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Harry Falkenhagen

Male 1888 - 1972  (83 years)


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  • Name Harry Falkenhagen  [1, 2
    Birth 23 Apr 1888  Blumfield Township, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Jan 1972  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial 6 Jan 1972  Mooretown Cemetery, Snover, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Thursday, January 6, 1972

      Falkenhagen rites to be held Thursday

      Funeral services for Harry Falkenhagen, 83, were to be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Salem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ira Wood officiating. Burial was to follow in Mooretown cemetery, Snover.

      Mr. Falkenhagen died Sunday, Jan. 2, at Hills and Dales Hospital where he had been a patient one week. He had been in ill health for several years.

      He was born in Saginaw county April 23, 1888, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Lotie Betkie Falkenhagen. He was married to Miss Fredia BRANDT July 18, 1916. She died Oct. 9, 1943.

      He was married to Miss Gertrude Stiffler Sept. 14, 1948, in Cass City. They moved to Cass City eight years ago from Snover, where they lived until his death.

      He attended the Salem United Methodist Church.

      He is survived by his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Phillip (Evelyn) SMITH of Snover; two sisters, Mrs. Rose SCHREIBER of Saginaw and Mrs. Nettie WIHRMAN of Lapeer; a brother, Guy of Reese; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

      Twelve brothers and sisters preceded him in death.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1930 Census
      Michigan, Sanilac County, Moore Township, Snover Village
      Enumerated April 4, 1930
      ED 76-29 SD 11 Sheet 3A Stamped 222
      68-69
      Falkenhagen, Harry Hd O $2500 M W 41 M28 Mich Germany Germa
      ny Farmer Own Farm
      Falkenhagen, Freda Wife F W 32 M 18 Mich Germany Germany
      Falkenhagen, Evelyn Dtr F W 11 S Mich Mich Mich
      Wihrman, Jack Nephew M W 16 S Mich Mich Mich Labor Farm
    Person ID I2914  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family 1 Frieda Brandt,   b. Abt 1898, Marlette, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1943, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Marriage 18 Jul 1916  Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Groom's Name: Harold Falken Lagen
      Groom's Race:
      Groom's Age: 25 years
      Groom's Birth Date: 1891
      Groom's Birthplace: Blumfield
      Bride's Name: Freda Brandt
      Bride's Race:
      Bride's Age: 20 years
      Bride's Birth Date: 1896
      Bride's Birthplace: Marlette
      Marriage Type:
      Marriage Date: 19 Jul 1916
      Marriage Place: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan
      Groom's Father: Henry
      Groom's Mother: Lottie Betky
      Bride's Father: Ernest
      Bride's Mother: Amelia Linde
      Groom's Marital Status:
      Groom's Previous Wife:
      Bride's Marital Status:
      Bride's Previous Husband:
      Film Number: 2342717
      Frame Number:
      Digital Folder Number: 4209305
      Image Number: 247
      Reference Number: v 5 p 74 rn 17491
      Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F9734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2010 

    Family 2 Gertrude Edna Striffler,   b. 19 Sep 1905, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1981, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 14 Sep 1948  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Volume 12 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 5, 1949, reported the marriage of Gertrude Striffler to Harry Falkenhagen at Gaylord, Michigan.
    Family ID F1749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Apr 1888 - Blumfield Township, Saginaw County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Jul 1916 - Saginaw County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Sep 1948 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jan 1972 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 6 Jan 1972 - Mooretown Cemetery, Snover, Sanilac County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [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, January 6, 1972 (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.), Volume 12, Septembe 5, 1949. (Reliability: 3).