Ruth Jane Bien

1919 - 2008  (88 years)

• Name	Ruth Jane Bien  [1]
  Birth	20 Sep 1919	Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Feb 2008	Hamilton County, Ohio
  Person ID	I30396	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Stanley Bien,   b. 8 Dec 1892, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan d. 5 Dec 1967, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Ruth Mundy,   b. Abt 1894, England, United Kingdom d. Abt 1968 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1917	Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Volume 27 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 4, 1967, reported that Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bien of Lansing, Michigan, marked 50 years of marriage January 20, 1967, and had planned to celebrate the occasion with an open house in the Central Methodist Church when scool would be out and their children and grandchildren would be able to be with them. Since Stanley was ill as a result of an auto accident, the affair was cancelled. However, they were guests of honor at a dinner given by their church. Their children are Mrs. Robert Bock of of Lansing and Mrs. Emerson Peet of Atlanta, Georgia. The Peet family viisted their parents in June.
  Family ID	F9798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Bock,   b. Bef 1919   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Vol. 11, September 6, 1948, shows "Jeffrey Bien, [born to] Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bock (Stanley Bien [grandparent])."
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F10416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 May 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Sep 1919 - Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Bien, Ruth Jane ca mid 1920's (POSSIBLY) Carole Jean Benkelman reports that on the back of this photo, in beautiful handwriting, is the following inscription "Uncle Bill, What do you think of my bathing suit? Ruth Jane" This is probably Ruth Jane Bien, who was the daughter of Stanley Bien and niece of William Bien. It may instead be Ruth Benkelman, daughter of Ben Benkelman Sr and niece of William Benkelman. PLEASE HELP US VERIFY THE EXACT IDENTITY OF THIS GIRL.

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Michigan, Ingham, Lansing City, Ward 7, 4th precinct Enumerated April 9, 1930 ED 33-47 SD 12/13 Sheets 9B and 10A Stamped 233 Shiawasee Street 837-146-202 (Reliability: 3). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Vol. 27, September 4, 1967 (Reliability: 3).