Mary Bajrovik

Notes:

Barbara LaChance [lachance@ccis.com] notes that "in a lot of the slavic names many of the letters are either not pronounced or are pronounced like an entirely different letter. I tried looking up your name "BAJROVIK" and the closest I could get in my books was: BAJOREK (Pol.) Dweller by the slough or muddy place. (Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by E.C. Smith).

Mary married Andrew Jesse in Prussia. Andrew was born before 1815 in Prussia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also GESSE, GESS

George and his sister Anna Jesse came to America on the ship "Johannes" from Hamburg arriving in New York on November 27, 1857. He was 25 and she 17. Records show their destination to be Wisconsin, although they stayed in upstate New York for at least two years. Anna did move to Wisconsin, with George instead settling in Michigan. "Germans to America" shows they were coming from W?rttemberg. A copy of the actual handwritten manifest shows Mecklenburg. Both appear to be in error. The Hamburg Passenger List, FHL #470839, shows that the "Johannes" left Hamburg on 15 October 1857. On board were George Jesse, age 25, and Anna, age 17. They were shown as coming from Strelitz, Preussen. It appears this village was in the Kreis Kolmar, Posen. In 2003, this village is known as Strzelce, Powiet Chodziez, Poland.

Two years after their arrival in New York, Anna and George were both married, in an apparent double ceremony, by the Reverend Clute, pastor of a church in Byron, New York.

At the time of the 1860 New York Federal Census, it appears that George Gesse was living in the home of John and Phebe Taylor of Elba, Genesee County, New York. The Taylors real estate was valued at $26,000 and there were numerous servants and laborers living in their home. The date of this census was June 20, 1860. He was listed as George Gefse, age 26, Laborer, Germany. The Klesert family, their eldest daughter Marie already married to George, lived two households away.

On George's citizenship certificate, it is stated that he arrived in Michigan in January 1860. He must have arrived somewhat later than this as he was still in New York at the time of the census in June.

George became a citizen of the United States at age 36. On his citzenship certificate, he was listed as George Gesse, and he solemnly swore to his intention to become a Citizen of the United States, and to renounce for ever all allegience and fidelity to each and every foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatsoever, and particularly the King William of Prussia of whom he had been a subject. This was subscribed and sworn on the 16th day of March, 1868 in the Circuit Court of St. Joseph County, Michigan.

At the time of the 1870 Michigan federal census, he was living nearby his in-laws, the Kleserts. He was enumerated on 8 July 1870 in Sherman Township, Post Office Sturgis.

On the birth certificates of his two youngest children, he is listed as George Gess, and his wife as Mary Gess. The death certificate for his son lists the last name as Gessee.

In a plat of Sherman Township ca 1880 supplied by Dorothy Williams, land belonging to G. Jess adjoins a larger parcel belonging to J. Klevsert.

The above biography was compiled by combining the notes of Dot Williams, Jo Peck, Fern Bengelsdorf, and Melinda Strong.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1870 Census
Michigan, St. Joseph County, Sherman Township, P.O. Sturgis
Enumerated 8 July 1870
#185-185
Gesse, George 38 Farmer $1,600 340 Prussia
Gesse, Mary 32 Keeping House Macklenburg
Gesse, Andrew 8 Michigan
Gesse, Anna 6 Michigan
Gesse, Minnie 4 Michigan
Gesse, Julia 2 Michigan
Gesse, Sophia 6/12 Michigan

On the birth certificates of his two youngest children, he is listed as George Gess, and his wife as Mary Gess. The death certificate for his son lists the last name as Gessee.

1880 Census
Census Place:Sherman, St. Joseph, Michigan
Source:FHL Film 1254603 National Archives Film T9-0603 Page 45 RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
George JESSE Self M M W 48 PRUS Occ:Farmer Fa: PRUS Mo: PRUS
Mary JESSE Wife F M W 42 MECK Occ:Keeping House Fa: MECK Mo: MECK
Andrew JESSE Son M S W 18 MI Occ:At Home Fa: PRUS Mo: MECK
Anna JESSE Dau F S W 17 MI Fa: PRUS Mo: MECK
Minnie JESSE Dau F S W 14 MI Fa: PRUS Mo: MECK
Julia JESSE Dau F S W 12 MI Fa: PRUS Mo: MECK
Augusty JESSE Dau F S W 10 MI Fa: PRUS Mo: MECK

1900 Census
Michigan, St. Joseph County, Sherman Township
#119-120
Jesse, George Head W M Feb 1832 68 Widowed Germany Immigrated 1858 In US 42 years Naturalized Farmer R&W, Speaks English owns farm, free of mortgage
Oman, Julia Dtr W F Dec 1863 32 Wd 1 child, still living born MI parents born Germany
Oman, George Gson W M Oct 1896 Mich

George married Maria Johanna Elisabeth Klevsaat on 24 Nov 1859 in Byron, Genesee County, New York. Maria (daughter of Friedrich Christoph Ernst Klevsaat and Sophia Christinia Luise Prasht) was born before 6 Jan 1838 in Rosenow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; was christened on 6 Jan 1838 in Kastorf Parish, Rosenow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 18 Aug 1890 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Fern has a note from her grandmother Augusta saying that Maria married a Venske or Fenske, and for a time lived in Sturgis, Michigan. Her grandmother remembers that a Skyler Su(a)venski/Fenski came to see her in Sturgis in the late 50's. Maria lived with her son John at the time of the St. Joseph County, Michigan census of 1900 and 1910.

Family/Spouse: Gottlieb Fenske. Gottlieb was born about 1834 in Prussia; died on 17 Sep 1896 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jo Peck writes that "Behind the little white Advent Church in Waterloo Township are the graves of the early pioneers. Near Andrew and Anna's stone are three children's graves: George, Charlie and Annie. Annie could be the baby Maria Anna listed in the family Bible page, and George and Charlie could have been born in 1866 and 1875, filling in the blank spaces in the list of children's births.

Obituary ANNA JESSE BOSSERT Mrs. Ann Bossert of Cassville, Wisconsin, was born in Germany, September 8, 1839. She came to the United States with her brother George Jesse in 1857 and lived with him in Michigan until she was united in marriage to Andrew Bossert in the year 1859. They moved to Cassville the same year and later settled on a farm in Waterloo township. In 1864 her husband was called to serve in the Union Army in the Civil War. During this time she remained at home and cared for the farm.

She became a member of the Seventh Day Adventist church in 1870 and until her death she has been a firm believer in the faith she accepted.

In the year 1892 they moved to Cassville where she has resided until her death January 16th, at the age of 91 years, 4 months and 8 days. Her husband preceded her 36 years. She leaves to mourn her loss 5 children, Joe A., Francis D., and Mildred, Mrs. C. A. Kirschbaum of Cassville, also Mary and C.S. of Mora, Minn.; nine grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She was a kind and loving mother and friend not only to her immediate family but also to all who came in contact with her. She was known in the community as "Grandma Bossert". In this community she will be greatly missed by both young and old. She was a firm believer in Christ, and his soon return to this earth to claim his honest and faithful ones; and she lived in the hope that she would have a part in the resurrection of the Just--By one who mourns.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Village
Enumerated 11 Jun 1900
SD 2 ED 26 Sheet 10A Stamped 56
219-221
Bossert, Anna Head W F Sept 1839 60 Wd 10/6 Germany Germany Germany 1845 45 Na
Bossert, Clarence Son W M May 1873 27 S Wisc Germany Germany School Teacher
Bossert, Mildred Dtr W F Nov 1877 22 S 0/0 Wisc Germany Germany

1910 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Village
SD 3 ED 17 Sheet 7B
170-170
Bossert, Mrs. Anna Head F W 70 W 50 10/6 Germany Germany Germany 1858 Retired Own Income
Bossert, Mary Dtr F W 35 S Wisc Germany Germany None
Bossert, Mildred Dtr F W 28 S Wisc Germany Germany

1920 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Vilage, Cassville
Enumerated 17 Jan 1920
SD 3 ED 90 Sheets 1A and 1B, Stamped 166
16-16
Bossert, Anna Head F F W 80 Wd 18?? Na Un Germany/German Germany/German Germany/German None
Bossert, Joseph A Son M W 57 Wd Wisc Germany/German Germany/German None
Bossert, Frankie D Dtr F W 48 S Wisc Germany/German Germany/German None
Bossert, Millie V Dtr F W 35 S Wisc Germany/German Germany/German None

1930 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Village
ED 22-9 SD 12 Sheet 3B
Amelia Street
92-93
Bossert, Anna Head O 3000 F W 90 Wd Germany Germany Germany German 1857 Na None
Bossert, Frances D Dtr F W 58 S Wisc Germany Germany None

Anna married Andrew Bossert on 24 Nov 1859 in Byron, Genesee County, New York. Andrew was born on 15 Sep 1830 in Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany; died on 4 Dec 1895 in Grant County, Wisconsin; was buried in Advent Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Grant County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Fern, he probably did not emigrate to the United States.

Notes:

She was said to have married a Skweath, who was born in Elkhart, Indiana.

Sandra Sauceda, however, found the following manifest which may be related to her husband's family:

Arrvived in New York on 15th May 1884. (signature unreadable)
List or Manifestof Passengers taken on board the S S Rugia (page torn)
A Albers is Master, from Hamburg, burthen 2454 (page torn).
Columns represent: Name, Age (years/months), Sex, Occupation or Calling, the County of which they are Citizens; Intended Destination or Location;
Date and Cause of Death (information shown in passenger notes); Location of compartment or space Occupied; Number of pieces of baggage; Transient or In Transit.

