Edwin Bruce Williams

Edwin married Bertha C. Benkelman on 11 Dec 1912 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Bertha (daughter of Samuel G. Benkelman and Lydia Striffler) was born on 1 Aug 1883 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 16 May 1929 in Almena, Norton County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Cass City Chronicle
December 13, 1912

Benkelman-Williams

Miss Bertha Benkelman Married to Young Man from the West

The house of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Benkelman, decorated with carnations and yellow chrysanthemums, was the scene of a pretty wedding Wednesday noon, Dec. 11, when their daughter, Bertha, was united in marriage with Edwin B. Williams of Orleans, Nebraska. Rev. J.A. Schweitzer of the Cass City Evangelical church performed the ceremony after which a delicious wedding dinner was served.

The bride was attired in a pretty gown of beaded netting over white silk. Her travelling suit was of gray and the hat of red velvet trimmed with a large black plume. The couple was unattended.

In Miss Benkelman Cass City loses an accomplished and popular young lady. For the past three years she has filled the position as bookkeeper for J.A. Caldwell and formerly, for several years, was employed as a compositor for the Chronicle. It was while filling a similar position on a newspaper in St. Francis, Kansas, that she met Mr. Williams, her future husband.

Mr. and Mrs. Williams left on the afternoon train for Orleans, Nebraska, where they will make their home. Mr. Williams has a position as mail clerk on trains running from Orleans to St. Francis, Kansas, and from Orleans to Oberlin, Kansas.

Besides the family residing at home, Mrs. Louisa Schwegler and daughter, Miss Kate, and Rev. and Mrs. J.A. Schweitzer were guests at the wedding.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Spring 2007)

Name Edwin B Williams
Race (Original):
Age (Expanded) 34 years
Birth Year 1878
Birthplace Jefferson Co., P
Spouse's Name Bertha C Benkelman
Spouse's Race (Original):
Spouse's Age (Expanded) 29 years
Spouse's Birth Year 1883
Spouse's Birthplace Cass City, Mich
Event Date 11 Dec 1912
Event Place Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan
Father's Name David K William...
Mother's Name Frances E. Mitchell
Spouse's Father's Name Samuel Benkelman
Spouse's Mother's Name Lydia Streffler
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GS Film number 2342698
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Digital Folder Number 4209169
Image Number 619
Reference ID v 5 p 24 rn 290

Citing this Record:
"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N32R-RJL : accessed 17 Oct 2013), Edwin B Williams and Bertha C Benkelman, 11 Dec 1912.