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Helen Evelyn Ramberger^1,2

• Last Edited: 1 Jan 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Helen Evelyn Ramberger was born on 29 November 1908, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• She was the daughter of Jacob Johnson Ramberger and Clara Celera Williams.²
• Helen Evelyn Ramberger married Delphin Dwight Davis, son of William Albert Davis and Beulah M. Wiest, on 21 August 1926, Urban, Northumberland County, PA.^4,5
• Helen Evelyn Ramberger died on 25 January 1966, Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 57.^2,6,7
• Newspaper obituary:
  Helen Evelyn Davis, 87, Millersburg
  Creative Playthings retiree
  MILLERSBURG -- Helen Evelyn Davis, 87, of 990 Medical Road, formerly of Gratz, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 1996, at Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg.
  Born Nov. 29, 1908, in Klingerstown RD, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Clara (Williams) Ramberger. She was married to Delphin Davis, who died in 1982.
  Mrs. Davis was a retired employee of Creative Playthings, Herndon.
  She was a member of Salem United Church of Christ, Klingerstown RD.
  She is survived by one son, Dwight, of Gratz; one daughter, Bernice Wetzel of Tremont; one sister, Beth Clark of Millersburg; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow. Burial will be in Salem Church Cemetery, Klingerstown RD.
  Visitors may call from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 26 Jan 1996, Fri, Page 17.⁸
  
• She was buried on 27 January 1996, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.^6,7

• Father*: Jacob Johnson Ramberger² b. 10 Aug 1867, d. 22 May 1918
• Mother*: Clara Celera Williams² b. 25 Feb 1874, d. 3 Nov 1953

Leroy Elwell Davis¹

• Last Edited: 4 Aug 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Leroy Elwell Davis was born on 5 June 1912, Dauphin County, PA.
• He was the son of William Albert Davis and Beulah M. Wiest.
• Leroy Elwell Davis was baptized on 28 October 1916, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He died in 1976, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: William Albert Davis b. 7 Oct 1881, d. 26 Apr 1967
• Mother*: Beulah M. Wiest b. c 1891, d. May 1943

William Allen Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jun 2022

• William Allen Wiest was born on 21 August 1886, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of John Baum Wiest and Hannah Wiest Strohecker.
• William Allen Wiest married Ida Mae Bowman, daughter of William L. Bowman and Kate Maurer.
• William Allen Wiest died on 20 March 1957, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 70.²
• He was buried on 25 March 1957, at St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2

• Father*: John Baum Wiest b. 1863, d. 1935
• Mother*: Hannah Wiest Strohecker b. 1863, d. 1940

Ida Mae Bowman^1,2

• Last Edited: 25 Jun 2022

• Ida Mae Bowman was born in 1887, PA.
• She was the daughter of William L. Bowman and Kate Maurer.³
• Ida Mae Bowman married William Allen Wiest, son of John Baum Wiest and Hannah Wiest Strohecker.
• Ida Mae Bowman died on 19 November 1931, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• She was buried on 22 November 1931, at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4

• Father*: William L. Bowman³
• Mother*: Kate Maurer³

Jacob David Mauer¹

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2023

• Jacob David Mauer was born on 20 September 1880, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He was the son of Daniel M. Maurer and Catharine Shade.²
• Jacob David Mauer married Jennie Mae Wiest, daughter of John Baum Wiest and Hannah Wiest Strohecker.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Attack Fatal To Jacob D. Maurer
  Jacob D. Maurer, 75, retired railroad employe, of Herndon, died in Sunbury Community Hospital at 8:25 a. m. today. Death was the result of a heart attack suffered at his home in Herndon last evening.
  Mr. Maurer, who has resided in half of the double house of his daughter, Mrs. Alberta Paul, since the death on October 10, 1953, of his wife, the former Jennie Wiest of Klingerstown, was taken to the hospital last evening by his son, Samuel Maurer, of Dalmatia. Had he lived until September 20, he would have been 76 years of age.
  A retired trackman for the Pennsylvania Railroad, he had been employed at Port Royal, Juniata County, and later in Herndon. He was a native of Shamokin, the son of Daniel and Katie Maurer, who later settled in the Rough and Ready area of Lower Northumberland county [Schuylkill County ?].
  Five sons and five daughters survive of his family of 16 children. Three sons and three daughters preceded hdm in dealth. There are 35 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren, Surviving children are John, of Red Cross; Jasper, Mt. Carmel; Samuel, Dalmatia; Clarence, of Coatesville; Max, 245 Linden Sunbury: Mrs. Florence Boyer, of Mrs. Jennie Troxell, Rome, N. Y; Mrs. Jeffela Ford, Washington, D. C; and twin daughters Alberta Paul, Herndon, and Mrs. Alverta Yerger, Kreamer.
  Two brothers also survive: Daniel Maurer, Rough and Ready, and Lewis Maurer, Shamokin.
  The deceased was a member of the Lutheran Church at Rough and Ready. The pastor, Rev. Franz Lundahl Herndon, yill officiate at the funeral services, arrangements for which have not yet been completed. Rothermel's funeral home, Herndon, will be in charge.
  The Daily Item, July 17, 1956, Page 11.⁴
  