585 Josef Skurath 49 m workm Russia US D Intrans
586 Anna Skurath 54 f wife Russia US D Intrans
587 Pauline Skurath 17 f child Russia US D Intrans
588 Franz Skurath 5 m child Russia US D Intans
589 Mariane Fesse 70 f wife Russia US D Intrans

On same ship.
751 Gottlieb Fenske 49 m workm Prussia US C 1 Intrans
752 Mariane Fenske 49 f wife Prussia US C Intrans
753* ?taver Fenske 16 m child Prussia US C Intrans
754 Joh Fenske 8 m child Prussia US C Intrans

Notes:

Emigrated to US. She married a Shadrovich.

Notes:

According to Augusta Jesse Buchholz, Amelia married a Macholic (sic). Jo Peck indicates that they lived in Cassville, Wisconsin. Sandra Everett Sauceda, Amelia's great granddaughter, writes that "every MACHALLECK in this country is desended from them . The only member of my immediate family left that I could ask questions of married into the family and doesn't have any answers either. She did remember visiting the Bossert's in Wisconsin however." [Email from: sandrasauceda@yahoo.com to Melinda Strong, August, 2003]

At the time of the 1920 census, Amelia was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Augusta and Claude Dietrich.

Sandra also provided the following obituary that was published in the Michigan City (Indiana) News-Dispatch on January 17, 1930:

Mrs. Amelia Machalleck, 1121 Cedar Street, passed away at 11 o'clock Saturday morning, following a few hours illness. Death was due to apoplexy. She was born in Wisconsin (sic) on June 10, 1852, and had lived in Michigan City for many years. Her husband died several years ago. She is survived by two sons, Joseph Machalleck, Niles, Mich., and George of this city and four daughters, Mrs. Joseph Kamm, Buena Vista, Ia., Mrs. Claude Dietrich and Mrs. Harry Schultz, this city and Mrs. Barbara Everett, Niles, Mich., and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dietrich, 119 East Ninth street with the Rev. Lawrence Weber officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may view the body any time up to the hour of the service.

Additionally, the following cemetery records was found online:

M - Surnames at Greenwood Michigan Township 153 Tilden Avenue Phone (219) 873-1521 La Porte County, Indiana

MACHALLECK Amelia Jesse 76 01/18/1930 01/21/1930 O 2 16 1

(Research):
Census Listings:

1920 Census
INDIANA LA PORTE MICHIGAN CITY
ED#151 818-36-45
Dietrich, Claude Head of Househould 33 M Wisc PA Wisc Decor
ating Contractor
Dietrich, Augusta Wife 36 M 1884 (year of emigration) Nov 1904 (year of naturalization) Po-G (Posen) German Germany German Germany German
Dietrich, Bernice Daughter 9 S Indiana Wisconsin Germany
Machalleck, Amelia Mother in Law 67 Widowed 1884 (year of emigration) Nov 1904 (year of naturalization) Po-G (Posen) German Germany German Germany German

Mildred married Peter Belen Machalleck about 1880 in Germany. Peter was born in May 1854 in Germany; died on 21 Aug 1907 in Grant County, Wisconsin; was buried in Grant County Asylum Cemetery, Grant County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He is shown as owning his home free and clear at the time of the 1900 census in Sturgis, Michigan. The 1910 census shows him living with his wife, Tilda, and sister Julia Oman, alogn with her son George, age 13. Andrew was shown as a carpenter, age 47.

A.C. Jesse is Dead, Aged 76 Death Results from fall from roof of barn

Death claimed Andrew Charles Jesse, aged 76, today at 8:30 am at his home at 118 South Maple Street. Death resulted from a fall from the roof of a barn on Oct 30.

Mr Jesse was born July 29, 1861 in Sherman Township, the son of George and Mary Jesse. He lived in Sherman Township and Sturgis all his life. He was married in 1891 to Miss Matilda Foss in Sherman Township. Mr. Jesse was a carpenter and was working at his trade when he fell from the roof of the barn. He was a member of the Gospel Hall. Surviving him are his widow, Matilda, one son, Clarence, of Sturgis; four sisters Mrs. Anna Burgwald of Constantine; Mrs. Minnie Benkelman of Cass City, MI and Mrs. Julia Holdsworth and Mrs. Augusta Buchholz, both of Sturgis. Friends will be received at the home, where a prayer service will be held, followed by funeral rites in the Gospel Hall at 2 pm with the Rev. E.G. Dillon officiating. Interment will be made in Oaklawn Cemetery.

(Clipping from THE STURGIS DAILY JOURNAL, dated 10 Nov 1937, courtesy of Dorothy Williams)

Name: Andrew Charles Jesse
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 10 Nov 1937
Death Place: City Of Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich.
Age: 76
Birth Date: 1861
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation: Carpenter
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: George Jesse
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Mary Klesert
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02046-1
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1940441
Reference Number: Page 57 No. 39
Collection: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995

Andrew married Mathilda "Tilda" Mecklenburg Foss about 1891. Mathilda was born on 9 Jun 1870 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan; died on 21 Feb 1949 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sturgis Daily Journal Tuesday, June 18, 1957

Thursday Rites To Be Held For Anna Burgwald

Constantine--Mrs. Anna Jessie Burgwald, 93, of 545 South Washington St., died Monday evening in her home after suffering a heart attack. She had been ill for two years. Born in Sherman Township, Sept. 16, 1863, she was the daughter of George and Mary (Klesert) Jesse and she lived several years in the state of Colorado. Since 1911, she had lived in and around the Constantine area. On February 2, 1886, she was married to John H. Burgwald who is now deceased. They were married in Sherman Township. A member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, she is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Mabelle Kruger of Constantine and Mrs. Edna Wright of Marshall, two sons: Charles of Constantine and Glenn of Big Rapids; Three sisters: Mrs. Minnie Benkelman of Cass City, Mrs. Julia Holdsworth and Mrs. August Buchholz, both of Sturgis; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held in the Geisler Funeral Home, Thursday at 2 pm with the Rev. Harry Kellog of Ann Arbor officiating. Burial will take place in the Constantine Cemetery.

Name: Anna Jesse Burgwald
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 17 Jun 1957
Death Place: Centerville, St.Joseph, Michigan
Age: 93
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1863
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: John H. Burgwald
Father's Name: George Jesse
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Klessert
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02436-4
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1940447
Reference Number: 279
Collection: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995

(Medical):Hypertension, attending physician Raymond D. Zimont, M.D.

Anna married John H. "Bum" Burgwald on 2 Feb 1887 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. John was born on 14 Apr 1859 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York; died on 1 Jul 1938 in Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

An undated clipping (circa 1955) from the BAY CITY TIMES about Minnie reads:

WOMAN, 90, PAINTS AS HOBBY

Cass City--Although she will celebrate her 90th birthday anniversary next month, Mrs. B.F. Benkelman, of Cass City (above) is deeply engrossed in a new hobby. She has taken up painting as a pastime and finds it a happy way to keep busy. Like the famed Grandma Moses, Mrs. Benkelman waited a long time to begin painting. She started when she was 87 years old. A busy woman all of her life, Mrs. Benkelman says she finds it hard to just sit still. She balked a little over attempting her first painting but her interest quickened with her first picture and now she is at her easel each morning. She rests in the afternoon. Her hobby resulted because of a present from her daughter, Mrs. J.E. Pease of LaGrange, Ill. Mrs. Pease presented her mother with a painting set which included a canvas blocked off in numbered areas and paints numbered for each section. She delayed getting started but once the project was underway she found it enjoyable. That was two years ago. And it was also her last numbered painting. Since then she has been composing her own pictures and has turned out some 25 canvases. She won't sell a painting but she will give them away. Most have been claimed by her family and friends. She has a few hanging at home. Her painting she says is entirely for her own enjoyment. Her easel is set up on a card table in her living room and she paints while sitting down. She says she gets her ideas from photographs and magazine pictures. Using the basic idea, she then develops her own picture. She recalls that as a youngster she tried painting but did not pursue it since her folks thought it a waste of time. She also recalls that she liked to draw pictures when she was a school girl. For her paintings she likes outdoor scenes best. Mrs. Benkelman will celebrate her 90th birthday anniversary on Sept. 27. She was born on a farm near Sturgis and lived in Kansas for 10 years before coming to Cass City in 1902. Her husband's parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Benkelman were among the pioneer settlers of Cass City. Her husband, a retired general store operator, died three years ago. Her two sons and three daughters are all planning to be with her for her approaching birthday celebration. They are Mrs. E.T. Ball of Pottersville, N.J.; Mrs. May Carpenter of Farwell; Mrs. Pease; and H.L. Benkelman and B.F. Benkelman, both of Cass City.

Great granddaughter Melinda McLemore Strong has an 8 by 10 oil painting of a lakeside pasture in her home in San Antonio, Texas. (2003).

A similar article appeared in the Cass City Chronicle, as follows:

Cass City Chronicle
Friday, May 7, 1954
Volume 49, Number 2
Page One

Judging by the amount of beautiful paintings, afghans and other works she turns out, Mrs. Ben Benkelman, Sr., 88, accomplished more than many persons half her age.

