Francis Wilber Elliott

1911 - 1988  (77 years)

• Name	Francis Wilber Elliott  [1]
  Birth	31 Jul 1911	Novesta Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Dec 1988	Saginaw County, Michigan
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Francis supplied Art Peck the details of the 10 original Benkelman emigrants and many of their descendants in the late 1970's. He was also one of the cousins of BonnieMargaret Jacobs who searched their Bibles and records and picture collections to provide information for her 1981 manuscipt about the history of the Benkelman family. Francis never married. He worked for the Mill End Store for more than 50 years, beginning in Cass City and later transferring to the Bay City location. He spent his weekend's in Cass City. Art Peck also provided the following obituary for Francis, presumably from the Bay City newspaper. A nearly identical version of this obituary was published in the December 14, 1988 issue of the Cass City Chronicle, page 8. In Memoriam Francis Wilber Elliott July 31, 1911 -- December 11, 1988 Mr. Francis Elliott of Cass City died Sunday, December 11, 1988, at Saginaw General Hospital after a lenghty illness. He was born July 31, 1911, in Novesta Township, Tuscola County, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Burton and Bertha (Buehrly) Elliott. Mr. Elliott, a lifelong resident of Cass City, had been employed by the Mill End Store for over fifty years. He was a member of the Salem United Church of Cass City for over sixty-eight years. He is survived by one sister-in-law, Mrs. Alice Elliott of Ubly; a nephew and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Nancy Elliott of Ubly; one uncle, Mr. Edward Buerhly of Cass City, and a number of cousins. Two special friends of Mr. Elliott's were Miss Annabelle and Maxine Read of Bay City. Funeral Services for Mr. Elliott will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m., from Little's Funeral Home, Cass City, with Reverend Clair Patton, pastor of the Salem United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Elkland Cemetery, Cass City, Michigan.
  Person ID	I17254	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Burton A. Elliott,   b. 8 May 1883, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 5 May 1971, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Bertha Catherine Buehrly,   b. 7 Mar 1886, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 10 Mar 1953, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1908	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cass City Chronicle December 4, 1908 Married Thanksgiving Day Burton A. Elliott and Miss Bertha Buehrly at Bride's Home. At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Buehrly, in Elkland township, was solemnized the marriage of their daughter, Bertha Kathryn, to Burton A. Elliott, on Thanksgiving day. At high noon, the couple unattended took their place under an arch of evergreen and Rev. J. A. Schweitzer, pastor of the Evangelical church, pronounced the ceremony which united the two hearts for the remainder of life's journey. The bride was attired in a pretty gown of white and carried a bouquet of carnations. The wedding was a quiet one witnessed only by the immediate relatives of the bride and groom. After the ceremony congratulations were extended; after which a bounteous and delicious dinner was served. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are well and favorably known in this vicinity and the Chronicle joins with their many friends in extending congratulations. They are now at-home on the groom's farm three miles southeast of town. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2016) Cass City Chronicle November 29, 1912 Mr. and Mrs. Burt Elliott will celebrate their fourth wedding anniversay on Thanksgiving day and have invited a number of gurests to eat turkey with them. Among the guests are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Buerk, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Buehrly and family, Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Striffler and Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Schweitzer. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Spring 2007)
  Family ID	F3049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 31 Jul 1911 - Novesta Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 11 Dec 1988 - Saginaw County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola 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/, November 29, 1912 (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/, Friday, March 13, 1953 (Reliability: 3).