Franklin H. Lenzner

1859 - 1940  (81 years)

• Name	Franklin H. Lenzner  [1]
  Birth	30 May 1859	Lancaster, Erie County, New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Nov 1940	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Vol. 35, Number 33 Cass City, Mich., Friday, November 8, 1940 Page One Franklin Lenzner, Widely Known Musician, Dies For Many Years an Instructor of Piano, Band, String Instruments Here Following an illness of six years, Frankline Lenzner, 81, passed away about 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 5, in his home, corner of Oak and Pine Streets. Funeral services will be held this afternoon (Friday) in the Angus McPHAIL residence, Rev. Paul J. Allured of Kinde, a former pastor of the Cass City Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be in Elkland Cemetery. Franklin Lenzner was born in Lancaster, New York, May 30, 1859, and came to Cass City with his parents when a small boy. He attended the School of Music at Friendship, New York, and for seven years was a member of Gorton's Gold Band, in which he played the bass tuba, and was billed on posters in all the principal cities as a bass tuba soloist, and received much praise newspaper write-ups. While with the band, he often composed his own music, and especially enjoyed playing the "Blue Bells of Scotland" with variations. With this band he travelled through 42 states and territories, Mexico and many of the principal cities of Canada. For a number of years Mr. Lenzner was instructor of the Cass City Band and for many years, or as long as his health permitted, he gave lessons on piano, band and string instruments. He was united in marriage with Miss Anne Belle HAMILL of Geneseo, New York, on December 31, 1891 at St. Thomas, Ontario. She died January 23, 1902. He is survived by a son, Dr. Grey F. LENZNER, of Bad Axe; a daughter, Miss Gladys, at home; and a sister, Miss Emma LENZNER. Three brothers, Oscar, John and Samuel, preceded him in death. Mr. Lenzner gained much ov his education by reading and observation. He was deeply interested in all music and found much pleasure and satisfaction in encouraging others to fight for knowledge along that line. He was also a carpenter and helped build many homes in his home town. Guitar and guitarinas made by his father, C.O. Lenzner, Sr., were finished by Frank Lenzner with fine inlaid work and some instruments contained 3,200 or more pieces. He also made a table containing a fancy section of 17 colored strips of inlaying with a space of less than 3/8 inch. Although he had been ill for six years and sometimes almost at death's door, he has been very patient, never admitting his great pain to others. Throughout his sickness, he was exceedingly kind and considerate to those who cared for him. Pallbearers will be W.H. SIMMONS of Gagetown, Eber KREGER of Deford, James HUSTON of Sover, Rollo DARBEE of Caro, E.G. BRAUN of Detroit, and Clare STAFFORD of Cass City. (Research):Census Information 1900 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Cass City Village Enumerated 6 June 1900 A.D. Gillis SD 8 ED 111 Page B3 64-64 Lenzer, Franklin H Hd W M May 1859 41 M1 9 Ny Germany Germany Lenzer, Anna D Wf W F Oct 1865 34 M1 9 2/2 NY NY NY Lenzer, Gladys H Dtr W F Nov 1892 7 S Mich NY NY Lenzer, Gray F Son W M May 1899 1 S Mich NY NY 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola, Elkland Twp Enumerated 21 April 1910 SD 8 ED 113 Sheet 6A Stamped 137 151-151 Lenzner, Franklin Hd M W 60 Wd 5 2/2 NY Germany Germany English Teacher Music Lenzner, Emma Sister F W 40 Wd 5 2/2 NY Germany Germany Lenzner, Gladys Dtr F W 18 S Mich NY NY Lenzner, Gray Son M W 10 S Mich NY NY
  Person ID	I24240	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	Anna Bell Hamill,   b. Abt 1865, Gennesee County, New York d. 23 Jan 1902 (Age ~ 37 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1891	Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Gladys Lenzner,   b. 29 Nov 1892, Michigan d. 7 Jul 1975, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 82 years)   2. Grey Franklin Lenzner,   b. 10 May 1899, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 2 Nov 1961, Caseville, Huron County, Michigan (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F9401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 May 1859 - Lancaster, Erie County, New York Marriage - 31 Dec 1891 - Ontario, Canada Death - 5 Nov 1940 - 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. [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/. [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 5, September 1, 1941 (Reliability: 3).