Samuel B. Lenzner b. 30 Jun 1861 Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 20 Jul 1926 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1861 - 1926 (65 years)

Name	Samuel B. Lenzner [1, 2]
Birth	30 Jun 1861	Lancaster, Erie County, New York [1, 2]
Christening	4 Feb 1886	Tuscola County, Michigan
Gender	Male
Death	20 Jul 1926	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [1, 2]
Burial	23 Jul 1926	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, July 23, 1926 Vol. 22, No. 11 Samuel Lenzner Passed Away Tuesday Samuel Lenzner, who spent his boyhood days here and later became a member of the firm of Lenzner Bros., furniture dealers at Cass City, passed away at his home in Detroit Tuesday evening, at the age of 65 years. Funeral services were held at the family residence at 1226 Hubbard Ave., Thursday. The remains will be brought to Cass City over the P.O. & N. R. R. this (Friday) afternoon and will be taken directly from the depot to Elkland cemetery for interment. Members of the Tyler Lodge, F. & A. M., will conduct the Masonic burial service at the cemetery. Samuel Lenzner was born in Lancaster, N.Y., on June 30, 1861, and came to Cass City with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.O. Lenzner, sr., when he was 12 years of age. He was united in marriage with Miss Mamie Feuchtwanger at Cass City and a few years later they move to Detroit where Mr. Lenzner entered the employment of Michigan Central R.R. as a cabinet maker in their Detroit carshops. This month, he completed a service of 40 years with that company , a service which he performed most faithfully and efficiently and which was recognized by his promotion to foreman, general foreman, master car builder and superintendent of rolling stock. Mr. Lenzner was a member of Zion Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M., at Detroit and was affiliated with the Royal Arch Masons. Besides his widow and two children, Delmar Lenzner of Wilmington, N.C., and Mrs. Edgar Braun of Detroit, he leaves three brothers and one sister, C.O. Lenzner, Frank Lenzner and Miss Emma Lenzner, all of Cass City, and John Lenzner of Gagetown. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008) (Research): Census Information: 1900 Census Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Ward 16 Enumerated 13 June 1900 SD 116 ED 167 Sheet 18A 757 311-313 Lenzner, Sam Hd W M June 1861 38 M 14 NY Germany France Foreman Car Shop Cabinet Work Lenzner, Mary Wf W F Dec 1862 37 M14 2/2 Florida Germany Germany Lenzner, Delmar S Son W M Sept 1888 11 S Mich NY Florida At School Lenzner, Ruth H Dtr W F May 1892 S Mich NY Florida At School Feuchtwanger, Lena Mother-in-law W F Oct 1838 61 Wd 2/2 Germany Germany Germany 1845 1910 Census Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Ward 16 Enumerated 21 April 1910 SD 1 ED 235 Sheet 7B Morrell St 757-129-135 Lenzner, Samuel Hd M W 48 M1 24 NY German Germany France French General Foreman Railroad? Shop Lenzner, Mamie Wf F W 47 M1 24 2/2 Florida Germany German Germany German Lenzner, Delmar S Son M W 21 S Mich NY Florida Lenzner, Ruth H Dtr Dtr F W 17 S Mich NY Florida Feuchtwanger, Lena Mother-in-law F W 72 W 2/2 Germany German Germany German Germany German 1855
Person ID	I24242	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 Mary "Mamie" Feuchtwanger, b. 12 Dec 1862, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida d. 4 Aug 1942, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 79 years)

Marriage 4 Feb 1886 Tuscola County, Michigan

Children

	1. Delmar S. Lenzner, b. 17 Sep 1888, Michigan d. 30 Nov 1961, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia (Age 73 years)
	2. Ruth H. Lenzner, b. 11 May 1892, Michigan d. Feb 1976, Albany, Albany County, New York (Age 83 years)

Family ID F9582 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 9 Sep 2007

Event Map

	Birth - 30 Jun 1861 - Lancaster, Erie County, New York
	Christening - 4 Feb 1886 - Tuscola County, Michigan
	Marriage - 4 Feb 1886 - Tuscola County, Michigan
	Death - 20 Jul 1926 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
	Burial - 23 Jul 1926 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan

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Lenzner, Samuel B., ca 1890-1900
Samuel Lenzner was born in Lancaster, N.Y., on June 30, 1861, and came to Cass City with his parents, C. O. Lenzner and Susanna Striffler when he was 12 years of age. He was united in marriage with Miss Mamie Feuchtwanger at Cass City and a few years later they move to Detroit where Mr. Lenzner entered the employment of Michigan Central R.R. as a cabinet maker in their Detroit carshops.

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, July 23, 1926 Vol. 22, No. 11 (Reliability: 3).