Samuel Jaus

1878 - 1952  (73 years)

• Name	Samuel Jaus  [1, 2]
  Born	10 Dec 1878	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Apr 1952	Michigan   [1, 3]
  Buried	1 May 1952	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [4]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, August 19, 1938 Local Happenings Page 3 Samuel JAUS, daughter, Miss Minnie, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel HELWIG were Sunday guests of Mr. Helwig's sister, Mrs. Russell SHERMAN at Caro. Cass City Chronicle May 2, 1952 Samuel Jaus Dies after Long Illness Mr. Samuel Jaus, 74, who had been in ill health for the past three years, died Monday morning, April 28, at his residence. He had been a lifetime resident of this community. He was born December 10, 1878 in Elkland Township, the son of George and Christina JAUS. On March 12, 1902, he married Miss Lena HELWIG in Cass City. They made their home on a farm in this community. Mrs. Jaus died in 1931. In 1940, Mr. Jaus moved to Cass City. He was employed at Nestles until ill health forced him to retire. For the past 50 years, he had been a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and also a member of the Elkland Arbor of Gleaners. He leaves one daughter, Miss Minnie Jaus, and two brothers, John and Fred, all of Cass City. A son, George, preceded him in death. At 12:00 noon, Thrusday, he was taken from Little's Funeral Home to be in state until 2:00 p.m. at the Evangelical U.B. Church. Rev. S.R. Wurtz officiated. He was buried in the family lot in Elkland Cemetery. (Research):Census Information: Census Information: 1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp Enumerated 19 and 20 April 1910 by John A. Benkelman SD 8 ED 112 Sheet 2A 29-31 Jaus, Samuel HD M W Mich Germany Germany Farmer Jaus, Lena Wf F W 31 M 8 3/2 NY NY NY Jaus, George Son M W 7 S Mich Mich NY Jaus, Minnie Dtr F W 3 S Mich Mich NY Jaus, John Bro M W 26 S Mich Germany Germany Farmer Jaus, Christina Mother F W 58 Ed 6/3 Germany Germany German y Own Income 1920 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp Enumerated 16 and 17 Jan 1920 SD 7 ED 178 Sheet 3B 65-68 Jaus, Samuel Hd M w 41 M Mich Germany Germany Farmer Jaus, Lena Wf F W 40 M NY NY German NY German Jaus, George Son M W 16 S Mich Mich NY Jaus, Minnie Dtr F W 12 S Mich Mich NY 66-69 Jaus, Christina Hd F W 67 Wd 1870 Na 1876 Germany Germany Germany
  Person ID	I12760	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Johann Georg Jaus,   b. 7 Jan 1849, Hattenhofen, G?ppingen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 8 Aug 1900, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Christina Benkelman,   b. 24 Mar 1852, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 7 Mar 1929, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Abt 1871	W?rttemberg, Germany   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F5210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lena Katie Helwig,   b. 1 May 1879, Lancaster, Erie County, New York ,   d. 9 May 1931, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 52 years)
  Married	12 Mar 1902	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Children	1. George Alvin Jaus,   b. 23 Feb 1903, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 12 Feb 1921, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 17 years)   2. Minnie Edith Jaus,   b. 19 Mar 1907, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 22 Mar 1986, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	11 May 2007
  Family ID	F2710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Dec 1878 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Married - 12 Mar 1902 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 28 Apr 1952 - Michigan Buried - 1 May 1952 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Jaus, Samuel Husband of Lena Helwig B. 1878 D. 1952 Michigan This photo appears to have been taken sometime around 1900 or 1910. Sam was a lifelong resident of Elkland Township and farmer, also being a member of the Elkland Arbor of Gleaners.
  		Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917 FRONT ROW, l to r, Grant McConnell, class leader; UNKNOWN Clergyman, UNKNOWN class member, William Schwegler, Sam Helwig, George Burg SECOND ROW, l to r, Hattie Helwig McConnell, Janet "Jennie" Gardner Buehrly, Minerva Helwig Sherman, Mary Buehrly Striffler, Mary Mark Buehrly THIRD ROW; l to r, Alma Striffler Schenck holding her baby Ruth, Lena Helwig Jaus, Lillian Striffler Ricker, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Mary Schwegler Jaus, Jacob Hiller. Note: Alma Striffler Schenck's three year old son, Donald, was said to be asleep in the Model T Ford just to the left of the group at the time this photo was taken FOURTH ROW: l to r, Elsie Buehrly, Mary Striffler Helwig, Cora Helwig Klinkman, Laura McConnell Hiller, Alice Ross Schwegler, Mary McLellan Joos, Ed Helwig FIFTH ROW, l to r, Art Ricker, Erwin Kercher, Ed Buehrly, Harvey Klinkman, UNKNOWN Class Member, Fred Buehrly, Fred Joos TOP ROW, l to r, Sol Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Fred Jaus, William Ackerman, Sam Jaus It appears that at least 33 of the 36 adults in this Sunday School class were directly related, through either blood or marriage, to the Striffler, Benkelman and Helwig families who emigrated together from Erie County, New York to Tuscola County, Michigan beginning in the 1860's. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.

  
  

• 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. 162 (Reliability: 3). [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). [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/. [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/. [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. 160 (Reliability: 3).