Peter Schoffstall
M, #10712, b. 1740, d. 1815
- Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006
- LDS sources list Peter as buried at Hoffman's Church, in Dauphin County, but the published listings for that cemetery do not include such a tombstone, although they note that there are a number of unmarked graves.
LDS Family Ancestral File:
Husband's Name
Peter IM SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-RTM)
Born: Abt 1740 Place: , Germany
Died: 1815 Place: , Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Buried: 1815 Place: Hoffman Cem, Berrysburg, Pennsylvania
Married: 18 Sep 1764 Place: Trinity Luth. Ch, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Father: Johannes SCHAFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-RR7)
Mother:
Wife's Name
Anna Elizabeth KORNMAN (AFN:11T6-BQR)
Born: Abt 1744 Place:
Married: 18 Sep 1764 Place: Trinity Luth. Ch, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Children
1. Sex Name
M Christian IM SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-CDV)
Born: Abt 1774 Place:
Died: Apr 1833 Place: Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
2. Sex Name
M Peter IM SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-CNJ)
Born: Abt 1775 Place:
3. Sex Name
M Samuel IM SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T9-437)
Born: Abt 1778 Place:
4. Sex Name
M Daniel IM SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T7-TT4)
Born: Abt 1779 Place: <, Lancaster, Pennsylvania>
5. Sex Name
F Elizabeth SCHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-FTW)
Born: Abt 1779 Place: <, Lancaster, Pennsylvania>
Died: 1824 Place: Mifflin Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
6. Sex Name
F Susannah SCHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-FQ9)
Born: Abt 1784 Place: , Pennsylvania
7. Sex Name
M Ludwig SCHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-DRB)
Born: 2 Feb 1780 Place: , Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Died: 2 Mar 1861 Place: , Pennsylvania
Buried: Place: Donaldson Cem., Frailey Twp, Schuykill, Pennsylvania
8. Sex Name
M Henry SCHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-C5F)
Born: 2 Jul 1765 Place: , Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Died: 13 May 1840 Place: Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Buried: 1840 Place: Hoffmans Cem, Loyalton, Pennsylvania
9. Sex Name
M John IM SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-D20)
Born: 15 Nov 1771 Place: Strausburg Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Died: Bef 28 1843 Jul Place: , Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Buried: Place: Hoffman Ch. Cem., Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
10. Sex Name
M Jonas IM SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-DGG)
Born: 15 Nov 1771 Place: Strausburg Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Died: 29 Jul 1840 Place: , Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Buried: Place: Hoffman Ch. Cem., Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
11. Sex Name
F Eva SCHOFFSTOLL (AFN:CJDX-B9)
Born: 12 Dec 1776 Place:
Died: 3 Feb 1853 Place:
12. Sex Name
M Solomon IM SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-WM3)
Born: 15 Dec 1777 Place: Strausburg Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Died: 4 Apr 1849 Place: Liberty Twp, Crawford, Ohio
Buried: Place: Yeiter Cem., Liberty Twp, Crawford, Ohio
LDS Pedigree Resource File:
Peter Schoffstall Compact Disc #10 Pin #303173
Sex: M
Event(s):
Birth: 1745 Place: Franconia or Hesse,Germany
Parents:
Father: Johannes Schaffstall Disc #10 Pin #303175
Mother: Anna Gertrudt Disc #10 Pin #303176
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Anna Elizabeth Kornmann Disc #10 Pin #303174
Marriage: 18 Sep 1764 Place: Upper Paxton Township,Dauphin County,PA
Notes and Sources:
Notes: Available on CD-ROM Disc# 10
Sources: None
LDS International Genealogical Index:
Peter IM SHOFFSTALL
Sex: M
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Anna Elizabeth KORNMAN
Marriage: 18 Sep 1764
Trinity Luth Ch, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Source Information:
Film Number: 1985495
Page Number:
Reference Number. - Peter Schoffstall was born in 1740, Germany.1
- He was the son of Johannes Schoffstall and Anna Gertrudt.
- Peter Schoffstall married Anna Elizabeth Kornman on 18 September 1764; Some sources list the location of the marriage as Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA, but others list Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA. Dauphin County was not created until 1785; in 1745, it was part of Lancaster County, but if in fact the marriage occurred in Trinity Church. Lancaster, the listing for Upper Paxton Township would be incorrect.2,3
- Peter Schoffstall died in 1815, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
- Father*: Johannes Schoffstall b. c 1725
- Mother*: Anna Gertrudt
Children of Peter Schoffstall and Anna Elizabeth Kornman
- Elizabeth Schoffstall1 b. c 1765
- Henry Schoffstall4 b. 2 Jul 1765, d. 13 May 1840
- Daniel Schoffstall5 d. c 1832
- Christian Schoffstall5 b. c 1767, d. Aug 1834
- Peter Schoffstall5 b. 15 Apr 1767, d. 1 Oct 1851
- Johannes Schoffstall+ b. 15 Nov 1771, d. 29 Jul 1843
- Eva Schoffstall5 b. 12 Dec 1776, d. 3 Feb 1853
- Solomon Schoffstall6 b. 15 Dec 1777, d. 1849
- Ludwig Schoffstall7 b. 28 Feb 1780, d. 2 Mar 1861
- Jonas Schoffstall7 b. 15 May 1782, d. 23 Feb 1856
- Samuel Schoffstall6 b. 4 Jul 1783, d. 30 Jan 1868
- Susannah Schoffstall1 b. c 1791
Citations
- [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 131. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
- [S93] International Genealogical Index (IGI) ), Film No. 1985495.
