Florence Mae Benkelman b. 8 May 1896 St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas d. 19 Dec 1989 Stuart, Martin County, Florida: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1896 - 1989 (93 years)

Name	Florence Mae Benkelman [1]
Birth	8 May 1896	St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas [2]
Gender	Female
Death	19 Dec 1989	Stuart, Martin County, Florida [2]
Burial	St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
Notes	Also was a teacher, attending Mt. Pleasant Normal. Cass City Chronicle Cass City, Mich., April 11, 1919 Page Four Around Our Town Miss Mae Benkelman, daughter of B.F. Benkelman and a teacher in the Sebewaing schools, is spending her Easter vacation here this week. Cass City Chronicle Cass City, Michigan January 6, 1926 Miss Mae Benkelman returned to Flint on Sunday after spending the past two weeks at her home here.
Person ID	I34	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	23 Dec 2023

Father	Benjamin Franklin Benkelman, Sr., b. 24 Sep 1863, Bowmansville, Town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 7 Sep 1952, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 88 years)
Mother	Wilhelmina "Minnie" Johanna Friederika Jesse, b. 27 Sep 1865, Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan d. 18 Jun 1961, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 95 years)
Marriage	26 Dec 1892	St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas [3, 4, 5]
Photos » Slide Show		Benkelman General Store (Ben F. Benkelman, Sr. Proprietor), Cass City, Michigan, ca 1901-1924 After retiring from ranching, Ben Benkelman Sr. owned and operated a dry goods store in his hometown of Cass City for approximately twenty years. Ben Sr. is standing in the background of this photo. In the foreground is Mr. Philo S. Rice, who clerked at the Benkelman store for 19 years, and was proprietor of his own grocery store for nearly six years thereafter. He was born on Stuben, NY on 5 Dec 1863, and died in Cass City on 8 Oct 1928, leaving behind his widow, Carrie Fancher Rice and two children, Mrs. A. C. Atwell of Cass City and Roy F. Rice of Los Angeles. (Cass City Chronicle, 12 Oct 1928, page 1).
		Benkelman General Store (Ben F. Benkelman, Sr. Proprietor), Cass City, Michigan ca 1920's The interior of Ben Benkelman's general store in Cass City, with store clerk Philo S. Rice standing on the left. The lady to the right is unknown. PLEASE EMAIL US IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY HER.
		Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1913 and Minnie (Jesse) Family of Cass City, Michigan Back, L to R: Ruth, Mae, Harold "Sime" and Ben, Jr. Front, L to R: Ben, Sr., Lois, Minnie
		Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1917 and Minnie (Jesse) Family of Cass City, Michigan Standing (L To R): Ruth, Mae, Harold, Ben Jr., Lois Seated (L to R): Ben Sr. and his wife, Minnie
		Benkelman Home (Ben and Minnie Family), Cass City, Michigan, sometime after 1901 The home of Ben and Minnie Benkelman family of at 1454 Maple Street, Cass City, Michigan.
Documents		Jesse, Minnie 1892 Marriage to Benjamin Benkelman,Sr. Copy of Marriage License as filed in 1892 in Cheyenne County, Kansas in 1892
Family ID	F16	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Wilmot John "Bill" Carpenter, b. 1 Jul 1891, Ballantree, Whiteship Township, York, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Jun 1961, Farwell, Clare County, Michigan (Age 69 years)
Marriage	1 May 1926	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan [2]
	Marriage date of 1 May 1926, per Dorothy Williams (Mae's niece and later stepdaughter), may be incorrect? The 1930 census shows that a John W and Jennie Carpenter were living in Lapeer County, Michigan. He was shown as age 39, born Michigan with both parents also born in Michigan. She was shown as age 30, also born in Michigan, with her mother born in Canada, and father in Michigan. Based on the ages of marriage shown, they would have married about 1920. However, in 1930, Wilmot and Mae Carpenter can be found in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, having been married approximatley 5 years, based on their current age and age at the time of their marriage. Unless Wilmot John Carpenter secretly married to both women, and moving between households in 1930, the John W Carpenter married to Jennie Hoeksema is a different man entirely, of approximately the same age. Additionally, Mae's husband was born in Canada, not in Michigan.
Family ID	F31	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	23 Dec 2023