For example, in the last year, Mrs. Benkelman has knitted an intricately designed tablecloth, several small items, painted the picture shown above and another larger picture that is framed and hanges on the wall in her home.

In addition, she writes regularly each week to her three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Ball, New Jersey, Mrs. Lois Pease, Illinois and Mrs. Mae Carpenter, Michigan.

She writes and signs all her own checks and keeps continually busy on her varied projects.

Minnie's obituary, also in the Cass City Chronicle, dated Thursday, June 22, 1961:

Minnie Benkelman Dies at 95

Cass City lost one of its eldest citizens June 18 with the death of Mrs. Minnie Benkelman, 95, in Stevens Nursing Home. Mrs. Benkelman had been ill for some time. She was a patient in the nursing home for several weeks.

She was born Wilhelmina JESSE in Sturgis, Sept. 24, 1865 and married Benjamin F. BENKELMAN in St. Francis, Kansas in 1892. They came to Cass City in 1901, lived at 1454 Maple Street and remained here until their deaths.

Mr. Benkelman ran a general store until his retirement in 1924. He died in 1952.

Surviving are three daughters and two sons: Mrs. E.T. BALL (Ruth) of Pottersville, N.J.; Mrs. Wilmot CARPENTER (Mae) of Farwell; Mrs. J.E. PEASE (Lois) of LaGrange, Ill,; Harold and Ben of Cass City. Other survivors are four grandchildren and nine-great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Augusta BUCHOLTZ of Sturgis.

Funeral services were held Wed. at 2 p.m. in the Douglas Funeral Home. Rev. S.R. Wurtz of Salem E.U.B. church, of which Mrs. Benkelman was a long time member, officiated and burial was in Elkland cemetery.

Wilhelmina married Benjamin Franklin Benkelman, Sr. on 26 Dec 1892 in St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas. Benjamin (son of Johann Adam Benkelman and Anna Catharina Schaufele) was born on 24 Sep 1863 in Bowmansville, Town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York; died on 7 Sep 1952 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Holdsworth Dies in Sturgis

Mrs. Julia F. Holdsworth, 90, life-long resident of Sturgis and Sherman Township, died at 4:30 am Friday at the home, 206 Center Ave, after an illness of several months. She was born in Sherman Township, Dec 22, 1867, a daughter of George W. and Mary (Klesert) Jesse. Her first marriage was to George Oman, who preceded her in death, and later she was married to Charles Holdsworth, who died on June 7, 1954. Mrs. Holdsworth was a member of the First Methodist Church here. Surviving are her son, George Oman, or Sturgis; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Benkelman of Cass City, Mich. and Mrs. John Buchholtz, of Sturgis. Others who survive are three grandsons and five great grandchildren. Friends may call at the Foglesong Funeral Home, where rites will take place at 1:30 pm Sunday, with the Rev. Byron A. Hahn, DD pastor of the First Methodist Church officiating. Interment will take place in Burr Oak Cemetery.

Name: Julia F. Holdsworth
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 14 Feb 1958
Death Place: Centerville, St.Joseph, Michigan
Age: 90
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1867
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Chas. Holdsworth
Father's Name: George Jesse
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Klessert
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02436-4
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1940447
Reference Number: 67
Collection: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995


(Research):Census Listing:

1900 Census
Michigan, St. Joseph County, Sherman Township
#119-120
Jesse, George Head W M Feb 1832 68 Widowed Germany Immigrat
ed 1858 In US 42 years Naturalized Farmer R&W, Speaks English owns farm, free of mortgage
Oman, Julia Dtr W F Dec 1863 32 Wd 1 child, still living born MI parents born Germany
Oman, George Gson W M Oct 1896 Mich

Julia married Willis S. Oman on 15 Jul 1895 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Willis was born in 1870 in Nottawa Prairie, St. Joseph County, Michigan; died on 6 Aug 1897 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Julia married Charles Holdsworth on 26 Jun 1926 in Elkhart County, Indiana. Charles was born on 28 Apr 1864 in West Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut; died on 7 Jun 1954 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

AUGUSTA BUCHHOLZ

Mrs. Augusta Buchholz, 96, an area resident all her life, died at 9:15 am Monday in Sturgis Memorial Hospital, after an illness of nearly four years. Mrs. Buchholz had been a Burr Oak Township resident for half a century, and, in recent years, had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. John (Nina) Falkenstein, 202 Susan Ave. She was born in Sherman Township, on Apr 14, 1870, a daughter of George and Marie (Klesert) Jesse. Her marriage to John Buchholz was solemnized September 30, 1896, in Burr Oak Township. He preceded her in death on July 12, 1955. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She had been confirmed in Salem Lutheran Church in Sherman Township. Surviving besides her daughter, Mrs. Falkenstein, of Sturgis, are four grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm Thursday in Trinity Lutheran Church with the pastor, the Rev. J.M. Heidenreich, officiating. Interment will take place in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the Fogelsong Funeral Home until noon Thursday. Memorial donations, if desired, may be directed to the American Cancer Society or the Trinity Lutheran Church educational fund.

STURGIS DAILY JOURNAL Mon, Oct. 3, 1966

Name: Augusta Buchholz
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 03 Oct 1966
Death Place: Centreville, St. Joseph, Michigan
Age: 96
Birth Date: 14 Apr 1870
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: George Jesse
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Marie Klesert
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01995-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1940926
Reference Number: P 407
Collection: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995

Augusta married John Buchholz on 30 Sep 1896 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. John was born on 1 Nov 1866 in Michigan; died on 12 Jul 1955 in Centreville, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her birth certificate records her last name as Gess, with her parents being George Gess and Mary Gess.

Notes:

His birth certificate records his last name as Gess, with his parents being George Gess and Mary Gess. He died at the age of 9 months, 28 days of Cholera.

Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for St. Joseph County, Michigan reflects that Maria Fenske was the mother of six children, two of whom were living in 1900. As Savery Fenske was the only other Fenske in St. Joseph that was born in Germany, it appears that he most likely was one of the two surviving children of Maria, the other being her son John Fenske, with whom she lived. At the time of the 1930 census, he was living in District 4, Kent County, Delaware.

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Federal Census
Michigan, St. Joseph County, Sherman,
ED #124
14-14
Fenski, John Head W Dec 1874 25 Single Germany Germany Germany 1863
Fenski, Mary Mother W Mar 1835 65 Wd 6 children/2 living? 1865 35?

1910 Federal Census
Michigan, St. Joseph County, Sherman,
ED #136
108-108
Fenske, John H 35 M1 4 Germany Germany Germany 1888? Farmer
Fenske, Lizzie W 25 M1 4 3/2 Michigan Michigan Germany
Fenske, Francis Daug 2 MI Germ MI
Fenske, Adelia D 0/12 Mi Ger MI
Fenske, Mary Mother 74 Wd Ger Ger Ger 1885?

142-142
Fenske, Savery F Head of Household age 42 single Germany 1884? Farmer

1920 Federal Census
Minnesota, Aitken, Shovel Lake,
ED #13
Fenske, John Head Age 45 Immigrated 1884 Naturalized 1888 Germany Germany Germany Farmer Fenske, Elizabeth Wife Age 34 Michigan Michigan Germany
Fenske, Francis Daughter Age 12 Michigan
Fenske, Odilia Daughter Age 9 Michigan
Fenske, Clarence Son Age 8 Michigan
Fenske, Josephine Daughter Age 7/12 Minnesota

John married Elizabeth Cook on 27 Feb 1906 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Elizabeth was born about 1884 in Michigan; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married William Frank Phinney on 31 Dec 1879 in Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin. William was born on 2 Jun 1856 in Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin; died on 24 Jan 1915. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jo Peck writes that Joe was tall and spare, with blond hair and blue eyes. He left the family farm in 1887 to work as a foreman for a dairy farm in Pipestone, Minnesota. He returned home when his father became ill and could no longer farm. He was semi-retired over half his life, and was a well-known figure driving his Model T around Grant County.

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Waterloo Twp
Enumerated 15 Jun 1900
SD 2 ED 53 Sheets 9A and 9B, stamped 174
172-176
Bossert, Joe Head W M Oct 1863 36 M8 Wisc Germany Germany Farmer
Bossert, Minnie Wf W F Oct 1870 29 Wisc Wisc England
Bossert, Harry Son W M Jan 1894 6 S Wisc Wisc Wisc
Bossert, Hazel Dtr W F Jan 1894 6 S Wisc Wisc Wisc
Bossert, Sylva Dtr W F Sept 1896 S Wisc Wisc Wisc
Bossert, Russell Son W M Oct 1898 1 S Wisc Wisc Wisc

1910 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Waterloo Town
Enumerated 26 Apr 1910
SD 3 ED 46 Sheet 7A
144-144
Bossert, Joseph Head m W 47 M1 18 Wisc Germany/German Germany/German Farmer
Bossert, Minnie Wf F W 39 m1 18 4/4 Iowa Wisc England/English
Bossert, Harry A Son M W 16 S Wisc Wisc Iowa
Bossert, Hazel E Dtr F W 16 S Wisc Wisc Iowa
Bossert, Sylvia E Dtr F W 14 S Wisc Wisc Iowa
Bossert, Russell L Son m W 11 S Wisc Wisc Iowa

1920 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Vilage, Cassville
Enumerated 17 Jan 1920
SD 3 ED 90 Sheets 1A and 1B, Stamped 166
16-16
Bossert, Anna Head F F W 80 Wd 18?? Na Un Germany/German Germany/German Germany/German None
Bossert, Joseph A Son M W 57 Wd Wisc Germany/German Germany/German None
Bossert, Frankie D Dtr F W 48 S Wisc Germany/German Germany/German None
Bossert, Millie V Dtr F W 35 S Wisc Germany/German Germany/German None

1920 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Waterloo Twp
12, 13, and 14 of January 1920
SD 3 ED 126 Sheet 3A Stamped 243
49-49
Bossert, Harry A Head m W 25 M Wisc Wisc Iowa
Bossert, Clara J Wf F W 25 M Wisc Wisc Wisc
Bossert, Joseph A Father M W 47 Wd Wisc Germany German Germany German
Bossert, Russell L brother M W 21 S Wisc Wisc Iowa Farm Laborer

(Enumerated twice?)

