McLemoreStrong
Genealogy
Strong - McLemore History and Ancestry
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]

Clara Viola Lenzner

Female 1888 - 1944  (55 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Clara Viola Lenzner  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 15 Mar 1888  Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 3 Jan 1944  Algonac, St. Clair County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • According the the 1941 issue of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast (Vol. 5, September 1, 1941), Mrs. C.O. Lenzner was living with her daughter, Mrs. H.L. Pocklington of Algonac. H. Lee Pocklington was president of the village of Algonac, his wife president of the Clay Township Library board, Harold president of the Algonac Lion's Club and manager of the Algonac Band, and James Pocklington drum major of the band.

      Cass City Chronicle
      Vol. 38, Number 39.
      Friday, January 14, 1944

      Mrs. Pocklington Died in Algonac

      Mrs. H. Lee Pocklington Died in Algonac

      Mrs. H. Lee Pocklington, 55, daughter of the late C. Oscar and Sophia Lenzner, died at her home in Algonac on Sunday morning after a 10-day illness. She had been in ill health for some time suffering with a heart ailment.

      Born in Cass City, Mar. 15, 1888, Clara V. Lenzner was graduated from the high school here in 1905, after which she pursued a course in nursing in an Ann Arbor hospital. On Sept. 5, 1908, she was united in marriage with H. Lee Pocklington of Ann Arbor.

      In Algonac, Mrs. Pocklington had served on the library board for many years, had previously served as a member of the board of education, and was an active member of the Music Study Club. She resigned from the Athena Club two years ago on account of her health.

      Besides her husband, H. Lee Pocklington, president of Algonac village, she is survived by four sons, Harold, James and Herbert Pocklington, all of Algonac, and Robert Pocklington in Army service at Camp Cooke in California; a daughter, Mrs.Wesley Moody, of Algonac; nine grandchildren; and a brother, H.F. Lenzner, of Cass City.

      Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon in the Gilbert Funeral Home in Algonac and burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery.

      Relatives from Cass City who attended the funeral were Mrs. Angus McPhail, Mrs. John A. Sandham and Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Lenzner.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2008)
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1930 Census
      Michigan, St. Clair County, Clay Township, Algonac Village
      Enumerated May 6, 1930
      ED 74-6, SD 5, Sheet 15B
      429-438
      Pocklington, H. Lee Hd Own $6,000 M W 40 Mich US US Landscape Gardner Private Estate
      Pocklington, Clara Wife F W 42 Mich NY Pa
      Pocklington, Harold L. Son M W 19 Mich Mich Mich Landscape Gardener Private Estate
      Pocklington, Dorotha M Dtr F W 17 Mich Mich Mich
      Pocklington, James R Son M W 14 Mich Mich Mich
      Pocklington, Robert R Son M W 5 Mich Mich Mich
      Pocklington, Herbert L Son M W 3 3/12 Mich Mich Mich
    Person ID I29654  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Christian Oscar "C.O." Lenzner, Jr.,   b. 30 Oct 1854, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1927, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Sophia Ahr,   b. 12 Apr 1857, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1942, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 1 Mar 1879  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9557  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harold Lee Pocklington, Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1889, Ridgeway, Lenawee County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1965, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1908  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Harold Lee Pocklington, Jr.,   b. 11 Jun 1910, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1986, Ira, St. Clair County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. Dorothea Mae Pocklington,   b. 6 Dec 1912, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1986, Algonac, St. Clair County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     3. James Richard Pocklington, II,   b. 3 Aug 1915, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1986, Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     4. David Herbert Pocklington,   b. Abt 1920, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1922, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 2 years)
     5. Robert Ray Pocklington,   b. 3 Mar 1925, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Living
    Family ID F9563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Mar 1888 - Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Jan 1944 - Algonac, St. Clair County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • 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/, Friday, January 14, 1944 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1289] Pocklington, Kathi [kathipock4@aol.com]-Family Researcher.

    3. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Michigan, St. Clair County, Clay Township, Algonac Village Enumerated May 6, 1930 ED 74-6, SD 5, Sheet 15B 429-438 (Reliability: 3).