James Brown

1900 - 1952  (52 years)

• Name	James Brown  [1, 2]
  Birth	4 Jul 1900	Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Aug 1952	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan   [5]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, August 15, 1952 Mr. and Mrs. Jos. A. Benkelman, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Benkelman and Mr. and Mrs. Dorus Benkelman attended the funeral of James Brown in Pigeon on Saturday. Mrs. Brown is the former Marie Benkelman, who is a cousin of Ward's and a sister to Dorus. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, 2007) (Research): Census Information: 1930 Census Michigan, Huron County, McKinley Township Enumerated April 14, 1930 ED 32-22 SD 11 Sheet 3A Stamped 217 56-57 Brown, James Head M W 29 M 27 Mich Canada Eng Mich Farmer Brown, Marie Wf F W 29 m 26 Mich NY Mich Brown, James K Son M W 1 2/12 S Mich Mich Mich White, William Lodger M W 46 M England England England Farming
  Person ID	I872	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Marie Lelia Benkelman,   b. 18 May 1899, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 25 Oct 1987, Saginaw County, Michigan (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Apr 1926	Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan   [6]
  Children	1. James Krehl Brown,   b. 8 Feb 1929, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan d. 6 Dec 1965, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan (Age 36 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jul 1900 - Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Marriage - Apr 1926 - Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan Death - 6 Aug 1952 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Burial - - Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Benkelman, John Adam ca 1946 John Adam Benkleman with his children and their spouses. Granddaughter Scottie Pritchard identifies those in the photo as follows: "My grandfather John Adam Benkelman front and center with is children and their spouses and I think 2 grandchildren. My parents, Benk and Olive, are on the left. Back row Alvin, Glen, maybe Bill, John's wife, John, maybe Marie's husband and Dorus. Front row Olive, Maude, John Adam, Marie and maybe Ruth her daughter?" PLEASE HELP US POSTIVELY IDENTIFY EVERYONE IN THIS PHOTO.

  
  

• Sources

  [S337] Benkelman, Hilda Jane Stickley THE MEMOIRS OF JOHN A. BENKELMAN (Privately Published, 1966). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Michigan, Huron County, McKinley Township Enumerated April 14, 1930 ED 32-22 SD 11 Sheet 3A Stamped 217 56-57 (Reliability: 3). [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [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 15, Sept. 1, 1952. (Reliability: 3). [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, August 15, 1952 (Reliability: 3). [S1026] Agar, Wm. John, Decker, Michigan, Compiler "Descendants of Adam Benkelman 13 Feb 1824-30 Dec 1897" Ver. Dated 23 July 2007.