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| 1 |  | Ackerman, Esther with her husband Joe Benkelman A snapshot of Esther and Joe, longtime residents of Cass City, Michigan |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: August 1965 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 2 |  | Adair, Boyce Ralph ca 1940's with his wife Savannah Boyce Ralph Adair and his wife Savannah Black were residents of Abilene Texas. This photo was probably taken in the 1940's. |
Owner of original: Jeanine Baber Date: ca 1940's |
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| 3 |  | Adair, George Columbus ca 1901 with his new wife Cora, and sister-in-law Nora Norwood This is the 1901 wedding photo for George Columbus Adair (son of Albert Adair and Mary M. McLemore) and Cora Norwood. Cora is on his right. Cora's twin sister, Nora Norwood, is to the left. |
Owner of original: Jeanine Baber Date: ca 1901 |
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| 4 |  | Adair, Lona Pinola ca 1904 At six months of age, early 1904 |
Owner of original: Jeanine Baber Date: ca 1904 |
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| 5 |  | Adair, Lona Pinola ca 1919 with Richard Ray Little Richard was Lona's first husband, and this photo was taken ca 1919 |
Owner of original: Jeanine Baber Date: ca 1919 |
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| 6 |  | Adair, Lona Pinola ca 1930's B. 1903 Oklahoma Territory D. 2000 California The eldest child of George Columbus Adair and Cora Norwood. This photo of her appears to have been taken in the 1930's or 1940's |
Owner of original: Jeanine Baber Date: ca 1930's |
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| 7 |  | Adair, Lona Pinola ca 1949 with George Samstad Lona with her second husband, George Samstad |
Owner of original: Jeanine Baber Date: ca 1949 |
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| 8 |  | Adams, Oscar Augustus ca 1900's B. 1880 Texas D. 1933 New Mexico An early day stockman in Lea County, New Mexico. He and his parents homesteaded east of Tatum. As fences were built, a feud festered between Oscar and his neighbor James Simpson. This bad blood continued until one day shots were fired and Oscar lay bleeding in the dirt. He died 20 minutes later. (Courtesy of David Minton). |
Owner of original: David Minton via Lynell Cordell Place: New Mexico |
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| 9 |  | Adickes, Leon, ca 1999 Leon was inducted into the Texas Lions Club Hall of Fame in May, 1999. He was a charter member of the Hemphill Lions Club in April, 1950, with perfect attendance for 27 years. During this time he was President of the local club, Deputy District Governor, and District Governor, and sponsored more than 100 new members, attended 40 district and international conventions, received two extension awards, and was honored with the Mervin Jones Fellowship. |
Owner of original: Robert Cecil McDaniel (V4p31) Date: May 20, 1999 Place: College Station, Texas |
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| 10 |  | Alford, Frances and Thomas A. Bragg, ca 1901, Isla, Texas This photo appears to have been taken around the time of their 1901 marriage in Sabine County, Texas |
Owner of original: Robert Cecil McDaniel (V2p218) Date: ca 1901 Place: Isla, Sabine County, Texas |
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| 11 |  | Allen, Elizabeth ca 1910 B. 1847 D. 1916 Sabine County, Texas Wife of William Morrison Fullen, sister of Jane Elizabeth and Jane Allen, sisters, were married to brothers, William and John Fullen. |
Owner of original: Pam Mahon Date: ca 1910 Place: Sabine County, Texas |
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| 12 |  | Allen, Jane ca 1920's B. 1850 Texas D. 1926 Sabine County, Texas Wife of John W. Fullen, sister of Elizabeth Jane was a fourth generation Texan, her great-grandfather receiving a land grant from the Republic of Texas in 1838. She and her siblings were the first family members to actually be born in Texas, however. Jane lived her entire live in Sabine County; raising her nine children there as well. This picture was probably taken in the 1920's. The black silk sunbonnet she made and was wearing in the photo is still owned by her great-great granddaughter. |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: bef 1926 Place: Sabine County, Texas |
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| 13 |  | Anderson, Ernest L. with his first wife, ca 1910's or 1920's Robert Cecil McDaniel identified this photo as Ernest L. Anderson and his first wife, Florence McLemore. Ernest L. Anderson, the son of John Simon Anderson and Mattie Conn was indeed married twice. However his wives were Ara Josephine Clark and Bertie Harvey. Additionally, there did not appear to be a Florence McLemore in or around Sabine County during that time frame. PLEASE HELP US IF YOU CAN VERIFY WHO THE COUPLE IN THIS PHOTO IS. |
