Samuel Homer Straub1

M, #7716, b. 6 July 1895, d. 22 September 1944
  • Last Edited: 17 Mar 2018
  • Samuel Homer Straub is also referred to as Homer Samuel in some sources.2
  • He was born on 6 July 1895.3
  • He was the son of George Brady Straub and Catherine Senora Klinger.
  • Samuel Homer Straub was baptized on 6 October 1895, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • He married Kate Alverta Deibert, daughter of Samuel D. Deibert and Sarah Elda Fetterolf, on 4 March 1916, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Homer and Katie were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, where Homer was working as a coal miner. Homer (24) and Katie (21) had two daughters in their household -- Minnie H. (3) and Tamie A. (2) -- along with a boarder, Clarence Deibert (25).5
  • In 1930, Homer and Katie's household included: Homer S. Stroub, 34, married at age 21; Katie A., wife, 32, married at age 19; Minnie H., daughter, 13; Tama A., daughter, 12; Vivian E., daughter, 10; and Leo S., son, 9. Homer's occupation was coal miner.6
  • Samuel Homer Straub died on 22 September 1944, at age 49.7
  • He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2

Children of Samuel Homer Straub and Kate Alverta Deibert

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 311. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 180.
  4. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, pp. 226, 264, 311.
  5. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1128.
  6. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 974.0.
  7. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 238.
  8. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Obituary for Vivian W. Straub Bowman.
  9. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 198.
  10. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 199.
  11. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 200.
  12. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 201.

Kate Alverta Deibert1

F, #7717, b. 1 November 1897, d. 27 December 1968
  • Last Edited: 11 Jun 2015

Children of Kate Alverta Deibert and Samuel Homer Straub

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1450; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0166; FHL microfilm: 1241450.
  3. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, pp. 226, 264, 311. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Obituary for Vivian W. Straub Bowman.
  5. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 198.
  6. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 199.
  7. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 200.
  8. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 201.

Samuel D. Deibert

M, #7718, b. 25 June 1870
  • Last Edited: 11 Jun 2015
  • Samuel D. Deibert was born on 25 June 1870, Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Samuel Deibert and Catherine Delp.
  • Samuel D. Deibert married Sarah Elda Fetterolf, daughter of Adam Fetterolf and Mary Brown.2
  • Father*: Samuel Deibert
  • Mother*: Catherine Delp

Children of Samuel D. Deibert and Sarah Elda Fetterolf

  • Clarence A. Deibert1 b. Jun 1893
  • George W. Deibert1 b. Sep 1894
  • Kate Alverta Deibert+ b. 1 Nov 1897, d. 27 Dec 1968

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1450; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0166; FHL microfilm: 1241450.
  2. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963.

Catherine Senora Klinger

F, #7722, b. 29 June 1871, d. 21 December 1937
  • Last Edited: 12 Sep 2019
  • Catherine Senora Klinger was born on 29 June 1871, Hebe, Jordan Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Francis Klinger and Harriet Troutman.
  • Catherine Senora Klinger was baptized on 6 August 1871.3
  • She married George Brady Straub, son of Samuel Straub and Hannah Klinger, on 11 November 1888, Uniontown, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • Catherine Senora Klinger died on 21 December 1937, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 66.5,6
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MRS. BRADY G. STRAUB
    Mrs. Catherine S. Straub, age 66 years, wife of Brady G. Straub died at her home in Lykens Township, Tuesday morning. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Francis Klinger.
    Survivors are her husband, and the following children, Harry and Homer Straub and Mrs. Lloyd Troutman, Lykens R. D; Mrs. William Schlegel, Mrs. Ira Schlegel and Edgar Straub of Valley View; Mrs. Ralph Williams and Raymond Straub of Tremont; Arthur Straub, Spring Glen; Mrs. Leon Miller, Hepler, Roy Straub, Klingerstown ; Ralph Straub, Gratz and Mrs. Lester Giest of Leck Kill. Other survivors are the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Milton Umholtz, Monroe Klinger, Gratz, and William Klinger of Gratz R. D; Wellington and Theodore Klinger of Elizabethville R. D., Gordon Klinger of Lykens Township; Mrs. Jennie Dunleavy of Elizabethville and Mrs. John Shoop of Tower City.
    Funeral services will be held from the residence Friday afternoon with further services in Klinger's Church near Erdman. Rev. Dr. D. I. Sultzbach, pastor of the Valley View Lutheran Parish, will officiate and interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery.7
  • She was buried on 24 December 1937, at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.6,8

Children of Catherine Senora Klinger and George Brady Straub

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 269-70. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  3. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 270.
  4. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021160. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  5. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, pp. 269-70, 397-98.
  6. [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.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Catherine S. Straub, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 23 Dec 1937, Thu, Page 1.
  8. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), part 2, p. 310. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  9. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 40.
  10. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 181.
  11. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 183.
  12. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), Certificate Number: 128932. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.
  13. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 187.