Family 2	Eustace Thwaites Ball, b. 13 Nov 1899, Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England d. 21 May 1989, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida (Age 89 years)
Marriage	13 Jan 1973	St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida [2]
Family ID	F32	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

Event Map

	Birth - 8 May 1896 - St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas
	Marriage - 1 May 1926 - Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
	Marriage - 13 Jan 1973 - St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
	Death - 19 Dec 1989 - Stuart, Martin County, Florida
	Burial - - St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida

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Photos » Slide Show		Benkelman Family Sod Hut (Ben and Minnie Family), Cheyenne County, Kansas ca 1902 (L to R): Harold "Sime" on horseback, Ben Benkelman holding the hand of his son Ben Jr., Minnie Benkelman nee Jesse, and daughters Ruth and Mae. This picture was taken in Kansas shortly before the family moved to Ben's home town of Cass City, Michigan where he opened a general store. After spending twenty years as a cowboy and rancher at the Kansas/Nebraska/Colorado border, Ben was again ready for the comforts of civilization.
		Benkelman, Mae ca 1910's Mae with classmates, from either her public school or her Sunday school. Mae Benkelman is seated on the far left, wearing a locket. She was a 1915 graduate of Cass City High School, and also a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Cass City. Per the Cass City Chronicle, June 11, 1917 issue, graduates of the class of 1915 included Mae Benkelman, Ruth Fritz, Helen McGregory, Florence Bigelow, Alma Mark, Ruth Bittner, Helen Kolb, Mary Flynn, Lottie Hamilton, Allison Spence, Beatrice Koepfgen, Howard Hoadley, Otis Stockmeyer, Douglas Duncanson, Hazen Carson, Paul Fritz, James Hamilton, and Vina McPhail. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN STUDENTS.
		Benkelman, Adam and Anna Catherine (Schaufele) Descendants ca 1912 Family Reunion Back, Standing, l to r: Mae Benkelman, Kate Schwegler, John Benkelman Sr., Ester Ackerman Benkelman, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Joe Benkelman, Augusta Krehl Benkelman, Dorus Benkelman, Will Schwegler, Ward Benkelman, Ben Schwegler, Sam Benkelman Middle Row, kneeling, l to r: Alvin Benkelman, Harold Benkelman, Ruth Benkelman, Marie Benkelman (standing), Lena Benkelman Schwegler, Barbara Rommel Benkelman, Louisa Benkelman Schwegler Bottom Row, seated, l to r: Bertha Benkelman, Glen Benkelman, Ida Benkelman, Lottie Benkelman, Ben Benkelman Sr. behind his nephew John Donald Benkelman, Lois Benkelman, Ben Benkelman Jr., Alice Ross Schwegler with her baby Edward William Schwegler, and ,facing left, Mary Striffler Benkelman (Mrs. Sam) (Legend Courtesy of Bonnie-Margaret Benkelman Jacobs)
		_Benkelman, Mae Wife of (1) Bill Carpenter and (2) Eustace Ball B. 1896 Kansas D. 1989 Florida
		Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1920's with his children and their spouses Back Row, L to R: Wilmot "Bill" Carpenter, Ben Benkelman, Sr., Ben Benkelman, Jr., Jim Pease, Minnie Benkelman, Eustace Ball, Harold Benkelman in the late 1920's. Front Row, L to R: Mae Benkelman Carpenter, Lois Benkelman Pease, Ruth Benkelman Ball, Isabel Fletcher Benkelman, Avis Smith Benkelman
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
		Jesse, Minnie ca 1960, with her children on her 95th birthday L to R: Ben Jr standing behind his sisters Lois and Ruth, Minnie, Mae and Sime The paintings behind the group were all done by Minnie herself, who took up painting as a hobby shortly after her 87th birthday.

Sources

[S465] Wiggs, Dorothy-Family Researcher (jimdode@nbnet.nb.ca).
[S469] Williams, Dorothy Ball--Family Researcher (dotwfl@comcast.net) 3331 Southwest Villa Place, Palm City, FL 34990 ; based in part on BonnieMargaret Benkelman Jacob's unpublished typescript, THE FAMILY BENKELMAN.
[S452] State of Kansas, Cheyenne County, Marriage License.
[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/, September 15, 1962 (Reliability: 3).
[S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 134, instead shows location of marriage as Wano, Kansas (Reliability: 3).