Owner of original: Robert Cecil McDaniel Date: ca 1910's or 1920's Place: Sabine County, Texas |
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| 14 |  | Anderson, John Lindell Family, ca 1950, Sabine County, Texas John Lindell Anderson and wife, Allie (Travis) Anderson, with their sons, John and Wayne |
Owner of original: Robert Cecil McDaniel (V3p97) Date: ca 1950 Place: Sabine County, Texas |
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| 15 |  | Anderson, John Simon (l) with a Burkhalter (r), ca 1880's John Simon Anderson of Sabine County, Texas, with a Burkhalter, *possibly* his brother-in-law, John Wesley Burkhalter (husband to Susie Anderson). PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU CAN EITHER VERIFY OR REFUTE THIS ASSUMPTION. |
Owner of original: Robert Cecil McDaniel (V3p105) Date: ca 1880's or later |
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| 16 |  | Arnold, 1rst Lt. Woodrow W and Capt. Hiram P. Brothers Woodrow Arnold, Army 1942-1936, and Hiram Arnold, Medical Corps 1943-1946, posed for this photo serving in France during World War II |
Owner of original: Robert Cecil McDaniel (V3p258) Date: 1945 Place: France |
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| 17 |  | Arnold, William Thomas B. 1845 Georgia D. 1919 Texas Husband of Louisa Della Alford He served as sherriff of Sabine County at the turn of the century |
Owner of original: Robert Cecil McDaniel (V1p39) Date: ca 1880-1900 Place: Sabine County, Texas |
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| 18 |  | Arthur, Lloyd "Shorty" A long period of sorrowing suspense culminated in deeper grief for Mrs. Millie (Beznoska) Arthur from a telegram from the War Department stating that her son, Staff Sgt. Lloyd Arthur is now listed as killed in action. Lloyd was reported missing since April 29. He was a lower turret gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Sgt. Arthur was born in North Bend on October 2, 1922. Most of his life was spent in North Bend but the family lived for a short time in Oklahoma. He was graduated from the North Bend High School with the class of 1941. Following his graduation from the North Bend High School he worked in Grand Island and in Omaha. On being inducted into the army he was assigned to the infantry in Camp Robinson, Arkansas. Later he joined the air corps and was sent to San Antonio, Texas where he received his basic training. He was sent overseas from Tampa, Florida. His plane was shot down over Brandenburg, Germany. Xerox of a portrait of Lloyd. |
Owner of original: Caroline Tomasek Mastny Date: ca 1940's Place: Nebraska |
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| 19 |  | Arthur, Lloyd Keith, Sr. Mr. Arthur was a veteran of the first World War. He was a member of a machine gun unit but did not go overseas. This is a xerox of a photo of Lloyd in uniform. |
Owner of original: Caroline Tomasek Mastny Date: ca 1918 |
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| 20 |  | Asta, Antoinette (Mrs. Paulina Trapani) The 1900 census indicates Antoinette immigrated from Italy around 1887 |
Owner of original: Paul Van Doorne Place: New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| 21 |  | Atwell, Ogden and Family, Four Generation Photo, ca 1915 Ogden Atwell, daughter Florence Atwell Gooden, granddaughter Pearl Gooden Striffler, and great granddaughter Luella Irene Striffler |
Owner of original: Lynn Osgerby |
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| 22 |  | Atwell, Ogden with his family, ca 1900-1910 back row: Lucy Getty Atwell (wife of Elmer), Florence Atwell Gooden(Ogden's daughter), Pearl Gooden (Florence's daughter), Luella Atwell Frutchey (Ogden's daughter) front row: Elmer Atwell (Ogden's son), Ogden Atwell, Vera Atwell(?one of Elmer and Lucy's children), Ellen Shaver Atwell and Arthur Atwell Lynn Osgerby, the granddaughter of Arthur Atwell notes that Elmer, Florence and Luella are siblings from Ogden's first marriage with Amelia Spencer who died in 1881. He then married Ellen Shaver and had two more children, one who died in infancy, the other children being her grandfather Arthur. |
Owner of original: Lynn Osgerby Date: ca 1900 -1910 Place: Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan |
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| 23 |  | Bailey, Ruth ca 1932
