Edward C. Hoffman1

M, #6691, b. 1 December 1890, d. 20 June 1927
  • Last Edited: 19 Feb 2019
  • Edward C. Hoffman was born on 1 December 1890, Pennsylvania.2,3
  • He was the son of Lewis C. Hoffman and Sarah A. Klinger.
  • Edward C. Hoffman married Carrie May Umholtz.4
  • In 1920, Edward and his wife Carrie were living on Main Street in Gratz, Dauphin County, where Edward was a produce huckster. Their son Roy was living with them.5
  • Edward C. Hoffman died on 20 June 1927, Williams Township, Dauphin County, Dauphin County, at age 36.6,3
  • He was buried on 24 June 1927, at Simeon Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.6,3

Children of Edward C. Hoffman and Carrie May Umholtz

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003, (Source: Gratz History p 288; Buried in the Simeon Church Cemetery, Gratz, Lykens Twp., Dauphin Co.,PA. -- Source: Roger Cramer.).
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 40.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 63562; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database," January 20, 2003.
  5. [S192] 1920 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 54; Image: 824.
  6. [S1203] Gratz Historical Society History of Lykens Township, II (Mechanicsburg, PA: Sunbury Press, 2017), p. 165. Hereinafter cited as Lykens Township History II.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69438982/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Cora L. Klinger1

F, #6692, b. 28 January 1875, d. 26 April 1953
  • Last Edited: 13 Mar 2022
  • Cora L. Klinger was born on 28 January 1875, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.2,3,4,5
  • She was the daughter of Peter Klinger and Margaret Anna Muench.
  • Cora L. Klinger married Michael Robert Bohner, son of Michael Deibler Bohner and Catherine Rubendall, on 25 August 1895, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,6
  • At the time of the 1900 Census, Cora and Michael were living in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, PA, where Michael was a plumber. They had been married 5 years and had given birth to 3 children, 2 of whom were then living.2
  • Cora L. Klinger died on 26 April 1953, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA, at age 78.4,5
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mrs. Cora Bohner, 77, Passes Away At Hershey
    Mrs. Cora (Klinger) Bohner, 308 East Derry Road, Hershey, died at her home Sunday evening at the age of 77. Her husband, Michael Bohner, preceded her in death only two months ago.
    A member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Hershey, she is survived by two sons: Robert W. and George F. Bohner, both of Hershey; three daughters, Mrs. Laura R. Mohler, East Greenville; Mrs. Mary C. Tripp, Ames, Iowa; Mrs. Gerald Robertson, Hershey.
    Twelve grandchildren and 10 great - grandchildren survive as does one brother, Charles Klinger, of Gratz, Pa.
    Lebanon Daily News, 27 Apr 1953, Mon, Page 10.7
  • She was buried on 29 April 1953, at Spring Creek Cemetery, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA.4,5

Children of Cora L. Klinger and Michael Robert Bohner

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 368. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1377; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 30.
  3. [S1203] Gratz Historical Society History of Lykens Township, II (Mechanicsburg, PA: Sunbury Press, 2017), p. 165. Hereinafter cited as Lykens Township History II.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163759312/cora-bohner. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 33653 (1953); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  6. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021165; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Cora Bohner, Lebanon Daily News, 27 Apr 1953, Mon, Page 10.

Michael Robert Bohner

M, #6693, b. 3 February 1875, d. 27 February 1953
  • Last Edited: 13 Mar 2022
  • Michael Robert Bohner was born on 3 February 1875, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Michael Deibler Bohner and Catherine Rubendall.1
  • Michael Robert Bohner married Cora L. Klinger, daughter of Peter Klinger and Margaret Anna Muench, on 25 August 1895, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.3,4
  • Michael Robert Bohner died on 27 February 1953, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA, at age 78.5,6
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Michael Bohner, 78, Passes Away At Hershey
    Michael Robert Bohner, 78, 305 East Derry Road, Hershey, died Fridav afternoon at his home. A retired foreman at the Hershey Chorolate Corporation, he was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Hershey.
    He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Cora L. Bohner; two sons, Robert W. and George P., both of Hershey; three daughters: Mrs. Gerald Robertson, Hershey; Mrs. Laura R. Mohler, East Greenville. Pa; and Mrs. Mary C. Tripp, Ames, Iowa; 32 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
    The Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 28 Feb 1953, Sat, Page 12.5
  • He was buried on 3 March 1953, at Spring Creek Cemetery, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA.2,6

