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     Samuel Henry Klinger is also referred to as Samuel Henry Kniley in some sources.³ He was born on 6 July 1896, Dauphin County, PA.¹ He was the son of Frederick Charles Kniley and Carrie Rebecca Klinger.² Some sources record that Samuel Henry Klinger was born on 8 July 1896, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^4,5 It is not clear who Samuel's biological parents were. A number of secondary sources list him as the son of Frederick Charles Kniley and Carrie Rebecca Klinger, but this is not clear. Frederick Kniley's obituary does not mention Samuel. It is possible that he was the son of Frederick Kniley and Carrie Rebecca Klinger.
At the time of the 1900 Census, Samuel's mother (step-mother ?) Carrie was listed as single and living in the home of her widowed mother Rebecca Klinger. Samuel was listed as Rebecca's grandson. Samuel was listed as "Samuel H. Kniley" in both the 1900 and 1910 Censuses, but after 1910 he is listed as Samuel Klinger. In 1920, Samuel is listed as Alvin Zimmerman's step-son, suggesting that he was the biological son of his wife Carrie Rebecca (Klinger) Zimmerman.
Carrie's obituary in the 8 Jun 1939 Harrisburg Telegraph described Samuel as her "step-son," suggesting that Samuel was not her biological son, but the listing for Samuel in the 1900 Census as the "grandson" of Rebecca Cooper Klinger suggests that he was Carrie's biological son.
In his 1925 application for a marriage license, Samuel listed his parents as "Carrie Klinger" maiden name "Knidy [Kniley?]" and "Henry Klinger."
On balance, there is no single explanation that fits all of the facts, although there is some probability that Samuel was Carrie's biological son.^{6,7,8,9,10,11} He married Catherine E. Campbell, daughter of Edward Campbell and Anna Robinson, on 26 December 1925, New Bloomfield, Perry County, PA.^12,13 Samuel Henry Klinger died on 17 January 1972, Ickesburg RD, Perry County, PA, at age 75.^1,14 He was buried on 20 January 1972, at Eschol Cemetery, Saville Township, Perry County, PA.^14,15
Newspaper obituary:
SAMUEL H. KLINGER
Samuel H. Klinger, 75, Ickesburg RD, died Monday, Jan. 7 at his home.
He was a member of Ickesburg Church of God; and was a retired logger.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kathryn E. Klinger; five sons, Clarence and David, both of Biglerville, Roland Dale, Landisburg RD, Albert, New Bloomfield, and John, Elliottsburg RD; a daughter, Mrs. Carrie Fox, Philadelphia; five brothers, Ray Zimmerman, Mark Zimmerman, Herbert Zimmerman, John Zimmerman and Norman Zimmerman, all of Halifax, and 13 grandchildren.
Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Ickesburg Church of God with Rev. T. R. Rebert, officiating. Burial will be in Eschol Cemetery.
Duncannon Record (Duncannon, Pennsylvania), 20 Jan 1972, Thu, Page 8.¹⁶

     Catherine E. Campbell was born on 15 February 1905, Eschol, Perry County, PA.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Edward Campbell and Anna Robinson.² Catherine E. Campbell married Samuel Henry Klinger, son of Frederick Charles Kniley and Carrie Rebecca Klinger, on 26 December 1925, New Bloomfield, Perry County, PA.^1,4 Catherine E. Campbell died on 2 March 1999, Elliottsburg, Perry County, PA, at age 94.^2,1,3
Newspaper obituary:
Catherine E. Klinger
Funeral services for Catherine E. Campbell Klinger, 95, of Elliottsburg, will be held Saturday at 1 1 a.m. in Nickel Funeral Home, Loysville.
She died Tuesday, March 2, 1999 at home.
Born Feb. 15, 1904 in Eshcol, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Anna Campbell and the widow of Samuel H. Klinger.
Mrs. Klinger was a retired machine operator at Knouse's Cannery, Biglerville, and was a former member of Ickesburg Church of God.
Surviving are four sons, John H. and Albert G. of Elliottsburg and David S. and Roland D. of Newport; a daughter, Carrie E. Fox of Philadelphia; 18 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Clarence and Eugene, five brothers and sisters, two great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
The Rev. John L. Warner will officiate at services. Burial will be in Eshcol Cemetery.
Friends may call Saturday from 10 to 1 1 a.m. in the funeral home.
The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pennsylvania), 04 Mar 1999, Thu, Page 12.²
She was buried on 6 March 1999, at Eschol Cemetery, Saville Township, Perry County, PA.^2,5

     Clarence Leroy Klinger was born on 28 May 1926, Eshcol, Perry County, PA.¹ He was the son of Samuel Henry Klinger and Catherine E. Campbell.¹
Newspaper obituary:
Clarence L. Klinger
Clarence L. Klinger, 49, Gettysburg R. 3, died this morning at 7:45 at the Warner Hospital, where he had been a patient one day. He had been under physician's care for a heart condition for several years.
Born in Esychil, Perry County, he was a son of Mrs. Catherine (Campbell) Klinger of Newport, Pa., and the late Samuel H. Klinger.
He had been an employe of the Musselman Division of Pet, Inc., for a number of years and was an Army veteran of the Korean conflict. He had resided in Adams County for the last six years.
Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, the former Daisy Markel; five children, Kathryn, Lisa, Samuel, Teresa and Janet Klinger, all at home; a sister, Mrs. Carrie Fox, Philadelphia; four brothers, Robert and Albert Klinger, both, of Loysville; David Klinger, Blair, and John Klinger, Newport, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are being made through the Monahan Funeral Home, Carlisle St., and are incomplete.
The Gettysburg Times, May 23, 1975, Page 2.³
Clarence Leroy Klinger died on 23 May 1975, Warner Hospital, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA, at age 48.^1,3 He was buried at Eschol Cemetery, Saville Township, Perry County, PA.⁴