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Sophia Ahr

Female 1857 - 1942  (85 years)


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  • Name Sophia Ahr 
    Born 12 Apr 1857  Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 May 1942  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Friday, May 22, 1942
      Page one and four

      Mrs. C.O. Lenzner, Pioneer Resident, Died Here May 15

      Mrs. C.O. Lenzner, a resident of Cass City for over 70 years, passed away Friday morning, May 15, at the home of her son, H.F. Lenzner, here after a two weeks' illness. Funeral services were conducted at the McPhail and Keehn Funeral home on Sunday afternoon by Rev. Stanley P. Kirn, pastor of Salem Evangelical Church. Burial was made in Elkland Cemetery.

      Sophia Ahr was born in Philadelphia, Pa.,on April 12, 1857, and came to Michigan in the early sixties. Her parents, the late Gottlieb and Fredericka Ahr, were members of a cooperative colony by the name of Ora Labora, near Bay Port, where Mr. Ahr was the colony's shoemaker. Following six years residence at Ora Labora the family left there in 1868 to become residents of the pioneer settlement with later developed into the village of Cass City. Sophia Ahr attended school here with other children of the early settlers of this community.

      On March 1, 1879, she was united in marriage with Christian Oscar Lenzner, Jr, and she has resided here continuously with the exception of two winters spent with her sister, Mrs. George MAST, in Sebewaing, and the past 17 months when she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. H. Lee POCKLINGTON, of Algonac.

      On April 26, Mrs. Lenzner came to Cass City to spend several weeks at her son's home. After a delightful week spent visiting old friends here, she became suddenly ill and passed away Friday, Mar 15, after two weeks's sickness. Her husband died on June 2, 1927.

      Mrs. Lenzner was a member of the Evangelical Church in Cass City for more than 60 years.

      Besides her two children, she leaves seven grandchildren and seven great granchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. George MAST of Sebewaing and Mrs. Lydia ROYER of Waynesville, Missouri.

      Relatives and friends who came from a distance to attend the funeral include Mrs. Wesley Moody and Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Pocklington, Algonac; Miss Shirley Anne Lenzner, Wayne; Mrs. William Moreton, Mrs. Tyler Wood and Mrs. George Bortz, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. A. Muellerweiss, Sebewaing; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Striffler, Mr. and Mrs. Burnell Holden and Mr. and Mrs. O.K. Janes, Caro; Dr. and Mrs. G.F. Lenzner, Bad Axe; Mrs. F. Klump, Mrs. K.M. Morris, Mrs. Clyde Fox and Mrs. A.B. Haist, Saginaw.

      Because she was ill, Mr. H. Lee Pocklington was unable to attend the funeral of her mother.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
    Person ID I29652  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Gottlieb Ahr,   b. 1 Feb 1824, Gr?fenhausen, Schwarzwaldkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Johanna Friedericke Stoll,   b. 8 Aug 1820, Vaihingen, Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1901, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 8 Jul 1857  Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F9622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christian Oscar "C.O." Lenzner, Jr.,   b. 30 Oct 1854, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1927, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1 Mar 1879  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Herbert Frank Lenzner,   b. 13 Dec 1879, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1953, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Clara Viola Lenzner,   b. 15 Mar 1888, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1944, Algonac, St. Clair County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2007 
    Family ID F9557  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Apr 1857 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Mar 1879 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 May 1942 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/.

    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, February 3, 1911 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp, P.O. Elkland (Reliability: 3).