Clara Viola Lenzner

1888 - 1944  (55 years)

• Name	Clara Viola Lenzner  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	15 Mar 1888	Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Jan 1944	Algonac, St. Clair County, Michigan   [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 d. 2 Jun 1927, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Sophia Ahr,   b. 12 Apr 1857, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania d. 15 May 1942, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1879	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Family ID	F9557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

• Sources

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