Amanda Lillian Muck

1888 - 1953  (65 years)

• Name	Amanda Lillian Muck  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	17 May 1888	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Jun 1953	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3, 5]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	Lorraine Smith Benkelman transcribed the following letters from Salome to her brother, George Albert June 6, 1888 I am staying at the Muck's for three weeks now. Anna Peterson is dead. She had a tumor and died under an operation. I heard that Adam Benkelman was expected home any day, but will not be sure until I hear that Minnie Burg did not make it up. The population of Cass City has increased since you left. Adam Muck has a girl [Amanda L. Muck], Del Landon a girl, Duncan Graham and Alex McKenzie both boys. Cass City Chronicle Friday, June 5, 1953 Page One Final Rites Held for Cass City Resident Mrs. Amanda L. Kercher, 65, wife of Erwin W. Kercher, died Wednesday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Walter Schell where she was staying for the day while Mr. Kercher was out of town. Although Mrs. Kercher has been in failing health for a long time, her death was unexpected. Mrs. Kercher's death was caused by a cerebral hemmorhage, according to the doctor's report. She was a lifelong resident of Cass City. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam and Susan Muck, she was born here May 17, 1888. On September 1, 1909, she was married to Erwin Kercher in Cass City. Besides her parents, a brother, Philip Muck, and a sister, Mrs. Lena Corkins, preceded her in death. Surviving are: her husband, three sons, Charles Kercher, Sr. of Bay City, Major Ferris Kercher of Monterey, Calif., and Capt. Gerald Kercher of San Angelo, Texas; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Roy (Emma) Graham of Caro and Mrs. Wm. (Hattie) Joos of Cass City. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Salem Evangelical Church where she was a lifelong member. Rev. S.R. Wurtz officiated and burial was in Elkland Cemetery. Relatives and friends attended the funeral from many communities. Included were: Armada, Bay City, Brown City, Owosso, Shabbona, Elkton, Unionville, Bad Axe, Detroit, Saginaw, Caro, Sebewaing, Marlette, Flint, Pontiac and Gagetown. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007) (Research):Census Information: 1920 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Village of Cass City 10 January 1920 ED 179, Sheet 4A 84-87 Kercher, Edwin W Hd M W 31 Mich Canada German Canada German Printer Local Paper Kercher, Amanda L. Wf F w 31 M Mich NY NY Kercher, Charles R Son M W 9 S Mich Mich Mich Kercher, Ferris A Son M W 3 8/12 S Mich Mich Mich 1930 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland twp, Cass City Village Enumerated April 11, 1930 ED 79-4 SD 11 Sheet 4B Ervin W. Kercher Hd M W 41 M21 Mich Canada/French Canada Printer Newspaper Amanda L. Kercher Wf F W 41 M21 Mich NY NY Kercher, Ferris A. Son M W 13 Mich Mich Mich Kercher, Gerald F Son M W 5 Mich Mich Mich
  Person ID	I29184	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Adam H. Muck,   b. 21 Aug 1852, Amherst, Erie County, New York d. 2 May 1914, Colwood, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Susan Striffler,   b. 15 Jun 1849, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 11 Sep 1910, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1885	Tuscola County, Michigan   [6]
  Family ID	F9278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Erwin W. Kercher,   b. 5 Sep 1888, Michigan d. 14 Nov 1955, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1909	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  	Cass City Chronicle Friday, September 3, 1909 Page One September Weddings A pretty home wedding was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Muck, at eight o'clock Wednesday evening, when their youngest daughter, Amanda L., became the bride of Ervin W. Kaercher. Rev. J. A. Schweitzer was the officiating clergyman who tied the nuptial knot pronouncing the ceremony which united the lives of these estimable young people of our village. The wedding was a quiet one, witnessed only by a few of the immediate relatives of the bride and groom. The bride was becomingly attired in white and never appeared to better advantage while the groom wore the conventional black. Immediately after the ceremony the guests passed to the dining room where a bounteous and delicious lunch was partaken of. The bride is one of our most popular young ladies. From a little girl she has grown up in our midst honored by old and young alike. She is fully capable of filling the home she will adorn with happiness and will prove to be truly a helpmate and companion to the husband she has chosen to honor with her hand. The groom is one of our best young men and at present very ably fills a position at the Chronicle Printery. Mr. and Mrs. Kaercher will be at home to their friends in the Wooley residence on south Ale street. Page Four LOCAL ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Kaercher and son, Clarence, of Elkton attended the Muck-Kaercher wedding here Wednesday evening . (Both courtesy of Robert Carlson)
  Children	1. Charles Russell Kercher, Sr.,   b. 1 Feb 1910, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 6 Oct 1996, Bay County, Michigan (Age 86 years)   2. Ferris A. Kercher,   b. 30 Apr 1916, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 5 Oct 2007, Ocala, Marion County, Florida (Age 91 years)   3. Gerald Frederick Kercher,   b. 9 Jan 1924, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 21 Aug 2011, Quaker Hill, New London County, Connecticut (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F9567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 May 1888 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Marriage - 1 Sep 1909 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 3 Jun 1953 - 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

  
  

• Photos

  Muck, Amanda L. This appears to have been taken around the time of her marriage to Erwin Kercher in 1909 B. 1888 D. 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/. [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, September 3, 1909 (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, June 5, 1953 (Reliability: 3). [S1246] Muck, Judith-Family Researcher (jlmuck5515@att.net) "David Striffler and Fmaily" Prepared April 2012. [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 16, September 7, 1953 (Reliability: 3). [S577] Dibean, Jack & Marianne "Michigan Marriage Index" http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/.