Catherine "Kate" Zinnecker

1881 - 1943  (61 years)

• Name	Catherine "Kate" Zinnecker  [1]
  Nickname	Kate
  Birth	12 Sep 1881	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Jun 1943	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, June 25, 1943, Page One Well Known Matron Passed Away Here Saturday Evening Mrs. Lester Bailey, a resident of this community for 61 years, passed away at Pleasant Home Hospital here Saturday evening, after an illness of six weeks. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Stanley P. Kirn, pastor of the Evangelical Church. Entombment was in Elkland cemetery. Business houses closed during the funeral. Catherine Zinnecker was born on a farm in Elkland Township, three miles east of Cass City, on Sept. 12, 1881, and in early childhood came with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John Zinnecker, to Cass City where she has since resided. On her birthday in 1906, she was united in marriage with Lester Bailey. Following her graduation from Cass City High School in 1899, she was employed as saleslady in business houses in Cass City, and through this contact, and for the past 17 years as reporter for the Chronicle, Mrs. Bailey became widely acquainted and enjoyed the friendship of a large number of people in this community. Sincerely devoted to her family and friends, her passing is widely mourned. Mrs. Bailey was a member of the Evangelical Church, secretary of the Tri Sigma Sunday School class, and a member of the Ladies Aid Society and the Woman's Missionary Society. She was also active in Echo Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Bailey is survived by her husband, a local business man; four children, Darwin Bailey of Ypsilanti, Clare Bailey of Midland, Mrs. Richard VanWinkle of Wayne and Mrs. George Ranck of Berkley; eight grandchildren; two brothers, George Zinnecker of Moore, Mont., and Wm. Zinnecker of Deford; and four sisters, Mrs. Wm. Striffler of Cass City, Mrs. Mary Clark of Pontiac, Mrs. Grover Blades of Glendale, California, and Mrs. Anna Thiel of Gary, Indiana. Relatives and friends from out of town attending the funeral included Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Bailey, Ypsilanti; Mr. and Mrs. Clare Bailey, Midland; Mr. and Mrs. Richard VanWinkle, Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. George Ranck, Berkley; Mrs. Anna Thiel, Gary, Indiana; Mrs. Mary Clark, Pontiac; Mrs. Geo. Southworth, Elkton; Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Gardiner, Plymouth; Mrs. Ione Sturm, Detroit; Mrs. Carl Van Tine, Caro; Mr. and Mrs. Clark Zinnecker, Deford; Julius Haskell, Mrs. Mallory Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Coulter and granddaughter, all of Lapeer; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Nique, Decker; Mr. and Mrs. Naaman Kerr, Kingston. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, September 2009) (Research):Census Listings: 1930 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp ED 79-11 SD 11 Sheet 2B South Seegar Street 42-43 Bailey, Lester Hd O $1800 M W 44 M@21 Mich Mich Mich Barbe r Barber Shop Bailey, Catherine Wf F W 48 M@25 Mich Germany Germany New Reporter Publishing Bailey, Clare Z Son M W 19 S Mich Mich Mich Bailey, Catherine E. Dtr F W 15 S Mich Mich Mich Bailey, Lucile M Dtr F W 13 S Mich Mich Mich
  Person ID	I29676	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Johannes "John" Zinnecker,   b. 25 Nov 1848, Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 18 Jun 1924, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wagner,   b. 19 Mar 1849, Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 17 Feb 1926, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1868	Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Photos		Zinnecker, John and Elizabeth Wagner Family Photo, ca 1920's Johannes Zinnecker was born at Pirmesens, Germany as was wife Elizabeth Wagner. He came to the U.S. in 1868, his wife and baby daughter following him a year later. The family first settled at Ionia coming to Cass City in 1880 starting a farm on Tuscola-Sanilac county line. In the fire of 1881, they lost their barn and farm produce, but were fortunate in saving their home. They raised their family of nine children there.
  Family ID	F9559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lester Bailey,   b. 3 Jun 1886, Ortonville, Oakland County, Michigan d. 25 Oct 1965, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	12 Sep 1906	Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Children	1. Darwin Lester Bailey,   b. 17 Aug 1908, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 5 Apr 2005, Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan (Age 96 years)   2. Clare Z. Bailey,   b. 23 Nov 1910, Tuscola County, Michigan d. Jan 1977, Midland County, Michigan (Age 66 years)   3. Catherine E. Bailey,   b. Abt 1915, Tuscola County, Michigan d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lucille M. Bailey,   b. Abt 1917, Tuscola County, Michigan d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Sep 1881 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Marriage - 12 Sep 1906 - Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 19 Jun 1943 - 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

  [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 25, 1943, Page One (Reliability: 3).