Joseph married Minnie Ester Garner on 18 May 1892 in Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin. Minnie was born on 28 Oct 1870 in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa; died on 9 Jan 1916 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin; was buried in Advent Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Grant County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jo Peck writes that she was a Registered Nurse, she trained at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. She sent numerous postcards to her sisters, as did they to her, detailing their lives away from home. Mary never married, and moved to Mora, Minnesota where she lived with her divorced brother Clarence. They worked together at a hospital in Mora for nearly 40 years. She and Clarence adopted a daughter, Bette.

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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Village
SD 3 ED 17 Sheet 7B
170-170
Bossert, Mrs. Anna Head F W 70 W 50 10/6 Germany Germany Germany 1858 Retired Own Income
Bossert, Mary Dtr F W 35 S Wisc Germany Germany None
Bossert, Mildred Dtr F W 28 S Wisc Germany Germany


1920 Census
Minnesota, Kanabec County, Arthur Twp
Enumerated 3 Jan 1920
SD 10 ED 46 Sheet 1B
24-25
Bossert, Clarence S Head M W 467 S Wisc Rhind Province German Hamburgh German Physician Medical
Bossert, Mary C Sister F W 50 S Wisc Rhine Province German Hamburgh German Nurse General Nurshing

1930 Census
Minnesota, Kanabec County, Arthur Twp, Lekoreu (?) Hospital
105-116
Bossert, C. S. (Dr.) O $19,500 M W 56 Div 35 Wis Germany German Doctor of Medicine General Practice
Bossert, Mary C Sister F W 61 S Wis Geramny Germany Owner of Hosp Special Nurse
Hillman, Margaret Servant F W 19 S Minn Minn Minn Housekeeper

Notes:

According to Jo Peck, Frankie lived with her mother long after her father died. She never married, living in the old Bossert home in Cassville until it was sold in 1959, and which time she moved to Mora, Minnesota to be with her brother and sister. She had trained as a nurse at Battle Creek as well, but did not finish her degree as had her sisters.

Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Frances D. Bossert
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1870
Death Date: 11 Oct 1968
Death County: Kanabec
Mother's Maiden Name: Jesse
State File Number: 025593
Certificate Number: 025593
Certificate Year: 1968
Record Number: 1720222

Notes:

Listed in the family Bible simply as C.S., niece Jo Peck knew his name always as Clarence Silas. In his obituary, he is listed as Clarence Sanborn. He studied medicine at Battle Creek, finishing his training at George Washington University in 1908.

Name: Clarence Sanborn Bossert
Birth Date: 27 May 1873
Death Date: 20 Jan 1964
Death County: Kanabec
Mother's Maiden Name: Jesse
State File Number: 009415
Certificate Number: 009415
Certificate Year: 1964
Record Number: 1557738

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Village
Enumerated 11 Jun 1900
SD 2 ED 26 Sheet 10A Stamped 56
219-221
Bossert, Anna Head W F Sept 1839 60 Wd 10/6 Germany Germany Germany 1845 45 Na
Bossert, Clarence Son W M May 1873 27 S Wisc Germany Germany School Teacher
Bossert, Mildred Dtr W F Nov 1877 22 S 0/0 Wisc Germany Germany

1910 Census
Iowa, Taylor County, Marshall
Enumerated 7 May 1910
SD 8 ED 137 Sheet 11B
239-239
Bossert, Clarence S Hd M W 36 m1 2 Wisc Germany/German Germany/German English Physician Family
Bossert, Mabel Wf F W 30 M1 2 0/0 Calif Va Mic

1920 Census
Minnesota, Kanabec County, Arthur Twp
Enumerated 3 Jan 1920
SD 10 ED 46 Sheet 1B
24-25
Bossert, Clarence S Head M W 467 S Wisc Rhind Province German Hamburgh German Physician Medical
Bossert, Mary C Sister F W 50 S Wisc Rhine Province German Hamburgh German Nurse General Nurshing

1930 Census
Minnesota, Kanabec County, Arthur Twp, Lekoreu (?) Hospital
105-116
Bossert, C. S. (Dr.) O $19,500 M W 56 Div 35 Wis Germany German Doctor of Medicine General Practice
Bossert, Mary C Sister F W 61 S Wis Geramny Germany Owner of Hosp Special Nurse
Hillman, Margaret Servant F W 19 S Minn Minn Minn Housekeeper

Clarence married Mabel Ethelynn Howell in 1907 in Washington, District Of Columbia. Mabel was born on 21 Jul 1878 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan; died on 22 Nov 1963 in National City, San Diego County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jo Peck writes that she was also was a Nurse, taking her training with her sisters at the old Battle Creek Sanitarium. She graduated from Cassville High School in 1887, and Battle Creek's Nursing in 1905. Late in life she married Chris Kirshbaum.

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Village
Enumerated 11 Jun 1900
SD 2 ED 26 Sheet 10A Stamped 56
219-221
Bossert, Anna Head W F Sept 1839 60 Wd 10/6 Germany Germany Germany 1845 45 Na
Bossert, Clarence Son W M May 1873 27 S Wisc Germany Germany School Teacher
Bossert, Mildred Dtr W F Nov 1877 22 S 0/0 Wisc Germany Germany

1910 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Village
SD 3 ED 17 Sheet 7B
170-170
Bossert, Mrs. Anna Head F W 70 W 50 10/6 Germany Germany Germany 1858 Retired Own Income
Bossert, Mary Dtr F W 35 S Wisc Germany Germany None
Bossert, Mildred Dtr F W 28 S Wisc Germany Germany

1920 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Vilage, Cassville
Enumerated 17 Jan 1920
SD 3 ED 90 Sheets 1A and 1B, Stamped 166
16-16
Bossert, Anna Head F F W 80 Wd 18?? Na Un Germany/German Germany/German Germany/German None
Bossert, Joseph A Son M W 57 Wd Wisc Germany/German Germany/German None
Bossert, Frankie D Dtr F W 48 S Wisc Germany/German Germany/German None
Bossert, Millie V Dtr F W 35 S Wisc Germany/German Germany/German None

1930 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Cassville Village
ED 22-9 SD 12 Sheet 2A Stamped 60
39-40
Kirschbaum, Chris Head O 1500 M W 32 M 22 Wisc Wisc Wisc Buttermaker Creamery
Kirschbaum, Millie Wf F W 52 M 42 Wisc Germany Germany

Family/Spouse: Christopher A. Kirshbaum. Christopher was born about 1898 in Wisconsin; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her marriage license to Joe Kamm shows her to be the daughter of Peter Machalleck and Anna Fesky?. Perhaps she was Peter's daughter and Amelia Jesse's step-daughter?

Her obituary as published in the Dubuque TELEGRAPH-HERALD, reads as follows:

Mrs. Joseph Kamm

Mrs. Joseph (Mary) KAMM, 66, of North Buena Vista, died at 6 p.m. Friday at Mercy Hospital after an illness of three days.

The funeral will be held Monday morning from the Didesch funeral home to Sacred Heart church, where the funeral mass will be offered at 9 a.m.

Mrs. Kamm was born in Germany Sept. 20, 1881, and came to the United States 63 years ago. She was formerly a resident of Cassville, Wis., but made her home at North Buena Vista for the past 34 years.

She was married Jan. 21, 1913, and was a member of the Immaculate Conception church at North Buena Vista.

Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Charlotte) EHLERS, Dubuque; two grandsons, Jerome and Dale EHLERS; two brothers, George MACHALLECK, Michigan City, Ind, and Joseph MACHALLECK, Niles, Mich; and two sisters, Mrs. Barbara EVERRETT, Niles, Mich., and Mrs. Annie SCHULTZ, Michigan City, Ind.

Mrs. Kamm was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Dorothy, one sister and one brother.

(Courtesy of Kenneth Kamm)

Mary married Joseph Kamm on 21 Jan 1913 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Joseph was born on 6 Apr 1881 in North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa; died on 18 Oct 1963 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa; was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Augusta Frances Dietrich, 54, died at 7:15 this morning at her home, 119 E. Ninth St. She had been ill a long time. Mrs. Dietrich was born Nov. 5, 1884, in Hamburg (sic), Germany, the daughter of Peter and Amelia Machalleck. Fifty-three years ago she came to this country and on November 1907, was married in Dubuque, Ia., to Claude V. Dietrich who survives. Others surviving include one daughter, Bernice, at home, and the following brothers and sisters: George Machalleck, this city; Joseph Machalleck, Niles, Mich.; Mrs. Anna Schultz, this city; Mrs. Barbara Everett, Niles and Mrs. Joseph Kamm, North Buena Vista, Ia. Mrs. Dietrich was affiliated with St. Mary's of the Immaculate Conception parish. Funeral arrangements will be announced Friday.