Wife of Glenn David Cutting, Jr. Registered Nurse Youngstown (Ohio) Hospital Graduation Class of 1932 This picture had originaly been thought, in error, to be a photo of Ruth's sister-in-law, Alberta Strong Cutting, also a nurse. |
Owner of original: Cynthia Davis Kapiton Date: circa 1932 Place: Youngstown, Ohio |
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| 24 |  | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Carole Jean Benkelman Date: ca 1935 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 25 |  | Battel, Art with wife Marjory (Schwegler) Art and Marjory during a tender moment |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 26 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Place: Michigan |
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| 27 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: January 24, 1974 Place: Ubly, Michigan |
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| 28 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: ca 1960's Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 29 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: ca 1965 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 30 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: ca 1965 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 31 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: ca 1966 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 32 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: ca 1970's Place: Michigan |
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| 33 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Place: Michigan |
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| 34 |  | Battel, Marjory (Schwegler) and her husband Art, circa 1940's Art and Marjory were lifelong residents of Tuscola County, and both active in church and community affairs |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: ca 1940's Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 35 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: ca 1944 |
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| 36 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: ca 1948 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 37 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: ca 1952 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 38 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: ca 1980's Place: Michigan |
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| 39 |  | Battel, Marjory with her great-granddaughters Marjory Schwegler Battel with great granddaughters, Elaina Battel (left) and Laura Battel (right); daughters of her grandson, Michael Battel |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel |
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| 40 |  | Benkelman Beam in Use AASHO Test road, ca 1962 Invented by Alvin Carlton Benkelman, this was an economical portable device to measure deflections of pavement under heavy loads which to this day carries his name, the Benkelman Beam. |
Owner of original: Alvin Benkelman, Jr. Date: ca 1962 |
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| 41 |  | Benkelman Brothers ca mid 1920's (Sons of Adam and Catherine Benkelman) Alvin Benkelman, through both memory and photo comparison, believes the brothers are standing in the following order, L to R: George, Ben Sr., John, Samuel and William. All five were sons of Adam and Catherine Benkelman of Cass City. PLEASE HELP US VERIFY THESE ASSUMPTIONS. |
Owner of original: Carole Jean Benkelman Date: mid 1920's Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 42 |  | Benkelman Brothers with their wives, mid 1920's (Sons of Adam and Catherine Benkelman) Front Row, L to R: Possibly Alice McDougall Benkelman, Mary Striffler Benkelman, Augusta Krehl Benkelman, Possibly Barbara Rommel Benkelman, Minnie Jesse Benkelman and Samuel Benkelman Back Row, L To R: Thought to be George, William, John, and Ben Sr. PLEASE HELP US VERIFY THESE ASSUMPTIONS. |
Owner of original: Carole Jean Benkelman Date: mid 1920's Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 43 |  | Benkelman Cousins in the Sugar Bush, ca 1905 L to R, Glen Benkelman, Alvin Benkelman, Joe Benkelman, Ward Benkelman, and Dorus Benkelman, ready to "sugar" maple trees Joe and Ward, in the center of the photo, were sons of Samuel Benkelman. Glen, Alvin and Dorus were the eldest children of John Adam Benkelman, Sam's brother. |
Owner of original: Scottie Benkelman Pritchard Date: ca 1905 Place: Tuscola County, Michigan |
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| 44 |  | 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. |
Owner of original: Bonnie Benkelman McLemore Date: ca 1902 Place: Kansas |
