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Eleanor Edwards¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Eleanor Edwards was buried at Wiconisco, PA.
• She was born on 5 May 1874, Pennsylvania.²
• She was the daughter of Thomas Edwards and Mary Collier.
• Eleanor Edwards married Samuel Morris Klinger, son of Samuel Klinger and Catherine Williard, on 19 September 1893, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.³
• At the time of the 1910 Census, Samuel and Eleanor were living in Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, where Samuel and his son Hayden were working in a coal mine. The household included: Samuel M. Klinger, 36, married 16 years; Eleanor, 36, married 16 years, mother of 7 children 6 of whom were living; Hayden M., 15; Homer L., 13; Lester S., 11; Mirion F., 8; Carl C., 6; and Mary C., 2.²
• Eleanor Edwards died on 17 July 1955, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 81.⁴

• Father*: Thomas Edwards
• Mother*: Mary Collier

Hayden Morris Klinger

• Last Edited: 22 Aug 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Hayden Morris Klinger was born on 12 November 1894, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards.
• Hayden Morris Klinger married Julia Katharine Reedinger, daughter of Leo Reedinger and Enjaline Klinger, on 10 June 1920; Julia Reedinger and and Hayden Morris Klinger were first cousins.²
• The 1930 Census for Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, lists Hayden and Julia's household: Hayden Klinger, head, 36, married at age 27, mill carpenter at a coal mine; Julia, wife, 39, married at age 30; Robert, son, 9; Dorothy, daughter, 7; and Arlene, daughter, 3 2/12.³
• Hayden Morris Klinger died on 1 February 1940, Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 45; Death related to inhilation of coal dust.^4,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  HAYDEN MORRIS KLINGER
  Funeral services for Hayden Morris Klinger, 44, who died at his home in Pottsville street, Wiconisco, early Thursday morning following an illness which kept him bedfast for the past five weeks, will be held from his late home on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'olock with Rev. H. E. Samuels, pastor of the Congregational Evangelical Church officiating. Burial will be made in the Wiconisco cemetery. Services will be in charge of John Yonascak Post American Legion, Lykens, of which he was a member. He was also affiliated with the V. F. W.
  Mr. Klinger was a veteran of the World War having been a member of the 79th Division. He was united in marriage to Miss Julia Rettinger, of Wiconisco, who with three children Robert, Dorothy and Arlene, survive. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and Ellie Edward Klinger and the following brothers and sisters also survive: Homer, Camden, N.J; Lester, Carl and Samuel, Wiconisco; Mrs. Roy Machamer, Wiconisco; Mrs. Donald Hunter, Tower City, and Mrs. Verna Goodling, Millersburg.
  Lykens Register, February 2, 1940, Page 4.⁶
  
• He was buried on 4 February 1940, at Calvary Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^7,5,8

• Father*: Samuel Morris Klinger b. 17 Mar 1874, d. 15 Dec 1943
• Mother*: Eleanor Edwards b. 5 May 1874, d. 17 Jul 1955

Julia Katharine Reedinger

• Last Edited: 12 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Julia Katharine Reedinger was born on 2 October 1889.
• She was the daughter of Leo Reedinger and Enjaline Klinger.¹
• Julia Katharine Reedinger married Hayden Morris Klinger, son of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards, on 10 June 1920; Julia Reedinger and and Hayden Morris Klinger were first cousins.²
• Julia Katharine Reedinger died on 29 February 1976, Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark, Licking County, OH, at age 86.^3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  WICONISCO - Mrs. Julia Katherine Klinger, 86, of Newark, Ohio, and formerly of Wiconisco, died Sunday, February 29 at Lickling Memorial Hospital, Newark.
  She was the widow of Hayden M. Klinger and a member of the Wiconisco VFW Auxiliary.
  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Adams, with whom she lived, and Mrs. Arlene Dietrich of Wiconisco; a son, Robert H., of Chicago; a sister, Mrs. Laura Machamer of Wiconisco; seven grandchildren, and six great­grandchildren.
  Services will be held Thursday, March 4 at 11 a.m., at the funeral home at 406 Market Street, Lykens. The Rev. Howard J. Wertz will officiate. Burial willl be in Calvary United Methodist Cemetery.³
  
• She was buried on 4 March 1976, at Calvary Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^5,3

• Father*: Leo Reedinger¹ b. 28 Jun 1863
• Mother*: Enjaline Klinger¹ b. 26 Jul 1856, d. 15 Nov 1930

Dorothy Anna Klinger

• Last Edited: 1 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Dorothy Anna Klinger was born on 23 April 1923, Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Hayden Morris Klinger and Julia Katharine Reedinger.
• Dorothy Anna Klinger married George David Adams, son of Oran Earl Adams and Edith Helen Dewey, on 29 August 1943, Smith Mills, Camden County, NC.^1,3
• Dorothy Anna Klinger died on 22 March 2004, at age 80.²
• She was buried at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Hayden Morris Klinger b. 12 Nov 1894, d. 1 Feb 1940
• Mother*: Julia Katharine Reedinger b. 2 Oct 1889, d. 29 Feb 1976