(Medical):Diabetes Mellitus

Augusta married Claude V. Dietrich on 7 Nov 1906 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Claude (son of Alfred Daniel Dietrich and Alvira Jenett Parce) was born on 2 Jul 1886 in Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin; died on 11 Dec 1960 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Anna Schultz, 74, 1616 1/2 Washington St., died at her home at 9:50 p.m. yesterday after an illness of three weeks.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Root Funeral Home with the Rev. Leonard A. Ziemer, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow and Saturday.

A resident of the city for 50 years, Mrs. Schultz was born in Cassville, Wis., Jan. 28, 1887, the daughter of Peter and Amelia Jessup (sic) Machalleck. On June 20, 1908 (sic), she was married here to Harry F. Schultz, who preceded her in death. She was a cook and packer at Smith Bros. Cough Drop factory for 23 years.

Surviving are a son, Victor C., this city; a daughter, Mrs. Juanita Biederstadt, this city; six grandchildren; a brother, George Machalleck, this city, and a sister, Mrs. Barbara Everett, Niles, Mich.

(Schultz, Anna Mar 23, 1961 Mich City News Disp pg 7 col 1)

Anna married Harry F. Schultz on 25 Jul 1908 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana. Harry was born on 10 Aug 1878 in La Porte County, Indiana; died on 30 Mar 1931 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary

JOSEPH MACHALLECK

Joseph Machalleck, 67, of 105 North 15th Street, retired New York Central Railraod engineer, died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday in the Sunnybrook Nursing Home at Roseland, Ind., following an illness of about 23v3n months.

Machalleck was born Oct. 25, 1888, in Cassville, Wis., and moved to Niles in 1921 from Michigan City, Ind. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers.

Survivors are his wife, Ella; two sons, John and Robert Machalleck, both of Niles; six grandchildren; a brother George Machalleck, of Michigan City, Ind., and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Schultz, of Michigan City, and Mrs. Barbara Everett, of Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Pifer Funeral home here with the Rev. Theodore Laesch, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

(Niles Daily Star, Monday, 16 January 1956: Courtesy of Sandra Sauceda)

World War I Draft Registration

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZ21-W4Z
Name: Joseph Machalleck
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: La Porte County no 1, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1888
Birthplace: Cassville, Wisconsin, United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film number: 1653558
Digital Folder Number: 005250680
Image Number: 04007
Collection: Joseph Machalleck, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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Census Listings:

At the time of the 1920 La Porte County, Indiana census, his family was listed as follows:

1920 Census
Indiana, La Porte, Michigan City
ED 157
624-67-79
Machallack, Joseph 34 Wisc Germany Germany
" , Ella 35 Indiana Germany Germany
" , John 3 5/12 Indiana Wisconsin Indiana They appeared be sharing a home with Joseph's sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Clyde Everett.

1930 Census
Michigan, Berrien County, Niles City, Second Ward
Enumerated 8 Apr 1930
ED 16-37 SD 12 Sheet 6B
214-147-161
Machalleck, Joseph Head Rent $35 age 41, married at 27, Born in Wisc Parents both born in Germany Engineer Railroad
Machalleck, Ella M age 41 Born in Indiana, both parents born in Germany
Machalleck, John F. age 13 Born in Indiana Father born in Wisconsin Mother born in Indiana
Machalleck, Robert P age 9 Born in Indiana Father born in Wisconsin Mother born in Indiana

Joseph married Ella M. Ruetz about 1916. Ella was born in Jul 1884 in Indiana; died in Nov 1969 in Michigan; was buried in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1930 Federal Census, she was a widow in Niles Township, Berrien County, Michigan

Everrett, Barbara age 37 Born Wisc Parents born in Germany Waitress, Restaurant Everrett, Ivin age 19 Single born in Indiana Father born in Ohio, mother born in Wisconsin

BARBARA EVERETT

Barbara Everett, 94, of 211 Broadway, Niles, died at 6 a.m. Saturday in the her home following a brief illness.

Born Nov. 29, 1888, in Cassville, Wis., she had lived in the area since 1920 coming from Michigan City, Ind. She married Clyde Everett in 1908 at Michigan City. He preceded her in death in 1929.

Surviving are a son, Virgil A. Everett of Pontiac, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Halbritter Funeral Home. The Reverend John Steffey of St. Mary;s Catholic Church will officiate. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

(Niles Daily Star, Monday, 18 March 1856, p. 2: Courtesy of Sandra Sauceda)

Family/Spouse: Clyde Edward Everett. Clyde was born on 7 Oct 1889 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; died on 7 Oct 1929 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sandra Sauceda emailed "I could not locate him in the 1920 census. At the time of the 1930 census, he was listed as a "roomer" in the home of George and Virginia Blessing. He was shown as age 37, born in the United States of German parents, and a Contractor, Decorating. He lived only two households away from his sister and brother-in-law Augusta and Claude Dietrich.

M - Surnames at Greenwood Michigan Township 153 Tilden Avenue Phone (219) 873-1521 La Porte County, Indiana

I tried to get a copy of his death certificate from the Indiana Department of Health, but they could not find one on file."

George married Fern B. Cox on 24 Dec 1936 in Union Mills, La Porte County, Indiana. Fern was born on 24 Aug 1899 in Tracy, LaPorte County, Indiana; died on 13 Mar 1961 in La Porte County, Indiana; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, Laporte County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarence married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mabelle married Arthur E. Kruger on 14 Jun 1911 in Nottawa Prairie, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Arthur was born on 31 Jan 1888 in Michigan; died on 25 Nov 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Charles Burgwald
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 03 Jan 1958
Death Place: Centerville, St.Joseph, Michigan
Age: 68
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1889
Birthplace: St Francis, Kansas
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Mary Tolbert Burgwald
Father's Name: John Burgwald
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Anna Jesse
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02436-4
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1940447
Reference Number: 50
Collection: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995


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Census Information:

1930 Census
Michigan, Cass County, Porter Twp
Enumerated 3 Ap 1930
ED 14-19 SD 12 Sheet 1B
16
Burgwald, Charles Head M W 39 M 25 Ks NY Mich Farmer
Burgwald, Mary A Wf F W 32 M 18 Mich Mich Mich
Burgwald, Arlene Dtr F W 4 S Mich Ks Mich

Charles married Mary Alice Tolbert on 10 Jul 1915 in Centreville, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Mary was born on 16 Apr 1897 in Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan; died on 5 Jul 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: George Wm. Burgwold
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 29 Oct 1918
Death Place: Florence, St. Joseph, Michigan
Age: 26
Birth Date: 1892
Birthplace: Kansas
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: John Burgwold
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Anna Jessee
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B53280-1
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1295527
Reference Number: v 3 p 95
Collection: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995

Notes:

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Census Listings:

1920 Census
Michigan, St. Joseph County, Constantine Twp
SD 4 ED 145 Sheet 2A
19-20
Burgwald, Glenn Head M W 25 M Kansas NY Mich Farmer
Burgwald, Vivian Wf F W 21 M Ill Oh Mich
Burgwald, Leona Dtr F W 1 1/12 S Mich Ks Ill

Glen married Vivian L. Cramer on 1 Mar 1918 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Vivian was born on 14 Nov 1898 in Illinois; died in Jun 1984 in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan; was buried in Highland View Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edna married Howard M. Wright on 27 Sep 1930. Howard was born before 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Attended college at Mt. Pleasant Normal (now Central Michigan) and was a teacher. Met her husband at a church social in Berwyn, Illinois.

Volume 25 of the STIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 6, 1965, reported that "Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Ball (Ruth Benkelman) and Mrs. Wilmot Carpenter (Mae Benkelman) entertained Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Smiley (Margaret Striffler) and Mr. and Mrs. Amos Weaver (Laura Striffler) at their trailers in Pinellas Park, Florida, last winter. This is an annual event for them.

Cass City Chronicle
Thursday, June 15, 1972
Page Thirteen

Hold Rites in Florida for Mrs. Ruth Ball

Funeral services were held Saturday, June 3, for Mrs. Ruth Ball, 77, or Clearwater, Fla., who died the previous week. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Clearwater.

She was born in St. Francis, Kansas, to the late Ben F. and Minnie Benkelman, Sr. She spent her childhood in Cass City until her marriage to Eustis (sic) T. BALL.

Surviving are her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy WILLIAMS of Palm Beach, Fla.; two brothers, Harold L. of Caseville and Ben F. Jr. of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Mae CARPENTER of Clearwater and Mrs. Lois PEASE of La Grange, Ill., also three grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Ruth married Eustace Thwaites Ball on 26 Jul 1924 in Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois. Eustace was born on 13 Nov 1899 in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 21 May 1989 in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also was a teacher, attending Mt. Pleasant Normal.

Cass City Chronicle
Cass City, Mich., April 11, 1919
Page Four
Around Our Town
Miss Mae Benkelman, daughter of B.F. Benkelman and a teacher in the Sebewaing schools, is spending her Easter vacation here this week.

