Sophia Ahr

1857 - 1942  (85 years)

• Name	Sophia Ahr
  Birth	12 Apr 1857	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 May 1942	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, May 22, 1942 Page one and four Mrs. C.O. Lenzner, Pioneer Resident, Died Here May 15 Mrs. C.O. Lenzner, a resident of Cass City for over 70 years, passed away Friday morning, May 15, at the home of her son, H.F. Lenzner, here after a two weeks' illness. Funeral services were conducted at the McPhail and Keehn Funeral home on Sunday afternoon by Rev. Stanley P. Kirn, pastor of Salem Evangelical Church. Burial was made in Elkland Cemetery. Sophia Ahr was born in Philadelphia, Pa.,on April 12, 1857, and came to Michigan in the early sixties. Her parents, the late Gottlieb and Fredericka Ahr, were members of a cooperative colony by the name of Ora Labora, near Bay Port, where Mr. Ahr was the colony's shoemaker. Following six years residence at Ora Labora the family left there in 1868 to become residents of the pioneer settlement with later developed into the village of Cass City. Sophia Ahr attended school here with other children of the early settlers of this community. On March 1, 1879, she was united in marriage with Christian Oscar Lenzner, Jr, and she has resided here continuously with the exception of two winters spent with her sister, Mrs. George MAST, in Sebewaing, and the past 17 months when she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. H. Lee POCKLINGTON, of Algonac. On April 26, Mrs. Lenzner came to Cass City to spend several weeks at her son's home. After a delightful week spent visiting old friends here, she became suddenly ill and passed away Friday, Mar 15, after two weeks's sickness. Her husband died on June 2, 1927. Mrs. Lenzner was a member of the Evangelical Church in Cass City for more than 60 years. Besides her two children, she leaves seven grandchildren and seven great granchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. George MAST of Sebewaing and Mrs. Lydia ROYER of Waynesville, Missouri. Relatives and friends who came from a distance to attend the funeral include Mrs. Wesley Moody and Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Pocklington, Algonac; Miss Shirley Anne Lenzner, Wayne; Mrs. William Moreton, Mrs. Tyler Wood and Mrs. George Bortz, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. A. Muellerweiss, Sebewaing; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Striffler, Mr. and Mrs. Burnell Holden and Mr. and Mrs. O.K. Janes, Caro; Dr. and Mrs. G.F. Lenzner, Bad Axe; Mrs. F. Klump, Mrs. K.M. Morris, Mrs. Clyde Fox and Mrs. A.B. Haist, Saginaw. Because she was ill, Mr. H. Lee Pocklington was unable to attend the funeral of her mother. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Person ID	I29652	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Gottlieb Ahr,   b. 1 Feb 1824, Gr?fenhausen, Schwarzwaldkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 31 Jan 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Johanna Friedericke Stoll,   b. 8 Aug 1820, Vaihingen, Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 19 Jun 1901, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	8 Jul 1857	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Family ID	F9622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian Oscar "C.O." Lenzner, Jr.,   b. 30 Oct 1854, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 2 Jun 1927, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1879	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Children	1. Herbert Frank Lenzner,   b. 13 Dec 1879, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 7 Feb 1953, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 73 years)   2. Clara Viola Lenzner,   b. 15 Mar 1888, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 3 Jan 1944, Algonac, St. Clair County, Michigan (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F9557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Apr 1857 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Marriage - 1 Mar 1879 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 15 May 1942 - 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

  
  

• 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, February 3, 1911 (Reliability: 3). [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, P.O. Elkland (Reliability: 3).