Gemma Romine

1897 - 1974  (76 years)

• Name	Gemma Romine  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	5 Dec 1897	Michigan   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Mar 1974  [3]
  Notes	Volume 18 of the STIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 5, 1955, reported that she was promoted to Telegraph Editor of the Pontiac Michigan Daily Press. Volume 23 of the Broadcast, published September 7, 1963, reported that she had spent the summer at her cottage on Walpole Island, Ontario. She returned in June from a trip around the world on the freighter "Flying Fish" of the Isbradntsen Steamship line. She had retired in January from the editorial staff of the Pontiac Press. The freighter trip was four and one-half months long, stopping at such unusual ports as Beirut, Lebanon; Karachi, Pakistan; Saigon, South Vietnam, and Pusan, Korea.
  Person ID	I30435	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Harry C. Striffler, D. D. S.,   b. 19 Jul 1891, Michigan d. 28 Dec 1951, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	2 Aug 1916	Monroe County, Michigan   [1, 4]
  	Cass City Chronicle Friday, August 4, 1916 Page Five Cass City friends of Dr. Harry C. Stiffler have received announcements of his marriage on Wednesday, August 2, to Miss Gemma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellsworth ROMINE, of Monroe. Dr. Stiffler is located at Monroe practising his profession of dentistry. The 1941 issue of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast showed that Dr. and Mrs. Harry C. Striffler of Pontiac were married 25 years ago, Aug. 2, 1916.
  Children	1. Hurley Beatrice Striffler,   b. 10 Mar 1917, Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan d. 12 Mar 1917, Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan (Age 0 years)   2. Shirley Lillian Striffler,   b. 10 Mar 1917, Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan d. 10 Mar 1917, Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan (Age 0 years)   3. David F. Striffler,   b. 24 Oct 1922, Michigan d. 29 May 1995, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F9809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2008

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Dec 1897 - Michigan Marriage - 2 Aug 1916 - Monroe County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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, August 4, 1916 (Reliability: 3). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Michigan, Oakland County, Pontiac Township ED 63-77 SD 14 Sheet 24B (Reliability: 3). [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 5, September 1, 1941 (Reliability: 3).