Israel Arbogast

M, #7723, b. 10 July 1828, d. 12 June 1905
  • Last Edited: 15 Feb 2018

Child of Israel Arbogast and Angelina Koppenhaver

Citations

  1. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, ed., Weiser Families in America (New Oxford, PA: Penobscot Press for The John Conrad Weiser Family Association, 1997), p. 643. Hereinafter cited as Weisier Families.

Angelina Koppenhaver1

F, #7724, b. 9 September 1829, d. 16 April 1895
  • Last Edited: 15 Feb 2018

Child of Angelina Koppenhaver and Israel Arbogast

Child of Angelina Koppenhaver and Israel Arbogast

  • Mary Agnes Arbogast3 b. 3 Apr 1860, d. 13 Dec 1915

Citations

  1. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, ed., Weiser Families in America (New Oxford, PA: Penobscot Press for The John Conrad Weiser Family Association, 1997), p. 643. Hereinafter cited as Weisier Families.
  2. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, Weisier Families, pp. 643, 638.
  3. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.

Regina Wagner1

F, #7725, b. 2 May 1884, d. 15 December 1944
  • Last Edited: 16 Feb 2018
  • Regina Wagner is also referred to as Regina Monroe Shade in some sources.
  • She was born on 2 May 1884.2
  • She married Harry Samuel Klinger, son of Daniel M. Klinger and Emaline Arbogast, on 4 July 1920, St. Andrew's Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA; Spouses listed as "Harry S. Klinger" of Fearnot and "Mrs. Regina (Monroe) Shade" of Fearnot.3
  • Regina Wagner died on 15 December 1944, at age 60.2
  • She was buried at St. Peter's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA.4

Citations

  1. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, ed., Weiser Families in America (New Oxford, PA: Penobscot Press for The John Conrad Weiser Family Association, 1997), p. 658. Hereinafter cited as Weisier Families.
  2. [S290] Glenn P. Schwalm, compiler, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Records - Part Two (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1991), p. 177. Hereinafter cited as St. Andrew's Records - II.
  3. [S290] Glenn P. Schwalm, St. Andrew's Records - II, p. 140.
  4. [S288] Bobbyetta Ganunis, compiler, St. Peter's United Methodist Church Cemetery Listing (Online: ftp://www.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/schuylkill/cemeteries/, 1998). Hereinafter cited as St. Peter's United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Bessie Elizabeth Bush1

F, #7726, b. 8 January 1886, d. 21 October 1954
  • Last Edited: 2 Apr 2018
  • Bessie Elizabeth Bush was born on 8 January 1886, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • She was the daughter of Franklin B. Bush and Frances Loretta Troutman.2
  • Bessie Elizabeth Bush married Daniel Eston Klinger, son of Daniel M. Klinger and Emaline Arbogast, on 27 October 1906.2
  • Bessie Elizabeth Bush died on 21 October 1954, Ashland Hospital, Butler Township., Schuylkill County, PA, at age 68.2
  • She was buried at St. John's (Kimmel's) Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Deep Creek Valley, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.3

Children of Bessie Elizabeth Bush and Daniel Eston Klinger

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 396. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), p. 99. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.
  3. [S801] Phillip A. Rice and Jean A. Dellock, compilers, St. John's (Kimmel's) Lutheran and Reformed Church Records in Schuylkill County Vital Records, vol. 2 (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991), p. 171. Hereinafter cited as St. John's (Kimmel's) Church Records.
  4. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, Troutman Family History, p. 100.
  5. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, Troutman Family History, p. 101.

