John B. Lenzner

1856 - 1932  (76 years)

• Name	John B. Lenzner  [1]
  Birth	8 Oct 1856	Lancaster, Erie County, New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Oct 1932	Gagetown, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle May 10, 1901 Tuscola County News Jno. Lenzer and Prof. Eddy spent Sunday at Cass City. At the time of the 1910 census, he was listed as a boarder in the home of Abrham and Mary Brandon in Gagetown, Elmwood township, Tuscola County, Michigan. He was shown as age 53 and single, and his occupation was listed as Carpenter. Cass City Chronicle Friday, October 21, 1932 Page Five Deaths of the Week John Lenzner John Lenzner passed away at Gagetown, Oct. 18. A private funeral was held at Cass City Thursday at two o'clock and itnerment was in Elkland cemetery. Born Oct. 8, 1856, in Lancaster, N.Y., he came with his parents, Oscar and Susanna Lenzner, to Cass City in 1873. His father engaged in the manufacture and sale of furniture here and when he retired from active participation in the business, John and a brother carried on the business for several years. John Lenzner had resided in Gagetown for over 30 years where he has been a carpenter in that town and community. He was well known and many children in the Gagetown vicinity will always remember his kindness. He has been in poor health for over three months. Mr. Lenzner was preceded in death by two brothers, Samuel of Detroit and Oscar of Cass City. Remaining members of the family are a sister, Miss Emma Lenzner, and a brother, Franklin Lenzner, both of Cass City. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008)
  Person ID	I24241	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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Oct 1856 - Lancaster, Erie County, New York Death - 18 Oct 1932 - Gagetown, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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/.