Harry Lewis Hunt

1873 - 1942  (68 years)

• Name	Harry Lewis Hunt  [1]
  Born	13 Sep 1873	Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Jan 1942	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Buried	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, January 30, 1942 Page 1 Business Man Here 37 Years Died on Sunday Morning Harry L. Hunt Served his Community Many Years as Clerk, Assessor Harry L. Hunt, prominent in business and political circles in Cass city of many years, passed away at Pleasant Home Hospital early Sunday morning. He had been taken seriously ill while at work in his greenhouse the previous Tuesday. Harry Lewis Hunt was born in Ontario, September 13, 1873, and came with his family to Michigan when a small child, locating at Caro. He was employed in Caro until he was 20 years of age and the remainder of his life was spent in Cass City. For a time he was employed int he general store of his uncle, T. H. Hunt. In 1899, he entered business for himself, conducting a grocery store her for six years. Since 1905, he has conducted a florist shop and greenhouse in Cass City, and in recent years, he has been assisted by Lewis Hunt, his son, as a partner in the business. Mr. Hunt served Elkland towship as clerk and Cass City Village as assessor for many years. He also held the offices of township and village treasurer. He was married to Miss Minnie Burg February 16, 1898, who also survives him. He also leaves three daughters, Thelma Hunt of Ypsilanti, Catherine Hunt of Trenton, and Betty Hunt of Detroit; two sons, Lewis Hunt of Cass City and Russell Hunt of New Baltimore; two brothers, Norman Hunt of Pass-a-Grille, Florida, and Bert Hunt of Kelso, Washington; and a sister, Mrs. Nellie Haefling, Honolulu, Hawaii. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock by Rev. Stanley P. Kirn, minister of the Evangelical Church, at the family residence. Burial was made in Elkland Cemetery. Local business houses were closed during the funeral hour. Pallbearers were O.W. Nique, E.W. Kercher, Calvin J. Striffler, Stanley Muntz, John Ball and Leonard Striffler. Mr. Hunt was a good husband, a kind and loving father and a neighbor always willing to help wherever he could. He will be greatly missed by the entire community. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Fall 2007)
  Person ID	I29801	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Minnie E. Burg,   b. 16 May 1875, Erie County, New York ,   d. 22 May 1946, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 71 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1898	Tuscola County, Michigan
  Children	1. Thelma J. Hunt,   b. 29 Nov 1900, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 12 Nov 1955, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 54 years)   2. Lewis Harry Hunt,   b. 5 Jun 1908, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 10 Feb 1949, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 40 years)   3. Catherine Hunt,   b. 23 Apr 1911, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 24 Mar 2006, Trenton, Wayne County, Michigan  (Age 94 years)   4. Russell James Hunt,   b. 12 Feb 1913, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 23 Dec 1996, Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Michigan  (Age 83 years)   5. Elizabeth B. "Betty" Hunt,   b. 9 Jan 1917, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 23 Feb 1985, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2007
  Family ID	F9603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Sep 1873 - Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Feb 1898 - Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 25 Jan 1942 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Striffler-Benkelman Annual Labor Day Family Reunion, 1936 Newspaper article In the mid 1850's, in Erie County, New York, two sons of Jacob & Otilla Striffler married two Benkelman sisters. Shortly after their marriages, the couples moved to the Michigan frontier, many of their brothers and sisters following them. The two families remained intertwined for subsequent generations. At a reunion of the Henry Striffler family in 1930 it was decided to enlarge the scope of the reunion to include descendants of Henry, Jacob, Joseph, Christian, John and Susan Striffler. Members and "in laws" of these families first gathered at the Assembly grounds in Sebewaing for a reunion in 1932. As the Benkelman-Striffler family had remained very close over the years, all branches of the Benkelman family were invited to their Sixth Reunion, and since that time it remained a joint event. This articles from the 1936 "Cass City Chronicle" details one of the earliest joint reunions. Attended by over 170 family members, the reunion was held on the John Striffler homestead northeast of Cass City, with attendees travelling from Ontario, Ohio and many places in Michigan. President W.D. STRIFFLER presided at a business meeting in 1936, and Harry HUNT, Mrs. S.G BENKELMAN (the former Mary Striffler), and Mrs. Ben SCHWEGLER (the former Joanna Mark) were elected officers for the ensuing year. The first volume of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST was published for the September 1936 reunion.

  
  

• Sources

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