Children of Michael Robert Bohner and Cora L. Klinger

Citations

  1. [S1203] Gratz Historical Society History of Lykens Township, II (Mechanicsburg, PA: Sunbury Press, 2017), p. 165. Hereinafter cited as Lykens Township History II.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163758828/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1377; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 30.
  4. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021165; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Michael R. Bohner, The Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 28 Feb 1953, Sat, Page 12.
  6. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 13551 (1953); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Cora Bohner, Lebanon Daily News, 27 Apr 1953, Mon, Page 10.

Laura Rebecca Bohner

F, #6694, b. 3 October 1895, d. 19 January 1973
  • Last Edited: 6 Mar 2019
  • Laura Rebecca Bohner was born on 3 October 1895, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Michael Robert Bohner and Cora L. Klinger.
  • Laura Rebecca Bohner married Martin Stark Mohler.3
  • Laura Rebecca Bohner died on 19 January 1973, Palmyra, Lebanon County, PA, at age 77.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mrs. Martin Mohler
    Laura R. Bohner Mohler, 77, widow of Martin S. Mohler, formerly of 422 Fourth St, East Greenville, Pa., Montgomery Co., died early Friday morning in the Camp-A-While Nursing Home in Campbelltown.
    Born in Pillow, Dauphin Co., she was the daughter of the late Michael and Cora Klinger Bohner. She was a member of the New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ, East Greenville.
    She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Buck, Palmyra, and Mrs. Marion Carpenter, Lititz; a son, Richard Mohler, Lederach, Montgomery Co; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Tripp, Ames, Iowa, and Dorothy, wife of Gerald Robertson, Hershey; two brothers, Robert and George Bohner, both of Hershey.
    The Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 20 Jan 1973, Sat, Page 2.4
  • She was buried at East Goshenhoppen UCC Cemetery, East Greenville, Montgomery County, PA.2

Children of Laura Rebecca Bohner and Martin Stark Mohler

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1377; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 30.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106401225/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106401210/…
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Laura R. Mohler, The Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 20 Jan 1973, Sat, Page 2.
  5. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 146122720; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Mary C. Bohner

F, #6695, b. April 1898, d. 1981
  • Last Edited: 13 Mar 2022

Children of Mary C. Bohner and Ernest Clair Tripp

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1377; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 30.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115537689/mary-c_-tripp; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115537584/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996; FHL Film Number: 1532003; Reference ID:     2:3P3796L; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115537689/mary-c_-tripp
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163775983/…
  6. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     480201091; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115537736/dorothy-tripp

Robert Walter Bohner

M, #6696, b. 28 June 1905, d. 15 November 1994
  • Last Edited: 6 Mar 2019
  • Robert Walter Bohner was born on 28 June 1905, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Michael Robert Bohner and Cora L. Klinger.
  • Robert Walter Bohner married Fern M. Cake, daughter of Wilson M. Cake and Stella M. Seitzinger.2
  • Robert Walter Bohner died on 15 November 1994, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA, at age 89.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Robert W. Bohner
    Robert W. Bohner, 89, of the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, Palmyra, formerly of West Governor Road, Hershey, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 1994, in the Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Fern Cake Bohner.
    Born in Herndon on June 28, 1905, he was a son of the late Michael R. Bohner and Cora Klinger. He was a retired milkman for the former Hershey Estates Dairy. He was a Navy veteran, and a member of the Hershey Retired Employees Association.
    Surviving are a son, Neil D., Hagerstown, Md; a daughter, Judith A. Espenshade, Palmyra; a brother, George T. Bohner, Brooksville, Fla., and a sister, Dorothy E. Robertson, Hershey.
    The Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 17 Nov 1994, Thu, Page 2.3
  • He was buried at Fishburn United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA.1

Children of Robert Walter Bohner and Fern M. Cake

  • Neil D. Bohner3
  • Judith A. Bohner3

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Robert W. Bohner, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86533798/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Fern M. Bohner, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44311954/fern-m-bohner
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Robert W. Bohner, The Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 17 Nov 1994, Thu, Page 2.

