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Samuel B. Lenzner

Samuel B. Lenzner

Male 1861 - 1926  (65 years)

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  • Name Samuel B. Lenzner  [1, 2
    Born 30 Jun 1861  Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christened 4 Feb 1886  Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Jul 1926  Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried 23 Jul 1926  Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Friday, July 23, 1926
      Vol. 22, No. 11

      Samuel Lenzner Passed Away Tuesday

      Samuel Lenzner, who spent his boyhood days here and later became a member of the firm of Lenzner Bros., furniture dealers at Cass City, passed away at his home in Detroit Tuesday evening, at the age of 65 years. Funeral services were held at the family residence at 1226 Hubbard Ave., Thursday. The remains will be brought to Cass City over the P.O. & N. R. R. this (Friday) afternoon and will be taken directly from the depot to Elkland cemetery for interment. Members of the Tyler Lodge, F. & A. M., will conduct the Masonic burial service at the cemetery.

      Samuel Lenzner was born in Lancaster, N.Y., on June 30, 1861, and came to Cass City with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.O. Lenzner, sr., when he was 12 years of age. He was united in marriage with Miss Mamie Feuchtwanger at Cass City and a few years later they move to Detroit where Mr. Lenzner entered the employment of Michigan Central R.R. as a cabinet maker in their Detroit carshops. This month, he completed a service of 40 years with that company , a service which he performed most faithfully and efficiently and which was recognized by his promotion to foreman, general foreman, master car builder and superintendent of rolling stock. Mr. Lenzner was a member of Zion Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M., at Detroit and was affiliated with the Royal Arch Masons.

      Besides his widow and two children, Delmar Lenzner of Wilmington, N.C., and Mrs. Edgar Braun of Detroit, he leaves three brothers and one sister, C.O. Lenzner, Frank Lenzner and Miss Emma Lenzner, all of Cass City, and John Lenzner of Gagetown.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008)
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1900 Census
      Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Ward 16
      Enumerated 13 June 1900
      SD 116 ED 167 Sheet 18A
      757 311-313
      Lenzner, Sam Hd W M June 1861 38 M 14 NY Germany France Foreman Car Shop Cabinet Work
      Lenzner, Mary Wf W F Dec 1862 37 M14 2/2 Florida Germany Germany
      Lenzner, Delmar S Son W M Sept 1888 11 S Mich NY Florida At School
      Lenzner, Ruth H Dtr W F May 1892 S Mich NY Florida At School
      Feuchtwanger, Lena Mother-in-law W F Oct 1838 61 Wd 2/2 Germany Germany Germany 1845

      1910 Census
      Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Ward 16
      Enumerated 21 April 1910
      SD 1 ED 235 Sheet 7B
      Morrell St
      757-129-135
      Lenzner, Samuel Hd M W 48 M1 24 NY German Germany France French General Foreman Railroad? Shop
      Lenzner, Mamie Wf F W 47 M1 24 2/2 Florida Germany German Germany German
      Lenzner, Delmar S Son M W 21 S Mich NY Florida
      Lenzner, Ruth H Dtr Dtr F W 17 S Mich NY Florida
      Feuchtwanger, Lena Mother-in-law F W 72 W 2/2 Germany German Germany German Germany German 1855
    Person ID I24242  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Christian Oscar Lenzner, Sr.,   b. 14 Feb 1825, Leubetha, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1897, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Susanna Catharina Striffler,   b. 6 Aug 1823, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1905, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 20 Jun 1853  Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F8092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary "Mamie" Feuchtwanger,   b. 12 Dec 1862, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1942, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 4 Feb 1886  Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Delmar S. Lenzner,   b. 17 Sep 1888, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1961, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Ruth H. Lenzner,   b. 11 May 1892, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1976, Albany, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2007 
    Family ID F9582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Jun 1861 - Lancaster, Erie County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 4 Feb 1886 - Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Feb 1886 - Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Jul 1926 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 23 Jul 1926 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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    Lenzner, Samuel B., ca 1890-1900
    Lenzner, Samuel B., ca 1890-1900
    Samuel Lenzner was born in Lancaster, N.Y., on June 30, 1861, and came to Cass City with his parents, C. O. Lenzner and Susanna Striffler when he was 12 years of age. He was united in marriage with Miss Mamie Feuchtwanger at Cass City and a few years later they move to Detroit where Mr. Lenzner entered the employment of Michigan Central R.R. as a cabinet maker in their Detroit carshops.

  • Sources 
    1. [S498] Marchetti, Ruth Marie (jmarchetti@acsalaska.net) "Marchetti" Ver. Oct 31 19:05:54 2001 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1505327&id=I70122389.

    2. [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 23, 1926 Vol. 22, No. 11 (Reliability: 3).