Rev. Roy Jacob Striffler

1897 - 1979  (81 years)

• Name	Roy Jacob Striffler  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	23 Oct 1897	Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Mar 1979	Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio   [3, 4]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, October 5, 1928 Vol. 23, No. 25. Rev. Striffler is Ordained Pastor Rev. Roy J. Striffler, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Striffler of Cass City, was ordained as minister in the Congregational church on Thursday, September 27, at North Fairfield, Ohio. The examination was held at three o'clock after which a banquet was served to 25 visiting members. The ordination services were held in the evening. Dr. Graham gave an address on "The Love of Christ Compels." Ordination prayer was give by Rev. Harry Trust of Mansfield. The charge to the minister was given by Rev. Horton of Oberlin and the charge to the people by Rev. B.P. Claggett of Sandusky. Rev. and Mrs. Striffler are moving to Oberlin for the winter were Mr. Striffler will take special work at Oberlin College. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2008) Cass City Chronicle August 28, 1936 Page 4 Rev. and Mrs. Roy Striffler and children of Geneva, Ohio, came in on Saturday to spend several days with Mr. Striffler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Striffler. Cass City Chronicle Friday, February 18, 1949 Vol. 43, Number 43 Rev. Roy Striffler goes to New Baltimore Rev. Roy Striffler, who has served the Congregational Church at Geneva, Ohio, as minister for 15 years, has resigned to go to New Baltimore, Mich., where he will be pastor of the Community Church. The Strifflers have three children. Their son, David, is a student in the school of forestry at Michigan State College. Rev. Mr. Striffler was graduated from Cass City High School in 1916 and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. Striffler. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007) Volume 22 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 7, 1959, reported Rev. R.J. Striffler accepted a call to the First Congregational Chruch in Bay City, Michigan effective May 1, after 10 years in New Baltimore, Michigan. The September 6, 1965 issue of the same periodical reported that after six years of service in Bay City, Rev. Striffler resigned to accept a call to the Congregational Christian Church of Berkay, Ohio. This is a rural community about 15 miles northwest of Toledo, Ohio. Roy says he is tapering off before retirement. Volume 28 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 2, 1968, reported that the Rev. Stiffler woudl retire from the full time Pastorate on Oct. 15. The family had purchased a home in Wauseon, Ohio in which to spend their retirement years. On September 29, a service of Thanksgiving was to be held in the Congregational Christian Church at Berley, Ohio, where Roy was currently pastor. This was to also recoginze the fortieth anniversary of his ordination. (Research):Census Information: 1930 Census Ohio, Huron County, Fairfield Township, North Fairfield Vil lage Enumerated Apr 12, 1930 ED 39-3 SD 3 Sheet 8B 83-84 Stiffler, Roy J. Hd R $15 M W 32 M 29 Mich Mich Germany Wuertenberg Minister Church Congregational Striffler, Grace D. Wife F W 34 M 31 New Jersey New York New Jersey Striffler, R. Phillip Son M W 1 10/12 Son Ohio Mich NJ Striffler, W. David Son M W 9/12 Ohio Mich NJ
  Person ID	I28705	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William David Striffler,   b. 21 Mar 1866, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan d. 5 Mar 1949, Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Zinnecker,   b. 21 Sep 1869, Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 5 Oct 1950, Oak Beach County, Michigan (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1892	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  	Cass City Chronicle Friday, December 4, 1942 Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Striffler to Celebrate Golden Wedding Sunday Mr. and Mrs. William David Striffler, well known residents of the Thumb district, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, December 6, at their home, corner of Main Street and Woodland Avenue. A dinner will be served the family at noon in the dining room of the Evangelical Church, and open house will be held from two to five o'clock in the home when friends may call to extend congratulations. Mr. Striffler was born March 21, 1866, at Sturgis and came with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Stiffler, to a farm north of Elkland Cemetery when he was ten years of age. Two years later then moved to a farm 3 miles east and 1 1/4 miles north of Cass City, where his brother, Solomon C. Striffler, still lives. Mrs. Striffler, the former Elizabeth ZINNECKER, was born in Germany on September 21, 1869, and came to Ionia, Michigan, with her parents when she was about a year old. On December 6, 1892, she was married to W.D. Stiffler and they made their home at Argyle where for 22 years Mr. Stiffler and his brother, Samuel Striffler, owned and conducted a general store. In June, 1909, they bought and moved to a farm one mile north and one-half mile east of Cass City. Nineteen years agoa, Mr. and Mrs. Stiffler purchased the residence where they have since lived. Last year they sold their farm. Mr. and Mrs. Stiffler have five daughters and a son; Mrs. Robert ORR of Pigeon; Rev. Roy J. STIFFLER, pastor of the First Congregational Church at Geneva, Ohio; Mrs. Ione STURM, a registered pharmacist in Shettler's Drug Store, Detroit, Mrs. George SOUTHWORTH of Elkton; Mrs. Robert FRY of Cass City; and Mrs. Edward GARDINER of Plymouth. All the children are expected to be present at the gathering Sunday. There are also 13 grandchildren. One grandson, Robert ORR, is attending Maritime Naval School at Sheepshead Bay, New York. Although they might be classed among the older residents of Cass City, both appear as active as many who are years younger. Because of his independence, Mr. Striffler still spends his time helping nearby farmers and neighbors with odd jobs about their home. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007) Video telling the story of the William Striffler and Elizabeth Zinneceker, with narration and photos, as created and produced by their great-grandson, Don Staton, and great-great grandson Ben Staton, has been posted here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB1_ix3C1Vw Family photos begin at about the 18 minute mark
  Photos		Striffler, William David and Elizabeth (Zinnecker) children, ca 1920 Top row, l to r, Sisters Florence, Ione, Wilma, Ethel, and Mary Botton row, l to r, Brothers Roy, Delmar, and Daniel Striffler
  Family ID	F9284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Darling Foster,   b. 23 Feb 1896, Bayhead, Ocean County, New Jersey d. 17 Nov 1972, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1927
  Children	1. Roy Philip Striffler,   b. 10 Jun 1928, Ohio d. 6 Dec 1939, Ohio (Age 11 years)   2. Living   3. Foster Lee Striffler,   b. 11 Mar 1932, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 8 Oct 2008, New London, New London County, Connecticut (Age 76 years)   4. Living
  Family ID	F9558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Oct 1897 - Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan Death - 21 Mar 1979 - Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Striffler, William David and Elizabeth (Zinnecker) children, ca 1904 Ethel (born 1894), Daniel (born 1895), Roy Jacob (born 1897), Ione (born 1900, and Florence (born 1903), the five eldest children born to William and Elizabeth Striffler of Michigan

  
  

  Documents

  Striffler-Benkelman Reunion 1954 Handbill Handbill advertising the annual Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, 1954, featuring Cass City's Main Street. At the fiftieth Striffler-Benkelman Reunion in 1981, Ruth Schenck Esau recalled a time when on Main Street, the owners of the newspaper, a farm implement store, both meat markets, the grocery store, paint store, insurance agency, funeral home, and photography studio were all members of the Striffler-Benkelman clan; not to mention a bank teller, many clerks, the music teacher, and many of the town's farmers.

  
  

• 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, Sanilac County, Argyle, SD 7, ED 113, Sheet 10A , Stamped 10 (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/, Friday, December 4, 1942 (Reliability: 3). [S1311] Staton, Donald and Burdsall, Fran Orr "Striffler Census" Prepared for the August 2012 Striffler/Zinnecker Reunion. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).