Family: John "Uncle John" Striffler / Anna Maria "Mary" Benkelman (F5023)

• Father | Male John "Uncle John" Striffler

  
  

  Born	15 Mar 1833	Lancaster, Erie County, New York
  Died	12 Jul 1922	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Buried		Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Married	14 Nov 1858  [1, 2, 3]	Lancaster, Erie County, New York  [1, 2, 3]
  Father	Jacob Anton Striffler | F1784 Group Sheet
  Mother	Ottila "Odila" "Otil" Zimmerman | F1784 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Anna Maria "Mary" Benkelman

  
  

  Born	22 May 1839	Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany
  Died	4 May 1913	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Buried		Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Father	Johann Leonhard Benkelmann | F35 Group Sheet
  Mother	Maria Dorothea St?hle | F35 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Emeline Striffler

  
  

  Born	5 Sep 1860	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Died	21 Oct 1939	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Buried		Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Spouse	Archibald "Archie" Mark | F2865
  Married	23 Dec 1886	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan

  
  

  Child 2 | Male George Albert Striffler

  
  

  Born	16 Mar 1864	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Died	6 Jul 1945	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Buried		Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Spouse	Cora Belle Horn | F2621
  Married	29 Nov 1900	Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Salome Striffler

  
  

  Born	19 Sep 1866	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Died	26 Jan 1922	Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
  Buried		Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Spouse	William H. Bien | F2480
  Married	25 Nov 1891	Kilmanagh, Huron County, Michigan

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Edward Striffler

  
  

  Born	19 Jun 1870	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Died	24 Aug 1874	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Martha "Mattie" Striffler

  
  

  Born	10 Nov 1871	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Died	25 Oct 1943	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Infant Daughter Striffler

  
  

  Born	10 Nov 1872	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Died	10 Nov 1872	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Female Esther A. Striffler

  
  

  Born	4 May 1878	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Died	2 Feb 1965	Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan
  Buried
  Spouse	William Rudolph Kaiser | F2479
  Married	3 Aug 1908

  
  

  Child 8 | Male David A. Striffler

  
  

  Born	3 Aug 1883	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Died	Sep 1964	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia
  Buried
  Spouse	Mary Ida Thompson | F2478
  Married	11 Dec 1919	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Striffler, John and Mary (Benkelman) Family A family photo of John and Mary Striffler with their children. Their eldest child, Emeline stands behind her parents, and son George Albert is to their right. Daughter Salome sits on her father's lap and based on the birth order of their remaining children, it is assumed that Mary is holding son Edward on her lap. Edward was born a year before daughter Mattie, and died at the age of four.
  		Striffler, John and Mary (Benkelman) Family, ca 1890 This photo, taken around or before 1890, is of John and Mary (Benkelman) Striffler and their six surviving children: Emeline (b. 1860), George Albert (b. 1864), Salome (b. 1867), Martha (b. 1871), Esther (b. 1878), and David (b. 1883). Based on their ages, and comparision to numerous other photos, Maggie Battel Bethel (a descendant) has identified each person as follows: Seated in the front, John Striffler and wife Mary Benkelman, with son youngest son David in front and youngest daughter Esther slightly behind them. Standing in the back, l to r, Emeline, George Albert, Mattie and Salome.
  		Striffler, Uncle John Home The original John and Mary Striffler farm home on Schwegler road, nearby the home of his brother-in-law Adam Benkelman
  		Striffler, Uncle John Descendant's ca 1920's A gathering of relatives in front of John Striffler's home Maggie Bethel thinks the following individuals are pictured: Front: (children) Marjory Schwegler, Alice Buehrly, Keith Buehrly, UNKNOWN, Ruth Schenck Esau, Fern Schwegler, UNKNOWN little blond girl Middle: David Striffler, Mattie Striffler, Martha Mark Darling, Mary Ida Thompson Striffler, Esther Striffler Kolb, UNKNOWN, Emeline Striffler Mark, UNKNOWN, Lena Mark Schwegler, UNKNOWN women holding baby, Ben Schwegler, Louis Krahling (to the right of the tree) The Man barely visible in the very back row is UNKNOWN PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU CAN HELP US CONFIRM THIS
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Striffler, Uncle John Descendants A snapshot identified by Lena Mark Schwegler as "Some of John Striffler's descendants" Her granddaughter, Maggie Battel Bethel, has identified most everyone after comparision to other family photos labeled by her mother and grandmother. Back row, l to r, Mattie Striffler, Emeline Striffler Mark, Mary Ida Thompson Striffler, UNKNOWN, Aunt Lena Benkelman Schwegler, Archie Mark, Esther Striffler Kaiser, David Striffler, UNKNOWN, George Albert Striffler, UNKNOWN, Stanley Bien Front: Paul Bien, Salome Bien, William Bien PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU HAVE CORRECTIONS OR CAN IDENTIFY ANY OF THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.

  
  

• Notes

  Married: BonnieMargaret Jacobs also shows a daughter, Martha, born Nov. 1873???

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [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. 151, 157 (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, July 14, 1922 Vol. 18, No. 9 (Reliability: 3).