George B. Bensinger

M, #11710, b. circa 1842
  • Last Edited: 16 Mar 2018

Children of George B. Bensinger and Louisa Klinger

Citations

  1. [S190] 1870 US Census, Ashland West Ward, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1449; Page: 205B; Family History Library Film: 552948.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 344. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S752] Phillip A Rice, compiler, Death and Burial Records of the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home Valley View, PA (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 2006), p. 31. Hereinafter cited as Buffington-Reed Funeral Home Records.
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number 64843. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.

Edmund Vincent Klinger

M, #11721, b. 1 October 1882, d. 1964
  • Last Edited: 11 May 2021
  • Edmund Vincent Klinger was born on 1 October 1882.1,2
  • He was the son of Henry S. Klinger and Emma Mary Wiest.
  • Edmund Vincent Klinger was baptized on 20 November 1882, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He married Susan Amelia Kimmel, daughter of Aaron Hiram Kimmel and Amelia Tobias.
  • Edmund Vincent Klinger died in 1964, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • He was buried at Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.

Children of Edmund Vincent Klinger and Susan Amelia Kimmel

  • Iva Ethel Klinger+ b. 3 Feb 1901, d. 30 Dec 1982
  • Jennie Irene Klinger b. 4 Jan 1910, d. 5 Oct 1981
  • Emma Amelia Klinger b. 13 Apr 1913, d. 19 Aug 1978

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 347. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 168. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.

Nora May Klinger

F, #11722, b. 4 September 1900, d. 4 June 1966
  • Last Edited: 30 May 2021
  • Nora May Klinger was born on 4 September 1900, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2,3
  • She was the daughter of Henry S. Klinger and Emma Mary Wiest.
  • Nora May Klinger married William Henry Smeltz, son of Daniel Monroe Smeltz and Catherine E. Ritzman, on 20 September 1922, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • Nora May Klinger died on 4 June 1966, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 65.3,5,1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mrs. Nora Smeltz, Hegins RD Resident
    Mrs. Nora Smeltz, Hegins RD 1, died Saturday at Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg. The widow of William Smeltz, she was a member of the Coleman's United Church of Christ of Spring Glen.
    She is survived by three sons, including Samuel of Valley View; a daughter, Brenda, at home, and 13 grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at a Valley View funeral home. Rev. C.R. Lytle of Sacramento will officiate and burial will be in the Sacramento Union Cemetery.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 07 Jun 1966, Tue, Page 11.5
  • She was buried on 9 June 1966, at St. Paul (Artz) United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.5,6

Children of Nora May Klinger and William Henry Smeltz

  • Brenda Smeltz7
  • Robert Bryan Smeltz+ b. 7 Jan 1923, d. 12 Apr 1982
  • Samuel Selin Schmeltz b. 1 Mar 1925, d. 25 Nov 1986
  • Parvin Henry Schmeltz b. 11 May 1928, d. 19 May 1979

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 347. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  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: 57809; Filed: June 4, 1966; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021197; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Nora Smeltz, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 07 Jun 1966, Tue, Page 11.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86467224/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for William H. Smeltz, The West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald (Tremont, Pennsylvania), 12 Jul 1961, Wed, Page 1.

Iva Ethel Klinger

F, #11727, b. 3 February 1901, d. 30 December 1982
  • Last Edited: 11 May 2021
  • Iva Ethel Klinger was born on 3 February 1901, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Edmund Vincent Klinger and Susan Amelia Kimmel.
  • Iva Ethel Klinger married Moses Homer Straub, son of John Scott Straub and Mary Ellen Klinger.3
  • Iva Ethel Klinger died on 30 December 1982, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA, at age 81.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Iva E. Straub
    Iva E. Straub, 81, of 605 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon, died Thursday evening at her home.
    She was born in Spring Glen, a daughter of the late Edmond V. and Susan A. Kimmel Klinger.
    She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Lebanon.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, Moses H.
    Surviving are a daughter, Lucille, wife of P. A. Dunne Jr., Jonestown, Lebanon County; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
    Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Rohland Funeral Home, Lebanon. Interment will be in Grand View Park. Annville.
    Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 31 Dec 1982, Fri, Page 3.1
  • She was buried on 3 January 1983, at Grand View Memorial Park, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.2,1

Child of Iva Ethel Klinger and Moses Homer Straub

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Iva E. Straub, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 31 Dec 1982, Fri, Page 3.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90473771/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 347. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Moses H. Straub, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 14 Nov 1979, Wed, Page 2.