL was born in Germany on Dec. 9, 1837. She came to the United States with her parents while she was yet young and they located at Lancaster, N.Y. Later she went to White Pigeon, Mich. and at that place she was united in marriage with Christian Striffler on July 3, 1856. Shortly after they returned to Lancaster and resided there about seven years when they came to Michigan, locating near Sturgis. In 1877 they came to Cass City where Mr. Stiffler's brother resided and soon after purchased the farm four miles northeast of town on which they lived until Mr. Striffler's death Feb. 6, 1911. Mrs. Striffler was a loyal and consistant Christian lady and a member of the Evangelical church. She was ever of a kind indulgent disposition and none ever entered her home without a warm welcome nor left without feeling the warmth of genuine hospitality. Her home was blessed by eight children, two of whom, Christian and Mrs. S.G. Benkelman, preceding the mother in death. The remaining children are: Samuel W. of Argyle; William D., Mrs. Clara (sic) PATTERSON, Mrs. H.L. McDERMOTT, Mrs. Edward HELWIG and Solomon C., all of whom reside in this vicinity. She is also survived by her two brothers, Andrew and George RUMMEL, of Sturgis, one sister, Mrs. Geo. BENKELMAN of St. Francis, Kansas, 18 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. The funeral services will be held at the residence of Edward HELWIG at 12 o'clock today (Friday) and later int he afternoon at the Evangelical Church. Her tombstone inscription reads: Striffler, Mary,b. 9 Dec 1937, d. 31 Oct 1911, mother Her actual Michigan Death Certificate can be viewed online here: http://seekingmichigan.org/ Indexed as Mary Anna Striffler (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
  Person ID	I17183	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Michael Rommel,   b. 23 Nov 1803, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 9 Feb 1888, St. Joseph County, Michigan (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Maria Barbara Frey,   b. 4 Dec 1804, Faurndau, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 27 Feb 1873 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1827	B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany   [1]
  Family ID	F1284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian Striffler,   b. 8 Dec 1827, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany d. 6 Feb 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1856	White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, Michigan
  Children	1. Samuel W. Striffler,   b. Dec 1857, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 13 Mar 1928, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age ~ 70 years)   2. Lydia Striffler,   b. Jan 1859, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan d. 16 May 1887, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age ~ 28 years)   3. William David Striffler,   b. 21 Mar 1866, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan d. 5 Mar 1949, Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 82 years)   4. Christina A. Striffler,   b. 13 May 1873, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan d. 30 Apr 1954, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 80 years)   5. Barbara O. Striffler,   b. 29 Sep 1875, Michigan d. 1 Mar 1967, Los Angeles County, California (Age 91 years)   6. Mary Pauline Striffler,   b. 11 Nov 1878, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 8 Jan 1967, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 88 years)   7. Solomon C. Striffler,   b. 18 Jan 1882, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 19 Nov 1966, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F5028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Dec 1837 - B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Marriage - 3 Jul 1856 - White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, Michigan Death - 31 Oct 1911 - 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

  
  

• Photos

  Striffler Reunion Photo, bet. 1908-1910 Members of the John Striffler and Mary Benkelman family, around 1908-1910 Standing in the Back row, l to r, UNKNOWN woman in black, Esther Striffler Kaiser, Rudolph Kaiser, Cora Horn Striffler, George Albert Striffler holding his son Irvine, Pastor Schweitzer, Mattie Striffler, Archie Mark, Billy Bien Seated in the Middle row, l to r, Salome Striffler Bien, Paul Bien, the wife of Pastor Schweitzer, Mary Mark Buehrly, Aunt Lena Benkelman Schwegler (sister of Mary), Martha Mark Darling, Emeline Striffler Mark Front row, l to r, Mary Rommel Striffler (sister-in-law of John), Christian Striffler (brother of John), John Striffler, Mary Benkelman Striffler, Leonhard Benkelman (brother of Mary), Louisa Benkelman Stiffler (sister of Mary and widow of Jacob) Seated on ground, l to r, Alma Mark Krahling Seegar, Stanley Bien, Lena Mark Schwegler PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN WOMAN IN THIS PHOTO

  
  

• Sources

  [S311] Bonnell, Kathy Brandt (kbonnell@byu.edu) "G?ppingen, W?rttemberg, Germany and surrounding villages" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kbonnell, (RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: G?ppingen, W?rttemberg, Germany and surrounding villages. This database is one large family tree; everyone is connected by birth or marriage. Many of the families were inputted from the family books which were compiled by the pastors of each village beginning in 1808. Villages include Heiningen, Bartenbach, Gruibingen, Faurdau, Schlat, Hattenhofen, Eislingen, Holzheim, Auendorf , D?rnau, Bezgenriet, Ebersbach , Maitis, Gammelshausen, B?rtlingen, Boll, and others. Kathy Brandt Bonnell work directly from German records to the computer.). [S29] State of Michigan, Department of State, Division of Vital Records, Death Certificate.