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| 45 |  | 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. |
Owner of original: Lorraine Smith Benkelman Date: ca 1920's Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 46 |  | 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). |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: aft 1900 Place: Cass City , Michigan |
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| 47 |  | 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. |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: ca bet 1901 and 1950 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 48 |  | Benkelman Immigrants, ca 1890's: Six of the Ten Benkelmann Children who emigrated from W?rttemberg, Germany to the United States Top Row, l to r, Lena Benkelman Schwegler, Maria Benkelman Striffler , Georg Benkelman, Louisa Benkelman Striffler Bottom Row, l to r, Frederick Benkelman, Adam Benkelman Children of Johann Leonhard Benkelmann and Maria Dorothea St?hle Must have been taken while George was visiting Cass City from Denver, and sometime prior to 1897, when Frederick died |
Owner of original: Alvin Carlton Benkelman, Jr. Date: before 1897 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 49 |  | Benkelman or Striffler, Unknown This photo was in a family album of Johh Adam Benekleman of Cass City. It was labeled by Alvin Benkelman Sr as Andrew Schwegler, the husband of Louisa Benkelman. However, Andrew and Louisa Schwegler's granddaughter, Margory Schwegler Battel said this was not correct. WHO IS THIS MAN? |
Owner of original: Alvin Carlton Benkelman, Jr. Date: bef 1899 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 50 |  | Benkelman or Striffler, Unknown This photo was in a family album of Johh Adam Benekleman of Cass City. It was labeled by Alvin Benkelman Sr as Louisa Benkelman Schwegler. However, Andrew and Louisa Schwegler's granddaughter, Margory Schwegler Battel said this was not correct. WHO IS THIS WOMAN? |
Owner of original: Alvin Carlton Benkelman, Jr. Date: bef 1899 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 51 |  | Benkelman Ranch Cowboys ca 1879 Photo taken at the Benkelman Ranch in Kansas ca 1879 |
Owner of original: Scottie Benkelman Pritchard Date: ca 1879 |
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| 52 |  | Benkelman Women ca 1910 Appears to have been taken at an early family reunion or other gathering, and was titled Benkelman Women, ca 1910. Lorraine "Smitty" Benkelman writes: "the lady seated in the center, on the sidewalk, just to the right of the three little kids, is "Aunt Lena", Mary Magdelena Benkelman Deverney Schwegler. On the top in the center, is Cora Belle Horne Clark Striffler with the white shirt. Behind her, just in front of the door is Minnie Benkelman." PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS. |
Owner of original: Alvin Benkelman Date: ca 1910 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 53 |  | Benkelman, Adam and Anna Catharina (Schaufele) ca 1860's Adam and Catherine Benkelman were married in B?rtlingen, W?rttemberg around 1851; and then left almost immediately for New York, where their seven children were born. This photo of Adam and Catherine appears to have been taken when they both were in their mid 30's, probably while they were still living in Lancaster, Erie County, New York, and before their westward journey to Michigan. |
Owner of original: Alvin C. Benkelman Date: ca 1860's Place: Probably New York |
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| 54 |  | Benkelman, Adam and Anna Catharina (Schaufele) ca 1878, Family Portrait TOP ROW: Identified by Marjory Schwegler Battel, granddaughter of Lousia, to be l to r, standing, Sam (age 19), Ben Sr. (age 15), John (age 22), and George (age 27) BOTTOM ROW: from left to right, seated, Will (age 17), Louisa (age 25), Catharine (55) and Adam (53). This is likely correct, however several descendants of Ben Sr instead believe he is seated next to his sister, Louisa, and elder brother Will is standing, second on the left. It was probably taken near the families farm in Tuscola County, Michigan. |
Owner of original: Bonnie Benkelman McLemore Date: ca 1878 Place: Michigan |
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| 55 |  | Benkelman, Adam and Anna Catharina (Schaufele) ca 1890 Adam and Catherine Benkelman were the parents of seven children, six of whom survived into adulthood. This photo was probably taken in the 1890's, when they were both in their seventies. |
