Laura McConnell

1894 - 1964  (69 years)

• Name	Laura McConnell  [1]
  Birth	11 Nov 1894	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Sep 1964	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Thursday, September 10, 1968, Page Three Mrs. Hiller Dies In Nursing Home Mrs. Laura Heller died Saturday, Sept. 5, at Stevens Nursing Home, where she had beena patient two years. Mrs. Hiller was bonr in Cass City Nov. 11, 1894, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Grant McConnell. She was married to Hacob Hiller in Cass City April 3, 1918, and they made their home in Cass City. Mrs. Hiller wasa member of the EUB Church. She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Frank (Irene) Karner of Clio; one son, Floyd Hiller of Jackson, and five grandchildren. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2010)
  Person ID	I35101	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	General Grant McConnell,   b. 25 Jul 1864, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 8 Apr 1932, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Harriet "Hattie" Helwig,   b. 25 Dec 1870, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 1 May 1950, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	21 Apr 1892	Tuscola County, Michigan   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F10998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob Hiller,   b. Abt 1888, Michigan d. 29 Feb 1968, Michigan (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1918	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Children	1. Floyd Leslie Hiller,   b. 21 Jan 1919, Michigan d. 2 Feb 1972, Michigan (Age 53 years)   2. Irene Harriet Hiller,   b. Abt 1923, Michigan d. 31 Mar 2006, Michigan (Age ~ 83 years)
  Family ID	F11006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Nov 1894 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Marriage - 3 Apr 1918 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 5 Sep 1964 - 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

  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.

  
  

• 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/, Thursday, September 10, 1964 (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, April 15, 1932, Page Eight, shown as 21 Apr 1872 [sic, s/b 1892] (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/.