Cass City Chronicle
Cass City, Michigan
January 6, 1926

Miss Mae Benkelman returned to Flint on Sunday after spending the past two weeks at her home here.

Florence married Wilmot John "Bill" Carpenter on 1 May 1926 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. Wilmot was born on 1 Jul 1891 in Ballantree, Whiteship Township, York, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Jun 1961 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence married Eustace Thwaites Ball on 13 Jan 1973 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. Eustace was born on 13 Nov 1899 in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 21 May 1989 in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ben Benkelman reported that after seing a production of Uncle Tom's Cabin, his brother, Harold, was nicknamed "Sime" by his siblings, who considered him as mean as Simon Legree. The January 17, 1908 Cass City Chronicle had a brief mention of the upcoming "Mason Brother's Uncle Tom's Cabin company at the Opera House," most likely this was the production that inspired Sime's lifelong nickname. Harold would have been around age 11 at the time. He played basketball in High School.

Bob Benkelman wrote that his father was drafted into the army signal corps, where he worked as an airplane mechanic, and was stationed at Rockwell Field near San Diego. According to Wikipedia, the Signal Corps Aviation School was named Rockwell Field, on July 20, 1917, in honor of Second Lt. Lewis C. Rockwell, killed in a crash at College Park in 1912. Also in July, the United States Congress authorized the President to proceed with the taking of North Island for Army and Navy aviation schools. There was a need for trained military pilots as the United States had entered World War I earlier in the year. President Woodrow Wilson signed an Executive Order in August 1917 for condemnation of the land, which was still privately owned. The Army turned over the north end of the island to the Navy and relocated to the south end of North Island, the location of the Rockwell Field Historic District. The Navy's first occupancy of North Island occurred on September 8, 1917, but Congress did not authorize the purchase of North Island, for $6,098,333, until July 1919. The Army selected well-known Detroit industrial architect, Albert Kahn, to develop a site and building designs. Permanent construction of Kahn's design began in mid-1918. During World War I, Rockwell Field provided training for many of the pilots and crews sent to France. It also was the source of men and aircraft for the Sixth and Seventh Aero Squadrons, which established the first military aviation presence in Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone, respectively.

After his military service, Sime was a Studebaker dealer, and later worked for E.B. Schwaderer, a contractor who built highways throughout the state, and constructed airports all over the midwest during World War II. Before retirement, Harold, worked as head of maintenance of all of the road equipment for the Tuscola County Road Commission.

Cass City Chronicle
Friday, November 24, 1933
Local Happenings
Page Four

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Benkelman and Mrs. Curtis Hung spent a few days last week hunting at Fairview.

The 1941 issue of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast showed that Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Benkelman and sons had spent the winter holidays in Florida.

Cass City Chronicle
Thursday, April 16, 1981

Benkelman Funeral Held

Harold Leroy (Sime) Benkelman, 83, of Cass City died Wednesday, April 8, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac.

He was born Nov. 27, 1897, in St. Francis, Kansas, the son of Benjamin F. and Minnie (Jesse) Benkelman. He returned to Cass City as a small child with his parents. They made their home on the family homestead farm.

He married Isabel Fletcher Sept. 14, 1918 in Detroit. Following their marriage, they made their home in Sandusky where he was an auto dealer. They later lived in Cass City, where he was employed as equipment supervisor by the E.B. Schwaderer Construction Company and then Tuscola County Road Commission until his retirement.

He servied with the Army Air Corps during World War I. He was a member of the Salem United Methodist church of Cass City and a life member of Custer Lodge No. 393, F and AM, Sandusky.

Benkelman is survived by his wife; two sons, Bill Benkelman of Bloomfield Hills and Robert Benkelman of Caro; six grandchildren, three great grandchildren; one brother, Benjamin Benkelman of Clearwater, Fla. (sic) and two sisters, Mrs. Eustis Ball of Clearwater, and Mrs. Lois Pease of Pompano Beach, Fla. One sister, Ruth, preceded him in death.

Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at Little's Funeral Home, Cass City, with Rev. Eldred Kelley of the Salem United Methodist church officiating.

Burial was in Elkland Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)

He was one the family members BonnieMargaret Jacobs personally interviewed when preparing her history of the Benkelman family.

Harold married Isabel Lizzie Fletcher on 14 Sep 1918 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Isabel (daughter of Archibald Fletcher and Isabelle Patterson) was born on 25 Oct 1895 in Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan; died on 3 Nov 1993 in Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Benjamin Franklin Benkelman, Jr. was born in 1899 in a sod hut on the JC Ranch in Jacqua, Kansas. His father, Ben, Sr., had moved to Kansas from Michigan to work for his Uncle at the ranch, and had spent nearly 20 years working as a cowboy. Ben and his three older brothers and sisters were all born on the ranch. In 1901, the family relocated back to Cass City, Michigan, where they purchased a general merchandise store. Ben remembers working at the store as soon as he was old enough to see over the counter. They sold dry goods, groceries, shoes, and crockeries. Ben recalled that the customers just pointed out what they wanted, and it was the clerks job to go gather everything. "We really worked in those days" he said. He remembers making deliveries in a red coaster wagon or by horse and buggy. The horse was named Topsy. Ben said he was the only one of the children who helped his parent's in their store. His other brothers and sisters didn't want to have anything to do with it.

In High School Ben was a star athlete. He was on the baseball, basketball, football, and track teams--four years each, earning a total of 16 letters. He even set several state track records. He graduated from High School during World War I. Fortunately, the war ended a only a few weeks before he was to report for military duty. He went to Kalamazoo College on a football scholarship. His team were the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (MIAA) in 1919. The MIAA is the Nation's Oldest Collegiate Conference.

Ben recalls that one of the games he played was against "the Gipper," who played at the University of Notre Dame. Born in 1895, George Gipp was a varsity athlete at Notre Dame from 1917 to 1920. While planning to pursue a career in baseball, he was convinced by legendary college coach Knute Rockne to play football as well. He led the Fighting Irish to a 27-2-3 record, playing both offense and defense. Several of his records still stand today. Gipp caught a throat infection during one of his final football games at Notre Dame. He died a few weeks later at the age of 25. Just before his death, he told Coach Rockne, "Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys - tell them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock. But I'll know about it, and I'll be happy."

After a year of college, Ben returned to Cass City to help his parents with the store. He later went to work at the Nestle plant in Cass City. Nestles food had purchased the plant from Hires Milk company around 1922. This plant had been producing "sweetened" condensed milk in Cass City since 1917, employing from 50-100 persons with most of their output being exported. The plant had been established at the urging of a group of local businessmen whose objective was to encourage and secure a milk processing plant to give the local farmers, almost all who had a small dairy herd, an easier way to dispose of their milk.

While working in Cass City, Ben was on the "Ward's Independents" Basketball Team and they were 'Thumb Champions, Michigan' for the 1921-1922 season.

A mutual friend set Ben up on a blind date with Avis Smith, a schoolteacher in a nearby town. This was in 1924. When he arrived to the boarding house to pick her up, she peeked over the balcony to check him out. She had made arrangements with a friend to watch for her signal. If Ben didn't pass muster, the friend was to inform him Avis was sick in bed. He passed with flying colors, however, and they drove nearly 20 miles for Chinese food.

Around this same time, Ben enrolled in a dental technician's program in Chicago. He worked his way through school as a waiter at "Child's One Arm Restaurant." The restaurant was named for the tables the diner's each sat at, similar to old fashioned school desks.

The following article about his studies appeared in the January 8, 1926 issue of the Cass City Chronicle "Ben Benkelman, jr., has completed his studies at the McCarrie School of Mechanical Dentistry at Chicago and is now assisting Dr. P.A. Schenck in the latter's dental parlors where he is gaining practical experience in his chosen work."

Ben and Avis were married in August, 1926. Seven years later, on December 8, 1933, their only child, Bonnie, was born.

Despite being born in the midst of the depression, Bonnie remembers an idyllic childhood. By lucky accident, her father withdrew their life savings from the bank the day before the great bank crash. He took out their savings to buy a winter coat and chair. When he returned to redeposit the balance, the banks had all closed. Ben remained steadily employed, running the dental lab for Dr. Pearl Schenck and then Dr. D.E. Rawson. He was employed by them for 42 years. The Benkelman's owned a house in Cass City, and a cabin in Caseville, on Lake Huron. Ben served on the village council for 11 years, and was twice village president (Mayor). He was never too busy for his daughter though. Bonnie remembers her father helping her, along with half the football team, with their math homework throughout high school.

He was a charter member of the Cass City Gavel Club, and Past Master and Life Member of the Tyler F&AM lodge.

When Ben was in his thirties, he went on a strict diet due to problems with his gallbladder. He abstained from sugar and fat for nearly 30 years. This, and his love of sports, probably contributed to his longetivity. He was able to play golf into his late eighties, and walked every morning and evening until he was nearly 96.

Volume 26 of the STIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published on September 5, 1966, reported that Ben retired "after 40 years as a Dental Technician. He and Avis were going to spend the winter in Houston, Texas with their daughter and family."

When the McLemore's were transferred back to Chicago, Ben and Avis moved onto St. Petersburg, Florida. They lived in a retirement community. They were to fulfill a dream when the visited Hawaii for their 50 wedding anniversary. They also enjoyed a Caribbean Cruise together. Ben had surgery for both kidney cancer and prostate cancer, both of which never reocurred. Avis died in 1981, and Ben lived in Florida for seven more years. After he suffered several minor strokes, he decided to move back to Houston, where the McLemore's had returned. This was around 1988. He lived in a retirement community on his own for several more years.

