Charles David Striffler

1861 - 1940  (79 years)

• Name	Charles David Striffler
  Birth	24 May 1861	Lancaster, Erie County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Dec 1940	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Lorraine Smith Benkelman transcribed the following letter from C. D. Striffler to his cousin, George Albert. May 22, 1888 How 'bout that bear you and Wark Killed the Sun that I was there. How do you like Northern Michigan. Have you had a close escape from wolves yet? You wish you had my dog, his is a dandy. Cass City Enterprise January 8, 1903 Local Happening, Page 8 Mrs. C.D. Striffler spent a part of the holidays with friends at Flint. Chas. D. Striffler returned Friday noon from a business trip in the vicinity of Bay City. Cass City Chronicle January 24, 1908 Local Items, page 4 Mrs. A.C. Hayes of Cadillac is the guest of Mrs. C.D. Striffler and other relatives here. Cass City Chronicle Friday, May 30, 1913 Local Items, page 4 Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Striffler & sons Stanley and Kenneth and George Burg called in Sabbona Sunday. Cass City Chronicle Cass City, Michigan, Dec. 21, 1928 Page Five Where they will spend Christmas Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Striffler will have as Christmas Day guests, Kenneth Striffler and Mr. and Mrs. C.P MILLER and children, Irene and John, all of Detroit, Miss Marie SCHNEIDER of Akron, and Mr. and Mrs. S.A. STRIFFLER and daughter, Geraldine. Cass City Chronicle Friday, November 1, 1940 Page Six Local Happenings Mrs. C.P. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Striffler, all of Detroit, spent Monday in Cass City being called her by the illness of Mr. Striffler's father, Charles D. Striffler. Mrs. Miller remained until Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. Striffler. Cass City Chronicle, p.1 Friday, December 27, 1940 Death Called Two Well Known Citizens Sunday-Chas. D. Striffler and Samuel G. Benkelman Have Long Resided in Elkland Charles David Striffler, 79, died Sunday morning, December 22, in Morris Hospital after an illness of two months. Charles D. Striffler was born in Lancaster, New York, May 24, 1861, and came to Cass City when a young man. He was united in marriage with Miss Cora Denforth Hayes on December 1, 1885 in Cass City, and they have made their home here since, the last 48 years living in the home, corner of Grant and Pine Streets. Mr. Striffler was engaged in farming for many years and until a few months ago made daily trips to his farm, north and east of town, to care for his stock. For some time, he was a salesman for the Champion Binder Company, for many years sold sewing machines and lightining rods and for a few years was owner of a general store in Cass City. He also bought cattle shipping them to Buffalo for market. He has held the office of deputy sheriff as well as constable. He was of a retired nature but always with a kind word for everyone. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the home. Rev. Wendling H. Hastings, pastor of the local Presbyterian Church, officiated and was assisted by Rev. Stanley P. Kirn, pastor of the Evangelical Church. Burial was in Elkland Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Stanley A. Striffler, of Cass City and Kenneth Striffler, of Detroit. He also leaves two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. (Research):Census Information: 1900 Not located 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village Enumerated 23 April 1910 SD 8 ED 113 Sheet 5B 137-139 Striffler, Charles D Hd M W 49 M1 24 NY Germany Germany Farmer Striffler, Cora D Wife F W 48 m1 24 4/2 Canada English Canada/Eng Canada Eng Striffler, Stanley A Son M W 18 S Mich NY Canada Striffler, Charles K Son M W 3 S Mic NY Canada
  Person ID	I24248	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Striffler,   b. 4 Aug 1811, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany d. 11 Jul 1883, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wagner,   b. Aft 1811, Bayern, Germany d. Aft 1863, New York (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F8091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cora Denforth Hayes,   b. 18 Feb 1869, Brockville, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Jul 1949, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1885	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  	His obituary instead lists his date of marriage as 1 December 1885. A copy of the actual marriage license should be obtained to prove this one way or the other.
  Children	1. Ellie Striffler,   b. Aft 1886, Tuscola County, Michigan d. Bef 1910, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 22 years)   2. Lucy Striffler,   b. Aft 1887, Tuscola County, Michigan d. Bef 1910, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 21 years)   3. Stanley A. Striffler,   b. Abt 1892, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 14 Jan 1981, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 89 years)   4. Charles Kenneth Striffler,   b. 25 Jan 1907, Tuscola County, Michigan d. Nov 1978, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan (Age 71 years)
  Headstones		Striffler, Charles David and Cora (Hayes) Family Plot They were laid to rest near the tombs of two infant daughters (right) and her father (not pictured)
  Family ID	F9277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 May 1861 - Lancaster, Erie County, New York Marriage - 31 Dec 1885 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 22 Dec 1940 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Striffler, Charles ca 1880's and Benkelman, Sam Charles Striffler (l) with his friend Sam Benkelman (r)

  
  

  Headstones

  Striffler, Charles David

  
  

• Sources

  [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 5, September 1, 1941 (Reliability: 3). [S577] Dibean, Jack & Marianne "Michigan Marriage Index" http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/.