George Alvin Jaus

1903 - 1921  (17 years)

• Name	George Alvin Jaus  [1]
  Birth	23 Feb 1903	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Feb 1921	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle February 18, 1921 Page One Find Their Son Dead in Bed Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jaus Made Startling Discovery Saturday Morning Young Man Was in Usual Health When he Retired on Friday Evening Mr. and Mrs. Samuel JAUS of Elkland township were terribly shocked and grieved Saturday morning when they found their son, George, aged 17 years, dead in his bed. The young man had been in his usual health on Friday, having worked all day buzzing wood. He spent the evening in playing the phonograph and visiting with members of the family. When he failed to answer the morning call Saturday, his parents made the startling discovery of his demise. Death was due to appoplexy. George Alvin Jaus was born in Elkland Township, Feb. 23, 1903. He attended the "Brick" school three miles northeast of Cass City until he had finished the eighth grade and since that time has been employed on his parents's farm where he proved to be a great help and an efficient coworker with his father in carrying out the farming operations. The young man was a member of the Evangelical church and took much interest in the Sunday school of that church. He was held in high esteem by his many friends. Funeral services were held at the Evangelical church Tuesday afternoon, Rev. F.L POHLY officiating and interment was made in Elkland cemetery. Vernon STRIFFLER, Grant PATTERSON, Leonard STRIFFLER, Arlie SPENCER, Lawrence BUEHRLY and Louis STRIFFLER, members of George's Sunday school class, acted as pallbearers. Besides his parents, he leaves one sister, Minnie. Art Peck relates the following family story, "George grew so large that his heart could not take it." Jaus, George A,b. 23 Feb 1903, d. 12 Feb 1921 Source: http://www.interment.net/data/us/mi/tuscola/casscity/index.htm
  Person ID	I5109	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Samuel Jaus,   b. 10 Dec 1878, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 28 Apr 1952, Michigan (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Lena Katie Helwig,   b. 1 May 1879, Lancaster, Erie County, New York d. 9 May 1931, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	12 Mar 1902	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Family ID	F2710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Feb 1903 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 12 Feb 1921 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.