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George Wiest

• Last Edited: 5 Feb 2002

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• George Wiest was born in 1882.
• He was the son of William Oscar Troutman Wiest and Anna Dreibelbis Brosius.
• George Wiest died in 1956.

• Adoptive father*: William Oscar Troutman Wiest b. 28 Jan 1859, d. 16 Jun 1887
• Mother*: Anna Dreibelbis Brosius

Mary A. Wolf

• Last Edited: 21 Jan 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary A. Wolf was born on 11 August 1867.¹
• She married Preston Troutman Wiest, son of Jacob Klinger Wiest and Elizabeth Troutman, in 1884.²
• Mary A. Wolf died on 23 March 1943, at age 75.¹

Jennie E. Wiest

• Last Edited: 11 Jan 2004

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jennie E. Wiest was born on 31 October 1886.
• She was the daughter of Preston Troutman Wiest and Mary A. Wolf.
• Jennie E. Wiest died on 3 September 1888, at age 1.¹

• Father*: Preston Troutman Wiest b. 18 Apr 1865, d. 16 Mar 1916
• Mother*: Mary A. Wolf b. 11 Aug 1867, d. 23 Mar 1943

Beulah A. Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 11 Jan 2004

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Beulah A. Wiest was born on 28 March 1889.²
• She was the daughter of Preston Troutman Wiest and Mary A. Wolf.
• Beulah A. Wiest died on 26 September 1890, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA, at age 1.²

• Father*: Preston Troutman Wiest b. 18 Apr 1865, d. 16 Mar 1916
• Mother*: Mary A. Wolf b. 11 Aug 1867, d. 23 Mar 1943

Adeline Weaver

• Last Edited: 24 Aug 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Adeline Weaver was born on 7 July 1860, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She married Jacob Trautman Wiest, son of Jacob Klinger Wiest and Elizabeth Troutman, on 25 December 1880.³
• Adeline Weaver died on 17 June 1936, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 75.^2,4
• She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

Nora S. Wiest

• Last Edited: 25 Aug 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Nora S. Wiest was born on 6 June 1882, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Jacob Trautman Wiest and Adeline Weaver.
• Nora S. Wiest married William R. Law, son of John Law and Fannie Elizabeth Blood, on 24 December 1901, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.²
• Nora S. Wiest died on 7 October 1955, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 73.^1,3
• She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. William Law, 70, Dies in Harrisburg
  Mrs. Nora S. Law, 74, mother of Mrs. Clifford Sheesley, of Orange street, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Rynard, in Harrisburg. Her death following a lingering illness.
  Mrs. Law was born in Pillow and resided in Williamstown the greater part her life. She was married to William Law, who preceded her in death 30 years ago. She moved to Harrisburg 16 years ago.
  She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harry Rynard, of Harrisburg; and Mrs. Clifford Sheesley, of Selinsgrove; five sons, John Law, of Lykens; Elwood Law, of Landisville; LaMar Law, of Schuyikil Haven; William and Stanley Law, of Harrisburg; one sister, Mrs. Leroy Weidel, of Williamstown; one brother, Stanley Flynn, of Butler; 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
  Funeral services were held yesterday from the Ralph Funeral Home in Williamstown and interment was in the Fairview Cemetery in Williamstown. The Rev. James E. Morecraft, pastor of the Memorial Lutheran Church, Harrisburg, conducted the funeral services.
  The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune, October 11, 1956, Page 8.⁴
  

• Father*: Jacob Trautman Wiest b. 6 Apr 1857, d. 16 Jun 1887
• Mother*: Adeline Weaver b. 7 Jul 1860, d. 17 Jun 1936

William R. Law¹

• Last Edited: 25 Aug 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William R. Law was born on 6 September 1877, Worcestershire County, England.^3,4
• He was the son of John Law and Fannie Elizabeth Blood.²
• William R. Law married Nora S. Wiest, daughter of Jacob Trautman Wiest and Adeline Weaver, on 24 December 1901, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.⁵
• William R. Law died on 3 August 1926, Geisinger Hospital, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 48.^3,2
• He was buried on 6 August 1926, at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: John Law²
• Mother*: Fannie Elizabeth Blood²

Elizabeth Lahr

• Last Edited: 21 Jan 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elizabeth Lahr was buried at Grandview Cemetery, Pillow, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was born on 10 December 1856.
• She was the daughter of Henry Lahr and Catherine Wolf.
• Elizabeth Lahr married Monroe Trautman Wiest, son of Jacob Klinger Wiest and Elizabeth Troutman.
• Elizabeth Lahr died on 6 February 1901, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA, at age 44.²

• Father*: Henry Lahr
• Mother*: Catherine Wolf

William Oscar Wiest

• Last Edited: 2 Nov 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William lived in Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.
• William Oscar Wiest was born on 29 May 1882.
• He was the son of Monroe Trautman Wiest and Elizabeth Lahr.
• William Oscar Wiest married Oliva A. Snyder.

