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William Rudolph Kaiser

Male 1874 - 1947  (72 years)


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  • Name William Rudolph Kaiser  [1, 2
    Birth 27 Sep 1874  G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Jun 1947  Allen Park, Ecorse Township, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Notes 
    • Turning Back the Pages
      Items form the files of the Cass City Chronicle of 1902

      Rudolph Kaiser, who is at present visiting his relatives here, has re-enlisted as a soldier in the regular army. He has received the appointment as recruiting officer and will be stationed in Columbus, Oh.

      (July 23, 1937, Page Two)

      Cass City Chronicle
      March 17, 1911
      Local Items, Page 4
      W. R. Kaiser intends to do all he can to make the town wet this summer. He has bought the street sprinkling outfit of S. Y. Kenyon and the financial renumeration promised by the citizens for this work makes the proposition look like a good thing for the new owner.

      Cass City Chronicle
      October 6, 1933
      Local Happenings, Page Four

      Thursday, September 29, was named as the date for the celebration of four birthdays in the Striffler and Kaiser families and a dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Striffler on Leach street. The birthdays of Mrs. Striffler, Mrs. G.E. Krapf and Grant Reagh, all of Cass City, and W.R. Kaiser of Detroit all occur within a week. Members of all four families were present at dinner.

      Cass City Chronicle
      June 12, 1947
      Page One

      W.R. Kaiser Died in Detroit Wednesday

      Wm. R. Kaiser, for many years a resident of Cass City, passed away Wednesday, June 11, at 3:30 p.m. at Detroit. He had suffered a heart attack.

      Mr. Kaiser is a veteran of the Spanish-American War. While living in Cass City, he was custodian of the local schools for many years.

      He is survived by his widow who was formerly Miss Esther STRIFFLER; four children, Mrs. Wm. QUIGLEY, Kenneth and John KAISER and Miss Ruth KAISER; a sister, Mrs. Samuel STRIFFLER, of San Diego, California, and a half sister, Mrs. G.E. KRAPF, of Cass City.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Spring 2007)

      The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast writes that he died in the Dearborn Veteran's Hospital. His death certificate indicates this was in Allen Park.
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1910 Census
      Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Township, Cass City Villa
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      Enumerated 14 Apr 1910
      SD 8, ED 113, Sheet 8B
      HH 70-70
      Jacob and Sophie STRIFFLER
      HH 73-73
      Kaiser, William R Hd M W 35 M1 1 Germany German Germany 1888 Laborer Teamster
      Kaiser, Ester A Wf F W 31 m1 1/1 Mich New York Germany/German
      Kaiser, Irene D Dtr F W 2/12 S Mich Germany Mich
    Person ID I6028  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2021 

    Father Heinrich Rudolph Kaiser,   b. 20 Sep 1835, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Christine Barbara Buerk,   b. 24 Jan 1842, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 12 Jan 1862  Hohenstaufen, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F3075  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Esther A. Striffler,   b. 4 May 1878, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1965, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1908  [2
    Children 
     1. Irene Kaiser,   b. 6 Feb 1910, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1979, Saint Clair Shores, Macomb County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. Kenneth William Kaiser,   b. 25 Nov 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1976, Rockford, Kent County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     3. John Kaiser,   b. 26 Dec 1914, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1975, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     4. Ruth Kaiser,   b. 4 Apr 1923, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1993, Tuscon, Pima County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F2479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Jun 1947 - Allen Park, Ecorse Township, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Striffler Reunion Photo, bet. 1908-1910
    Striffler Reunion Photo, bet. 1908-1910
    Members of the John Striffler and Mary Benkelman family, around 1908-1910

    Standing in the Back row, l to r, UNKNOWN woman in black, Esther Striffler Kaiser, Rudolph Kaiser, Cora Horn Striffler, George Albert Striffler holding his son Irvine, Pastor Schweitzer, Mattie Striffler, Archie Mark, Billy Bien

    Seated in the Middle row, l to r, Salome Striffler Bien, Paul Bien, the wife of Pastor Schweitzer, Mary Mark Buehrly, Aunt Lena Benkelman Schwegler (sister of Mary), Martha Mark Darling, Emeline Striffler Mark

    Front row, l to r, Mary Rommel Striffler (sister-in-law of John), Christian Striffler (brother of John), John Striffler, Mary Benkelman Striffler, Leonhard Benkelman (brother of Mary), Louisa Benkelman Stiffler (sister of Mary and widow of Jacob)

    Seated on ground, l to r, Alma Mark Krahling Seegar, Stanley Bien, Lena Mark Schwegler

    PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN WOMAN IN THIS PHOTO

    Documents
    Kaiser, William Rudolph
    Kaiser, William Rudolph
    Certificate of Death

  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [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. 157a (Reliability: 3).

    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 10, September 1, 1947 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S2007] .