Katie Almeda Klinger

F, #7727, b. 25 March 1901, d. 21 September 1986
  • Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018
  • Katie Almeda Klinger is also referred to as Catherine in some sources.3
  • She was born on 25 March 1901, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • She was the daughter of Elias William Klinger and Kathryn Gordon.1,2
  • Katie Almeda Klinger was baptized on 7 October 1901, Zion (Stone Valley) Lutheran Church, Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • Some sources list Katie as a daughter of William Oscar and Mabel Klinger, this appears to b e incorrect, as it is inconistent with both baptismal records at Stone Valley Church and the Census rcords for William and Mabel's household.
  • She married Lester Leroy Klinger, son of Daniel M. Klinger and Emaline Arbogast, on 22 June 1918, St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.5,6
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Katie ("Catherine") and her husband Lester Klinger were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, where Lester worked as a laborer in a coal mine. Their household included their son Galen, who was 6 months old.3
  • At the time of the 1930 Census, Katie and Lester Klinger were living in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, where Lester worked as a laborer in a coal mine. Their household included their 4 children: Galen C., 10; Ida L., 9; Melba K., 6; and Chester L., 4.7
  • Katie Almeda Klinger married Scott Sunday.
  • Katie Almeda Klinger died on 21 September 1986, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 85.8,9,10,11
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Katie A. Sundy, 85, of Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, died Sunday, Sept. 21, in Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg.
    She was born March 25, 1901, a daughter of the late Elias and Cathryn Gordon Klinger.
    She was a member of Foursquare Gospel Church, Muir.
    She was preceded in death by two husbands, Lester Klinger and Scott Sundy.
    Surviving are two sons, Galen Klinger, Valley View, and Chester Klinger, Coaldale; four daughters, Ida Koppenhaver. Valley View, Melba Croutharmel, Hickory Corners, Violet Rebuck and Eilene Leitzel, both of Gratz; 22 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Polly Long, Benton, and Ida Kulp, Lewisburg.
    Services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24, from Robert Miller Funeral Home, Valley View.
    The Rev. Glenn Bright, Foursquare Gospel Church, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Jacob Warrenfeltz, York Interment will be in St. Peter's United Methodist Cemetery, Fearnot. There will be no calling hours Tuesday evening.11
  • She was buried at St. Peter's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA, where her tombstone lists her name as "Katie Sunday Klinger."12

Children of Katie Almeda Klinger and Lester Leroy Klinger

Citations

  1. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 705.
  2. [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). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  3. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1121.
  4. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 259, 262. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  5. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 259.
  6. [S130] St. Michael's Church, Marriages, Klingerstown, PA, online: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/schuylkill/church/stmich004.txt. Hereinafter cited as St. Michael's Marriages.
  7. [S186] 1930 US Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2145; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 287.0.
  8. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  9. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 262.
  10. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  11. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Katie Sundy (1986).
  12. [S288] Bobbyetta Ganunis, compiler, St. Peter's United Methodist Church Cemetery Listing (Online: ftp://www.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/schuylkill/cemeteries/, 1998). Hereinafter cited as St. Peter's United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Kathryn Alice Keiter1,2

F, #7728, b. 28 October 1893, d. 9 October 1938
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2019
  • Kathryn Alice Keiter also went by the name of Katie.
  • She was born on 28 October 1893, Jackson Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,4
  • She was the daughter of Christian Keiter and Rebecca Eberly.3
  • Kathryn Alice Keiter married Oscar Preston Klinger, son of Daniel M. Klinger and Emaline Arbogast, on 6 February 1914, Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.5,3
  • Kathryn Alice Keiter died on 9 October 1938, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 44.2,4
  • She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Father*: Christian Keiter3
  • Mother*: Rebecca Eberly3

Child of Kathryn Alice Keiter and Oscar Preston Klinger

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 396. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103223427/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S1163] Philadelphia, PA Clerk of Orphan's Court, Philadelphia, PA, Marriage Index, 1885-1951 (Philadelphia, PA: Clerk of Orphan's Court, Philadelphia, PA), Film Number: 000021185. Hereinafter cited as Philadelphia, PA, Marriage Index, 1885-1951.
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 88504; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  5. [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). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  6. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.

Ellen Mabel Groff1

F, #7729, b. 16 February 1886, d. 27 May 1997
  • Last Edited: 16 Feb 2018
  • Ellen Mabel Groff was born on 16 February 1886, Dauphin County, PA.3,2
  • She was the daughter of Christian O. Groff and Lydia Ann Smeltzer.2
  • Ellen Mabel Groff married Forrest Edward Klinger, son of Daniel M. Klinger and Emaline Arbogast.
  • Ellen Mabel Groff died on 27 May 1997, Dauphin County, PA, at age 111.3,2
  • She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Father*: Christian O. Groff2
  • Mother*: Lydia Ann Smeltzer2

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 396. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, ed., Weiser Families in America (New Oxford, PA: Penobscot Press for The John Conrad Weiser Family Association, 1997), p. 661. Hereinafter cited as Weisier Families.