Owner of original: Bonnie Benkelman McLemore Date: ca 1890's Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 56 |  | Benkelman, Adam and Anna Catharina (Schaufele) Children, after 1910 Top Row, L to R: Louisa Schwegler, John Benkelman, George Benkelman of Denver Bottom Row, L to R: Will Benkelman, Ben Benkelman Sr., Sam Benkelman Marjory Schwegler Battel indicated that she thought we had the order correct, with the possible exception of Ben Sr and John. However, descendants of both men are sure they are labeled correctly as is. |
Owner of original: Bonnie Benkelman McLemore Date: ca 1910 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 57 |  | 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) |
Owner of original: Bonnie Benkelman McLemore Date: ca 1912 Place: Cass City , Michigan |
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| 58 |  | Benkelman, Alvin C. Jr and family Thanksgiving Photo Starting top row, l to r, Glenn Diehl, Aaron Diehl, Laura Diehl, Sara Diehl, Mary Diehl, Emily Snyder, Amelia Snyder, Allison Snyder (Lynn's daughters) and Allan Biddlecomb. Next row: Jim Benkelman, Alvin Benkelman, Carol Benkelman (nee Macomber), Kathy Diehl, Lynn Biddlecomb. Jim's dog Maggie was off doing other things, but Shadow, Lucy and Sadie are pictured. |
Owner of original: Alvin Benkelman Date: ca 2009 or 2010 Place: Virginia |
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| 59 |  | Benkelman, Alvin Carlton Sr. ca 1902, with his sisters Marie and Ida Alvin with his younger sisters in 1902. Their older brothers, Glen and Dorus, were not in the photo, and younger brother, John Donald, had not yet been born. |
Owner of original: Scottie Benkelman Pritchard Date: ca 1902 Place: Michigan |
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| 60 |  | Benkelman, Alvin Carlton Sr. ca 1915 The son of John A. Benkelman and Augusta Krehl |
Owner of original: Lorraine Benkelman Date: ca 1915 Place: Cass City |
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| 61 |  | Benkelman, Alvin Carlton Sr. ca 1944 with his bride, Olive Porter Scott Alvin, after being widowed for four years, married Olive Porter Scott on 1 June 1944 in Rockville, Maryland. |
Owner of original: Ann Scott "Scottie" Benkelman Pritchard Date: June 1944 |
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| 62 |  | Benkelman, Alvin Carlton Sr. ca 1945 Husband of (1) Katherine Ayres and (2)Olive Porter Scott B. 1895 Michigan D. 1987 Virginia |
Owner of original: Alvin Carlton Benkelman, Jr. Date: ca 1945 Place: Virginia |
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| 63 |  | Benkelman, Alvin Carlton Sr. ca 1950's Alvin Carlton "Benk" Benkelman, Sr. in center briefing a group of visiting engineers. A Chemical Engineering graduate of the University of Michigan, Benk first worked for the Illinois and Michigan Highway Departments as a research engineer. From 1934-1954 he worked for the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads in charge of structural design of flexible pavement. He is well known throughout the highway construction trade for his invention of a economical portable device to measure deflections of pavement under heavy loads which to this day carries his name, the Benkelman Beam. |
Owner of original: Alvin Carlton Benkelman, Jr. Date: ca 1962 |
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| 64 |  | Benkelman, Alvin Carlton Sr. ca 1962 Upon receipt of R. W. Crum Award, 1962, being congratulated by wives of Highway Research Board engineers. In 1948 the Highway Research Board established an award in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of transportation research. This award was known as the Highway Research Board Distinguished Service Award until 1952, when the Executive Committee redesignated it the Roy W. Crum Distinguished Service Award as a memorial to the Board's director, Roy W. Crum, who served as head of the HRB staff from 1928 until his death in 1951. Outstanding achievement consists of the performance of distinguished service, the production of fundamental or developmental research, or the administration, promotion, or fostering of outstanding research that in the judgment of the Executive Committee is worthy of the award. |
Owner of original: Scottie Benkelman Pritchard Date: ca 1962 |
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| 65 |  | Benkelman, Alvin Carlton, Jr. ca 1931, with his mother Katharine Ayres, and their dog This picture of Alvin with his mother and their dog appears to have been taken in the early 1930's |
Owner of original: Alvin Carlton Benkelman, Jr. Date: ca 1931 Place: Lansing, Michigan |
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| 66 |  | Benkelman, Alvin Carlton, Jr. ca 1946 Taken while he was serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War |
