Christian Oscar "C.O." Lenzner, Jr.

1854 - 1927  (72 years)

• Name	Christian Oscar "C.O." Lenzner  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	C.O.
  Birth	30 Oct 1854	Lancaster, Erie County, New York   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jun 1927	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Cass City, Michigan Friday, June 10, 1927 Vol. 23, No. 5 C.O. Lenzner Passed Away on June 2 Had Been in Furniture Business at Cass City for Forty Years. C.O. Lenzner passed away at the home of his son, H.F. Lenzner, at Cass City on Thursday afternoon, June 2, at the age of 72 years. His death was due to carcinoma of the stomach. Mr. Lenzner was taken to his son's home about a month previous because of his severe illenss. Christian Oscar Lenzner was born in Lancaster, New York, on October 30, 1854. He came to Cass City with her parents, C.O. Lenzner, Sr., and Susan Lenzner, in the spring of 1873, and was united in marriage with Sophia Ahr on March 1, 1879. For several years he was employed by his father as a cabinent maker and he later worked as a carpenter in this community. He entered into partnership with his brother in the furniture business at Cass City, and for 40 years he has been in that business here as a partner of Lenzner Brothers or as an individual. Mr. Lenzner was a member of the trustee board of the Evangelical church at the time the church building was erected at Cass City in 1882 and held that position for 25 years. He was also church organist for a like period of time, besides holding other offices in the society. Besides his widow, he leaves two children, Mrs. H.L. Pocklington of Algonac and H.F. Lenzner of Cass City, one sister, Miss Emma Lenzner of Cass City, two brothers, Franklin Lenzner of Cass City and John Lenzner of Gagetown and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the H.F. Lenzner home on Saturday afternoon and interment was made in Elkland cemetery by Rev. F.L. Pohly of Sebewaing, a former Evangelical minister at Cass City. Local business houses were closed during the funeral hour. Relatives and friends from out of town who attended the funeral were Mrs. H.L. Pocklington and son, Herbert Linn, of Algonac; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lenzner of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mast, Mrs. and Mrs. A. Muellerweiss, Rev. and Mrs. F.L. Pohly and Mr. and Mrs. John Schwalm, all of Sebewaing; Henry Schust, George and Miss Esther Hausner, Mrs. F. Klump, Mrs. Clyde Fox and Mrs. Faist, all of Saginaw; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Striffler of Caro. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008) (Research):Census Information: 1880 Census Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Oc cupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Oscar C. LENFRIER Self M Male W 20 NY Carpenter SAXONY FRANCE Sophia LENFRIER Wife M Female W 23 PA Keeping House WERTENBURG WERTENBURG Frank H. LENFRIER Son S Male W 6/12 MI At Home NY PA Source Information: Census Place Cass City, Tuscola, MichiganFamily History Library Film 1254607 NA Film Number T9-0607Page Number 100C 1900 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Cass City Village Enumerated 11 June 1900 by A.D. Gillis SD 8 ED 111 Sheet 7B 155-158 Lenzer, Christian O Hd W M Oct 1854 45 m 21 Ny Germany Germany Cofin Maker Lenzer, Sophia Wife W F April 1859 43 M 21 2.2 Pa Germany Germany Lenzer, Hubert F Son W M Dec 1879 20 S Mich NY Pa Printer Lenzer, Clara V Dtr W F Mar 1888 12 S Mich Ny Pa At School 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village 13 April 1910 SD 8 ED 113 Sheet 5B 133 133 Lenzner, Christian O Hd M W 55 m1 31 NY Germany Germany Cabinent Maker Lenzer, Sopha Wf F W 53 M1 31 2/2 Pennsylvania Germany Germany Ahr, Gotley R Father-in-law M W 85 Wd Germany Germany Germany 1847
  Person ID	I24239	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Christian Oscar Lenzner, Sr.,   b. 14 Feb 1825, Leubetha, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany d. 1 Apr 1897, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Susanna Catharina Striffler,   b. 6 Aug 1823, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany d. 28 Apr 1905, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1853	Erie County, New York   [1]
  Family ID	F8092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia Ahr,   b. 12 Apr 1857, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania d. 15 May 1942, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1879	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Children	1. Herbert Frank Lenzner,   b. 13 Dec 1879, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 7 Feb 1953, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 73 years)   2. Clara Viola Lenzner,   b. 15 Mar 1888, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 3 Jan 1944, Algonac, St. Clair County, Michigan (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F9557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Oct 1854 - Lancaster, Erie County, New York Marriage - 1 Mar 1879 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 2 Jun 1927 - 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

  [S498] Marchetti, Ruth Marie (jmarchetti@acsalaska.net) "Marchetti" Ver. Oct 31 19:05:54 2001 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1505327&id=I70122389. [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, February 3, 1911 (Reliability: 3). [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/.