Nathan A. Klinger1

M, #7730, b. 24 December 1871, d. 4 October 1964
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 2019
  • Nathan A. Klinger was born on 24 December 1871.2
  • He was the son of J. Henry Klinger and Kate Schadel.
  • Nathan A. Klinger married Anna Cebilla Klinger, daughter of Moses Klinger and Angeline Shoffstall.1
  • At the time of the 1900 Census, Nathan was a farmer living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, with his second wife "Selara" and three sons, Edwin, George, and Leo.3
  • Nathan A. Klinger married Sara T. Miller, daughter of Gabriel Miller and Maria Anna Klinger, on 6 January 1900.4,1
  • The 1910 Census lists Nathan's household as including his wife and 2 sons - Allen and Edwin. Nathan is listed as speaking primarily German.5
  • In 1920, Nathan's household on the Mountain Road in Lykens Township included his wife and his son Allen.6
  • Nathan A. Klinger died on 4 October 1964, York Hospital, York, York County, PA, at age 92.7,8
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Nathan Klinqer
    Nathan Klinger, 92, who lived with his son. Allen L. Klinger, 763 Fahs St., York, died Sunday in York Hospital.
    A retired farmer, he was a former resident of both Gratz and Millersburg. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, Gratz.
    Other survivors include two sons, Edwin Klinger, Lykens RD and George Klinger, Gratz; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
    Services in Millersburg Wednesday. The Rev. W. Z. Artz, retired minister and Mr. Klinger's pastor, will officate. Burial In Gratz Cemetery.
    Pottsville Republican, 05 Oct 1964, Mon, Page 14.8
  • He was buried on 7 October 1964, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.8,9

Children of Nathan A. Klinger and Anna Cebilla Klinger

Child of Nathan A. Klinger and Sara T. Miller

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 294. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 347, 348. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 40.
  4. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 348.
  5. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 703.
  6. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1128.
  7. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 349.
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Nathan Klinger, Pottsville Republican, 05 Oct 1964, Mon, Page 14.
  9. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135765653/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Mary Elizabeth Williard1

F, #7731, b. 24 September 1868, d. 12 August 1946
  • Last Edited: 19 Dec 2018
  • Mary Elizabeth Williard was born on 24 September 1868.3
  • She was the daughter of George D. Williard and Amanda Barbara Miller.2
  • Some sources record that Mary Elizabeth Williard was born in April 1868.4
  • She married Sam Brady Klinger, son of Moses Klinger and Angeline Shoffstall, on 17 October 1886, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.4,5
  • Mary Elizabeth Williard died on 12 August 1946, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 77.6,3
  • She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.3,7

Children of Mary Elizabeth Williard and Sam Brady Klinger

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, pp. 181-82. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 68599; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hegins Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1483; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 146.
  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.
  6. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 399. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109582129. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  8. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 181.
  9. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 182.
  10. [S199] 1910 Census , Williamstown West Ward, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 689.

Eston Emanuel Klinger1

M, #7732, b. circa 8 January 1890, d. 29 October 1940
  • Last Edited: 15 Nov 2009
  • Eston Emanuel Klinger is also referred to as Emanuel E. and Eston Emil in some sources.2,3
  • He was born circa 8 January 1890.1,2,4
  • He was the son of George M. Klinger and Juliann Koppenhaver.
  • Eston Emanuel Klinger married Verna Mae Klinger, daughter of Elmer Michael Klinger and Mary Catherine Engle, on 30 May 1914, Frieden's Reformed Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.5,6,7,3
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Eston and Verna were living along Klingerstown Road in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, where Eston was a farmer. Their household included their 2 children (John and Blanche) and a hired girl Verna or Venia Klinger (age 14).5
  • By 1930, Eston and Verna's family had grown to include the following children: John, 14; Blanche, 11; Willie, 6; Thomas. 3 9/12; Betty, 2 9/12; and Ceylon, 1 2/12.7
  • Eston Emanuel Klinger died on 29 October 1940.1
  • He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.8

Children of Eston Emanuel Klinger and Verna Mae Klinger

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 238. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 40.
  3. [S292] Glenn P. Schwalm, compiler, Combined Records of Frieden's Evangelical Lutheran Church and Frieden's Reformed Church of Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1998), p. 118. Hereinafter cited as Frieden's Church Records.
  4. [S23] Birth date computed from age at death.
  5. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1140.
  6. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 297.
  7. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 985.0.
  8. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 294.
  9. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 199.
  10. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 204.
  11. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 210.