Owner of original: Alvin Carlton Benkelman, Jr. Date: ca 1946 |
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| 67 |  | Benkelman, Alvin Carlton, Jr. ca 1950 and Carol Macomber Taken about a year before their marriage in Virginia |
Owner of original: Alvin Carlton Benkelman, Jr. Date: ca 1950 |
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Owner of original: Scottie Benkelman Pritchard Date: 26 Jul 1968 Place: Denver, Colorado |
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| 69 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr ca 1880's Ben, seated, poses with other ranch hands employed at the JC Ranch, near the Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado border |
Owner of original: Robert Fletcher Benkelman Date: ca 1880's Place: Benkelman Ranch, Kansas |
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| 70 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1870's (Thought to be) This was in a group of tintypes originally belonging to Louisa Benkelman Schwegler. These tintypes appear to be of Louisa and her brothers, all children of Adam and Catherine Benkelman of Cass City. Alvin Benkelman, Jr., a great grandson of of Adam and Catherine, believes this to be a photo of their son Benjamin Franklin Benkelman Sr. This is based on his comparison to other family and group photos owned and labeled by his late father, Alvin Benkelman Sr. However, based on Marjory Schwegler Battel's identificaton of the various Benkelman sons from a group photo taken around the same time period, it is possible that this might instead be Ben's older brother, William. PLEASE HELP US VERIFY THIS ASSUMPTION |
Owner of original: Margaret "Maggie" Battel Bethel Date: ca 1870's Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 71 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1892, and wife Minnie Jesse, JC Ranch, St. Francis, Kansas Ben Benkelman, Senior and Wilhelmina Jesse were married the day after Christmas in 1892, on the ranch in Kansas for which Ben was foreman. Ben and Minnie were both the children of immigrants from Germany. |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: ca 1892 Place: St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas |
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| 72 |  | 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 |
Owner of original: Bonnie Benkelman McLemore Date: ca 1913 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 73 |  | 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 |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: ca 1917 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 74 |  | 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 |
Owner of original: Lorraine Benkelman Date: ca 1920's Place: Cass City, Michigan 43.6008515, -83.17466929999999 |
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| 75 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Carole Jean Benkelman Date: ca 1935-1936 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 76 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1940's Husband of Wilhelmina "Minnie" Johanna Friederika Jesse B. 1863 New York D. 1952 Michigan |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 77 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1940's (Mrs.) The former Wilhelmina "Minnie" Johanna Friederika Jesse B. 1865 D. 1961 Michigan |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: ca 1940's Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 78 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Jr. ca 1900 Ben as an infant in St. Francis, Kansas |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: ca 1900 Place: St. Francis, Kansas |
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| 79 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Jr. ca 1919 --Kalamazoo College Football Team, MIAA Champions In High School, Ben was a star athlete. He was on the baseball, basketball, football, and track teams--four years each, earning a total of 16 letters. He went to Kalamazoo College on a football scholarship. They were the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Champions in 1919. The MIAA is the Nation's oldest collegiate conference. Ben recalls that one of the games he played was against "the Gipper," the legendary George Gipp of the University of Notre Dame. After a year of college, he returned to Cass City to help his parents close their general store. Ben is on the front row, seated, and is the fifth player from the right hand side (seventh from the left). Jason Mann, a collector of vintage sports team photos, purchased an identical copy of this photo on Ebay. His copy has a roster of the players, as well