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John A. Sandham

Male 1877 - 1964  (87 years)


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  • Name John A. Sandham  [1
    Birth 5 Feb 1877  Telsonburg, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Feb 1964  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 20 Feb 1964  Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      May 8, 1936
      Page One
      Sandham Is One of 175 Honor Salesman

      J.A. Sandham, representative of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., has been notified that he is to attend his company's regional convention at Green Lake, Wis., Jun. 24, 25 and 26. He is one of 175 of the company's 1500 salesmen who won the right to attend by the large volume of business they have produced the past year.

      Cass City Chronicle
      Thursday, February 20, 1964
      Pages One and Four

      To Pay Final Respects Today to John Sandham

      Cass City lost one of its pioneer businessmen and civic leaders Monday when John A. Sandham, 87, died at Hills and Dales General Hospital.

      Mr. Sandham was active in the business and civic life of the community for over a half century. He was a familiar sight on country roads as he actively conducted his insurance business until he became ill about a month ago.

      He served for 15 years as a member and president of the Cass City School Board. He was a member of the village council for 25 years.

      Mr. Sandham was a member of the Cass City Rotary Club and served the organization so ably that he was honored at a special party given by fellow members in his honor. A moment of silence in his honor was observed by the club Tuesday.

      Mr. Sandham and his wife were room-size contributors to Hills and Dales General Hospital. Each "room gift" required a donation of at least $5,000.

      He was a life member of Tyler Lodge F&AM 317 and served as a director of the Cass City State Bank for 48 years.

      Mr. Sandham married the former Grace L. Striffler in Detroit May 9, 1910. He was made his home in Cass City since his marriage. He was born in Telsonburg, Ont., Feb. 5, 1877, and moved to Argyle when a young man.

      Surviving, besides his widow, are: three daughters, Mrs. Roy (Pauline) BRIGGS of St. Johns, Mrs. Raymond (Deloris) GREEN of Albion, and Mrs. A.E. (Johanna) VALLIER of Plymouth; a sister, Mrs. Mary HARTWICK of Detroit; five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

      Final rites will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Little's Funeral Home. The Rev. James Braid, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate. The Cass City Rotary Club members will act as pallbearers and honorary pallbearers at the funeral.

      Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, 2007 and 2008)

      Granddaughter Mary reportes that the family lived at 6351 Main Street in Cass City, and also owened a farm east of the City. He was "the first Lincoln National Life agent in Michigan. He was known for helping non-college graduatefamilies save thru insurance policies to put their children through college. One of his biggest prides was all three of his daughters Pauline Sandham Briggs, Deloris Sandham Green of Bad Axe, and Johanna all graduated from Michigan State. They also were founders of the Case City Summer Home Club in Caseville"
    Person ID I28881  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2019 

    Family Grace L. Striffler,   b. 5 May 1885, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1969, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 9 May 1910  Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Pauline Ahr Sandham,   b. 27 Oct 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1989, Saint Johns, Clinton County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Deloris Sandham,   b. 17 Oct 1913, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1997 (Age 84 years)
     3. Johanna Jane Sandham,   b. 8 Jan 1916, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1983, Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F9335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Feb 1877 - Telsonburg, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 May 1910 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Feb 1964 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 20 Feb 1964 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Sandham, John Insurance Policy
    Sandham, John Insurance Policy
    Ben and Avis purchased this insurance policy from John A. Sandham, an agent for Lincoln Life Insurance, in 1932

  • Sources 
    1. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village, S D 7 ED 179 Sheet 2B (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.), 1964 Issue (Reliability: 3).