Moses W. Strohecker1

M, #24578, b. 12 July 1852, d. 29 September 1910
Last Edited=17 Nov 2022
Relationship
4th cousin 3 times removed of Max Edwin Klinger
Charts
Descendants of Elizabeth Schwalm
     Moses W. Strohecker was born on 12 July 1852.1,2,3 He was the son of William Strohecker and Sarah Wiest.1 Moses W. Strohecker was baptized on 5 September 1852, St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.3,4 He married Adeline Klinger, daughter of Samuel Klinger and Balinda Savidge. Moses's first wife Adeline was apparently a mental patieint in the Pennsylvania State Hospital beginning sometime before 1900 until her death in 1919. Records for several of Moses's children indicate that their mother was Elizabeth West [or Wiest], who was listed as a servant in the 1900 Census and as Moses's wife in the 1910 Census. This suggests that Moses and Elizabeth or Lizzie West lived as husband and wife, but it is unkown whether they actually married or whether Moses and Adeline ever divorced.5,6 At the time of the 1900 Census, Moses's household included his youngest 4 children, Lizzie A. West, a servant, and Sadie E. Wiest, 1 year old, listed as a "daughter," perhaps of Lizzie West. Moses's wife Adaline is not included in his household. At that time, she was a patient at the "Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital" near Harrisburg, where apparently she remained a patient until her death in 1919. Adaline was listed as married and the mother of 4 children.7,8 At the time of the 1910 Census, about 6 months before his death, Moses was head of a household that included a wife (Lizzie), daughter (Verna), a step-son Morris Wiest, and two adopted children, Rosie Strohecker (born 1907) and Moses E. Strohecker (born 1909), both grandchildren of Moses. Lizzie was listed as born in Pennsylvania but both her parents were born in England.9 Moses W. Strohecker died on 29 September 1910, Fountain Springs, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 58.1,2,10
Newspaper article:
Moses Strohecker, while at work at Branchdale was caught and thrown by a locomotive on Wednesday of last week. He was taken to the Miners' Hospital where he died on Thursday from the effects of a fractured skull and left clavicle. He was a member ot Klinger's Lutheran church at Erdman, where he was buried Monday forenoon. Kev. C. D. Kressle; had charge of the services. John Miller of Gratz was the funeral director.
West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, PA), 07 Oct 1910, Fri, Page 4.11
He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.12,2
Father*William Strohecker1 b. 7 Jan 1811, d. 21 Jul 1889
Mother*Sarah Wiest1 b. 21 Feb 1816, d. 28 Feb 1865

Children of Moses W. Strohecker and Adeline Klinger

Citations

  1. [S401] Brian Barr Wiest, Genealogy of the Wiest Family (Transcribed and updated by Bruce T. Hall, 2001: Unpublished typescript, undated). Hereinafter cited as Wiest Family History.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29897229/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S169] Glenn P. Schwalm and Phillip Rice, compiler, Church Records of St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church (1829-1915) (Closson Press, Appollo, PA: Schuylkill Roots, 1995), p. 18. Hereinafter cited as St. David's Church (Hebe) Records.
  4. [S932] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  5. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1241401; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  6. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1375350; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  7. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1241401; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  8. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1241403; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  9. [S199] 1910 Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1375350; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  10. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 88096; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  11. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, PA), 07 Oct 1910, Fri, Page 4.
  12. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part 2, p. 312. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  13. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  14. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Certificate Number: 21016; Filed: February 11, 1941; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  15. [S752] Phillip A Rice, compiler, Death and Burial Records of the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home Valley View, PA (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 2006), p. 20. Hereinafter cited as Buffington-Reed Funeral Home Records.
  16. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134921156/…