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Laura Schwegler

Female 1878 - 1961  (83 years)


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  • Name Laura Schwegler  [1, 2
    Birth 30 May 1878  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 24 Dec 1961  Puslinch, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Crown Cemetery, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Friday, May 19, 1911
      Page Four
      Local Items

      Mrs. Charles Gregor of Crieff, Ontario, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Louisa Schwegler, and other relatives and friends here.

      In the same column it was noted that Louisa had undergone an operation at Pleasant Home hospital the prior week, and was improving quite rapidly.

      Cass City Chronicle
      Friday, May 12, 1916
      Page Four
      Local Items

      Mrs. Louisa Schwegler and Mrs. M. M. Schwegler went to Crieff, Ont., Thursday to spend a few weeks with the former's daughter, Mrs. Charles Gregor.

      Cass City Chronicle
      Thursday, December 28, 1961
      Page Four

      Mrs. Gregor, 83, Dies in Ontario

      Funeral services were to have been held Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Laura Gregor, 83, of Puslinch, Ont. Mrs. Gregor died Sunday at her home in Puslinch.

      The former Laura Schwegler, she was the wife of Charles Wesley Gregor. The Gregors would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Christmas Day.

      Those surviving, besides her husband, are a daughter, Mrs. James (Donelda) McDonald of Puslinch, two sons, Gordon of Hespeler, Ontario and Lincoln of Whitby, Ontario, and a sister, Mrs. Orton KLINKMAN of Decker. The late Ben Schwegler was her brother.

      The services were at the Geo. Wall Funeral Home in Guelph and burial was in Crown Cemetery, Puslinch, Ontario.
    Person ID I11998  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Andreas "Andrew" Schwegler,   b. 9 Jan 1849, Breech, B?rtlingen Parish, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1899, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Louisa Benkelman,   b. 9 Apr 1853, Bowmansville, Town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1924, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 12 Apr 1874  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5
    Headstones
    Schwegler, Andrew and Louisia (Benkelman), and son Andrew Schwegler
    Schwegler, Andrew and Louisia (Benkelman), and son Andrew Schwegler
    Andrew and Louisa's son, Samuel, predeceased them at age 11; his parents later sharing his marker
    Family ID F615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Wesley Gregor,   b. Aug 1873, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1964 (Age ~ 90 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1901  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 15, September 1, 1952, noted that "The Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gregor was observed by their friends and family in their farm home near Puslinch, Ont., on Christmas Day.
    Children 
     1. Donelda Helena Gregor,   b. Abt 1902, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Gordon Gregor,   b. Abt 1906, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1983, Hespeler, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years)
     3. Lincoln Charles Gregor,   b. Abt 1908, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1997, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 89 years)
     4. Katherine Gregor,   b. Aft 1910, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1949, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 38 years)
    Photos
    Gregor and Schwegler Gathering, ca 1920's
    Gregor and Schwegler Gathering, ca 1920's
    This snapshot was labeled by Lena Mark Schwegler as "Schwegler Folks at Laura Gregor's Farm near Puslinch, Ontario."
    Maggie Bethel had the following comments about this snapshot: "Woman on the right - Louisa Benkelman Schwegler, 5th woman - Alice Ross Schwegler, 6th woman from right - Kate Schwegler Klinkman. I'm thinking a couple of the men are Will and Ben Schwegler -- either the two sitting in front or the man standing between them, but the shadows from the hats are such that I can't tell who is who. Will might be holding one of his sons? I don't see Lena in the picture and since Alice is there, it is a safe bet Will has the boy. The pose of the first man reminds of Fred Gregor -- but I suppose that is too much to assume."

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    Documents
    Schwegler, Laura and Charles Gregor
    Schwegler, Laura and Charles Gregor
    Invitation to the 1901 wedding of Laura Schwegler to Charles W. Gregor
    Family ID F3076  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 May 1878 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Dec 1901 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Schwegler, Andrew ca 1883 and Family
    Schwegler, Andrew ca 1883 and Family
    Andrew Schwegler and wife Louisa Benkelman, with children William (b. 1879), Laura (b. 1878), Sam (b. 1875) and Mary (b. 1881), Cass City, Michigan. Marjory Schwegler Battel verified both the identity and order the children were standing in.
    Schwegler, Laura  ca 1900
    Schwegler, Laura ca 1900
    B. 1878 Michigan D. 1961 Ontario, Canada
    Wife of Charles W. Gregor

    This photo appears to have been taken when Laura was still a younger girl, around 1900 or so?
    Schwegler, Laura and Esther Striffler ca 1890's
    Schwegler, Laura and Esther Striffler ca 1890's
    Laura Schwegler (l) with her first cousin, once removed, Ester Striffler (r). Both were descendants of Leonhard and Dorothea Benkelman of B?rtlingen, W?rttemberg (Germany). They were likely classmates in Cass City, Michigan as well, as both were born in May 1878.
    Schwegler Siblings ca 1955
    Schwegler Siblings ca 1955
    Ben with his sisters, Laura Schwegler Klinkman (l) and Kate Schwegler Gregor (r)
    Schwegler, Benjamin Adam ca 1957 with sisters Laura and Kate
    Schwegler, Benjamin Adam ca 1957 with sisters Laura and Kate
    l to r, Ben Schwegler, Laura Schwegler Klinkman, and Kate Gregor
    The siblings after a visit to the Gregor's home in Ontario
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

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

    2. [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, December 28, 1961 Page Four (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S577] Dibean, Jack & Marianne "Michigan Marriage Index" http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/.

    4. [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, September 19, 1924 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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. 133 (Reliability: 3).