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Florence Mae Benkelman

Florence Mae Benkelman

Female 1896 - 1989  (93 years)

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  • Name Florence Mae Benkelman  [1
    Birth 8 May 1896  St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death 19 Dec 1989  Stuart, Martin County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Also was a teacher, attending Mt. Pleasant Normal.

      Cass City Chronicle
      Cass City, Mich., April 11, 1919
      Page Four
      Around Our Town
      Miss Mae Benkelman, daughter of B.F. Benkelman and a teacher in the Sebewaing schools, is spending her Easter vacation here this week.

      Cass City Chronicle
      Cass City, Michigan
      January 6, 1926

      Miss Mae Benkelman returned to Flint on Sunday after spending the past two weeks at her home here.
    Person ID I34  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2023 

    Father Benjamin Franklin Benkelman, Sr.,   b. 24 Sep 1863, Bowmansville, Town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1952, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmina "Minnie" Johanna Friederika Jesse,   b. 27 Sep 1865, Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1961, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 26 Dec 1892  St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Photos
    Benkelman General Store (Ben F. Benkelman, Sr. Proprietor), Cass City, Michigan, ca 1901-1924
    Benkelman General Store (Ben F. Benkelman, Sr. Proprietor), Cass City, Michigan, ca 1901-1924
    After retiring from ranching, Ben Benkelman Sr. owned and operated a dry goods store in his hometown of Cass City for approximately twenty years. Ben Sr. is standing in the background of this photo. In the foreground is Mr. Philo S. Rice, who clerked at the Benkelman store for 19 years, and was proprietor of his own grocery store for nearly six years thereafter. He was born on Stuben, NY on 5 Dec 1863, and died in Cass City on 8 Oct 1928, leaving behind his widow, Carrie Fancher Rice and two children, Mrs. A. C. Atwell of Cass City and Roy F. Rice of Los Angeles. (Cass City Chronicle, 12 Oct 1928, page 1).
    Benkelman General Store (Ben F. Benkelman, Sr. Proprietor), Cass City, Michigan ca 1920's
    Benkelman General Store (Ben F. Benkelman, Sr. Proprietor), Cass City, Michigan ca 1920's
    The interior of Ben Benkelman's general store in Cass City, with store clerk Philo S. Rice standing on the left. The lady to the right is unknown. PLEASE EMAIL US IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY HER.
    Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1913 and Minnie (Jesse) Family of Cass City, Michigan
    Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1913 and Minnie (Jesse) Family of Cass City, Michigan
    Back, L to R: Ruth, Mae, Harold "Sime" and Ben, Jr.
    Front, L to R: Ben, Sr., Lois, Minnie
    Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1917 and Minnie (Jesse) Family of Cass City, Michigan
    Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1917 and Minnie (Jesse) Family of Cass City, Michigan
    Standing (L To R): Ruth, Mae, Harold, Ben Jr., Lois
    Seated (L to R): Ben Sr. and his wife, Minnie
    Benkelman Home (Ben and Minnie Family), Cass City, Michigan, sometime after 1901
    Benkelman Home (Ben and Minnie Family), Cass City, Michigan, sometime after 1901
    The home of Ben and Minnie Benkelman family of at 1454 Maple Street, Cass City, Michigan.
    Documents
    Jesse, Minnie 1892 Marriage to Benjamin Benkelman,Sr.
    Jesse, Minnie 1892 Marriage to Benjamin Benkelman,Sr.
    Copy of Marriage License as filed in 1892 in Cheyenne County, Kansas in 1892
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Wilmot John "Bill" Carpenter,   b. 1 Jul 1891, Ballantree, Whiteship Township, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1961, Farwell, Clare County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 1 May 1926  Flint, Genesee County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Marriage date of 1 May 1926, per Dorothy Williams (Mae's niece and later stepdaughter), may be incorrect?

      The 1930 census shows that a John W and Jennie Carpenter were living in Lapeer County, Michigan. He was shown as age 39, born Michigan with both parents also born in Michigan. She was shown as age 30, also born in Michigan, with her mother born in Canada, and father in Michigan. Based on the ages of marriage shown, they would have married about 1920.

      However, in 1930, Wilmot and Mae Carpenter can be found in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, having been married approximatley 5 years, based on their current age and age at the time of their marriage.