Robert Hayden Klinger

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert Hayden Klinger was born on 28 May 1921, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Hayden Morris Klinger and Julia Katharine Reedinger.
• Some sources record that Robert Hayden Klinger was born on 28 May 1927.³
• He married Mildred Van Bebber, daughter of Lelan Payne Van Bebber and Lena Ethel Spencer, on 19 October 1946, Portsmouth, VA.⁴
• Robert Hayden Klinger died on 29 April 1988, at age 66.²

• Father*: Hayden Morris Klinger b. 12 Nov 1894, d. 1 Feb 1940
• Mother*: Julia Katharine Reedinger b. 2 Oct 1889, d. 29 Feb 1976

Arlene June Klinger

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Arlene June Klinger was born on 15 February 1927, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Hayden Morris Klinger and Julia Katharine Reedinger.
• Arlene June Klinger married Carl Edwin Deitrich Sr., son of Harry Carlton Dietrich and Dora Alvina Shiley, on 12 November 1944, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3
• Arlene June Klinger died on 29 November 2013, Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 86.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  WICONISCO • Arlene J. Deitrich, 86, died Nov. 29 at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center.
  She was born Feb. 15, 1927 in Wiconisco, a daughter of the late Hayden and Julia Reedinger Klinger.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Deitrich Sr.
  She is survived by two sons, Robert Dietrich of Wiconisco and Carl Dietrich of Lykens; three daughters: Carol Enders of Muncy, Shirley Deitrich of Wiconisco and Millie Dietrich Bettinger of Tower City; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
  Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family at the John R. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens. There will be no viewing or visitation.
  Upper Dauphin Sentinel (December 4, 2013.)²
  

• Father*: Hayden Morris Klinger b. 12 Nov 1894, d. 1 Feb 1940
• Mother*: Julia Katharine Reedinger b. 2 Oct 1889, d. 29 Feb 1976

George David Adams

• Last Edited: 1 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• George David Adams was born on 8 January 1921.
• He was the son of Oran Earl Adams and Edith Helen Dewey.¹
• George David Adams married Dorothy Anna Klinger, daughter of Hayden Morris Klinger and Julia Katharine Reedinger, on 29 August 1943, Smith Mills, Camden County, NC.^2,3
• George David Adams died on 18 August 2001, at age 80.¹
• He was buried at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Oran Earl Adams¹
• Mother*: Edith Helen Dewey¹

Mildred Van Bebber

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mildred Van Bebber was born circa 1918, Palmyra, Macoupin County, IL.¹
• She was the daughter of Lelan Payne Van Bebber and Lena Ethel Spencer.¹
• Mildred Van Bebber married Robert Hayden Klinger, son of Hayden Morris Klinger and Julia Katharine Reedinger, on 19 October 1946, Portsmouth, VA.¹
• Mildred Van Bebber died on 23 March 1980.

• Father*: Lelan Payne Van Bebber¹
• Mother*: Lena Ethel Spencer¹

Carl Edwin Deitrich Sr.¹

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carl Edwin Deitrich Sr. was born on 1 December 1920, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.³
• He was the son of Harry Carlton Dietrich and Dora Alvina Shiley.²
• Carl Edwin Deitrich Sr. married Arlene June Klinger, daughter of Hayden Morris Klinger and Julia Katharine Reedinger, on 12 November 1944, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^4,5
• Carl Edwin Deitrich Sr. died on 1 March 2011, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 90.^6,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  WICONISCO – Carl E. Deitrich Sr., age 90, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at Harrisburg Hospital.
  He was born December 1, 1920 in Wiconisco, son of the late Harry and Dora Shiley Deitrich; a 1938 graduate of the former Wiconisco High School; a retired employee of the PA Railroad; an Army Air Corp Veteran of World War II, having participated in the North Appennies, Po Valley and Rhineland Battles and received the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with three bronze stars and a Service Stripe Good Conduct Medal. He enjoyed hunting and gardening.
  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Harry and Clarence Deitrich and a sister, Violet Bender.
  Mr. Deitrich is survived by his wife: Arlene Klinger Deitrich; two sons: Robert C. Deitrich, Wiconisco and Carl E. Deitrich Jr., and his wife Cindy, Lykens; three daughters: Carl A. Enders, Muncy, Shirley J. Deitrich, Wiconisco, Mille Deitrich Bettinger and her husband Carl Jr., Tower City; a brother, Carl Deitrich; a sister, Mary Shaffer, both of Wiconisco; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
  Private Memorial Services will be held at the convenience of the family.
  There will be no viewing or visitation.
  John R. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens, has charge of arrangements. www.pennlive.com/obits
  Published in Patriot-News on March 4, 2011.³
  

• Father*: Harry Carlton Dietrich² b. 23 Oct 1886, d. 7 Apr 1969
• Mother*: Dora Alvina Shiley² b. 27 May 1886, d. 24 Dec 1965

Peter Stein

• Last Edited: 10 Jun 2020

• Peter Stein was born on 11 October 1768.
• He was the son of Johannes Stein and Anna Barbara Gebhart.
• Peter Stein married Hannah Coleman, daughter of John Coleman and Susanna Schweitzer.
• Peter Stein died on 5 May 1837, at age 68.^1,2,3
• He was buried at Saint Mathew's (Coleman's) Church Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Johannes Stein b. 24 Jun 1731, d. 24 Nov 1810
• Mother*: Anna Barbara Gebhart b. Feb 1738, d. 24 Mar 1825