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Family: George Albert Striffler / Cora Belle Horn (F2621)

m. 29 Nov 1900


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  • George Albert Striffler Male
    George Albert Striffler

    Birth  16 Mar 1864  Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  6 Jul 1945  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  29 Nov 1900  [1]  Manitowoc County, Wisconsin  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John "Uncle John" Striffler | F5023 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anna Maria "Mary" Benkelman | F5023 Group Sheet 

    Cora Belle Horn Female
    Cora Belle Horn

    Birth  3 Feb 1871  Brown County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  19 Oct 1964  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Willet V. Hazard | F9539 
    Marriage  9 Nov 1954  Marysville, Union County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John E. Horne | F3165 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Jane Clancey | F3165 Group Sheet 

    Irvine Albert Striffler Male
    Irvine Albert Striffler

    Birth  27 Mar 1906  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  5 Jun 1969  Marysville, Union County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Oakdale Cemetery, Marysville, Union County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Adelaide Jansky | F9495 
    Marriage  Apr 1945   

  • Photos
    Striffler, George Albert ca 1900's, with his bride Cora Belle Horn Clark
    Striffler, George Albert ca 1900's, with his bride Cora Belle Horn Clark
    George and Cora were married in her hometown of Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1900, after which they moved to Cass City, Michigan to make their home. Cora remained very close to her step-grandfather, Leonhard Benkelman of Wisconsin.
    Striffler Home (George and Cora), 6593 Houghton St, Cass City, Michigan
    Striffler Home (George and Cora), 6593 Houghton St, Cass City, Michigan
    The Cass City Home of George and Cora Striffler. George was a prominent merchant in the early years of the village. The home was later owned by the family of Robert and Lorraine Benkelman. In a 1915 article from HISTORY OF MICHIGAN, it was noted that "Mr. Striffler has recently completed in Cass City a handsome and thoroughly modern house of twelve rooms, the same being the family home and one of the most attractive in the village, even as it is one of the most hospitable,a center of much of the social activity of the community. An appreciable part of the timber utilized in the erection of this building was taken from land owned by Mr. Striffler and is of growth that has been made since the disastrous forest fires which swept this section in 1871. Mr. Striffler himself found satisfaction in assisting in the sawing of the logs into the lumber and shingles for his fine new residence."

    In 1964, Robert Fletcher Benkelman and his wife Lorraine purchased the home, and lived in it with their family through 1970.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 157 (Reliability: 3).