Dr. Kenneth C. Zinnecker

1916 - 1997  (80 years)

• Name	Kenneth C. Zinnecker  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	2 May 1916	Starkweather, Ramsey County, North Dakota   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Mar 1997	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio   [3]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Friday, May 12, 1916 Page Four Local Items Announcements have been received of the birth of a son at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Zinnecker at Starkweather, North Dakota, on Tuesday, May 2. Kenneth C., is his name. Cass City Chronicle Friday, April 24, 1936 Local Items Page One Kenneth Zinnecker of Moore, Montana, is a guest at the home of his uncle, Solomon Striffler, and other relatives here. Mr. Zinnecker brought two car loads of horses from Montana to Wisconsin, coming on to visit relatives in Detroit and Cass City. He will be taking back to Montana two new 1936 Terraplanes, drive one and towing the other. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2008) The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Vol. 7, September 4, 1944, noted that Lt. Kenneth S. Zinnecker graduated from the Freeman Army Air Field on July 28, 1943 and was an instructor at the B-17 school at Loskbourn Army Air Base, Columbus, Ohio. As of the September 3, 1945 issue (Vol. 8), it was reported that he was an instructor on a B-29, and stationed in Alabama. In Volume 9, September 2, 1946, it was reported that he was atttending Ohio State University. An article in Volume 10, September 1, 1947, indicated that he had been pledged into an honorary fraternity at Ohio State in recognition of his high scholastic attainment. Volume 12 reported he was in the school of Optometry, and in Volume 13 it was noted that he had graduated from Ohio State with his B.S. in Optometry. The 1966 BROADCAST reported that Dixie Zinnecker, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Zinnecker of Columbus, Ohio graduated from High School and spent the summer in Hawaii as a Junior Supervisor at Puna College. She was set to enter Colorado Womans College in Denver in the fall.
  Person ID	I5971	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	George Henry Zinnecker,   b. 14 Jul 1871, Ionia County, Michigan ,   d. 14 Feb 1955, Moore, Fergus County, Montana  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Lydia Striffler,   b. 20 Nov 1874, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 7 Mar 1957, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana  (Age 82 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1893	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  	The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Vol. 7, September 4, 1944, noted that Mr. and Mrs. George Zinnecker of Moore, Montana celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in California at the home of his sister, Mrs. Grover Blades, on Nov. 22, 1944. The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROACAST-1964 reported that Helene Striffler Lucas of Superior, Montana; Catherine Zinnecker Miller of Billings, Montana, Henry Zinnecker of Long Beach, Calif. and Kenneth Zinnecker of Columbus, Ohio were all planning on attending the 1964 Striffler-Benkelman Reunion in Cass City.
  Photos		Zinnecker, George and Lydia (Striffler) George and Lydia were married on 22 November 1893 in Cass City
  Family ID	F3072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lola Cantrell,   b. 29 Jan 1924,   d. 15 Jun 2008, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F2611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Helen Andrews,   b. Bef 1920,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Apr 1937	Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana   [1]
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2011
  Family ID	F2613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Blanche Juanita McFadden,   b. 22 Jan 1912,   d. Feb 1993, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio  (Age 81 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1944	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
  Children	1. Dixie Anne Zinnecker,   b. Abt 1948,   d. 16 Mar 2008  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2011
  Family ID	F2612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 May 1916 - Starkweather, Ramsey County, North Dakota Married - Apr 1937 - Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana Married - 29 Dec 1944 - Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Died - 15 Mar 1997 - Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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. 156a (Reliability: 3). [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).