William Akerman

1858 - 1941  (83 years)

• Name	William Akerman  [1, 2]
  Birth	6 May 1858	Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Sep 1941	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	28 Sep 1941	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	BonnieMargaret Jacob's indicates, on page 18 of her 1981 unpublished manuscript THE FAMILY BENKELMAN, that the origin of the name ACKERMANN was occupational, meaning "Farmer" in German. Cass City Chronicle Friday, October 3, 1941 Page One Funeral William J. Akerman Was Held Here On Sunday Funeral services for William J. Akerman were held at the MacPhail & Keehn Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock and were conducted by the Rev. Stanley P. Kirn, pastor of the Evangelical Church. Interment was made in Elkland Cemetery. Mr. Akerman passed away at Pleasant Home Hospital, where he had been a patient nine days, on Friday, Sept. 26. The cause of death was uremia. William J. Akerman was born in Stuttgart, Wurttemberg, Germany, on May 6, 1858, and came to the United States at the age of 15 years. He first resided near Forestville in Sanilac County, and on October 27, 1884, he was united in marriage with Marie Wittwer. Mr. and Mrs. Akerman left their farm near Forestville and came to Cass City in 1905. Mrs. Akerman passed away August 17, 1929 (sic). The deceased was employed as a painter and decorator in Cass City for many years until ill health compelled him to retire. He was a member of the Evangelical Church and served the congregation for many years as class leader and as a member of the board of trustees. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. H.F. Lenzner and Mrs. Joseph Benkelman, both of Cass City, and Mrs. Herbert Blodgett of Hartford City, Indiana; three granddaughters, Miss Andrene Blodgett of Marion, Indiana, Mrs. Gordon L. Thomas of Coral Gables, Florida, and Miss Shirley Anne Lenzner, of Wayne, and a step-sister, Mrs. William Miller, of Birmingham. Friends and relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Blodgett and daughter, Andrene, of Hartford City, Indiana; Miss Shirley Anne Lenzner of Wayne; Mrs. William Miller, Mr. and Mrs. William A. DaLee and Mrs. Merton Weaver, all of Birmingham; Mr. and Mrs. John Wagester of Pigeon; Dr. and Mrs. E.A. Wittwer and daughter, Henrietta of Bay City; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Wahl, Mr. and Mrs. William Wahl, Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Yeitter, Dr. and Mrs. G.F. Lenzner all of Bad Axe; Frank Yeitter of Flint; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yeitter, Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, all of Harbor Beach; Mrs. H. Lee Pocklington of Algonac; Mrs. Otto Erdman and son of Forestville. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008) (Research): Census Lisitings: 1900 Census Michigan, Sanilac County, Delaware Township West Precinct Enumerated 1 and 2 June 1900 SD 7 ED 119 Sheet 1B 10-10 Akerman, William Hd W M May 1857 43 M 15 Germany Germany Ge rmany 1874 Na Farmer Akerman, Mary Wf W F Dec 1861 39 M 15 3/3 Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Akerman, Mollie Dtr W F Sept 1885 14 S Mich Germany Switzerland Akerman, Ester Dtr W F Feb 1889 12 2 Mich Germany Switzerland Akerman, Mary Dtr W F July 1889 10 S Mich Germany Switzerland 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Township, Cass City Village Enumerated 21 Apr 1910 SD 8 ED 113 Sheet 4A Stamped 135 93-93 Akerman, William J Hd M W 51 m1 25 Germany/German x three 1895 Na Labourer Farm Akerman, Maria S Wf F W 49 m1 25 3/3 Switzerland/German x three 1857 Akerman, Maria C Dtr F W 2? S Mich Germany/German Switzerland/German Teacher School Akerman, Ester S Drt F W 20 S Mich Germany/Germany Switzerland/German
  Person ID	I30313	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Marie Wittwer,   b. 12 Dec 1860, Bern, Switzerland d. 17 Aug 1928, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1884	Sanilac County, Michigan
  Children	1. Mollie M. Ackerman,   b. 18 Sep 1885, Minden City, Sanilac County, Michigan d. 20 May 1965, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 79 years)   2. Esther Selma Ackerman,   b. 12 Feb 1888, Minden City, Sanilac County, Michigan d. 9 Feb 1980, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 91 years)   3. Marie M. Ackerman,   b. 19 Jul 1889, Minden City, Sanilac County, Michigan d. Dec 1977, Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F9774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 May 1858 - Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Marriage - 27 Oct 1884 - Sanilac County, Michigan Death - 26 Sep 1941 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - 28 Sep 1941 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917 FRONT ROW, l to r, Grant McConnell, class leader; UNKNOWN Clergyman, UNKNOWN class member, William Schwegler, Sam Helwig, George Burg SECOND ROW, l to r, Hattie Helwig McConnell, Janet "Jennie" Gardner Buehrly, Minerva Helwig Sherman, Mary Buehrly Striffler, Mary Mark Buehrly THIRD ROW; l to r, Alma Striffler Schenck holding her baby Ruth, Lena Helwig Jaus, Lillian Striffler Ricker, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Mary Schwegler Jaus, Jacob Hiller. Note: Alma Striffler Schenck's three year old son, Donald, was said to be asleep in the Model T Ford just to the left of the group at the time this photo was taken FOURTH ROW: l to r, Elsie Buehrly, Mary Striffler Helwig, Cora Helwig Klinkman, Laura McConnell Hiller, Alice Ross Schwegler, Mary McLellan Joos, Ed Helwig FIFTH ROW, l to r, Art Ricker, Erwin Kercher, Ed Buehrly, Harvey Klinkman, UNKNOWN Class Member, Fred Buehrly, Fred Joos TOP ROW, l to r, Sol Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Fred Jaus, William Ackerman, Sam Jaus It appears that at least 33 of the 36 adults in this Sunday School class were directly related, through either blood or marriage, to the Striffler, Benkelman and Helwig families who emigrated together from Erie County, New York to Tuscola County, Michigan beginning in the 1860's. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.

  
  

• 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, October 3, 1941 (Reliability: 3). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Sanilac County, Michigan (Reliability: 3).