Ben's biggest fear was that his mind would deteriorate before his body, and sadly this came to pass. Around 1994, suffering from senile dementia and Alzheimer's, Ben moved into his daughter's home. Here he was to live until he died from complications from pneumonia in early 1998. His daughter, Bonnie, and granddaughters, Melinda and Leigh were at his bedside when he died.

Written by Melinda McLemore Strong, granddaughter, circa 1995 and revised periodically.

He was one the family members BonnieMargaret Jacobs personally interviewed when preparing her history of the Benkelman family.

(Medical):Cerebrovascular disease, chronic renal failure, Alzheimers disease, kidney and prostate cancer in remission

Benjamin married Avis Augusta Smith on 24 Aug 1926 in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan. Avis (daughter of William Bertis Smith and Ida Alice Elliott) was born on 4 Apr 1901 in Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan; died on 7 Nov 1981 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cass City Chronicle
Wednesday, March 15, 1989
Page Twelve
Obituaries

Lois Pease

Mrs. Lois Pease, 84, of Hinsdale, Ill., formerly of Cass City, died Thursday, March 9, at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

She was born Jan 18, 1905, the daughter of Benjamin and Wilhamena Jesse Benkelman Sr. She married James Pease, who died in 1979.

Surviving are a brother, Benjamin F. Benkelman, Jr. of Houston, Texas, a sister, Mrs. Mae Ball of Largo, Fla., 2 nephews and 2 nieces. One brother, Harold, and one sister, Ruth, preceded her in death.

Funeral services were scheduled today (Wednesday) at Little's Funeral Home, Cass City, with Rev. Clare Patton, pastor of the Salem United Methodist Church, officiating.

Interment was to be in Elkland Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer, 2007)

(Research):Census Information:

1930 Census
Michigan, Muskegon County, Ravenna Village
Enumerated April 3, 1930 by Norman L. Kyle
ED 61-44 SD 5 Sheet 1B

28-29
Pease, James E. Hd M W 28 M 23 Mich Mich Mich Teacher
Pease, Lois J Wf F W 25 M 19 Mich NY Mich Teacher
Pease, Dudley A Brother M W 15 S Mich Mich Mich none
Jacobs, Evelyn A Boarder F W 24 S Mich Mich Mich Teacher

Lois married James E. Pease on 1 Sep 1925. James was born on 9 Nov 1901 in Midland County, Michigan; died on 3 Jul 1979 in Hinsdale, Dupage County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

George W. Oman

Sturgis--George W. Oman, 88, 206 Center St, died June 18, 1985, at Froh Community Home, where he was admitted June 11. He had been in failing health for an extended time. He was born October 31, 1896, In Sturgis, a son of Willis and Julia (Jesse) Oman. On April 18, 1925 he was married to Alma M. Kline, in Centreville. He was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduated from Sturgis High School. He was employed at Scovill Mfg., Sturgis, and later in the maintenance department at Kirsch Co., until retiring in 1967. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness. Surviving are his wife; three sons, Ralph Oman, Jackson, Richard Oman, Houston, Texas, and James Oman, Sturgis; 10 grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. There will be no visitation. Cremation had taken place. A memorial service is 10 am Thursday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness, with Brian Turner officiating. Foglesong Funeral Home, Sturgis, handled the arrangements.

Family/Spouse: Alma Kline. Alma was born on 2 Oct 1906; died on 12 Apr 1995 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Carl August Buchholz
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1898
Birthplace: Burr Oak, St. Joseph, Michigan
Gender: Male
Race:
Father's Name: John Buchholz
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Augusta Henritte Jesse
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Age:
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Additional Relatives:
Death Date:
Death Age:
Film Number: 2322866
Digital Folder Number: 4207542
Image Number: 1336
Frame Number:
Reference Number: item 2 p 287 rn 68
Collection: Michigan Births, 1867-1902

Name: Carl A. Buchholz
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 21 Apr 1959
Death Place: Centerville, St.Joseph, Michigan
Age: 60
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1898
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ruth Buchholz
Father's Name: John Buchholz
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Augusta Jesse
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01985-4
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1940448
Reference Number: 140
Collection: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995



(Research):
Census Listings:

1930 Census
Michigan, St. Joseph County, Sturgis Township, Sturgis City, Ward 4
Enumerated April 8, 1930
ED 75-23 SD 12 Sheet 6B
160-165
Buchholz, Carl A. Head $2500 M W 31 M 23 Mich Mich Mich Clerk Post Office
Buchholz, Ruth M Wf F W 31 m 23 Mich Germany Mich
Buchholz, John C Son M W 3 5/12 S Mich Mich Mich

Carl married Ruth Niles on 27 Jul 1921 in Burr Oak Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Ruth was born on 14 Apr 1904 in Michigan; died on 1 Mar 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nina married John Falkenstein on 1 Aug 1925 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan. John was born on 26 Feb 1904 in Sherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan; died on 26 Jun 1991 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FH54-GS7
name: Joseph Fenske
gender: Male
burial date:
burial place:
death date: 16 Aug 1909
death place: Sherman, St Joseph, Michigan
age: 0
birth date: 1909
birthplace: Mich.
occupation:
race: White
marital status: Single
spouse:
father: John Fenske
father's birthplace: Germany
mother: Elizabeth Cook
mother's birthplace: Mich.
indexing project (batch) number: B53285-6
system origin: Michigan-EASy
source film number: 1295526
reference number: v 2 p 216
Collection: "Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," Joseph Fenske, 1909

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XVHV-FMK
name: Johnny A. Fenske
gender: Male
burial date: 04 Sep 1917
burial place:
death date: 03 Sep 1917
death place: Portland, Akron
age: 3
birth date: Feb 1914
birthplace: Michigan
occupation:
race:
marital status:
spouse's name:
father's name: John Fenske
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's name: Elizabeth Cook
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B86921-2
system origin: Iowa-EASy
source film number: 1412141
reference number: b 2 p 78 cn 31
Collection: "Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," Johnny A. Fenske, 1917

Notes:

Jo Peck learned from her obituary that she was a Seventh-Day Adventist whose "quiet, unselfish manner won her many friends, and her daily life exemplified her character." The family moved to Hubbard in 1916, and eight years later moved on to their home in Meadow Township.

Hattie married Millard Martin (Blum) Bloom on 23 Dec 1903 in Petersburg, Boone County, Nebraska. Millard was born on 4 Feb 1880 in Burton, Grant County, Wisconsin; died on 28 Apr 1972 in Wadena, Wadena County, Minnesota; was buried in Wadena Cemetery, Wadena County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jo Peck writes that he fell out of a tree as a young man, injuring his foot, and walking with a limp thereafter. He moved to the San Jacinto/Hemet area in 1950, to get away from the family. His funeral program says a Chaplain from Paradise Valley officiated at the services, indicating that he was a Seventh-day Adventist.

Notes:

Called Flossie.

Florence married Austin V. Fisher on 1 May 1906 in Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska. Austin was born on 14 Feb 1871 in Tama, Tama County, Iowa; died on 26 Oct 1962 in Onamia, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her son Robert notes that she was known as "Cody" when she was young.

Bessie married Guy G. Compton in Jun 1910. Guy was born on 4 Sep 1889 in Peru, Nemaha County, Nebraska; died on 13 Nov 1969 in Minnesota; was buried on 15 Nov 1969 in Sunset Park Cemetery, Isle, Mill Lacs County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frederick and Lucille farmed near Ellis, South Dakota until 1958. After Lucille's death, he remarried and moved to Hudson, South Dakota.

His memorial says he shared his life with his son and daughter, Robert and Betty, and 4 grandchildren, Linda Cady, Cynthia Habermann, Randy and Sally Reiners, and 14 great grandchildren.

Frederick married Lucile P. Perrenoud on 9 Jan 1918 in Ellis, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Lucile was born on 11 May 1894 in Monticello, Jones County, Iowa; died on 27 Mar 1966 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota; was buried on 31 May 1966 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married Hazel Andrews on 12 Nov 1970 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Hazel was born on 21 Sep 1899; died in Aug 1981 in Hudson, Lincoln County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She and Harry were twins, and always attended the "Twin Picnic" in their hometown of Cassville. Both she and her brother attended Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska. Hazel graduated in 1916, a year after her brother and her husband to be, Jack Nies. Union is a Seventh-day Adventist school. Hazel studied shorthand while in college. She played the piano and taught vocal lessons. Her obituary, published inthe Adventist Review and Herald, read: "NIES, Hazel Emily Bossert, b. Jan. 26, 1894 in Cassville, Grant County, Wis., d. June 4, 1981, Ventura Estates, Newbury Park, Calif. She and her husband Jacob lived in Takoma Park, Maryland for a time while he was business manager of the Washington Sanitarium and Hospital (now Washington Adventist Hospital). Survivors: a twin brother Harry A. Bossert, and a daughter, Virginia Ruth Kennedy." (Courtesy of Jo Peck).