Mabel Pearl Klinger1

F, #7733, b. 1884, d. 26 February 1951
  • Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018
  • Mabel Pearl Klinger is also referred to as Pearlie Mabel in some sources.2
  • She was born in October 1883.3
  • Some sources record that Mabel Pearl Klinger was born in 1884.4,5
  • She was the daughter of George M. Klinger and Juliann Koppenhaver.
  • Mabel Pearl Klinger married William Oscar Klinger, son of Marcus Klinger and Elizabeth Delp, circa 1899.4,6
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Mabel and William were operating a family farm in Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, where their household included 8 children.4
  • Mabel Pearl Klinger died on 26 February 1951.5,7
  • She was buried at St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.5

Children of Mabel Pearl Klinger and William Oscar Klinger

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 260, 396-97. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S128] St. Michael's Church, Baptisms, Klingerstown, PA, online: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/schuylkill/church/stmich.txt. Hereinafter cited as St. Michael's Baptisms.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1450; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 166.
  4. [S192] 1920 US Census, Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1611; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 1100.
  5. [S60] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Schuylkill County (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 3rd edition 1998), p. 87. Hereinafter cited as Schuylkill County Burials.
  6. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1450; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 166.
  7. [S129] St. Michael's Church, Burials, Klingerstown, PA, online ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/schuylkill/church/stmich002.txt. Hereinafter cited as St. Michael's Burials.

William Oscar Klinger1

M, #7734, b. 11 June 1874, d. 16 December 1965
  • Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018
  • William Oscar Klinger was born on 11 June 1874, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Marcus Klinger and Elizabeth Delp.
  • William Oscar Klinger was baptized on 13 September 1874, Salem (Herb's) Church, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.3
  • He married Mabel Pearl Klinger, daughter of George M. Klinger and Juliann Koppenhaver, circa 1899.4,5
  • At the time of the 1900 Census, William and his wife Mabel, along with his son Carlos, were living with William's parents in Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA. William and Mabel had been married less than a year.6
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Mabel and William were operating a family farm in Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, where their household included 8 children.4
  • The 1930 Census lists Mabel and William as farmers living in Upper Mahanoy Township with 9 of their children (Edwin, 30; Homer A., 20; Ralph R., 21; Raymond M., 19; Helen I., 17; Lucy A., 14; Eva J., 10; Paul W., 6; Guy J., 1 6/12) and their grandson, Marlin (age 9).7
  • William Oscar Klinger died on 16 December 1965, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 91.8,9,10
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Wm. O. Klinger Dies; Has 102 Descendants
    William O. Klinger, aged 91, a lifelong resident of Klingerstown R. D., was dead on arrival at Geisinger Medical Center at Danville on Thursday evening at 9:50 p.m.
    Son of the late Marcus and Elisa Delb Klinger, he was !born June 11, 1874 at Klingerstown R. D., in Northumberland County. He was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown. His wife, Mabel, nee Klinger, preceded him in death in 1951.
    He is survived by ten childdren: Edwin, Ralph, Ray, Paul, and Guy Klinger, all of Klingerstown R. D; Mrs. Stella Klinger and Ms. Fred Clark, Valley View; Homer Klinger, Mount Carmel; Mrs. Stanley Wolfgang, Herndon R. D; Mrs. Luther Brown, Leek Kill; twenty grandchildren; sixty-two great grandchildren; ten great-great grandchildren.
    Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon from St. Michael's Lutheran and United Church of Christ Church, Klingerstown, with the Rev. Mr. James Henderschedt of Leck Kill, officiating. Interment was made in the adjoining church cemetery. The Lawrence E. Rothermel Funeral Home of Klinerstown R. D. 1, had charge of arrangements.2
  • He was buried at St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.8

