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Fred Jacob Joos

Male 1882 - 1980  (98 years)


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  • Name Fred Jacob Joos  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 16 Feb 1882  Buena Vista Township, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 May 1980  Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Notes 
    • A list of pupils at the Wright Rural School #4 in 1897 include Alice Striffler, Arlis Vaughan, Chancy Boulton, Emma Cole, Esther Blades, Effie Wallace, Eddie Mark, Frank Cranick, Flossie Wright, Georgie Dennis, Johnie Hulburt, Lizzie Yoos, Lena Mark, Luke Wright, Mary Mark, Minta Wallace, Alice Charlton, Ada Cole, Chester Dennis, Ethel Cole, Etta Wickware, Ethel Charlton, Frank Striffler, Fred Yoos, George Cole, John Wallace, Lizzie Blades, Lillie Wallace, Lenne Striffler, Martha Wright, May Dennis, Ray Hulbert, Stanley Hulbert. Grace Karr, teacher and S. Striffler, Director.

      Cass City Chronicle
      May 15, 1980
      Page 2

      Fred Joos dies at 98 in Caro

      Fred Jacob Joos, 98, died suddenly Monday at this home in Caro.

      He was born February 26, 1882 in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw Co., the son of Jacob and Rosina (BENKELMAN) Joos. He came to Cass City as a child. Joos married Mary McLELLAN November 25, 1908 in Cass City. They moved to Caro in 1958. Mrs. JOOS died February 19, 1959.

      He was a member of the Salem United Methodist church of Cass City and the Tuscola Farm Bureau.

      He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Harley (Katherine) DEAN of Caro; one grandson, Fred DEAN of Spring Arbor, and two great-granddaughters, Laurie and Vickie of Spring Arbor. One brother and one sister preceded him in death. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon from Little's Funeral Home Cass City with Rev. Eldred Kelley of the Salem United Methodist church officiating.

      Burial was in Elkland cemetery.
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1910 Census
      Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp
      Enumerated 19 and 20 April 1910 by John A. Benkelman
      SD 8 ED 112 Sheet 2A
      31-33
      Joos, Jacob Hd M 65 M1 31 Germany Germany Germany Farmer
      Joos, Rose Wf F 55 M1 31 3/3 Germany Germany Germany
      Joos, L??? Dtr F 23 S Mich Germany Germany
      Joos, William Son M 30 M1 Mich Germany Germany Laborer
      Joos, Hattie Dtr (in law) F 30 M1 1/1 Mich NY NY
      Joos, Lena Granddtr F 9/12 Mich Mich Mich
      33-35
      Joos, Frederick H M 28 M1 Mich Germany Germany
      Joos, Mary W F 23 m1 Mich 0/0 Mich Canada/Gaelic Canada/Gae
      lic

      1920 Census
      Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp
      Enumerated 16 and 17 Jan 1920
      SD 7 ED 178 Sheet 3B
      74-74
      Joos, Fred Hd M W 38 M Mich Germany Germany Farmer
      Joos, Mary Wf F W 33 M Mich Canada Eng Canada Eng
      Joos, Catherine Dtr F w 9 S Mich Mich Mich

      1930 Federal Census
      Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland, ED 12
      146
      Joos, Fred J 48 Michigan Germany Germany Farmer
      Joos, Mary A 44 Michigan Canada/English Canada/English
      Joos, Katherine R 19 Michigan Michigan Michigan

      In the household immediately following his was his brother, William Joos
    Person ID I12765  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 29 May 2016 

    Father Jacob Joos,   b. 1 Sep 1844, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1934, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Rosine "Rosina" Benkelman,   b. 17 Mar 1855, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1953, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years) 
    Marriage 11 May 1879  Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6, 7
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Volume 24, Number 5.
      Friday, May 17, 1929

      Mr. and Mrs. Joos Married 50 Years

      Family Gathered Saturday Evening To Celebrate the Golden Anniversary

      Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Joos celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Saturday evening when their family was present at a bounteous dinner given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Joos with whom they reside.

      Their daughter, Mrs. L.E. Hartman of Saginaw furnished a beautiful pyramid wedding cake, trimmed in gold and white, and the table was prettily decorated with flowers. The honored couple received congratulations and good wishes from their children and also gifts of gold from the family and other relatives.

      Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Hartmann and daughter, Ellen, of Saginaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Joos and daughter, Miss Katherine and Geraldine Striffler were the guests.

      Mr. and Mrs. Joos were married at Saginaw May 11, 1879, and came to Cass City in 1883 and purchased the farm that has since been their home. Mr. Joos has reached the advanced age of 84 years and his companion is 74. Both are still very active and their many friends wish them good health and happiness to the end of life's journey.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2008)
    Family ID F5211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary A. McLellan,   b. 12 Oct 1886, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1959, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1908  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9
    • Cass City Chronicle
      November 27, 1908
      Local Items
      Page 4, Column 4

      Fred Jose (sic) of Elkland and Miss Mary McLellan of Sheridan township were united in marriage at the Evangelical parsonage by Rev. J. A. Schweitzer on Wednesday afternoon. They were attended by Wm. Jose, brother of the groom, and Miss Hattie Muck. The happy couple left on the afternoon train for Saginaw where they will spend a few days with friends. Congratulations.
    Children 
     1. Katherine R. Joos,   b. 7 Jan 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1992, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F2734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Feb 1882 - Buena Vista Township, Saginaw County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Nov 1908 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 May 1980 - Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917
    Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917
    FRONT ROW, l to r, Grant McConnell, class leader; UNKNOWN Clergyman, UNKNOWN class member, William Schwegler, Sam Helwig, George Burg
    SECOND ROW, l to r, Hattie Helwig McConnell, Janet "Jennie" Gardner Buehrly, Minerva Helwig Sherman, Mary Buehrly Striffler, Mary Mark Buehrly
    THIRD ROW; l to r, Alma Striffler Schenck holding her baby Ruth, Lena Helwig Jaus, Lillian Striffler Ricker, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Mary Schwegler Jaus, Jacob Hiller.
    Note: Alma Striffler Schenck's three year old son, Donald, was said to be asleep in the Model T Ford just to the left of the group at the time this photo was taken
    FOURTH ROW: l to r, Elsie Buehrly, Mary Striffler Helwig, Cora Helwig Klinkman, Laura McConnell Hiller, Alice Ross Schwegler, Mary McLellan Joos, Ed Helwig
    FIFTH ROW, l to r, Art Ricker, Erwin Kercher, Ed Buehrly, Harvey Klinkman, UNKNOWN Class Member, Fred Buehrly, Fred Joos
    TOP ROW, l to r, Sol Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Fred Jaus, William Ackerman, Sam Jaus

    It appears that at least 33 of the 36 adults in this Sunday School class were directly related, through either blood or marriage, to the Striffler, Benkelman and Helwig families who emigrated together from Erie County, New York to Tuscola County, Michigan beginning in the 1860's.

    PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.

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

    2. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    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,May 18, 1934 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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. 162 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S497] Ancestry.com - Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996.

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

    7. [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, May 17, 1929 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [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/, February 26, 1959 Page 4 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [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/, November 27, 1908 Local Items Page 4, Column 4 (Reliability: 3).