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Anna Sophia Jesse

Female 1863 - 1957  (93 years)


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  • Name Anna Sophia Jesse  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 16 Sep 1863  Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 17 Jun 1957  Centreville, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Burial Constantine Cemetery, Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Sturgis Daily Journal Tuesday, June 18, 1957

      Thursday Rites To Be Held For Anna Burgwald

      Constantine--Mrs. Anna Jessie Burgwald, 93, of 545 South Washington St., died Monday evening in her home after suffering a heart attack. She had been ill for two years. Born in Sherman Township, Sept. 16, 1863, she was the daughter of George and Mary (Klesert) Jesse and she lived several years in the state of Colorado. Since 1911, she had lived in and around the Constantine area. On February 2, 1886, she was married to John H. Burgwald who is now deceased. They were married in Sherman Township. A member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, she is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Mabelle Kruger of Constantine and Mrs. Edna Wright of Marshall, two sons: Charles of Constantine and Glenn of Big Rapids; Three sisters: Mrs. Minnie Benkelman of Cass City, Mrs. Julia Holdsworth and Mrs. August Buchholz, both of Sturgis; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held in the Geisler Funeral Home, Thursday at 2 pm with the Rev. Harry Kellog of Ann Arbor officiating. Burial will take place in the Constantine Cemetery.

      Name: Anna Jesse Burgwald
      Gender: Female
      Burial Date:
      Burial Place:
      Death Date: 17 Jun 1957
      Death Place: Centerville, St.Joseph, Michigan
      Age: 93
      Birth Date: 17 Sep 1863
      Birthplace: Michigan
      Occupation:
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Spouse's Name: John H. Burgwald
      Father's Name: George Jesse
      Father's Birthplace:
      Mother's Name: Mary Klessert
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02436-4
      System Origin: Michigan-EASy
      Source Film Number: 1940447
      Reference Number: 279
      Collection: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995
    • (Medical):Hypertension, attending physician Raymond D. Zimont, M.D.
    Person ID I1962  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2020 

    Father George W. Jesse,   b. 26 Feb 1832, Strelitz, Kreis Kolmar, Posen, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1903, Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Maria Johanna Elisabeth Klevsaat,   b. Bef 6 Jan 1838, Rosenow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1890, Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1859  Byron, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Photos
    Jesse Family, UNKNOWNS, ca 1880-1900
    Jesse Family, UNKNOWNS, ca 1880-1900
    Xerox of a family photo from Jo Bossert Peck. It appears that the photo was taken at the studio of Mrs. Chappell in Sturgis, Michigan, as this was embossed on the cardboard frame. Jo indicated that on the back was written "Grandpa (Andrew?) Jesse's sister, daughter and husband." Jo is not sure which of Andrew Jesse's four sisters this refers to. It had originally been assumed that this was a photo of Andrew's parents, George Jesse and his wife, Marie Klesert. However, this does not appear to be the case. PLEASE HELP US POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE PEOPLE IN THIS PHOTO.
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John H. "Bum" Burgwald,   b. 14 Apr 1859, Buffalo, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1938, Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 2 Feb 1887  Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 6
    • Groom's Name: John Burgwald Groom's Race: Groom's Age: 27 years Groom's Birth Date: 1860 Groom's Birthplace: Buffalo, New York Bride's Name: Anna Jesse Bride's Race: Bride's Age: 23 years Bride's Birth Date: 1864 Bride's Birthplace: Sherman, St. Joseph, Michigan Marriage Type: Marriage Date: 02 Feb 1887 Marriage Place: Sherman Twp., St Joseph, Michigan Groom's Father: Groom's Mother: Bride's Father: Bride's Mother: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband: Film Number: 2342482 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4207677 Image Number: 567 Reference Number: v 3 p 323 rn 85 Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
    Children 
     1. Mabelle Minnie Burgwald,   b. 17 Dec 1887, St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1974, Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. Charles Burgwald,   b. 22 Sep 1889, St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1958, Centreville, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     3. George William Burgwald,   b. 12 Dec 1892, Jaqua, Cheyenne County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1918, Florence, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     4. Glen John Burgwald,   b. 20 Oct 1894, Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1961, Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     5. Edna Burgwald,   b. 28 Jan 1900, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1975, Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Photos
    Burgwald, John and wife, Anna (Jesse), after 1887
    Burgwald, John and wife, Anna (Jesse), after 1887
    Xerox of a photo from Jo Bossert Peck, the cardboard frame indicated it was taken at Barrows Studio, Nottawa Street, Sturgis, Michigan. This appears to have been taken sometime after their marriage in 1887.
    Documents
    Jesse, Anna 1887 marriage to John Burgwald
    Jesse, Anna 1887 marriage to John Burgwald
    Anna's 1887 marriage to John Burgwald. The marriage was witnessed by her sister, Mina "Minnie" Jesse.
    Family ID F1282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Sep 1863 - Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Feb 1887 - Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Jun 1957 - Centreville, St. Joseph County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Constantine Cemetery, Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Jesse, Anna with her sister Wilhelmina, ca 1878
    Jesse, Anna with her sister Wilhelmina, ca 1878
    Carole Jean Benkelman writes that the back of this photo was inscribed "Mother age 13 - and Aunt Anna." It was taken at a photography studio in Sturgis, Michigan in 1878. Anna Sophia and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Johanna Jesse were the two eldest daughters of George and Maria Jesse. Both sisters later moved to the border of Kansas and Colorado after their marriages to men in the employ of the Benkelman Ranch. Anna married John "Bum" Burgwald and Minnie married Ben Benkelman.
    Jesse Family, Children of George and Marie Jesse, ca 1890
    Jesse Family, Children of George and Marie Jesse, ca 1890
    Xerox of a photo from Jo Bossert Peck
    Back Row, l to r, Anna annd Andrew Jesse
    Bottom Row, l to r, Augusta, Minnie and Julia Jesse

    Documents
    Jesse, Anna (Mrs. John Burgwald) Death Certificate
    Jesse, Anna (Mrs. John Burgwald) Death Certificate
    Death Certificate issued by the State of Michigan

  • Sources 
    1. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.).

    2. [S985] FamilySearch.org, Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995.

    3. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Colorado, El Paso County, Pr #33, Colorado Springs City Enumerated 8 Jun 1900 SD 25 ED 28 Sheet 10A Stamped 223 824-194-221 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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.

    5. [S29] State of Michigan, Department of State, Division of Vital Records, Death Certificate, Anna Jesse Burgwald, June 17, 1957 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S38] State of Michigan, Marriage License, (Eaton County, Mich Marriage License of Ben F. Benkelman Jr to Avis A. Smith, No. 155), John Burgwald and Anna Jesse, Sherman Township, St. Josep h County, MI on 2 feb 1887 (Reliability: 3).