Dorothy Evelyn Bohner

F, #6697, b. 20 June 1907, d. 6 January 2006
  • Last Edited: 6 Mar 2019
  • Dorothy Evelyn Bohner was born on 20 June 1907.1
  • She was the daughter of Michael Robert Bohner and Cora L. Klinger.
  • Dorothy Evelyn Bohner married John Gerald Robertson.2
  • Dorothy Evelyn Bohner died on 6 January 2006, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA, at age 98.1
  • She was buried at Hershey Cemetery, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA.1

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19773247/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19773236/…

George Franklin Klinger1,2

M, #6698, b. 12 September 1876, d. 24 January 1952
  • Last Edited: 5 Mar 2019
  • George Franklin Klinger is also referred to as George W. Klinger in some sources.1,3
  • He was born on 12 September 1876, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.4,5,6,2
  • He was the son of Peter Klinger and Margaret Anna Muench.
  • George Franklin Klinger married Emma Elizabeth Bohner, daughter of William Troutman Bohner and Elizabeth Troutman, on 25 December 1906, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.6,7
  • George Franklin Klinger died on 24 January 1952, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 75. The death certificate indicates that George died at his home about 2 miles southeast of Pillow, PA. It also indicates that he was widowed and an agricultural laborer.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    George F. Klinger, 75, Dies In Home At Pillow
    George Franklin Klinger, a native of Lykens Township, died Thursday at his home at Pillow after a lingering illness. He was 75.
    He was the son of the late Peter Klinger and Anna Minnich Klinger. He was a member of the Reformed Church, Pillow.
    Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Michael Bohner, Hershey, and Mrs. Milton Buffington, Millersburg, and a brother, Charles Klinger, Gratz.
    Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p. m. from the Marlin S. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow. Burial will be in Grand View Cemetery, Pillow, with Rev. Richard T. Schellhase officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening at 7 o'clock.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 28 Jan 1952, Mon, Page 2.8
  • He was buried on 29 January 1952, at Grand View Cemetery, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.2

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 368. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 3320; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1124; Page: 53B; Enumeration District: 106; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  4. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA; Roll: T9_1124; Family History Film: 1255124; Page: 53.2000; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 0287.
  5. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA: T623 1401; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 40.
  6. [S1203] Gratz Historical Society History of Lykens Township, II (Mechanicsburg, PA: Sunbury Press, 2017), p. 165. Hereinafter cited as Lykens Township History II.
  7. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for George F. Klinger, The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 28 Jan 1952, Mon, Page 2.

Emma Elizabeth Bohner

F, #6699, b. 3 July 1875, d. 29 July 1908
  • Last Edited: 5 Mar 2019

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40344044/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40338386/…
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 65622; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S1203] Gratz Historical Society History of Lykens Township, II (Mechanicsburg, PA: Sunbury Press, 2017), p. 165. Hereinafter cited as Lykens Township History II.
  5. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.

Maude E. Klinger1

F, #6700, b. November 1877, d. 3 May 1952
  • Last Edited: 17 Mar 2015
  • Maude E. Klinger was born in November 1877.2
  • She was the daughter of Peter Klinger and Margaret Anna Muench.
  • Maude E. Klinger married Milton O. Buffington circa 1906.3,4
  • According to the 1910 Census, Maude and her husband Milton were living in Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Milton worked at a coal mine. They had been married 4 years and had given birth to 2 children -- Laura and Robert.4
  • By 1920, Maud and Milton's household included 6 children -- Laura, John R., Helen, Edward, Gilbert, and Hannah.5
  • In 1930, Maude and Milton were living in Lukens Township, Dauphin County, where Milton was a miner. Their household included 5 children -- Robert, Hannah, Marlin, "Paul," and a 5-year old son whose name in the Census is unclear.6
  • Maude E. Klinger died on 3 May 1952, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 74.7
  • She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.7

Children of Maude E. Klinger and Milton O. Buffington

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 368. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA: T623 1401; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 40.
  3. [S399] Spotts, Faye M., Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, November 16, 2006. Hereinafter cited as Faye M. Spotts Obituary.
  4. [S199] 1910 Census , Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 525.
  5. [S192] 1920 US Census, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1559; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 1083.
  6. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 977.0.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Milton O. Buffington

