Lillian S. Striffler

1883 - 1964  (81 years)

• Name	Lillian S. Striffler  [1]
  Birth	18 Apr 1883	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Aug 1964	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Burial	5 Aug 1964	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Cass City, Michigan Friday, January 23, 1931 "Twenty-five years ago" January 26, 1906 While assisting in the use of a meat chopper, Miss Lillian Striffler accidentally cut off the end of the middle finger of her left hand. "Thirty-five years ago" January 24, 1896 At the Evangelical church, the following Sunday School officers have been elected for the ensuing year: Supt., Mrs. Lena SCHWEGLER; ass't supt., Mrs. Mary BENKELMAN; sec., J. MAIER; treas., Adam BENKELMAN; librarian, Miss Lillie Striffler; ass't librarian, Miss Maud MAIER; organist, Miss Martha STRIFFLER; ass't organist, Oscar LENZNER. Note: It appears this articles above related to Lillie. It is possible, however, either or both were about her cousin, also named Lillian Striffler, of nearby Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan. The cousins were only about three years apart in age. Cass City Chronicle August 4, 1933 Mrs. E. Bockstedt and granddaughter, Lois Bockstedt, of Buffalo, New York, are spending some time at the A.A. Ricker home. Cass City Chronicle Thursday, August 6, 1964 Page Six Hold Services for Mrs. A.A. Ricker Final services for Mrs. Lillian S. Ricker, 81, lifelong Cass City resident were held Wednesday afternoon at Little's Funeral Home following her death Sunday, Aug. 2, at Hills and Dales General Hospital where she had been a patient for the past two weeks. She had been in ill health for the past year. Born in Cass City April 18, 1883, Mrs. Ricker was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Striffler. She married Arthur A. Ricker in Cass City April 15, 1908, where they made their home. He preceded her in death Nov. 8, 1955. Mrs. Ricker was a member of the EUB Church in Cass City. Surviving are: three sisters, Mrs. Ida NIQUE of Cass City, Mrs. F.A. (Margaret) SMILEY of Pontiac and Mrs. A.W. (Laura) WEAVER of Flint. A son and a brother preceded her in death. The Rev. R.E. Betts officiated over the services and interment was in the family lot in Elkland Cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)
  Person ID	I28691	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Jacob H. Striffler,   b. 6 Jan 1851, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 31 May 1925, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sophia Helwig,   b. 17 Apr 1860, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 1 Aug 1946, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1880	Lancaster, Erie County, New York
  Photos		Striffler, Jacob and Sophia (Helwig) Jacob and Sophia were both born in New York before the Civil War, moving to Michigan to start their family
  Family ID	F9282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arthur A. Ricker,   b. 18 Aug 1884, Grant Township, Huron County, Michigan d. 8 Nov 1955, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	15 Apr 1908	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3]
  	Cass City Chronicle April 14, 1933 Turning Back the Pages Twenty Five Years Ago: April 17, 1908 Miss Lillian S. Striffler and Arthur Ricker were married at the home of the bride's parents on Wednesday afternoon. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Spring 2007)
  Family ID	F9562	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Apr 1883 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Marriage - 15 Apr 1908 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 2 Aug 1964 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - 5 Aug 1964 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917 FRONT ROW, l to r, Grant McConnell, class leader; UNKNOWN Clergyman, UNKNOWN class member, William Schwegler, Sam Helwig, George Burg SECOND ROW, l to r, Hattie Helwig McConnell, Janet "Jennie" Gardner Buehrly, Minerva Helwig Sherman, Mary Buehrly Striffler, Mary Mark Buehrly THIRD ROW; l to r, Alma Striffler Schenck holding her baby Ruth, Lena Helwig Jaus, Lillian Striffler Ricker, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Mary Schwegler Jaus, Jacob Hiller. Note: Alma Striffler Schenck's three year old son, Donald, was said to be asleep in the Model T Ford just to the left of the group at the time this photo was taken FOURTH ROW: l to r, Elsie Buehrly, Mary Striffler Helwig, Cora Helwig Klinkman, Laura McConnell Hiller, Alice Ross Schwegler, Mary McLellan Joos, Ed Helwig FIFTH ROW, l to r, Art Ricker, Erwin Kercher, Ed Buehrly, Harvey Klinkman, UNKNOWN Class Member, Fred Buehrly, Fred Joos TOP ROW, l to r, Sol Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Fred Jaus, William Ackerman, Sam Jaus It appears that at least 33 of the 36 adults in this Sunday School class were directly related, through either blood or marriage, to the Striffler, Benkelman and Helwig families who emigrated together from Erie County, New York to Tuscola County, Michigan beginning in the 1860's. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.
  		Striffler, Lillian ca 1880's with brother Calvin and sister Ida The eldest children of Jacob Striffler and Sophia Helwig
  		Striffler, Uncle John's Farm The family gathered at Uncle John's farm after the felling of a particularly large pine tree on March 8, 1905. The tree was 112 feet tall and 4 feet, 7 inches in diameter. Lena Mark Schwegler identified the women standing to the left as Esther Striffler, Miss Klump, Lillian Striffler and Mattie Striffler. Just to their right, with the long white beard, is John Stiffler, the family partriarch. The youngest boys are Stanley, Paul and Will Bien. PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU KNOW WHICH OF THE TWO LILLIAN STRIFFLER'S THIS IS (they were cousins, close in age) OR IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY ANYONE ELSE IN THE PHOTO.

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Cass City, SD 8, ED 111 Sheet 3A (Reliability: 3). [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.), 1964 Issue (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/, April 14, 1933 (Reliability: 3).