Leonard Fred Zinnecker

1897 - 1995  (97 years)

• Name	Leonard Fred Zinnecker  [1]
  Birth	1 May 1897	Grant, Newaygo County, Montana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Mar 1995	East Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana   [2]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Local Happenings July 4, 1919 Page 4 John Zinnecker received a telegram this week from his grandson, Leonard Zinnecker, whose home is in Montana, that he arrived safely from overseas in New York on June 21. Mr. Zinnecker has been in France in Base Hospital. Art Peck writes that in 1918, Leonard moved in Ingoma, Montana. He entered into the US Army at Camp Lewis on 20 Sept 1918, and served in France during World War I. After the war, he farmed at the head of Dry Creek 35 miles southwest of Jordan, Montana. He operated the Montana elevator in Moore for 18 years. He was adjuctant of the American Legion Post for 18 years, being a lifetime member. According the the 1941 issue of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast (Vol. 5, September 1, 1941), Leonard Zinnecker, manager of the elevator at Moore, Montana, reported abundant crops in his community...the largest number of loads during the year brought in in one day was 128. The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Volume 11, published September 6, 1948, reported that he had left the Montana Elevator company in Moore after 22 years and was working for an insurance company. Volume 19 of the same periodical, September 3, 1956, reported that Mark Leonard, a son, was born to Mr. and Mrs. L.F. Zinnecker of Billings, Montana. This may be incorrect as Velma Leonard was 50 years old at the time. Additionally, no son by that name is included in Art Peck's list of children of Leonard and Velma. Volume 23 of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, dated September 7, 1963, noted that Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Zinnecker spent 4 months traveling and visiting relatives in Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Arizona and California. They traveled 11,000 miles. Volume 28 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 2, 1968, reported that they had sold their home in Moore, Montana and retired to Mesa, Arizona.
  Person ID	I5952	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	George Henry Zinnecker,   b. 14 Jul 1871, Ionia County, Michigan d. 14 Feb 1955, Moore, Fergus County, Montana (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Lydia Striffler,   b. 20 Nov 1874, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 7 Mar 1957, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1893	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  	The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Vol. 7, September 4, 1944, noted that Mr. and Mrs. George Zinnecker of Moore, Montana celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in California at the home of his sister, Mrs. Grover Blades, on Nov. 22, 1944. The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROACAST-1964 reported that Helene Striffler Lucas of Superior, Montana; Catherine Zinnecker Miller of Billings, Montana, Henry Zinnecker of Long Beach, Calif. and Kenneth Zinnecker of Columbus, Ohio were all planning on attending the 1964 Striffler-Benkelman Reunion in Cass City.
  Photos		Zinnecker, George and Lydia (Striffler) George and Lydia were married on 22 November 1893 in Cass City
  Family ID	F3072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Velma Naomi Norbury,   b. 24 Sep 1906, Hume, Bates County, Montana d. 8 Jun 1978, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1925	Jordan, Garfield County, Montana   [1]
  	Could they also be the parents of Leonrad Zinnecker, Jr? The 1864 Issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST reports they birht of a baby daughter to a Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Zinnecker, Jr. of Billings, Montana.
  Children	1. Junior Francis "Zip" Zinnecker,   b. 4 Jan 1926, Melstone, Musselshell County, Montana d. 5 May 1988, Montana (Age 62 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Infant Son Zinnecker,   b. Abt 1932, Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana d. Abt 1932, Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Duane N. Zinnecker,   b. 30 Nov 1933, Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana d. 19 Sep 1999, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana (Age 65 years)   6. Living   7. Living
  Family ID	F2278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Evelyn Hopper,   b. 17 Aug 1912, Hilger, Fergus County, Montana d. 16 Mar 1998, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1980	Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana   [1]
  Family ID	F2486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1897 - Grant, Newaygo County, Montana Marriage - 16 May 1925 - Jordan, Garfield County, Montana Marriage - 7 Aug 1980 - Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana Death - 12 Mar 1995 - East Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [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. 156a (Reliability: 3).