Children of William Oscar Klinger and Mabel Pearl Klinger

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 396-97, 411, 414. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for William O. Klinger (1965).
  3. [S127] Phillip A. Rice and Jean A. Dellock, compiler, Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, at Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County Pennsylvania (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1996). Hereinafter cited as Salem (Killinger) Church Records.
  4. [S192] 1920 US Census, Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1611; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 1100.
  5. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1450; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 166.
  6. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1450; Pages: 7A, 7B; Enumeration District: 166.
  7. [S186] 1930 US Census, Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2091; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: 940.0.
  8. [S60] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Schuylkill County (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 3rd edition 1998), p. 87. Hereinafter cited as Schuylkill County Burials.
  9. [S129] St. Michael's Church, Burials, Klingerstown, PA, online ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/schuylkill/church/stmich002.txt. Hereinafter cited as St. Michael's Burials.
  10. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for William O. Klinger (1965
    ).

Elizabeth Delp

F, #7736, b. January 1847, d. 15 May 1932
  • Last Edited: 7 Jul 2007
  • Elizabeth Delp also went by the name of Eliza.1
  • She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.
  • She was born in January 1847.1
  • She was the daughter of George Delp and Catharine Bush.
  • Elizabeth Delp married Marcus Klinger, son of Jacob S. Klinger and Louisa Alspach, circa 1861.1
  • Elizabeth Delp died on 15 May 1932, at age 85.

Children of Elizabeth Delp and Marcus Klinger

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1450; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 166.

George Delp

M, #7737
  • Last Edited: 6 Dec 2022
  • George Delp was the son of Johannes Delp and Anna Maria Brosius.
  • George Delp was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.
  • He married Catharine Bush.
  • Father*: Johannes Delp
  • Mother*: Anna Maria Brosius

Children of George Delp and Catharine Bush

Citations

  1. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 6669 (1928); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.

Catharine Bush

F, #7738
  • Last Edited: 6 Dec 2022
  • Catharine Bush married George Delp, son of Johannes Delp and Anna Maria Brosius.
  • Catharine Bush was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.

Children of Catharine Bush and George Delp

Citations

  1. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 6669 (1928); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.

Carlos Edwin Klinger

M, #7740, b. 15 March 1900, d. 23 January 1968
  • Last Edited: 5 Feb 2018
  • Carlos Edwin Klinger is also referred to as Edwin C. in some sources.1
  • He was born on 15 March 1900, near Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3,4
  • He was the son of William Oscar Klinger and Mabel Pearl Klinger.
  • Carlos Edwin Klinger was baptized on 22 April 1900, St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA; Sponsors were "Macus Klinger & Eliza Klinger."5,6,7
  • In 1920, "Edwin" was living with his parents Mabel and William in Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, and working on their family farm.1
  • At the time of the 1930 Census, "Edwin" was single and living with his parents Mabel and William on their farm in Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County.8
  • He died on 23 January 1968, Community Hosptal, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 67.9,10,11
  • Newspaper obituary:
    SUNBURY — Carlos E. Klinger, 67, of Sunbury RD 3, died Tuesday at Sunbury Community Hospital.
    He was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown.
    He is survived by five brothers, Homer of Mount Carmel, Guy of Sunbury RD 3, Ray, of Leck Kill, Ralph and Paul, both of Klingerstown RD; and four sisters, Mrs. Stanley Wolfgang of Herndon RD, and Mrs. Luther Brown of Leck Kill, and Mrs. Stella Klinger and Mrs. Fred Clark, both of Valley View.
    Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home, at Klingerstown RD with the Rev. Burlington Latshaw Jr., Lutheran pastor of Valley View, officiating. Burial will be in St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Klingerstown.
    Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday after 6 pm.10
  • He was buried on 26 January 1968, at St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.3

Citations

  1. [S192] 1920 US Census, Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1611; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 1100.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 397, 414 (incorrectly listed as "Charles," per CGK). Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary.
  4. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  5. [S128] St. Michael's Church, Baptisms, Klingerstown, PA, online: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/schuylkill/church/stmich.txt. Hereinafter cited as St. Michael's Baptisms.
  6. [S1169] Phillip A. Rice and Jean A. Dellock, compilers, Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Archives, Volume I (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1995), p. 237. Hereinafter cited as Schuylkill County Archives, vol. I.
  7. [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). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  8. [S186] 1930 US Census, Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2091; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: 940.0.
  9. [S129] St. Michael's Church, Burials, Klingerstown, PA, online ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/schuylkill/church/stmich002.txt. Hereinafter cited as St. Michael's Burials.
  10. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Carlos E. Klinger (1986).
  11. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.