as the results for 1919 season, written on the back. A scan of this identifying information follows. |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: 1919 Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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| 80 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Jr. ca 1919 --Kalamazoo College Football Team, MIAA Champions, Back of Photo, Team Roster and Results for the Season Ben Benkelman went to Kalamazoo College on a football scholarship. In 1919 his team were champions of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), the nation's oldest collegiate conference. Jason Mann, a collector of vintage sports team photos, purchased an identical copy of this photo on Ebay. On the back of his copy was a roster of the players, along with the results for 1919 season, written on the back. |
Owner of original: Jason Mann Date: ca 1919 Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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| 81 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Jr. ca 1922--Michigan Basketball Thumb Champions "Here they are: Members of Ward's Independent team of Cass City who have just completed their schedule of games for the season, winning 22 out of 24 contests. Upper row, left to right--Glen BIXBY, secretary-treasurer; 'Abbie' WARD, ass't manager; P.E. FLEMING [Pearl Flemming]; Andrew ['Hump'] CHAMPION; Wm. WARD, manager. Lower Row: Clarence ['Bud'] BURT, Capt. Ben BENKELMAN and Frank CHAMPION, coach. At the coach's feet, Pat, the mascot." This photo was from a newspaper article published in the Cass City paper on Friday, March 23, 1922. A copy of the actual newspaper article that accompanied the photo was kindly provided by Carol Bokas. |
Owner of original: Melinda Strong Date: March 1922 Place: Tuscola County, Michigan |
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| 82 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Jr. ca 1935, with his daughter, Bonnie Ben with his daughter Bonnie, age 13 months |
Owner of original: Carole Jean Benkelman Date: January, 1935 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 83 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: November 1958 Place: Chicago, Illinois |
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| 84 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Jr. ca 1962, Cass City Ben in Cass City, shortly before his retirement |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: 1962 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 85 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Bonnie McLemore Date: ca 1963 Place: Houston, Texas |
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| 86 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Jr. ca 1976 with wife Avis (nee Smith) Ben and Avis ready to depart on a Cruise in celebration of their Golden Wedding anniversary, 1976 |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: ca 1976 Place: Florida |
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| 87 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: December 1989 Place: Houston, Texas |
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| 88 |  | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Sr visits the family of his nephew, Albert Benkelman of Kansas l to r: BonnieMargaret, Ruth, Anna Barbara and George Albert Benkelman, older farmer and boy unknown, Ben Benkelman Sr |
Owner of original: Carole Benkelman (from Minni's album) Date: circa 1930's Place: St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas 39.7741861, -101.8009427 |
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| 89 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1933, being held by her Mother Newborn Bonnie Benkelman, being held by her mother, Avis Smith Benkelman, in Cass City, Michigan, December 1933 |
Owner of original: Bonnie Benkelman McLemore Date: December 1933 |
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| 90 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1934 Bonnie, as a infant, from her grandmother Minnie's photo album |
Owner of original: Carole Jean Benkelman Date: ca 1934 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 91 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1936 The much beloved only child of Ben Benkelman, Jr. and Avis Smith of Cass City, Michigan. This picture was probably taken around 1937. |
Owner of original: Bonnie McLemore Date: bet 1936-1938 Place: Cass City, MI |
