David Leonard "Len" Elliott

1916 - 1978  (62 years)

• Name	David Leonard "Len" Elliott  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Len
  Birth	13 May 1916	Kingston, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Dec 1978	Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle December 7, 1978 L. Elliott dies Friday in Bad Axe Leonard Elliott, 62, of Ubly died Friday, December 1, at Huron Memorial Hospital in Bad Axe after a long illness. He was born May 13, 1916, in Kingston, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Burton Elliott. Mr. Elliott was married to Miss Alice BUEHRLY March 15, 1944 in Louisville, Kentucky. After their marriage, the couple made their home in Ubly. He was associated with and a distributor for the ST&H Oil Company of Bad Axe for the past 38 years. He was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church of Cass City. Mr. Elliott is survived by his widow, Alice; son son, Robert Elliott of Ubly, and one brother, Francis Elliott of Bay City. Funeral services were held at Salem United Methodist Church Sunday. Rev. Eldred Kelley, pastor, officiated. Burial was in Elkland Cemetery. Little's Funeral Home had charge of funeral arrangements.
  Person ID	I17260	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2023

  
  

  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, 3, 4]
  	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

  
  

  Family	Alice Mae Buehrly,   b. 24 Feb 1918, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 13 May 1993, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1944	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky   [1, 2, 5]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F4813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 May 1916 - Kingston, Tuscola County, Michigan Marriage - 15 Mar 1944 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Death - 1 Dec 1978 - Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Cass City (Michigan) High School, Class of 1933 Members of the class of 1933 listed alphabetically, included Robert Allured, Juanita Barnes, Phyllis Barnes, Laurence Bartle, Lester Battel, Floyd Boulton, Arthur Bullock, Donald Caister, George Caister, Lessel Crawford, John Day, Marjorie Dew, Maynard Doerr, Leonard Elliott, Alexander Ferguson, Hazel Field, Margaret Frysig, Patrick Garety, Lucille Goodall, Ruth Hendrick, Kenneth Hennesey, Lewis Horner, Harold Hulbert, Wilma Jackson, Leslie Karr, Wilma Kennedy, Ferris Kercher, Donald Kilbourn, Gerald King, Lorne Lee, Audrey Livingston, Maurice Loomis, Kenneth Maharg, John Marshall, Frederick Morris, Colin MacCallum, Violet MacCallum, William McCaslin, Elsie I. McComb, Mary MacEachern, Flora McLeod, Cathryn McTavish, Irene Orto, Harland O'Dell, Ralph Rawson, Irene Robinson, Bernard Ross, Irene Russell, Johanna Sandham, Florence Schenck, Mildred Schwegler (Standing in Second Row, third from the left), Glenn Shagena, Robert Spencer, Beatrice Vader, Robert Wallace, Waunetta Warner, Wilma Wentworth, Lucille Wilson, and Charles Wright.

  
  

• 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 7, 1978 (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/, 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). [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/, May 19, 1993, Page 12 (Reliability: 3).