Harvey Klinkman b. 6 Jun 1889 Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 8 Dec 1947 Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1889 - 1947 (58 years)

Name	Harvey Klinkman [1, 2]
Birth	6 Jun 1889	Lancaster, Erie County, New York [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Death	8 Dec 1947	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan [1]
Burial	11 Dec 1947	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan [1, 3]
Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, December 12, 1947 Page 4 Sudden Death of Harvey Klinkman Harvey Klinkman, well-known resident of Cass City, passed away suddenly at his home on South Seeger St. Monday night. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Stanley Kirn at the Evangelical United Bretherin Church Thursday afternoon and interment was made in Elkland Cemetery. Mr. Klinkman was born in Lancaster, New York, June 6, 1889, and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Otto Klinkman. He came to this community with his parents when he was nine years old where he has made his home until his death. He was united in marriage February 10, 1914, in Cass City with Miss Cora Helwig. Following their marriage they made their home in the village. Mr Klinkman has been in the contracting business for the past twenty years. To mourn their losses are his wife; one daughter, Charlotte, at home; three sons, Dorus and Keith Klinkman of Cass City and James Klinkman of Detroit; four brothers, Orton Klinkman of Decker, Howard of Jackson, Charles of Dearborn, and Arthur of Cass City; and two grandchildren. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2010)
Person ID	I35086	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

Father	Otto C. Klinkman, b. 22 Sep 1858, New York d. 13 Jul 1936, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 77 years)
Mother	Maggie May Hutchinson, b. 12 May 1863, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 12 Oct 1911, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 48 years)
Marriage	Abt 1885	Lancaster, Erie County, New York [3, 4]
Family ID	F11000	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Cora Lavinia Helwig, b. 30 Sep 1888, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 21 Oct 1984 (Age 96 years)

Marriage 10 Feb 1914 Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan [1]

Children

	1. Dorus "Dutch" Klinkman, b. 20 May 1916 d. 2 Jul 1987 (Age 71 years)
	2. Keith Klinkman, b. 10 Mar 1922 d. 8 Oct 1973 (Age 51 years)

Family ID F10999 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 6 Mar 2010

Event Map

	Birth - 6 Jun 1889 - Lancaster, Erie County, New York
	Marriage - 10 Feb 1914 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
	Death - 8 Dec 1947 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
	Burial - 11 Dec 1947 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan

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Photos		Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917 FRONT ROW, l to r, Grant McConnell, class leader; UNKNOWN Clergyman, UNKNOWN class member, William Schwegler, Sam Helwig, George Burg SECOND ROW, l to r, Hattie Helwig McConnell, Janet "Jennie" Gardner Buehrly, Minerva Helwig Sherman, Mary Buehrly Striffler, Mary Mark Buehrly THIRD ROW; l to r, Alma Striffler Schenck holding her baby Ruth, Lena Helwig Jaus, Lillian Striffler Ricker, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Mary Schwegler Jaus, Jacob Hiller. Note: Alma Striffler Schenck's three year old son, Donald, was said to be asleep in the Model T Ford just to the left of the group at the time this photo was taken FOURTH ROW: l to r, Elsie Buehrly, Mary Striffler Helwig, Cora Helwig Klinkman, Laura McConnell Hiller, Alice Ross Schwegler, Mary McLellan Joos, Ed Helwig FIFTH ROW, l to r, Art Ricker, Erwin Kercher, Ed Buehrly, Harvey Klinkman, UNKNOWN Class Member, Fred Buehrly, Fred Joos TOP ROW, l to r, Sol Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Fred Jaus, William Ackerman, Sam Jaus It appears that at least 33 of the 36 adults in this Sunday School class were directly related, through either blood or marriage, to the Striffler, Benkelman and Helwig families who emigrated together from Erie County, New York to Tuscola County, Michigan beginning in the 1860's. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.
Photos		Cass City, Michigan "Kill Kare Klub" Gathering A postcard from the collection of Lena Mark Schwegler. Back row, l to r, Dan McRea, Alma Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Elizabeth Beebeheyser, Alma Mark (in a dark colored dress) Middle row, l to r, UNKNOWN, Mary Gulick, Harvey Klinkman, Cora Helwig (who would later marry Harvey), and standing in white, holding Cora's hand, Minerva Helwig Front row, l to r, Martha Mark, Millard Spurgeon, Lena Mark Minerva Helwig was identified by her granddaughter, Shelly de Beaubien. Marjory Schwegler Battel had instead thought this was Ethel Striffler. The Kill Kare Klub was a social group with chapters throughout the midwest, whose members gathered monthly to participate in skits, games, and lively conversation.

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/.
[S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp Enumerated 15 and 16 of April 1910 SD 8 ED 112 Sheet 1A Stamped 121 5-5 (Reliability: 3).
[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, July 17, 1936, page 5 (Reliability: 3).