John Schmeltz

M, #8733, b. 1 March 1837, d. 23 June 1911
  • Last Edited: 6 Jan 2022
  • John Schmeltz was born on 1 March 1837, Lower Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA.3
  • He was the son of Daniel Schmeltz and Anna Maria Miller.1,2
  • John Schmeltz married Hannah Cheste Schwalm, daughter of John Schwalm and Elizabeth Shade, on 6 April 1863, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.3
  • John Schmeltz died on 23 June 1911, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 74.3
  • He was buried on 26 June 1911, at St. Paul's Church Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.3,2

Children of John Schmeltz and Hannah Cheste Schwalm

  • George W. Schmeltz4 b. 6 Jul 1863, d. 3 Aug 1939
  • Emanuel E. Schmeltz5 b. 14 Jun 1865, d. 6 Feb 1944
  • Monroe Schmeltz+6 b. 27 Feb 1870, d. 20 Nov 1954
  • Riley Oscar Schmeltz+ b. 14 Jan 1875, d. 12 Dec 1943
  • Daniel Elias Schmeltz7 b. 5 Oct 1877, d. 5 May 1945

Citations

  1. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 58390 (1911); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S1135] Robert G. Fisher, The Desendants of Andreas Schmeltz 1751-1834 (n.p.: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 1995), p. 264. Hereinafter cited as History, Schmeltz Family.
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Certificate Number: 74865 (1939); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Emanuel E. Schmeltz, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 07 Feb 1944, Mon, Page 12.
  6. [S1135] Robert G. Fisher, History, Schmeltz Family, p. 273.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92637569/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Emma Jane Troutman1

F, #8735, b. 20 June 1866, d. 18 February 1931
  • Last Edited: 23 Jun 2019
  • Emma Jane Troutman was born on 20 June 1866.2,3
  • She was the daughter of William Klark Troutman and Lydia Leitzel.
  • Emma Jane Troutman was baptized on 21 October 1866, St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • She married John Adam Long, son of Tobias Leonard Long and Elizabeth Witmer, on 28 August 1887, Northumberland County, PA.2,4,5
  • Emma Jane Troutman died on 18 February 1931, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 64.6,7
  • She was buried on 21 February 1931, at Trinity Evangelical Reformed Cemetery, Dalmatia, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.8,7

Children of Emma Jane Troutman and John Adam Long

  • William Tobias Long9 b. 21 Oct 1887, d. 30 Aug 1956
  • John R. Long9 b. 20 Jul 1889, d. 17 Oct 1918
  • Alvesta May Long9 b. 15 Dec 1890, d. 3 Apr 1989
  • Charlotte Long b. 15 Aug 1894, d. 10 Jan 1953
  • Evlina Long9 b. 8 Sep 1895, d. 22 Sep 1970
  • Harry Albert Long10 b. 24 Apr 1900, d. May 1971
  • Emma Jane Long b. c 1902, d. b 1995

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), vol. III, p. 345. Hereinafter cited as Northumberland County Burials III.
  2. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), p. 246. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.
  3. [S192] 1920 US Census, Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County, PA; Roll: T625_1611, Page: 5B, ED: 140, Image: 0758.
  4. [S199] 1910 Census , Roll: T624_1384; Image: 1219; Enumeration District: 121.
  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. [S7] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Northumberland County Burials III, p. 345 (lists dates as 1867 - 1931).
  7. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 18470; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  8. [S7] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Northumberland County Burials III, p. 345.
  9. [S199] 1910 Census, Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County, PA; Roll: T624_1384, Image: 1219.
  10. [S192] 1920 US Census, Upper Augusta Township, Northumebrland County, PA.