      Unless Wilmot John Carpenter secretly married to both women, and moving between households in 1930, the John W Carpenter married to Jennie Hoeksema is a different man entirely, of approximately the same age. Additionally, Mae's husband was born in Canada, not in Michigan.
    Family ID F31  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2023 

    Family 2 Eustace Thwaites Ball,   b. 13 Nov 1899, Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1989, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1973  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F32  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 May 1896 - St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 May 1926 - Flint, Genesee County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Jan 1973 - St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Dec 1989 - Stuart, Martin County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Benkelman Family Sod Hut (Ben and Minnie Family), Cheyenne County, Kansas 
ca 1902
    Benkelman Family Sod Hut (Ben and Minnie Family), Cheyenne County, Kansas ca 1902
    (L to R): Harold "Sime" on horseback, Ben Benkelman holding the hand of his son Ben Jr., Minnie Benkelman nee Jesse, and daughters Ruth and Mae. This picture was taken in Kansas shortly before the family moved to Ben's home town of Cass City, Michigan where he opened a general store. After spending twenty years as a cowboy and rancher at the Kansas/Nebraska/Colorado border, Ben was again ready for the comforts of civilization.
    Benkelman, Mae ca 1910's
    Benkelman, Mae ca 1910's
    Mae with classmates, from either her public school or her Sunday school. Mae Benkelman is seated on the far left, wearing a locket. She was a 1915 graduate of Cass City High School, and also a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Cass City. Per the Cass City Chronicle, June 11, 1917 issue, graduates of the class of 1915 included Mae Benkelman, Ruth Fritz, Helen McGregory, Florence Bigelow, Alma Mark, Ruth Bittner, Helen Kolb, Mary Flynn, Lottie Hamilton, Allison Spence, Beatrice Koepfgen, Howard Hoadley, Otis Stockmeyer, Douglas Duncanson, Hazen Carson, Paul Fritz, James Hamilton, and Vina McPhail.

    PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN STUDENTS.
    Benkelman, Adam and Anna Catherine (Schaufele) Descendants ca 1912 Family Reunion
    Benkelman, Adam and Anna Catherine (Schaufele) Descendants ca 1912 Family Reunion
    Back, Standing, l to r: Mae Benkelman, Kate Schwegler, John Benkelman Sr., Ester Ackerman Benkelman, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Joe Benkelman, Augusta Krehl Benkelman, Dorus Benkelman, Will Schwegler, Ward Benkelman, Ben Schwegler, Sam Benkelman

    Middle Row, kneeling, l to r: Alvin Benkelman, Harold Benkelman, Ruth Benkelman, Marie Benkelman (standing), Lena Benkelman Schwegler, Barbara Rommel Benkelman, Louisa Benkelman Schwegler

    Bottom Row, seated, l to r: Bertha Benkelman, Glen Benkelman, Ida Benkelman, Lottie Benkelman, Ben Benkelman Sr. behind his nephew John Donald Benkelman, Lois Benkelman, Ben Benkelman Jr., Alice Ross Schwegler with her baby Edward William Schwegler, and ,facing left, Mary Striffler Benkelman (Mrs. Sam)

    (Legend Courtesy of Bonnie-Margaret Benkelman Jacobs)
    _Benkelman, Mae
    _Benkelman, Mae
    Wife of (1) Bill Carpenter and (2) Eustace Ball
    B. 1896 Kansas D. 1989 Florida
    Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1920's with his children and their spouses
    Benkelman, Benjamin F. Sr. ca 1920's with his children and their spouses
    Back Row, L to R:
    Wilmot "Bill" Carpenter, Ben Benkelman, Sr., Ben Benkelman, Jr., Jim Pease, Minnie Benkelman, Eustace Ball, Harold Benkelman in the late 1920's.

    Front Row, L to R:
    Mae Benkelman Carpenter, Lois Benkelman Pease, Ruth Benkelman Ball, Isabel Fletcher Benkelman, Avis Smith Benkelman
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Jesse, Minnie ca 1960, with her children on her 95th birthday
    Jesse, Minnie ca 1960, with her children on her 95th birthday
    L to R: Ben Jr standing behind his sisters Lois and Ruth, Minnie, Mae and Sime

    The paintings behind the group were all done by Minnie herself, who took up painting as a hobby shortly after her 87th birthday.

  • Sources 
    1. [S465] Wiggs, Dorothy-Family Researcher (jimdode@nbnet.nb.ca).

    2. [S469] Williams, Dorothy Ball--Family Researcher (dotwfl@comcast.net) 3331 Southwest Villa Place, Palm City, FL 34990 ; based in part on BonnieMargaret Benkelman Jacob's unpublished typescript, THE FAMILY BENKELMAN.

    3. [S452] State of Kansas, Cheyenne County, Marriage License.

    4. [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/, September 15, 1962 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 134, instead shows location of marriage as Wano, Kansas (Reliability: 3).