Living

Notes:

The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Vol. 7, September 4, 1944, noted that Frederick Buchanan, trained at Ft. Belvoir, Va., was in Burma. As of the September 3, 1945 issue (Vol. 8), it was reported that he was in Led, India, where he has been stationed for nearly two years.

In the same periodical, Volume 9, dated September 2, 1946, in a column titled "Our Service Men Who Have Returned Home", it was noted that Fred Buchanan returned from India and Burma after 2 1/2 years as one of 12 surveyors of the Stiwell Road, and was attending college in Houghton, Mich. As of the 1948 issue of this periodical, he had graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Houghton.

Volume 11, published September 6, 1948, reported that he was Assistant Industrial Engineer a the Oliver Farm Equipment Co. in Battle Creek.

Volume 13, published September 4, 1950, reported that he and his son, Mikey, had moved to San Diego, California.

Volume 26, published September 5, 1966, reported he was promoted to head of engineering in the civilian part of the Eleventh Naval District in San Diego.

Charles married Novella Galloway on 9 Aug 1943 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. Novella was born in Nov 1923 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; died in Nov 1949 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
They were the parents of Patricia, Michael and Penny.

Notes:

A letter he wrote to Santa appeared on page one of the Cass City Chronicle, Friday, December 14, 1906:

Cass City, Dec. 10, 06

Dear Santa Claus, Iceland

I thought you would write to you and tell you want I want. I would like a jack knife and a bank and some candy and some peanuts and a ball and a bat and a cup please bring me a goat. The fire will be all out, and you can come down the chimney. I will like to see your reindeers ha! ha! I would like some mitten,

good by Santa Claus
please bring them all
Earl Mckinley Buchanan

California Death Index

Earl McKinley Buchanan
Born 2-19-1898 Michigan
Died 4-21-1990 San Diego County
Mother's Maiden Name: Lazenby

Earl married Katherine Luise Striffler on 17 Aug 1921. Katherine (daughter of Samuel Striffler and Marie L. Kaiser) was born on 10 Dec 1899 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 18 Mar 1989 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cass City Chronicle
December 24, 1920

Miss Katherine Striffler of Battle Creek came today to spend the vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Striffler.

Volume 25 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 6, 1965, reported that Katherine and Earl spent two months traveling abroad, throughout Europe and the Middle East. While in Germany, they stopped in G?ppingen, the town in which her mother, Marie Kaiser Striffler, was born.

Katherine Stiffler Buchanan was one of the cousins of BonnieMargaret Jacobs who recounted many of the stories told to her by her grandmother, Louisa Benkelman Striffler.

Notes:

Cass City Chronicle
Cass City, Michigan, March 23, 1923
Local Happenings, Page Four

Sam Striffler spent a few days last week in Battle Creek where he was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Earl BUCHANAN.

Cass City Chronicle
Friday, November 12, 1954
Page Six
Cass City Area News Items

Relatives here received word of the death, Saturday, of Samuel Striffler, 82, of San Diego, Cal. Mr. Striffler, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Striffler, was born and raised here. Funeral services and burial took place in California. He is survived by his wife, Mary, who has been hospitalized for a long period of time; a daughter, Mrs. Earl Buchanan, of San Diego and a son, Vernon Striffler, of Long Beach, California, and one sister, Mrs. George Zinnecker of Moore, Montana.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Winter 2007)

California Death Index:

STRIFFLER SAMUEL 02/28/1872 BENKLEMAN STRIFFLER M MICHIGAN SAN DIEGO(37) 11/06/1954 366-07-0433

(Research):Census Information:

1900 Census
Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, Cass City Village
Enumerated 12, 13 and 14 June 1900 by John Marshall
SD 8, ED 110, Sheet 7A Stamped 110
137-137
Striffler, Samuel W M Feb 1872 28 M2 Mich France Germany
Striffler, Mary L W F May 1879 21 M2 1/1 Germany Germany Ge
rmany
Striffler, Catherine W F Dec 1899 5/12 Mich Mich Germany
Striffler, Louisa W F Sept 1853 57 7/3 Germany Germany Germany
Crocker, Fred W M Apr 1880 20 Mich Ohio Germany

HH 138-138
Solomon and Kate Striffler

Fred Crocker was Samuel Striffler's first cousin, once removed. His mother was Dorothea Benkelman Crocker, a niece of Sam's mother, Louisa.

Samuel married Marie L. Kaiser on 17 Aug 1898. Marie (daughter of Heinrich Rudolph Kaiser and Christine Barbara Buerk) was born on 20 May 1879 in G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany; died on 21 Apr 1955 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was the half sister of the wife of her brother-in-law, Katie Buerk who married Solomon Striffler.

California Death Index:

STRIFFLER MARIE L 05/20/1879 BURKE KAISER F REST (OTHER) SAN DIEGO(37) 04/21/1955 366-07-0433 75 yrs