Hannah A. Daniel1

F, #8744, b. 14 September 1913, d. 15 May 1990
  • Last Edited: 13 Mar 2018
  • Hannah A. Daniel was born on 14 September 1913.2
  • She was the daughter of German Daniels and Sallie E. Welker.
  • Hannah A. Daniel married Charles Edgar Klinger, son of Charles Milton Klinger and Elizabeth Scheib, circa 1932.3
  • Hannah A. Daniel died on 15 May 1990, Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 76.2,1
  • She was buried on 19 May 1990, at Simeon Uinted Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1,4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MILLERSBURG - Hannah A. Klinger, 76, of Millersburg died Wednesday, May 16 [15] in Susquehanna Lutheran Village.
    She was a member of Simeons Lutheran Church, Gratz.
    Surviving are three brothers. Homer and Carl Daniel, both of Lykens RD, and Darwin Daniel of Gratz; and several nieces and nephews.
    Services were held Saturday, May 19 in the Reed Funeral Home, Pillow. Burial was in Gratz Union Cemetery.1

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Hannah A. Klinger (1990).
  2. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S382] Elsie Klinger Eaves. The Genealogical Records of James M. & Elsie K. Eaves, online site no longer accessible, 2006, http://www.eaves-klinger-genealogy.info/p562.htm#i28073. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Website (2006).
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Ellen Mae Daniel

F, #8745, b. 1 April 1916, d. 26 January 1985
  • Last Edited: 2 Oct 2023
  • Ellen Mae Daniel is also referred to as Ellie in some sources.
  • She was born on 1 April 1916.1
  • She was the daughter of German Daniels and Sallie E. Welker.
  • Ellen Mae Daniel married Melvin Clarence Wiest, son of William Allen Wiest and Ida Mae Bowman.
  • Ellen Mae Daniel died on 26 January 1985, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 68.2,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Ellen M. Wiest
    Ellen M. Wiest, Market Street, Gratz, died Saturday in Polylclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg.
    She was a daughter of the late German and Sally Welcher Daniel.
    She was a retired employee of Muskin Shoe Millersburg.
    She was of the Lutheran faith.
    Her husband, Melvin C. Wiest, preceded her in death.
    Surviving are two sons, Gerald (Chap) and Kenneth both of Gratz; two daughters, Carol S. Casner, Millersburg, and Charlotte M. Blankenbiller, Gratz; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three brothers, Carl and Homer DanJel, both of Lykens area, and Darvin Daniel, Gratz; a sister, Hannah A. Klinger, Millersburg.
    Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday from Hoover Funeral Home, Millersburg. The Rev. Merlin Sjoberg wil officiate. Interment will be in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax.
    Pottsville Republican, January 28, 1985, Page 8.2
  • She was buried at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.1

Children of Ellen Mae Daniel and Melvin Clarence Wiest

  • Kenneth Lee Wiest2
  • Mary Rachael Wiest4 b. 6 Feb 1933, d. 8 Feb 1933
  • Gerald Lamar Wiest1 b. 1 Mar 1936, d. 16 Oct 2018

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ellen M. Wiest, Pottsville Republican, January 28, 1985, Page 8. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed October 2, 2023).
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158552178/…
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 16525. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.

Thomas Marcus Klinger1

M, #8747, b. 7 September 1909, d. 16 October 1968
  • Last Edited: 1 Mar 2018
  • Thomas Marcus Klinger was born on 7 September 1909, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,3
  • He was the son of Charles Milton Klinger and Elizabeth Scheib.
  • Thomas Marcus Klinger was baptized on 9 October 1909, St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.4
  • He married Eva M. Hoffman, daughter of Harvey Clair Hoffman and Mary J. Starr, on 26 August 1940, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.5,1,6
  • Thomas Marcus Klinger died on 16 October 1968, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59.1,7
  • He was buried on 19 October 1968, at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.8,7
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Thomas M. Klinger, 59, of Lykens RD, died Wednesday [October 16, 1968] at Harrisburg Hospital.
    He was a member of Klinger's Lutheran Church, Erdman.
    Surviving are his wife, Mrs. EVa Hoffman Klinger; three sons, Thomas C. of Halifax, and Roy A. and Larry Lee, both at home; a daughter. Miss Mary Lou Klinger, at home; five brothers, Walter of Riverside, Calif., Daniel of Herndon RD, Ray of Berrysburg, Chas. of Harrisburg and Claude of Saylorsburg; three sisters, Mrs. Katie Renninger of Zerbe, Mrs. Buela Coleman of Gratz and Mrs. Frances Paul of Sacramento RD: and four grandchildren.
    Services were held Saturday at the Marlin Reed Funeral Home in Pillow. The Rev. Robert Logan officiated. Interment was in Klinger's Church Cemetery, Erdman.7