- [S94] LDS Pedigree Resource File (), CD #10, Pin # 303173. Hereinafter cited as LDS Pedigree Resource File.
- [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 132.
- [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 133.
- [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 135.
- [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 134.
Samuel Schoffstall
M, #10714, b. 25 February 1810, d. 9 February 1891
- Last Edited: 23 Feb 2020
- Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger
- Samuel Schoffstall is also referred to as Samuel Imschoffstall in some sources.
- LDS Family Ancestral File
Husband's Name
Samuel SCHAFFSTALL (AFN:11T8-ZXK)
Born: 25 Feb 1810 Place: Mifflin Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Christened: 5 Aug 1810 Place: Mifflin Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Married: Bef 1841 Place:
Father: John IM SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T6-D20)
Mother: Mary Magdalena HOOVER (AFN:11T8-ZFG)
Wife's Name
Susanna KLINGER (AFN:11T8-ZZR)
Born: Abt 1818 Place: , Pennsylvania
Married: Bef 1841 Place:
Father:
Mother:
Children
1. Sex Name
F Susanna SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T9-00W)
Born: Abt 1841 Place: , Pennsylvania
2. Sex Name
F Elisabeth SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T9-014)
Born: Abt 1843 Place: , Pennsylvania
3. Sex Name
F Catherine SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T9-02B)
Born: Abt 1846 Place: , Pennsylvania
4. Sex Name
F Anna Elisabeth SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T9-03J)
Born: Abt 1847 Place: , Pennsylvania
5. Sex Name
F Amanda SHOFFSTALL (AFN:11T9-04Q)
Born: Abt 1849 Place: , Pennsylvania. - He was born on 25 February 1810.
- He was the son of Johannes Schoffstall and Mary Magdalena Hoover.
- Samuel Schoffstall married Susannah Klinger, daughter of Johann Philip Klinger and Catharina (?).1
- Samuel Schoffstall died on 9 February 1891, at age 80.2
- He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3
- Father*: Johannes Schoffstall b. 15 Nov 1771, d. 29 Jul 1843
- Mother-Fam*: Mary Magdalena Hoover b. 10 Dec 1781, d. 18 Aug 1855
Children of Samuel Schoffstall and Susannah Klinger
- Susannah Schoffstall+4 b. 17 Feb 1841, d. 9 Aug 1909
- Elizabeth Schoffstall4 b. 1843
- Catherine Schoffstall4 b. 1844
- Ann Elizabeth Schoffstall4 b. Sep 1847, d. 22 Sep 1918
- Amanda Schoffstall4 b. 24 May 1849, d. 7 Feb 1925
- John Adam Schoffstall+4 b. 7 Jan 1853, d. 9 Dec 1922
- Elias Schoffstall+4 b. 6 Mar 1857, d. 27 Oct 1912
- Lydia Ann Schoffstall4 b. Apr 1862, d. 1919
Citations
- [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 365 (based on information in Peter Klinger's will). Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
- [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 365.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29562483/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
- [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
Susannah Klinger
F, #10715, b. 27 January 1817, d. 1 March 1885
- Last Edited: 23 Feb 2020
- Relationship: Granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
- Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger
- Susannah Klinger is also referred to as Susanna Klinger in some sources.
- She was born on 27 January 1817.1,2
- She was the daughter of Johann Philip Klinger and Catharina (?)
- Susannah Klinger was baptized on 14 April 1817, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
- She married Samuel Schoffstall, son of Johannes Schoffstall and Mary Magdalena Hoover.3
- In 1850, Susanna and her husband Samuel Schoffstall were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Samuel was a farmer. Their household included the following children: Susanna, 9; Elizabeth, 7; Catherine, 4; Ann Eliza, 3; and Amanda, 1.4
- Susannah Klinger died on 1 March 1885, at age 68.5
- She was buried on 4 March 1885, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.6,7
- Father*: Johann Philip Klinger b. 20 Apr 1792, d. 12 Nov 1857
- Mother*: Catharina (?) d. b 1828
Children of Susannah Klinger and Samuel Schoffstall
- Susannah Schoffstall+8 b. 17 Feb 1841, d. 9 Aug 1909
- Elizabeth Schoffstall8 b. 1843
- Catherine Schoffstall8 b. 1844
- Ann Elizabeth Schoffstall8 b. Sep 1847, d. 22 Sep 1918
- Amanda Schoffstall8 b. 24 May 1849, d. 7 Feb 1925
- John Adam Schoffstall+8 b. 7 Jan 1853, d. 9 Dec 1922
- Elias Schoffstall+8 b. 6 Mar 1857, d. 27 Oct 1912
- Lydia Ann Schoffstall8 b. Apr 1862, d. 1919
Citations
- [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. II, p. 40. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
- [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 364-65. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
- [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 365 (based on information in Peter Klinger's will).