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| 92 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1937 Bonnie ca 1937, Cass City, Michigan |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: ca 1937 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 93 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1942 Bonnie in her Girl Scout uniform, circa 1942, in Cass City, Michigan. |
Owner of original: Bonnie McLemore Date: ca 1942 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 94 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1942, and friends L to R: Lois Little, Jessie Fry and Bonnie Benkelman, Cass City, ca 1942. Jessie, whose mother was a Striffler, and Bonnie were distantly related. |
Owner of original: Bonnie Jean Benkelman Date: ca 1942 Place: Cass City, Michigan 43.6008515, -83.1746693 |
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| 95 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1947 at Girl Scout Camp in Fenton, Michigan Camp Tyrone Campers, Session One, 1947 Intermediate Girl Scouts Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan Listed alphabetically, and not in the order pictured. List compiled from signatures on the back of the photo, and does not appear to be complete. Janet ADAMS, Louise ANDREWS, Mabel F. BROWN, Wanda BURKS, Sue CARTWRIGHT, Mary CAVANAUGH, Mary Lee CLARK, Suzanne DANIELS, Margaret DARLING, Shirlee DIAMOND, Lucille FISHER, Jean FORD, Joan FORD, Mary Jo GAMBILL, Margaret GRAYSON, Janie GUERRA, Valarie HERRINGTON, Lee Ann HEGLE, Miss Mary HIATLEECH, Onalee HOKINGER, Libbie HOOD, Jane HUNT, Patricia IRVING, Peggy KAPPELMAN, Marilyn KLINE, Mary Ellen LAVELY, Mabel LEMBACH, Jane LITTLE, Mary McCLOREY, Norma Jean McDONALD, Miss Mary Jean MILLER, Beverly MANSOUR, Mitze MORRIS, Miss Margie NEWLAND, Miss Florence OLSON, Jeanette PARKER, ?Chuck? STOGSCHILL, Katie SPILLMAN, Joan SPITSBERGEN, Pat TROTTER, Jean VENABLE, Joyce VENABLE, Lillian VENABLE , Millie VOWEL Bonnie, with her hair braided and pinned up, is in the second row from the top, the fifth person from the left. |
Owner of original: Bonnie Benkelman McLemore Date: 1947 Place: Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan |
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| 96 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1948 Bonnie ready for her first Cass City High School formal |
Owner of original: Bonnie Benkelman McLemore Date: ca 1948 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 97 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1948 at Girl Scout Camp in Fenton, Michigan Camp Tyrone Campers, Period Three, 1948 Intermediate Girl Scouts Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan Bonnie is in the second row from the top, the second camper to the left, in a white shirt and grey sweater. From the Cass City Chronicle, Friday, July 16, 1948 Twelve intermediate Girl Scouts are looking forward to two weeks at Camp Tyrone near Fenton and expect to leave July 20 for camp. Those who expect to attend are: June ENGLEHART, Kathie WOOD, Marilyn SCHWADERER, Damon KEPPEN, Bonnie J. BENKELMAN, Marjorie HOLCOMB, Mary WOOD, Patricia HOCHBERG, Joyce MERCHANT, Karen GRACEY, Jeanette PARKER and Mary McCLOREY |
Owner of original: Bonnie Benkelman McLemore Date: 23 July 1948 Place: Fenton, Michigan |
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| 98 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1949 Taken the summer before Bonnie's Junior Year of High School |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: ca 1949 Place: Michigan |
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| 99 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1950 Bonnie in her Band Uniform, Cass City High School |
Owner of original: Melinda McLemore Strong Date: ca 1950 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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| 100 |  | Benkelman, Bonnie Jean ca 1950 or 1951, Cass City High School Clarinet Quartet Cass City High School, Clarinet Quartet L to R: Joan Holmberg, Mary Wood, Delphine Iseler and Bonnie Benkelman The Friday, March 3, 1950 issue of the Cass City Chronicle reported that Joan Holmberg, 1rst clarinet; Bonnie Benkelman, 2nd; Mary Wood, 3rd; and Delphine Iseler 4th, earned a first division rating at the Solo Ensemble Festival at Mt. Morris, playing the waltz "Two and Two." This quailified them to participate in the state festival at Ann Arbor on April 1, 1950. The 17 Cass City Band students who attended the festival "stopped at Frakenmuth for a chicken dinner on the way home." The same ensemble participated in the Instrumental Solo and Ensemble Festival at Elkton on March 2, 1951, earning a second division rating. |
Owner of original: Bonnie Benkelman McLemore Date: ca 1951-1952 Place: Cass City, Michigan |
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