M, #6701, b. 8 November 1883, d. 25 August 1955
  • Last Edited: 17 Mar 2015
  • Milton O. Buffington was born on 8 November 1883, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He married Maude E. Klinger, daughter of Peter Klinger and Margaret Anna Muench, circa 1906.2,3
  • Milton O. Buffington died on 25 August 1955, Dauphin County, PA, at age 71.1
  • He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1

Children of Milton O. Buffington and Maude E. Klinger

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S399] Spotts, Faye M., Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, November 16, 2006. Hereinafter cited as Faye M. Spotts Obituary.
  3. [S199] 1910 Census , Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 525.
  4. [S192] 1920 US Census, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1559; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 1083.

Charles Monroe Klinger

M, #6704, b. 9 July 1878, d. 26 March 1956
  • Last Edited: 27 Oct 2024
  • Charles Monroe Klinger was born on 9 July 1878, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,2,3
  • He was the son of Peter Klinger and Margaret Anna Muench.
  • Some sources record that Charles Monroe Klinger was born on 9 April 1878.4
  • He married Emma Elizabeth Schoffstall, daughter of John Adam Schoffstall and Polly Schwalm, on 1 January 1898, Reformed Church, Pillow, Northumberland County, PA.5,6,7,8,2
  • At the time of the 1900 Census, Charles and Emma were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA where Charles was a farmer. They had been married 2 years and had no children at that point.1
  • The 1910 Census for Lykens Twp., Dauphin, lists George M. Klinger, age 31, married 12 years, as head of the following household: Emma E., wife, 31, married 12 years, mother of 1 child, 1 surviving; Katie B., daughter, 8, single.5
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Charles and Emma were living along Mountain Road in Lykens Township. Their household included a daughter, Katie B., and a young son, Charles E.9
  • In 1930, Charles and Emma were living in the Borough of Gratz, Dauphin County, where Charles was a coal miner.8
  • Charles Monroe Klinger died on 26 March 1956, 3 miles west of Gratz, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 77.10,11,12
  • Newspaper obituary:
    CHARLES M. KLINGER
    Charles M. Klinger of Gratz died suddenly on Monday, at the age of 77 years.
    Mr. Klinger was a son of Peter and Anna (Minnich) Klinger and was a native of Lykens Township. His wife, the former Emma Schoffstall, preceded him in death twenty-two years ago. Mr. Klinger was a member of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz.
    Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Reuben Muth of Gratz; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
    Services will be held from the Marlin S. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, at 10:00 o'clock Friday morning. Rev. E. R. Marks, pastor of Lvkens Valley Reformed Chargene will officiate, and interment will be in the Gratz Cemetery.
    Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 29 Mar 1956, Thu, Page 1.13
  • He was buried on 30 March 1956, at Simeon Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2,3,14

Children of Charles Monroe Klinger and Emma Elizabeth Schoffstall

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 40.
  2. [S1203] Gratz Historical Society History of Lykens Township, II (Mechanicsburg, PA: Sunbury Press, 2017), p. 166. Hereinafter cited as Lykens Township History II.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 23203. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 700.
  6. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  7. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003, (Buried in the Simeon Church Cemetery, Gratz, Lykens Twp., Dauphin Co., PA. -- Source: Gratz History p. 288).
  8. [S186] 1930 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 6.0.
  9. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1132.
  10. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 368. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  11. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Certificate Number: 23203; Filed March 29, 1956; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  12. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database," January 20, 2003, (Buried in the Simeon Church Cemetery, Gratz, Lykens Twp., Dauphin Co.,PA. -- Source: Gratz History p 288).
  13. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Charles M. Klinger, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 29 Mar 1956, Thu, Page 1.
  14. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29565074/…
  15. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database," January 20, 2003.
  16. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Certificate Number: 71356 (1916); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Jacob Wiest

M, #6705, b. 5 January 1775, d. 14 August 1811
  • Last Edited: 17 Sep 2018
  • Jacob Wiest was born on 5 January 1775, Oley, Berks County, PA.
  • He was the son of Jacob Wiest and Katherina Blaser.
  • Jacob Wiest married Mary Barbara Feick, daughter of Godfrey Feick and Margaretha Klos, on 31 July 1793, Alsace Township, Berks County, PA.1
  • Jacob moved to Klingerstown in 1803.
  • Jacob Wiest died on 14 August 1811, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 36.2,3
  • Some sources record that Jacob Wiest died on 4 January 1811 Schuylkill County, PA.4
  • He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.3,4

