Samuel B. Lenzner

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

Samuel married Mary "Mamie" Feuchtwanger on 4 Feb 1886 in Tuscola County, Michigan. Mary was born on 12 Dec 1862 in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida; died on 4 Aug 1942 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Volume 5 of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, dated September 1, 1941, reported that Colonel Delmar Lenzner of the Coast Artillery lived in Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Volume 12 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 5, 1949, reported that he had retired from the U.S. Army in September, 1948, and he and Mrs. Lenzner were making their home in Hampton, Virginia.

Cass City Chronicle
Thursday, December 7, 1961
Page Three

Miss Gladys Lenzner received word of the death of her cousin, Colonel Delmar S. Lenzner (United States Army, retired). He died November 30 at his home in Hampton, Virginia, and leaves his widow and a sister, Mrs. Edgar T. Braun (Ruth) of Detroit. Col. Lenzner will be remembered by many Cass City residents.


(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2008)

Delmar married Ethel Ganzell between 1945 and 1946. Ethel was born on 5 Sep 1904; died on 27 Sep 1993 in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1930 census, she was living with her daughter and son-in-law in Detroit.

Ruth married Edgar G. Braun, Sr. about Jul 1921. Edgar was born on 20 Jul 1896 in New York; died in Jan 1976 in Albany, Albany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Volume 5 of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, dated September 1, 1941, reported that Edgar Braun, Jr. was graduated in January, 1941, by Western High School, Detroit. Ted was president of a class of 170, the youngest member and high man in scholarship. At that time, he was a student at Wayne University.

In the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 9, September 2, 1946, in a column titled "Still in the Service of the U.S.A.", it was noted that Edgar G. Braun, Jr., (Ted) reported at Forst Benning, Georgia, Aug. 1. It was also reported that he has graduated from West Point on June 4, 1946.

Volume 10 of the same periodical noted he was with the 811th Engineers Aviation Bat. Stationed on Guam. He was assistant Operations and Training officer. Volume 11 reported he was still on Guam, and had achieved the rank of First Lieutenant.

Volume 12 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 5, 1949, reported that he had returned from Guam and was doing graduate work at the University of Minnesota.

Volume 13 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published on September 4, 1950, reported that he had graduated from the University of Minnesota with an M.S. in Civil Engineering.

Volume 16 of the same periodical noted he was teaching mechanics at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point. As of the publication date of Volume 19, in 1956, it was reported that he was stationed on the Island of Santa Maria in the Azores. In Volume 20, it was reported that he and Mrs. Braun, along with their two children, Kathryn (4 years) and Charles (2 years) left the Azores for Fort Carson, Colorado. As of the 1959 publication date of Volume 22, it was noted that he was stationed in Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, and was to attend the Command and General Staff School. As of the publication of Volume 23 in September, 1960, he was stationed in Washington, D.C. Volume 28 reported he had been promoted to Colonel and was still stationed in Washington, D.C..

Edgar married Nancy Ann Hohmann on 29 Dec 1951 in Minnesota. Nancy was born on 12 Jun 1924 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; died on 18 Dec 1972 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York; was buried in United States Miltary Academy Post Cemetery. West Point, Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]