Hazel married Jacob Nies on 26 Jan 1917 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Jacob was born on 20 Aug 1890 in Eureka, Mcpherson County, South Dakota; died on 19 Jul 1956 in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Waterloo Twp
Enumerated 12, 13, and 14 of January 1920
SD 3 ED 126 Sheet 3A Stamped 243
49-49
Bossert, Harry A Head m W 25 M Wisc Wisc Iowa
Bossert, Clara J Wf F W 25 M Wisc Wisc Wisc
Bossert, Joseph A Father M W 47 Wd Wisc Germany German Germany German
Bossert, Russell L brother M W 21 S Wisc Wisc Iowa Farm Laborer

Harry married Clara Johanna Bryhan on 5 Jun 1918 in Potosi Township, Grant County, Wisconsin. Clara was born on 7 Mar 1894 in Wisconsin; died on 25 Mar 1947 in Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin; was buried on 28 Mar 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harry married Helen Anna Perich on 22 Nov 1948 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Helen was born on 2 Jun 1916 in Teulon, Manitoba, Canada; died on 22 Nov 2003 in Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: J. Ulrich Jeffers. J. was born before 1896; died before 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jo Peck writes that her father, Russell, was the youngest of the Bossert children, weighing in at 12 pounds. He attended Cassville schools, Bethel Academy and Union College in Nebraska. Russ and Eleanor met in Hinsdale, where she was taking her nurses training. He was working in Chicago at the time. Both had black hair, she with blue eyes and he with green, and they looked a bit alike. He stood five feet, eleven inches tall, with a medium build. Russ was an electrician, and a long lineman for Consumers Power Company in Battle Creek. The fram was still in him, though, because when he retired he always had a garden plot on one of his friend's land outside of town. He grew enough vegetables to feed his family and many friends. He and some friends would make sauerkraut each fall from an old German recipe, and sell it for miles around to finance his trips to California to visit his daughters. Although Russell was raised as a Adventist, he did not practice his religion as an adult.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Wisconsin, Grant County, Waterloo Twp
12, 13, and 14 of January 1920
SD 3 ED 126 Sheet 3A Stamped 243
49-49
Bossert, Harry A Head m W 25 M Wisc Wisc Iowa
Bossert, Clara J Wf F W 25 M Wisc Wisc Wisc
Bossert, Joseph A Father M W 47 Wd Wisc Germany German Germany German
Bossert, Russell L brother M W 21 S Wisc Wisc Iowa Farm Laborer


1930 Census
Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek Twp, Springfield Place
Enumerated 23-23 Apr 1930
34 Street
70-72
Bossert, Russell L Head O $5000 M W 31 M 29 Wisc Wisc Wisc Attendant Oil Station
Bossert, Eleanor Wf F W 24 M 23 Mich Mich Mich
Bossert, Lila J Dtr F W 5/12 S Mich Wisc Mich

Russell married Eleanor Ione Lewis on 13 Oct 1928 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. Eleanor was born on 28 Apr 1905 in Omer, Arenac County, Michigan; died on 31 Jan 1996 in Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California; was buried on 3 Feb 1996 in Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jo Peck's notes on Robert indicate that his parents divorced when he was young, and that his mother was reluctant to give him much information about his father's family.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
California, Los Angeles County, San Antonio Twp, Leguna Prec 1
Enumerated 31 Jan 1920
SD 8 ED 552 Sheet 20A Stamped 124
3816-381-391
Bossert, Mable Head F W 36 Wd Mich Virg NY Teacher School Dept
Bossert, Robert Son M W 9 S Calif Wisc Mich

Robert married Lois Ruth Benjamin on 2 Aug 1941 in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. Lois was born on 6 Apr 1917 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; died on 16 Jan 1988 in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her application for a Social Security number, date June 5, 1945, shows that she was living at 1005 Rhomberg, Dubuque, Iowa. She was working for Kretz in Dubuque, and using the name Charlotte Lor EHLERS. Her name at birth was shown as Charlotte Lorette KAMM, and her date of birth was listed as November 17, 1913, and it showed she was born in N. Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa to Joseph KAMM and Mary MACHELLECK (sic).

Ken Kamm also supplied this obituary, which ran in the DUBUQUE TELEGRAPH-HERALD of Monday, February 10, 1997:

Mrs. Frank K. Ehlers, 83, of Luther Manor Nursing Home, formerly of 540 Kaufmann Ave., died at 2:23 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 1997, at Luther Manor.

Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., where there will be a wake service at 4 p.m.

Mrs. Ehlers formerly worked at Bethany Home for a while. She then became a full time wife and homemaker.

She was born on Nov. 17, 1913 in North Buena Vista, Iowa, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Machalik) Kamm. She married Frank K. Ehlers on May 17, 1932 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, North Buena Vista.

She was a member of St. Mary's Parish and was president of the Resident's Council at Luther Manor. Charlotte was known as an avid reader. She enjoyed doing needlework, working crossword puzzles and playing euchre and bingo.

Charlotte enjoyed being with her family and especially her grandchildre

Surviving are two sons, Jerome F (Norma) Ehlers and Dale J. Ehlers, both of Dubuque, 10 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank K. Ehlers, on September 24, 1983; and an infant great-granddaughter; Frances Ehlers; and an infant sister, Dorothy Kamm.

A Charlotte L. Ehlers Memorial Fund has been established.

Charlotte married Frank K. Ehlers on 17 May 1932 in North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa. Frank was born about 1907 in Holy Cross, Dubuque County, Iowa; died on 24 Sep 1983 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died as an infant.

Notes:

Juanita E. Biederstadt, 54, 1314 Tennessee St., died yesterday at St. Anthony Hospital after an illness of six months.

Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Root Funeral Home with with Dr. Frederick E. Schoenbohm, paster of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Mrs. Biederstadt was born here Aug. 31, 1910, the daughter of the late Harry C. and Anna Machalleck Schultz. On July 23, 1942, she was married to George Biederstadt, who survives. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Also surviving are two sons, George H. Biederstadt Jr., and Roger Gast, both of this city; three step-sons, Capt. Richard Biederstadt, Michigan City Fire Department, Robert and Donald Biederstadt, all of this city; 10 grandchildren; one great-grand-child; one uncle and two aunts. A brother, Victor Schultz, died in 1962.

(Biederstadt, Juanita Friday, Feb 5, 1965 Mich City News Disp pg 6 col 1)

Juanita married Ralph Gast about 1929 in La Porte County, Indiana. Ralph was born on 15 Jul 1908 in Indiana; died in Jan 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Juanita married George H. Biederstadt on 23 Jul 1942. George was born on 4 May 1904 in Indiana; died in Mar 1979 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The following two articles appeared in the October 20, 1961 Michigan City (Indiana) News Dispatch:

SEVENTH OCTOBER VICTIM

Victor C. Schultz, 49, R. R. 2, Box 91, was fatally injured in a one car accident in Trail Creek at 4:50 yesterday afternoon.

Schultz became the 31st person to die in LaPorte County traffic fatalities this year and the seventh this month.

Police said Schultz suffered a crushed chest when the front bumper of his car land on him after he had been thrown out.

Before Schultz was tossed from the vehicle, it knocked down a Nothern Indiana Public Service Co., utility pole and lines. Much of the area was temporarilty withought electrical power part of the evening as a result of the accident.

The crash was heard and sparks from the felled wires (were) observed several blocks from the accident scene--E. Michigan Street just west of Warnke Road. The mishap occured just a few feet outside Michigan City's limits. At the location, the center of Michigan Street is the boundary line between Trail Creek and Michigan City.

Patrolman Jack Wilson of the Michigan City police department investigated the accident. He said Schultz's eastbound auto went off the right side of the highway, travelled about 25 feet, knocked down the utility pole, traveled another 50 feet, rolled over throwing the driver out, and came to a rest on its wheels facing the highway.

The read of the car was on an incline, police said, and the front bumper pinned the driver to the ground. He could not be removed until a tow truck arrived and the bumper was lifted off him.

Schultz was pronounced dead on arrival at Doctors Hospital.

The victim was the father of three boys and one girl. One of his sons came upon the accident and was a witness to the attempted rescue operatio

The county's fatality toll for 1961 is rapidly approaching the total for 1960 at the same date. At this time last year, 33 persons had been killed in county traffice accidents.

With 19 days elapsed, October already has equalled the total for the previous worth traffic month in the county---August when seven persons were killed. More than half to the county's traffice fatalities for 1961---16 of them----have occurred since August 1.


VICTOR C. SCHULTZ

Funeral services for Victor Charles Schultz, 49, R.R. 3, Box 91, who was injured fatally in an auto accident on Michigan Road last evening, will be at 3 p.m. tomorrow at hte Carlisle Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Baker, assistant pastor at the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening.

Mr. Schultz was born here April 23, 1912, the son of Henry F. and Anna Machalleck Schultz. On Aug. 29, 1952, in Chicago, he was married to Bernice Grieger, who survives.

Also surviving are a son, Craig, and a daughter, Sharon, both of this city, and two sons, Victor and Keith, both of Pasedena, California, and a sister, Mrs. Juanita Biederstadt of this city. His mother died March 12 of this year.

Mr. Schultz was a member of St. Joseph Young men's Society.

Victor married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Arline D. Anderson on 14 Jul 1940 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. Arline was born on 3 Jan 1917 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died on 26 Feb 2003 in Midland, Midland County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His final benefit payments, according to the SSDI were in Vero Beach, Florida. However, the Obituary Daily Times shows that he died in St. Joseph, Michigan, referencing both the Treasure Coast Palm news in Florida, and the PJ paper in Florida.