Children of Jacob Wiest and Mary Barbara Feick

  • Johannes Wiest+ b. 13 Feb 1794, d. 10 Oct 1881
  • Samuel Wiest+ b. 21 Aug 1795, d. 3 Jan 1867
  • Jacob Wiest b. 11 Jun 1797, d. 5 Mar 1857
  • Catharine Wiest+ b. 8 Dec 1799, d. 17 Sep 1863
  • Anna Maria Wiest b. 8 Mar 1801, d. 1 Jan 1891
  • Daniel Wiest b. 20 Dec 1805, d. 5 Jan 1850

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 369, (information comes from book "History and Genealogy of the Weist family," by Brian Barr Wiest). Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S95] Barbara Lenker, Lenker Family Database (Online: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com). Hereinafter cited as Lenker Family Database.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29648527/jacob-wiest. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63253185/jacob-wiest

Catherine Wiest

F, #6708, b. 17 January 1816, d. 29 March 1868
  • Last Edited: 11 Jan 2020
  • Catherine Wiest is also referred to as Catharina Wiest in some sources.1
  • She was born on 17 January 1816, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3
  • She was the daughter of Samuel Wiest and Eve Elizabeth Klinger.
  • Catherine Wiest married Samuel B. Clark, son of Johannes R. Clark and Anna Maria Bauman.
  • The 1860 Census for Jordan Township, Post Office Rebuck, Northumberland County, lists Catherine Clark, a widow, age 44, as head of a household consisting of: Elizabeth Clark, 24; Edward Clark, 18; Samuel Clark, 16; Hiram Clark, 14; John Clark, 12; Thomas Clark, 10; and Franklin Clark, 8.4
  • Catherine Wiest died on 29 March 1868, at age 52.3,5
  • She was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.3

Children of Catherine Wiest and Samuel B. Clark

Citations

  1. [S7] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Northumberland County, PA, Volume III (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 4th edition, 1997), p. 406. Hereinafter cited as Northumberland County Burials III.
  2. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  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. 61. Hereinafter cited as St. David's Church (Hebe) Records.
  4. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1149; Page: 244; Image: 246.
  5. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 369, 417. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.

Barbara Wiest1,2

F, #6710, b. 30 May 1814, d. 2 June 1886
  • Last Edited: 10 Mar 2024
  • Barbara Wiest was born on 30 May 1814, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.1,2,3
  • She was the daughter of Samuel Wiest and Eve Elizabeth Klinger.
  • Abraham Deppen and Barbara Wiest had a relationship and one child, but no marriage records were found for them.4
  • According to the Deppen Family History ("Counting Kindred"), Barbara Wiest and Abraham Deppen had a child, Henry W. Deppen, before each one married other persons.
  • She married Daniel B. Snyder.5,2
  • At the time of the 1880 Census, Barbara and Daniel were living in Jordan Township (Rebuck Post Office), Northumberland County, PA. Their household included 7 children: William, who worked on the family farm, Catherine, Polly, Amanda, Daniel, Samuel, and John.6
  • In 1870, Barbara and Daniel were living in Jordan Township (Paxinos Post Office), Northumberland County. Their household included Ellen Snyder, 20; John Snyder, 14; and Barbara Clark, 8.
    A Henry and Amanda Deppen are listed in the next household, along with their children Eve, 6, and Henry, 4.7
  • In 1880, after her husband's death, Barbara was head of a household in Jordan Township, that included her son Daniel, daughter Barbara, and a 1-month old grandson Samuel. It is not clear who Samuel's parents were.8
  • Barbara Wiest died on 2 June 1886, at age 72.1,2,4
  • She was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.9,10

