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Mathilda "Tilda" Mecklenburg Foss

Female 1870 - 1949  (78 years)


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  • Name Mathilda "Tilda" Mecklenburg Foss  [1
    Nickname Tilda 
    Birth 9 Jun 1870  Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 21 Feb 1949  Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Mrs. Matilda Jesse Dies This Morning

      Mrs. Matilda Jesse, 79, died at 11:05 am today at her home, 118 South Maple. She had been in failing health for the last six months and had been seriously ill for the last two weeks. She was born in Sherman Twp on Jan 9, 1870, a daughter of Christopher and Edith Mecklenburg Foss. She had lived in Sturgis and vicinity all of her life.

      Her husband, Andrew Charles Jessie (sic), died on Nov. 10, 1937. Survivors include a son, Clarence; a granddaughter, Sue Ann Jesse of Sturgis; two brothers Lou Foss and George Foss of Pasedena, CA; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Kruger and Mrs. Fred Deitrick of Centerville and Mrs. Louis Holtz of Sturgis. Friends are being received at the Moon Funeral Home where services will be conducted by the Rev. Jack Steele. Interment will be in Oaklawn Cemetery. Day and time of services will be announced after relatives in California are contacted.

      (Undated newspaper clipping, courtesy of Dorothy Williams)
    Person ID I12095  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Andrew Charles Jesse,   b. 29 Jul 1861, Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1937, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1891 
    Children 
     1. Clarence Jesse,   b. 22 Jul 1910, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1994, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Photos
    Jesse, Andrew and wife Mathilda (Foss), ca 1891
    Jesse, Andrew and wife Mathilda (Foss), ca 1891
    Xerox of photo from Jo Bossert Peck. The cardboard frame was embossed as from Hodges Studio, Sturgis, Michigan. It was probably taken around the time of their marriage, in 1891.
    Family ID F1366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Jun 1870 - Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Feb 1949 - Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S469] Williams, Dorothy Ball--Family Researcher (dotwfl@comcast.net) 3331 Southwest Villa Place, Palm City, FL 34990 ; based in part on BonnieMargaret Benkelman Jacob's unpublished typescript, THE FAMILY BENKELMAN.