George Henry Zinnecker

1871 - 1955  (83 years)

• Name	George Henry Zinnecker  [1, 2]
  Birth	14 Jul 1871	Ionia County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Feb 1955	Moore, Fergus County, Montana   [1, 2, 3]
  Notes	Lorraine Smith Benkelman transcribed the following letters from Salome to her brother, George Albert November 29, 1888 Today is Sam and Mary's wedding day. Rev. N. Wienderlich performs the ceremony. I was not invited. Did you know Mr. Champion died last week. Archie has no hired man at present. Elmer Eastman was working for him but he is gone. Johnnie Zinnecker is going to work for his board this winter and go to school. George Zinnecker is a worker here now. Jake Striffler and family have gone to New York on a visit. Mrs. Waldon has a pair of artificial feet. The son of John Zinnecker. Cass City Chronicle Friday, May 19, 1911 Page Four Local Items Mrs. George Zinnecker and family, who have been the guests of relatives here for the past week, left Tuesday for Saginaw where they will make their future home. Art Peck writes that in 1913, the family moved from Michigan to Devil's Lake, North Dakota in an immigrant wagon. George and Lydia later moved to Garfield County, Montana in 1918, where George engaged in ranching. In 1929, they moved to Lewiston, where he was employed as a carpenter for U.S. Gypsum in Heath. He and Lydia moved to Moore in 1937, where they spent there remaining years. According the the 1941 issue of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast (Vol. 5, September 1, 1941), reported he and his wife were erecting a new home in Moore.
  Person ID	I5954	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Johannes "John" Zinnecker,   b. 25 Nov 1848, Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 18 Jun 1924, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wagner,   b. 19 Mar 1849, Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 17 Feb 1926, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1868	Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Photos		Zinnecker, John and Elizabeth Wagner Family Photo, ca 1920's Johannes Zinnecker was born at Pirmesens, Germany as was wife Elizabeth Wagner. He came to the U.S. in 1868, his wife and baby daughter following him a year later. The family first settled at Ionia coming to Cass City in 1880 starting a farm on Tuscola-Sanilac county line. In the fire of 1881, they lost their barn and farm produce, but were fortunate in saving their home. They raised their family of nine children there.
  Family ID	F9559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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, 2]
  	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.
  Children	1. Louise M. Zinnecker,   b. 2 Jun 1895, Owendale, Huron County, Michigan d. 24 Nov 1958, Gary, Lake County, Indiana (Age 63 years)   2. Leonard Fred Zinnecker,   b. 1 May 1897, Grant, Newaygo County, Montana d. 12 Mar 1995, East Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana (Age 97 years)   3. Frank Zinnecker,   b. Aft 1897, Michigan d. Bef 1910, Michigan (Age ~ 11 years)   4. Helena Zinnecker,   b. 6 May 1901, Owendale, Huron County, Michigan   5. Kathryn Zinnecker,   b. 13 May 1905, Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan d. 28 Mar 1999, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana (Age 93 years)   6. Henry George "Hiene" Zinnecker,   b. 24 May 1908, Owendale, Huron County, Michigan d. 25 Sep 1989, Oceanside, San Diego County, California (Age 81 years)   7. Dr. Kenneth C. Zinnecker,   b. 2 May 1916, Starkweather, Ramsey County, North Dakota d. 15 Mar 1997, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio (Age 80 years)
  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
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Jul 1871 - Ionia County, Michigan Marriage - 22 Nov 1893 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 14 Feb 1955 - Moore, Fergus County, Montana  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [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). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 18, September 5, 1955 (Reliability: 3).