- [S154] 1850 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA; Roll:Roll: M432_775; Page: 397; Image: 359.
- [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
- [S107] Newspaper Article, Burial notice for Mrs. Samuel Schoffstall, Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 06 Mar 1885, Fri, Page 4.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29562434/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
- [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
Jacob Huber
M, #10722, b. January 1756, d. 6 February 1849
- Last Edited: 20 Jan 2024
- LDS Family Ancestral File:
Husband's Name
Jacob HUBER (AFN:11T8-Z77)
Born: 28 Jul 1756 Place:
Died: 6 Feb 1849 Place: Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Buried: Place: Hoffman Ch. Cem., Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Wife's Name
Catherine Elizabeth SIERER (AFN:11T8-Z8F)
Born: Abt 1760 Place:
Died: Aft 1800 Place:
Children
1. Sex Name
F Susanna HOOVER (AFN:11T8-ZGN)
Born: Abt. 1783 Place:
2. Sex Name
F Katharine HOOVER (AFN:11T8-ZD8)
Born: Abt. 1798 Place:
3. Sex Name
M Jacob HUBER (AFN:11T8-Z9M)
Born: 28 Jul 1788 Place:
Died: 25 Dec 1827 Place: Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Buried: Place: Hoffman Ch. Cem., Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
4. Sex Name
M Christian HUBER (AFN:11T8-ZBT)
Born: 24 Aug 1793 Place: Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
5. Sex Name
M John HOOVER (AFN:11T8-ZC2)
Born: 17 Sep 1796 Place: Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Died: 17 Mar 1877 Place: , Dauphin, Pennsylvania
6. Sex Name
F Mary Magdalena HOOVER (AFN:11T8-ZFG)
Born: 16 Dec 1781 Place:
Died: 18 Aug 1855 Place: Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Buried: Place: Hoffman Ch. Cem., Lykens Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
From the "COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA," published in 1896 by J.M. RUNK & COMPANY
Publishers, Chambersburg, PA:
"Jacob Hoover settled in the "Upper End" in 1800; and built the mill now owned by Daniel Buffington. Of his children: Jacob, d. young; m. Miss Bellas; Christian, m. Miss Feagley; and their son Samuel was the first superintendent of the Short Mountain mines; he removed to Minnesota many years ago; John, m. Margaret Lebo; he owned the mill erected by his father; Mary, m. John Shoffstall; Katharine, m. George Kissinger; Mary, m. Jacob Bordner; Susanna, m. Henry Umholtz." (http://maley.net/transcription/BioEncyl/BEChapter5.htm.) - Jacob Huber was born in January 1756, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.1
- He married Catherine Elizabeth Sierer.
- Jacob Huber died on 6 February 1849, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 93.1
- He was buried at Saint Peters Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
Children of Jacob Huber and Catherine Elizabeth Sierer
- Mary Magdalena Hoover+ b. 10 Dec 1781, d. 18 Aug 1855
- Catharina Huber2 b. 11 Apr 1783, d. 21 Sep 1861
- Jacob Huber3 b. 28 Jul 1788, d. 25 Dec 1827
- Maria Anna Hoover4 b. 30 Sep 1790, d. 11 Apr 1869
Citations
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47583339/jacob-huber. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60408369/…
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51506742/jacob-huber
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51077873/…
Catherine Elizabeth Sierer
F, #10723, b. 22 March 1757, d. 1849
- Last Edited: 24 Aug 2025
- Catherine Elizabeth Sierer is also referred to as Eva Catherine Sierer in some sources.
- She was born on 22 March 1757.1
- She married Jacob Huber.
- Catherine Elizabeth Sierer died in 1849.1
- She was buried at Saint Peters Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
Children of Catherine Elizabeth Sierer and Jacob Huber
- Mary Magdalena Hoover+ b. 10 Dec 1781, d. 18 Aug 1855
- Catharina Huber2 b. 11 Apr 1783, d. 21 Sep 1861
- Jacob Huber3 b. 28 Jul 1788, d. 25 Dec 1827
- Maria Anna Hoover4 b. 30 Sep 1790, d. 11 Apr 1869
Citations
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150317565/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60408369/…
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51506742/jacob-huber
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51077873/…