Child of Barbara Wiest and Abraham Deppen

Children of Barbara Wiest and Daniel B. Snyder

Citations

  1. [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. 13. Hereinafter cited as St. David's Church (Hebe) Records.
  2. [S7] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Northumberland County, PA, Volume III (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 4th edition, 1997), pp. 402, 406. Hereinafter cited as Northumberland County Burials III.
  3. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  4. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 65. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  5. [S169] Glenn P. Schwalm and Phillip Rice, St. David's Church (Hebe) Records, pp. 13, 70.
  6. [S187] 1860 United States Census, Jordan Twp., Northumberland County, PA; Roll: M653_1149; Page: 247; Image: 249.
  7. [S190] 1870 US Census, Jordan Twp., Northumberland County, PA; Roll: M593_1384; Page: 214; Image: 430.
  8. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1164; Family History Film: 1255164; Page: 232.4000; Enumeration District: 152; Image: 0211.
  9. [S169] Glenn P. Schwalm and Phillip Rice, St. David's Church (Hebe) Records, p. 70.
  10. [S7] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Northumberland County Burials III, p. 406.
  11. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Deppen Family History, pp. 65-66.
  12. [S169] Glenn P. Schwalm and Phillip Rice, St. David's Church (Hebe) Records, p. 6.
  13. [S169] Glenn P. Schwalm and Phillip Rice, St. David's Church (Hebe) Records, p. 11.
  14. [S7] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Northumberland County Burials III, p. 402.

John Klinger Wiest

M, #6711, b. 14 January 1821, d. 20 April 1877
  • Last Edited: 14 Nov 2009
  • John Klinger Wiest was born on 14 January 1821, Jordan Township, PA.
  • He was the son of Samuel Wiest and Eve Elizabeth Klinger.
  • John Klinger Wiest married Lucetta Beisel.
  • Although John was born after his family migrated from Berks County, he was known as "Oley John" and his family as the "Oley Wiests." He farmed 150 acres on the Mahantongo Creek, Schuylkill County. He was the first member of his family to venture west and went to California around the time of Gold Rush of 1849, before later returning to Klingerstown. According to some sources he made a "fortune" in the gold fields. All of his adult children, except Elizabeth and Daniel, later settled in Oregon and Washington.1
  • John Klinger Wiest died on 20 April 1877, at age 56.
  • He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1

Children of John Klinger Wiest and Lucetta Beisel

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 369. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.

Thomas Clark

M, #6715, b. 9 March 1852, d. 18 August 1868
  • Last Edited: 5 Aug 2003
  • Thomas Clark was born on 9 March 1852, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Samuel B. Clark and Catherine Wiest.
  • Thomas Clark died on 18 August 1868, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 16.1

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.

Hiram Clark

M, #6716, b. circa 1846, d. circa 1864
  • Last Edited: 18 Oct 2007

Citations

  1. [S187] 1860 United States Census, Jordan Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1149; Page: 244; Image: 246.
  2. [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.

John Clark

M, #6717, b. circa 1853
  • Last Edited: 16 Dec 2006
  • John Clark was born circa 1848.1
  • Some sources record that John Clark was born circa 1853, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Samuel B. Clark and Catherine Wiest.

Citations

  1. [S187] 1860 United States Census, Jordan Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1149; Page: 244; Image: 246.
  2. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.

Franklin W. Clark

M, #6718, b. 27 November 1854
  • Last Edited: 23 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.

Samuel W. Clark1

M, #6719, b. 17 November 1844, d. 27 April 1905
  • Last Edited: 12 May 2008
  • Samuel W. Clark was born on 17 November 1844, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Samuel B. Clark and Catherine Wiest.
  • Samuel W. Clark married Johanna Wiest, daughter of Moses Merkel Wiest and Maria Schadel.
  • The 1870 Census for Upper Mahantango Township (Post Office Hepler), Schuylkill County lists Samuel, age 25, as an innkeeper, married to Julian, age 21, who kept house, in a household that included Elmira Clark, age 3, Elmira Wiest, 17, house keeper, and W.B. Barlow, 18, a laborer.2
  • Samuel W. Clark died on 27 April 1905, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 60.1
  • He was buried at St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.3

Child of Samuel W. Clark and Johanna Wiest

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S190] 1870 US Census, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1448; Page: 619; Image: 507.
  3. [S409] Bobbyetta Ganunis, St. Michael's Church Cemetery Roster, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/schuylkill/…, 1988. Hereinafter cited as St. Michael's Cemetery Roster.

Anna Mary Clark1

F, #6720, b. 4 April 1837, d. 1908
  • Last Edited: 23 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database," January 20, 2003, (citing Gratz History, p. 632).