Children of Thomas Marcus Klinger and Eva M. Hoffman

Citations

  1. [S381] Klinger, Eva M., Obituary, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA, October 2, 2006. Hereinafter cited as Eva M. Klinger Obituary.
  2. [S284] Lawrence Knorr (Electronic Family File), downloaded 2005.
  3. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), Certificate Number: 141760. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.
  4. [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.
  5. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 230. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  6. [S382] Elsie Klinger Eaves. The Genealogical Records of James M. & Elsie K. Eaves, online site no longer accessible, 2006, http://www.eaves-klinger-genealogy.info/p32.htm#i1587. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Website (2006).
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Thomas M. Klinger (October 24, 1968).
  8. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 297.

Rufus Leon Wiest

M, #8753, b. 10 June 1888, d. 14 October 1972
  • Last Edited: 24 May 2021
  • Rufus Leon Wiest was born on 10 June 1888, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of John Andrew Wiest and Amelia Daniels.
  • Rufus Leon Wiest married Katie Alice Schmeltz, daughter of William Henry Schmeltz and Ellen Clara Dietz, on 24 January 1907, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Rufus, his wife "Kittie," and his family were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, where he was a farmer.3
  • Rufus and Katie lived on a farm north of Gratz. It was just west of Katie's parent's farm, while John Wiest lived on a farm just east of Katie's parents.2
  • Rufus Leon Wiest died on 14 October 1972, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 84.1,4,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Rufus L. Wiest
    Rufus Leon Wiest, 84, of Gratz died Saturday afternoon in Pottsville Hospital where he was admitted that morning as a medical patient.
    He was born June 10, 1888 in Hubley Township, a son of the late John and Amelia (Daniels) Wiest. His wife, the former Katie Smeltz, died in 1934.
    Surviving are these children, Elvin of .Erie; Martha, wife of George Miller, Hockessin, Del; Blair of Gratz; Paul, Sacramento; Leroy, Harrisburg; Guy of Camp Hill; Amelia, wife of Harry B. Troutman, Klingerstown; Edna, wife of Cloyd Mattern Jr. of Hegins RDl; 21 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Artz, Spring Glen; Mrs. Lloyd Bowman, Valley View; Mrs. Guy Geist, Hegins; a brother, Allen Wiest, Star Route, Spring Glen.
    Services will be held Wednesday morning from the Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View. Rev. Robert Johnson, Klingerstown, officiating. Interment in Zion's Cemetery at Erdman.
    Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 16 Oct 1972, Mon, Page 2.1
  • He was buried on 18 October 1972, at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.5

Children of Rufus Leon Wiest and Katie Alice Schmeltz

  • Mary Wiest2
  • Infant Daughter Wiest b. 29 Nov 1907, d. 29 Nov 1907
  • Elvin Wiest
  • Martha M. Wiest b. c 1912
  • Blair Albert Wiest+ b. 21 Apr 1914, d. 7 Dec 1993
  • Paul Arthur Wiest b. 4 Feb 1917, d. 6 Apr 1994
  • Leroy Wiest
  • LeRoy C. Wiest b. 21 Nov 1919, d. 12 Jan 1988
  • Guy J. Wiest b. 1921, d. 2006
  • Amelia Wiest2
  • Edna Irene Wiest b. 29 May 1926, d. 13 Jul 2001

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Rufus L. Wiest, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 16 Oct 1972, Mon, Page 2.
  2. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  3. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1139.
  4. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 251. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  5. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 264. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.

Beulah M. Wiest

F, #8758, b. 16 September 1904, d. August 1979
  • Last Edited: 5 May 2021
  • Beulah M. Wiest was born on 16 September 1904, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of John Andrew Wiest and Amelia Daniels.
  • Beulah M. Wiest married Guy A. Geist on 3 June 1928.3
  • Beulah M. Wiest died in August 1979, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 74.2
  • She was buried at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.2

Children of Beulah M. Wiest and Guy A. Geist

Citations

  1. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40139304/beulah-m-geist. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40139256/…