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Charles E. Patterson

Male 1868 - 1964  (95 years)


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  • Name Charles E. Patterson  [1, 2
    Birth 9 Sep 1868  Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Aug 1964  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 29 Aug 1964  Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Notes 
    • In the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 9, September 2, 1946, it was reported that Chas. Patterson retired in April after 24 years in business.

      Cass City Chronicle
      Thursday, September 3, 1964
      Volume 58, Number 21

      Village Mourns Death of Clerk C.E. Patterson

      Cass City lost one of its best-known and most colorful citizens Wednesday, Aug. 26, with the death of Charles E. Patterson, 95, Michigan's oldest township clerk.

      Patterson died suddenly at his home. Funeral services were held Saturday at Little's Funeral Home with Rev. R.E. Butts, EUB Chruch pastor, officiating.

      Cass City businessmen paid their respects to Patterson by flying their flags and by closing during funeral services.

      Michigan's oldest township clerk, in both service and age, Patterson spent his early years as a house builder and owner of several village businesses.

      He suffered a severe stroke a year ago last spring but recovered and returned to his clerking, a post he has held since 1928.

      Born in Simcoe, Ont., Sept. 9, 1868, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Patterson. He came to Michigan when a young man and settled in Argyle.

      He married Miss Christina Striffler in Cass City Nov. 9, 1898, and they settled in Argyle until 1903 when they move to Cass City. Mrs. Patterson died April 30, 1954.

      Patterson was an honorary member of the Rotary International of Cass City and was one of two members specially honored at a January, 1960, Rotary meeting.

      Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs. Claude (Cecile) Wood of Cass City; a son, Grant of Perry; three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. A son, two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.

      Interment was in Elkland Cemetery.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008)
    • (Research):

      Census Information

      1910 Census
      Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village
      Enumerated 19 Apr 1910
      SD 8 ED 113 Sheet 8B
      78-78
      Patterson, Charles E Hd M W 39 M1 12 Mich Canada Eng Germany Salesman Implements
      Patterson, Christina A Wife F W 35 M1 12 3/3 Mich Germany Germany
      Patterson, Cecil H Dtr F W 9 S Mich Mich Mich
      Patterson, Grant E Son M W 7 S Mich Mich Mich
      Patterson, Calvin C Son M W 3 S Mich Mich Mich English
    Person ID I29070  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2017 

    Father Harlan Patterson,   b. Bef 1848   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F13363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christina A. Striffler,   b. 13 May 1873, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1954, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 9 Nov 1898  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Cecile Hester Patterson,   b. 23 Jan 1901, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1973, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Grant E. Patterson,   b. 24 Jan 1903, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1984, Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     3. Calvin C. Patterson,   b. 1 May 1907, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1926, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
    Family ID F9383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Sep 1868 - Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Nov 1898 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Aug 1964 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 29 Aug 1964 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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/, Thursday, September 3, 1964 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village Enumerated 19 Apr 1910 SD 8 ED 113 Sheet 8B 78-78 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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).