William Rudolph Kaiser

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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
ge
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

William married Esther A. Striffler on 3 Aug 1908. Esther (daughter of John "Uncle John" Striffler and Anna Maria "Mary" Benkelman) was born on 4 May 1878 in Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 2 Feb 1965 in Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Irene Kaiser was born on 6 Feb 1910 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 2 Jan 1979 in Saint Clair Shores, Macomb County, Michigan.
2. Kenneth William Kaiser was born on 25 Nov 1911 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 19 Nov 1976 in Rockford, Kent County, Michigan.
3. John Kaiser was born on 26 Dec 1914 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 16 Nov 1975 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
4. Ruth Kaiser was born on 4 Apr 1923 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 10 Sep 1993 in Tuscon, Pima County, Arizona.

Notes:

According to "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929", database on FamilySearch, he was a son of Johann Jakob Kaiser and Anna Maenner.

Heinrich married Christine Barbara Buerk on 12 Jan 1862 in Hohenstaufen, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany. Christine (daughter of Johannes B?rk and Christina Reinert) was born on 24 Jan 1842 in W?rttemberg, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to FamilySearch, she was also married to Johann Michael Griener,in 1872.

Johannes married Christina Reinert about 1835 in W?rttemberg, Germany. Christina was born on 4 Jan 1817 in W?rttemberg, Germany; died on 11 May 1907 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christina Buerk "came from Waldhausen to America in 1873, with her granddaughter, Katherine Buerk," later the wife of Solomon Striffler, according to the obituary of Katherine Buerk published in the Friday, January 21, 1938 issue of the Cass City Chronicle.

Christina's own obituary is below:

Tri County Chronicle
Cass City Michigan
Friday, May 19, 1907

Mrs Christina Buerk nee Reinert died at the home of her son, Fred Buerk, on Thursday, May 11 after an illness of several months. She was born in Walthausen, Wurtenberg, Germany on January 4, 1817, where in 1835 she was united in marriage to John Buerk. To this union came five children, four sons and one daughter. Two sons, Charles of Caro and Fred of this place survive. Mr. Buerk died in Germany in 1866 and in 1873 Mrs. Buerk and her children came to America, settling on a farm in Elkland township, northeast of this village.

She was converted during a series of meetings conducted by Rev. W. Berge during his former ministry here and has since lived a christian life. At that time there was no Evangelical church organized in this village. For several years past she has made her home with her son, Fred. Besides her two remaining sons she leaves 5 granchildren and 15 great-granchildren. The funeral services were held in the Evangelical church Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. Berge, and her remains laid to rest in Elkland Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)

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Married:
They were the parents of four sons and one daughter