Sevilla Shaffer1

F, #70, b. 25 May 1857, d. 2 June 1923
  • Last Edited: 9 Dec 2018
  • Sevilla Shaffer was born on 25 May 1857.2
  • She was the daughter of Daniel W. Shaffer and Anna Maria Bohner.
  • Sevilla Shaffer was baptized on 12 July 1857, St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA; Name listed as "Sivilla," while her parents are listed as "Daniel Scheffer and wf. Polly."2
  • She married Daniel Klinger Jr., son of Daniel Klinger and Mary Ann Schoffstall, circa 1877; In the 1900 Census, listed as married 23 years.
  • Sevilla Shaffer died on 2 June 1923, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 66.3,4
  • She was buried on 5 June 1923, at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.4,5

Children of Sevilla Shaffer and Daniel Klinger Jr.

Citations

  1. [S9] Lois Green Schoffstall, A History of the Shaffer-Miller Schrawder Families (Privately Published, 1980), p. 34, (gives spelling of name as "Sybilla Shaffer"). Hereinafter cited as Shaffer-Miller-Schrawder Families.
  2. [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. 21. Hereinafter cited as St. David's Church (Hebe) Records.
  3. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), part II, p. 297 (cemetery listing). Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 69061; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29370362. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Daniel Klinger

M, #71, b. 28 January 1816, d. 2 March 1899
  • Last Edited: 5 Mar 2020
  • Daniel Klinger was born on 28 January 1816, near Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Johann Peter Klinger and Catharina Steinbruch.
  • Daniel Klinger married Mary Ann Schoffstall, daughter of Johannes Schoffstall and Mary Magdalena Hoover, before 1840.2
  • The 1840 US Census, for Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, lists Daniel Klinger, between 20 and 30 years old, as head of a household that includes only one female, also between age 20 and 30. This listing appears immediately following a listing for Peter Klinger, whose household consisted of two individuals, both between the ages of 60 and 70.3
  • The 1850 Census for Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, lists the following household (all born in Pennsylvania): Peter Klinger, age 77, male, Farmer, value of property 1200; Daniel Klinger, 36, male; Mary Ann, 29, female; Susanna Klinger, 9 female; John, 7, male; Samuel, 5, male; Catherine, 1 1/12, female.4
  • The 1860 Census lists Daniel (age 46) and "Maryann" (age 40) as members of the household that included eight children: Susannah (age 19) , John (age 17), "Sam" (age 14), and "Caty" (age 10), Daniel (age 7), Emanuel (age 3), and Mary (age 1). Daniel's occupation is listed as "farmer" while the value of his real estate is listed as $6,000 and his personal estate as $1,000. Three of the children, John, Sam, and Caty are listed as having attended school within the year.5
  • The 1870 Census lists Daniel (age 54) as head of a household with real estate value at $15,000 and personal property valued at $2,000. His wife is listed as "Mary Ann" (age 50) who is shown as unable to write but apparently she was able to read. The children are listed as Daniel (age 18), Emanuel (age 14), Mary Ann (age 11), and Louisa or possibly Louise (age 7). All of the children are shown as having attended school within the past year. Included in the household was also Emeline Umholtz, age 32, who was shown as a domestic servant.6
  • The 1880 Census lists Daniel (age 64) as head of a household with wife "Mary A." (age 60), daughters Mary A. (age 21) and Louisa (age 19). Both daughters were shown as having attended school within the past year. Sallie Wiest (age 3 ?) and Henry or Harry Romberger (age 7) are shown as servants.7
  • Daniel Klinger died on 2 March 1899, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 83. According to the Affidavit of Death and Request for Letters of Administration filed in the Dauphin County Courthouse, March 8, 1899, Daniel died at 9:30 pm on 2 Mar 1899. He was survived by sons John, Daniel Jr., and Emanuel, all of Lykens Township, and daughters Mary Glantz or Nanticoke and Louise Knerr of Lykens Township.8,9,10
  • He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.11

Children of Daniel Klinger and Mary Ann Schoffstall

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. II, p. 294 (cemetery listing). Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S561] 1840 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., p. 364.
  3. [S561] 1840 U.S. Census, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 456; Page: 364.
  4. [S154] 1850 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA; Roll: M432_775; Page: 388; Image: 342.
  5. [S187] 1860 United States Census, Post Office: Gratz; Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA; Roll# M653_1103, p. 405.
  6. [S190] 1870 US Census, Post Office: Berrysburg; Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA; Roll: M593_1335; Page: 536; Image: 190.
  7. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA; Roll: T9_1124; Family History Film: 1255124; Page: 60.3000; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 0300.
  8. [S1198] Daniel Klinger entry, Affidavit of Death and Application for Letters of Administration, Dauphin County Vital Records, vol 1, pp. 478-79, . Hereinafter cited as Death Affidavit for Daniel Klinger.
  9. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 416. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  10. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, p. 195.
  11. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. II, p. 294.
  12. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. II, p. 81.

Mary Ann Schoffstall

F, #72, b. 24 May 1821, d. 22 November 1884
  • Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006
  • Mary Ann Schoffstall was born on 24 May 1821.
  • She was the daughter of Johannes Schoffstall and Mary Magdalena Hoover.
  • Mary Ann Schoffstall was baptized on 19 August 1821, Hoffman's Church, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She married Daniel Klinger, son of Johann Peter Klinger and Catharina Steinbruch, before 1840.2
  • Mary Ann Schoffstall died on 22 November 1884, at age 63.
  • She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA; Tombstone reads: "Mary A., wife of Daniel Klinger; born May 24, 1821; died Nov. 22, 1884, Aged 63 yrs., 5 mos. & 28 das."

Children of Mary Ann Schoffstall and Daniel Klinger

Citations

  1. [S705] Phillip A. Rice, Jodi A. Germani and Jean A. Dellock, compilers, St. Peter's (Hoffman's) Church Records in Dauphin County Vital Records, Volume 1 (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991). Hereinafter cited as St. Peter's (Hoffman's) Church Records.
  2. [S561] 1840 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., p. 364.

Johann Peter Klinger

M, #85, b. 3 November 1773, d. 10 August 1858
  • Last Edited: 18 Jan 2025
  • Johann Peter Klinger also went by the name of Peter.
  • He was born on 3 November 1773, Reading, Berks County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Johann Philip Klinger and Eva Elizabeth Beilstein.
  • Johann Peter Klinger married Catharina Steinbruch, daughter of Adam Steinbrecher and Anna Margaretha Hoffman, circa 1791, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • The 1850 Census lists the following household (all born in Pennsylvania): Peter Klinger, age 77, male, Farmer, 1200; Daniel Klinger, 36, male; Mary Ann, 29, female; Susanna Klinger, 9 female; John, 7, male; Samuel, 5, male; Catherine, 11/12, female.4
  • Johann Peter Klinger died on 10 August 1858, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 84.5,6
  • He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA; Tombstone reads: "Peter Klinger; born Nov. 3, 1773; died Aug. 10, 1858; aged 84 y., 9 m., und 17 t."

Children of Johann Peter Klinger and Catharina Steinbruch

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 27, 363. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S136] Tombstone.
  3. [S38] Phillip A. Rice and Jean A. Dellock, Dauphin County Archives, Volume II (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1996), pp. 325-26 (abstract of will of John Dietrich Steinbrecher, Catharine's grandfather). Hereinafter cited as Dauphin County Archives, Volume II.
  4. [S154] 1850 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA; Roll: M432_775; Page: 388; Image: 342.
  5. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987). Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  6. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.