• Father*: Monroe Trautman Wiest b. 9 Jan 1863
• Mother*: Elizabeth Lahr b. 10 Dec 1856, d. 6 Feb 1901

Monroe Wiest

• Last Edited: 5 Feb 2002

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Monroe Wiest was born on 17 March 1886.
• He was the son of Monroe Trautman Wiest and Elizabeth Lahr.

• Father*: Monroe Trautman Wiest b. 9 Jan 1863
• Mother*: Elizabeth Lahr b. 10 Dec 1856, d. 6 Feb 1901

Laura M. Wiest

• Last Edited: 2 Nov 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Laura M. Wiest was born circa 1899.¹
• She was the daughter of Monroe Trautman Wiest and Elizabeth Lahr.

• Father*: Monroe Trautman Wiest b. 9 Jan 1863
• Mother*: Elizabeth Lahr b. 10 Dec 1856, d. 6 Feb 1901

Oliva A. Snyder

• Last Edited: 2 Nov 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Oliva A. Snyder was born on 21 February 1882.
• She married William Oscar Wiest, son of Monroe Trautman Wiest and Elizabeth Lahr.

Maye Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2020

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

• Maye Wiest is also referred to as Erma M. and May E. U. Wiest in some sources.^2,3
• She was born circa 1903, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^4,1,2
• She was the daughter of William Oscar Wiest and Oliva A. Snyder.
• Maye Wiest married Daniel Belton Hoke, son of John Henry Hoke and Emma Sinora Strohecker, circa 1920.²
• Maye Wiest died on 4 November 1989, Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.^5,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  Maye W.Hoke
  Maye W. Hoke, 86, formerly of Pillow, died Saturday at Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg.
  She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Pillow, and was a retired employee of Pillow Manufacturing Co.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, D. Belton.
  Surviving are two daughters, Corrine O. Schade and Erma J. Schlegel, both of Pillow; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; two brothers, Milton Wiest, Pillow, and Eugene Wiest, Harrisburg.
  Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from Hoover Funeral Home, Elizabethville. Interment will be in Grandview Cemetery, Pillow.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 06 Nov 1989, Mon, Page 2.⁵
  

• Father*: William Oscar Wiest b. 29 May 1882
• Mother*: Oliva A. Snyder b. 21 Feb 1882

Raymond W. Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Raymond W. Wiest was born on 22 July 1906, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of William Oscar Wiest and Oliva A. Snyder.
• Raymond W. Wiest married Pauline Emma Schoffstall, daughter of Henry Aaron Schoffstall and Emma Barbara Fehler, circa 1927.⁴
• Raymond W. Wiest died on 21 October 1976, Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 70.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Raymond Wiest
  PILLOW - Raymond W. Wiest. 70, of Pillow, a retired school teacher, died Thursday in the Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg.
  A graduate of Susquehanna University, he attended Eluabethtown College and taught school in the Upper Dauphin School for 43 years.
  He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Pillow; Lower Northumberland County Fish and Game Association; and the National Rifle Association of America.
  Born in Pillow, July 22, 1906, he was a son of the late William O. and Olive Snyder Wiest.
  Survivors are his widow, the former Pauline Schoffstall; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Enders of Halifax RD; three grandsons; a sister, Mrs. Mae Hoke of Pillow; and two brothers, Milton M. of Pillow, and Eugene A. of Harrisburg.
  The funeral will be conducted at 2 p m. Sunday in the James A Reed Funeral Home. Pillow.
  Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Pillow.
  Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from noon until the tune of the service.
  Contributions may be made to the building fund of the Osteopathic Hospital Harrisburg.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 22 Oct 1976, Fri, Page 8.³
  
• He was buried on 24 October 1976, at Fairview Cemetery, Enders, Dauphin County, PA.⁵
• According to some sources Raymond W. Wiest was buried on 24 October 1976, at Grandview Cemetery, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: William Oscar Wiest b. 29 May 1882
• Mother*: Oliva A. Snyder b. 21 Feb 1882

