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Henry Koch Crocker

Male 1883 - 1958  (74 years)


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  • Name Henry Koch Crocker  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 17 Nov 1883  Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 May 1958  Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      June 12, 1958
      Page 11

      Final Rites June 2 for Former Resident

      Funeral services were held Monday, June 2, at the Cederberg Funeral Home, Saginaw, for Henry Crocker, a former Cass City resident, who died May 30. Survivors include his wife: three sons, John of Lansing and Bennett and Kenneth, both of Saginaw; a daughter, Dorothy WILDER of Goshen, Ind.; three brothers, George and Ben of Saginaw and Louis of Cass City, and a sister, Julia GIBBS of Saginaw.

      Those attending the funeral from Cass City were: Mr. and Mrs. Louis CROCKER, Mrs. Grant BALL, Miss Minnie JAUS and Mr. Will JOOS.
    • (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
      28-29
      Schwegler, William J Hd M W 30 M1 Mich Germany NY
      Schwegler, Alice Wf F W 26 M1 1/1 Canada/Gaelic Canada/Gaelic Canada/Gaelic
      Schwegler, Andrew Son M W 2/12 S Mich Mich Canada/Gaelic
      Crocker, Henry Hired Man M W 26 S Mich Ohio Germany Laborer Farm

      1920 Census
      Michigan, Saginaw County, Albee Twp
      Enumerated 24 Feb 1920
      SD 8 ED 43 Sheet 5B
      107
      Newman, John Head M W 65 M Mich NY NY Farmer
      Newman, Catherine Wf F W 53 M Mich Maryland Mich
      Crocker, Henry Head M W 36 M Mich US US Laborer Farm
      Crocker, Florence W F W 26 M Mich Mich Mich
      Crosby, Emily --- F W 80 Wd Mich NY NY

      1930 Census
      Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, Ward 12
      Enumerated 12 April 1930
      ED 73-44 SD 9 Sheet 12A Stamped 283
      223-281-303
      Crocker, Henry K Home M W 46 M Mich Oh Germany Foreman Iron Foundry
      Crocker, Florence R Wf F W 36 M 27 Mich Mich Mich
      Crocker, John H Son M W 9 S Mich Mich Mich
      Crocker, G. Bennette Son M W 7 S Mich Mich Mich
      Crocker, Dorothy M Dtr F W 6/12 S Mich Mich Mich
      Newman, Catherine M Mother-in-law F W 65 Wd Mich Mich Mich

      1940 Census
      Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, Ward 11
      Enumerated 16 April 1940
      SD 8 ED 73-46 SD 9 Sheet 16B
      1716-312 O 1400
      Crocker, Henry K Home M W 56 M No 8 Mich Same House Rough Binder Foundry Automobile
      Crocker, Florence R Wf F W 45 M No 8 Mich Same House
      Crocker, John H Son M W 19 S Yes H-4 Mich Same House Library Assistant NYA Library
      Crocker, Bennette Son M W 17 S Yes H-2 Mich Same House
      Crocker, Dorothy M Dtr F W 10 S Yes 4 Mich Same House
      Crocker, Kenneth Son M W 3 S Mich
    Person ID I12769  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2021 

    Father John Webster Crocker,   b. 20 Jan 1848, Attica, Seneca County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1936, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Maria "Mary" Dorothea Benkelman,   b. 23 Feb 1857, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1952, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 10 Mar 1879  Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Family ID F5212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bessie N. Shroyer,   b. Bef 1901 
    Marriage Bef 1919 
    Children 
     1. Georgia Pauline Crocker,   b. 27 Aug 1913, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 2011, Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
    Family ID F2729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

    Family 2 Florence Roberta Newman,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Albee Township, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1975, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 15 Nov 1919  [5
    Children 
     1. John Henry Crocker,   b. 10 Jul 1920, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Living
     3. Dorothy Mae Crocker,   b. 23 Sep 1929, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1999, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     4. Living
    Family ID F2728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Nov 1883 - Saginaw County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 May 1958 - Saginaw County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Crocker, Henry ca 1920's and Ben Schwegler
    Crocker, Henry ca 1920's and Ben Schwegler
    Postcard from the collection of Lena Mark Schwegler, featuring Henry Crocker and Ben Schwegler in a carriage in the front of the Ben Benkelman Sr home at the corner of Pine & Maple in Cass City, Michigan

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

    2. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, Ward 12 Enumerated 12 April 1930 ED 73-44 SD 9 Sheet 12A Stamped 283 223-281-303 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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).

    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 21, September 1, 1958 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982, Shows 15 Nov 1919. (Reliability: 3).