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Joseph A. Benkelman

Male 1889 - 1968  (78 years)


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  • Name Joseph A. Benkelman  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 5 Oct 1889  Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Jun 1968  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Burial Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      January 8, 1909
      Local Items, Page 4

      Ernest Schwader, Joseph Benkelman, Philip Much and Herbert Wood returned to college at Lansing Monday after spending several days at their parental homes here.


      Cass City Chronicle
      October 6, 1933
      Local Happenings, Page Four

      Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Benkelman and William Ackerman spend Sunday afternoon at the Adolph Wahl home near Bad Axe.

      Cass City Chronicle
      January 21, 1949
      Local News, Page 4

      Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Benkelman visited with Mr. and Mrs. Adolph WAHL near Bad Axe Sunday afternoon.

      Cass City Chronicle
      Thursday, June 20, 1968
      Page Four

      Benkelman rites held Friday

      Joseph Benkelman, lifelong resident of this area, died Tuesday, June 11, at Hills and Dale General Hospital. Mr. Benkelman, retired farmer, was 78.

      He had been a patient at Hills and Dale for one day.

      Mr. Benkelman was born October 5, 1889 in Elkland Township. He and Miss Esther Ackerman were married June 10, 1911 in Cass City.

      Survivors are his widow and a brother, Ward, of Cass City.

      Services were conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, by Rev. Ira Wood, pastor of Salem United Methodist Church, and Rev. Stanley P. Kirn, retired pastor. Burial was in Elkland Cemetery.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
    Person ID I12013  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Samuel G. Benkelman,   b. 26 Aug 1857, Bowmansville, Town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1940, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Mary Striffler,   b. 8 Dec 1860, Madison, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1952, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1888  [1, 3, 5
    • Lorraine Smith Benkelman transcribed the following letters from Salome to her brother, George Albert

      November 29, 1888

      Today is Sam and Mary's wedding day. Rev. N. Wienderlich performs the ceremony. I was not invited....
    Family ID F619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Esther Selma Ackerman,   b. 12 Feb 1888, Minden City, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1980, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1911  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • THE STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST-1961 reported that The Joseph Benkelmans celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on June Tenth. They were entertained by the E.U.B. Ladies' Aid at dinner, and their friends gave them another dinner. The 1967 issue reported that they celebrated their 55th anniversary with a dinner in Frankenmuth with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Esau and Leonard Striffler.
    Children 
     1. Fern Marie Benkelman,   b. 27 Mar 1912, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1928, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)
    Photos
    Ackerman, Esther with her husband Joe Benkelman
    Ackerman, Esther with her husband Joe Benkelman
    A snapshot of Esther and Joe, longtime residents of Cass City, Michigan
    Family ID F5032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Oct 1889 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jun 1911 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Jun 1968 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Benkelman Cousins in the Sugar Bush, ca 1905
    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.
    Benkelman, Joseph A. ca 1910-1920 with his brother Ward
    Benkelman, Joseph A. ca 1910-1920 with his brother Ward
    Sons of Samuel Benkelman and Mary Striffler. It appears this photo was taken between 1910 and 1920.
    Benkelman, Adam and Anna Catherine (Schaufele) Descendants ca 1912 Family Reunion
    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)
    Schwegler, Benjamin Adam ca 1953 with Esther & Joe Benkelman
    Schwegler, Benjamin Adam ca 1953 with Esther & Joe Benkelman
    l t r, Ben Schweger, Esther Ackerman Benkelman, and Joseph Benkelman

    Documents
    Striffler-Benkelman Annual Labor Day Family Reunion, 1936 Newspaper article
    Striffler-Benkelman Annual Labor Day Family Reunion, 1936 Newspaper article
    In the mid 1850's, in Erie County, New York, two sons of Jacob & Otilla Striffler married two Benkelman sisters. Shortly after their marriages, the couples moved to the Michigan frontier, many of their brothers and sisters following them. The two families remained intertwined for subsequent generations. At a reunion of the Henry Striffler family in 1930 it was decided to enlarge the scope of the reunion to include descendants of Henry, Jacob, Joseph, Christian, John and Susan Striffler. Members and "in laws" of these families first gathered at the Assembly grounds in Sebewaing for a reunion in 1932. As the Benkelman-Striffler family had remained very close over the years, all branches of the Benkelman family were invited to their Sixth Reunion, and since that time it remained a joint event. This articles from the 1936 "Cass City Chronicle" details one of the earliest joint reunions. Attended by over 170 family members, the reunion was held on the John Striffler homestead northeast of Cass City, with attendees travelling from Ontario, Ohio and many places in Michigan. President W.D. STRIFFLER presided at a business meeting in 1936, and Harry HUNT, Mrs. S.G BENKELMAN (the former Mary Striffler), and Mrs. Ben SCHWEGLER (the former Joanna Mark) were elected officers for the ensuing year. The first volume of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST was published for the September 1936 reunion.

  • 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, June 20, 1968 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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, December 27, 1940 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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 28, September 2, 1968 (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).