Pauline Emma Schoffstall

• Last Edited: 8 May 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Pauline Emma Schoffstall was born on 17 August 1901.²
• She was the daughter of Henry Aaron Schoffstall and Emma Barbara Fehler.¹
• Pauline Emma Schoffstall married Raymond W. Wiest, son of William Oscar Wiest and Oliva A. Snyder, circa 1927.³
• Pauline Emma Schoffstall died on 19 January 1983, Dauphin County, PA, at age 81.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  Pauline E. Wiest
  Pauline E. Wiest, 81, of Halif ax area, died Wednesday at her home.
  She was a graduate of Gratz High School and Millersville State College (Normal School). She taught in Gratz, and Pillow schools.
  Mrs. Wiest was a member of Salem United Church of Christ, Pillow, and Elizabethville Senior Citizens Club.
  Surviving are a daughter Carley Enders, Halifax area, and three grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Reed Funeral Home, Pillow. The Rev. George Butz will officiate. Interment will be in Enders Fairview Cemetery.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 21 Jan 1983, Fri, Page 2.⁴
  
• She was buried on 22 January 1983, at Fairview Cemetery, Enders, Dauphin County, PA.^4,5

• Father*: Henry Aaron Schoffstall¹
• Mother*: Emma Barbara Fehler¹

Carley L. Wiest

• Last Edited: 8 May 2021

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

• Carley L. Wiest was born on 24 June 1927, Star Route, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Raymond W. Wiest and Pauline Emma Schoffstall.
• Carley L. Wiest married Paul W. Enders, son of Lester Alvin Enders and Hattie Naomi Wise, on 23 May 1954, Zion Lutheran Church, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• Carley L. Wiest died on 16 January 2014, Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 86.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  HALIFAX- Carley L. Enders, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, PA, with her husband and a son at her bedside. She was born on May 24, 1927 on Star Route, Gratz, PA, and was the daughter of the late Raymond W. and Pauline Schoffstall Wiest.
  Carley graduated from the Elizabethville High School, Class of 1945 and attended Susquehanna University and the Central Pennsylvania Business School. She worked for The Bureau of Highway Safety. Additionally, she was a member of Millers Church in Halifax. Carley was a life member of the Halifax VFW Ladies Auxiliary #105.
  Surviving is her husband of fifty-nine years, Paul W. Enders. Carley had three sons and daughter-in-laws, Raymond and Linda Enders of Halifax, Douglas and Donna Enders of Elizabethville, and Mark and Joanne Enders of Halifax. Additionally, there are two granddaughters, four step-granddaughters, one step- grandson, three step-great-granddaughters, and two step-great-grandsons.
  Services will be held at the Hoover-Boyer Funeral home at 103 West Main Street, Elizabethville, PA, on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 with visitation at 12:00 PM and the service beginning at 1:00 PM. Burial will be in the Fairview Enders Cemetery, Enders, PA. A fellowship meal will follow the service at the Fisherville Fire Hall.
  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Millers Church or the Fisherville Fire Company.
  Published in Patriot-News on Jan. 18, 2014.¹
  
• She was buried on 21 January 2014, at Fairview Enders Cemetery, Enders, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Raymond W. Wiest b. 22 Jul 1906, d. 21 Oct 1976
• Mother*: Pauline Emma Schoffstall b. 17 Aug 1901, d. 19 Jan 1983

Daniel Belton Hoke¹

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2020

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

• Daniel Belton Hoke was born on 2 February 1902, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1
• He was the son of John Henry Hoke and Emma Sinora Strohecker.
• Daniel Belton Hoke married Maye Wiest, daughter of William Oscar Wiest and Oliva A. Snyder, circa 1920.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Daniel Hoke
  PILLOW - Daniel Belton Hoke, 73, of Pillow died early Saturday morning in Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
  The son of the late John and Emma Strohecker Hoke, Mr. Hoke was a member of the United Church of Christ in Pillow and the Pillow Fire Company.
  He is survived by his widow, the former Maye Weist; a son, Norwood Q. of Elizabethville; two daughters, Mrs. James Schade and Mrs. Neil Schletel, both of Pillow; a brother, George of Elizabethville; a sister, Mrs. Flossie Garloff of Pillow; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
  The funeral will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, with the Rev. Arthur Roberts officiating.
  Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from 7 to 9. Burial will be in the Grandview Cemetery, Pillow.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 16 Jun 1975, Mon, Page 8.⁴
  
• Daniel Belton Hoke died on 14 July 1975, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA, at age 73.^5,1
• He was buried at Grandview Cemetery, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: John Henry Hoke b. 23 Jun 1869, d. 8 Apr 1943
• Mother*: Emma Sinora Strohecker b. 7 Mar 1868, d. 27 Jul 1955