• Jacob David Mauer died on 17 July 1956, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 75.²
• He was buried on 20 July 1956, at Herndon Cemetery, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Daniel M. Maurer² b. 26 May 1857, d. 14 Jun 1925
• Mother*: Catharine Shade² b. Feb 1856, d. 22 Jan 1923

Beulah M. Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 1 Mar 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Beulah M. Wiest was born circa 1891, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.
• She was the daughter of John Baum Wiest and Hannah Wiest Strohecker.
• Beulah M. Wiest married William Albert Davis, son of William David Davis and Priscilla Klinger, on 1 July 1905, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• Beulah M. Wiest died in May 1943.³

• Father*: John Baum Wiest b. 1863, d. 1935
• Mother*: Hannah Wiest Strohecker b. 1863, d. 1940

Hannah Wiest Strohecker¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jun 2003

• Hannah Wiest Strohecker was born in 1863, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.
• She married John Baum Wiest, son of Samuel Merkel Wiest and Esther Baum.
• Hannah Wiest Strohecker was the daughter of William Strohecker and Sarah Wiest.¹
• Hannah Wiest Strohecker died in 1940, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.

• Father*: William Strohecker¹ b. 7 Jan 1811, d. 21 Jul 1889
• Mother*: Sarah Wiest¹ b. 21 Feb 1816, d. 28 Feb 1865

Samuel Elmer Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 27 Nov 2019

• Samuel Elmer Wiest was born on 1 February 1885, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.
• He was the son of John Baum Wiest and Hannah Wiest Strohecker.
• Samuel Elmer Wiest married Lottie Mattie Erdman, daughter of Samuel P. Erdman and Christianna Maurer, on 23 March 1912, St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• Samuel Elmer Wiest died on 26 July 1968, Pottsville Hopspital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 83.^3,4,5
• He was buried on 30 July 1968, at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^5,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Local Woman's Father Dies
  Samuel E. Wiest, 83, Klingerstown, died at 11:40 Friday evening in the Pottsville Hospital where he had been admitted July 18. Vesta, wife of Filbert Morgan, Donaldson, is a surviving daughter.
  A native of Klingerstown, he was the son of the late John and Lottie Erdman Wiest [Hannah Strohecker]. Mr. Wiest was the last member of his immediate family.
  Other surviving children are: John and Guy, both of Klingerstown, Mrs. Mabel Hepler, Herndon R.D. 1; Ray, Lykens R.D. 1; Marie, wife of Walter Bohner, Hummelstown; Hannah, wife of Fred Williard, Gratz; Emma, wife of Danny Salic, Williamstown ; Leon, Valley View; 21 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
  His funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the Lawrence E. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown R.D. The Rev. Paul Billow, Lutheran pastor of Urban, officiated. In- terment was made in St. David's Cemetery, Herndon R.D. 1.⁴
  
• June 1, 1999
  THE SAM WIEST STORY
  Samuel Wiest was born, according to his tombstone in Hebe, Pa., 1885. He was born to Hannah and John Wiest . John was born, according to his tombstone and shown to me by Mary Klinger, 1863 and died 1935, and Hannah was born 1862 and died 1940. Sam was probably born into a large family somewhere near Hebe or Klingerstown, Pa. I have only heard of one brother. This brother migrated to Enchant, Alberta, Canada and had fifteen children.
  When Sam was 16 years old, he decided he did not want to work in the coal mines. He said that you get the black lung disease and die. So he packed a little brown suitcase, grip as he called it, hopped a freight and came to Iowa. He then went to work as a "hired man" for my Grandparents, John and Hannah Shade Fettkether. How he knew them, I do not know, but I do know that a Richard Wiest worked for Hannah's parents. This is on the 1900 Census for John and Hannah Shade. Also I understood that Sam was related but I don't know the connection.
  Sometime in the 1920's Sam returned to Pennsylvania and married a big red-haired girl named Lottie M. Erdman. Sam was a small man, maybe 5'6", small frame, blue eyes and large ears. Lottie was much larger. Sam and Lottie returned to Iowa and rented a farm one half mile east of John and Hannah's farm. At least three of Sam's children were born in Iowa. In all, they had nine children.
  Sam and family returned to Pennsylvania sometime in the 1930's. I assume it was about the time his father died. Sam moved on to the family farm that was then owned by two of his brothers. Now Sam could not read or write so he paid his farm payments with livestock and grain. One day his brothers came and told Sam he would have to get off the farm because he was not making his payments. Sam said he did and they didn't write it down. So Sam stayed. Emma, the youngest daughter, said she remembers it well. One day the Sheriff came and took Sam, and his oldest son, John right out of the field to jail. So, Sam moved to another farm.
  Unhappy, Sam started going to the tavern. When he would get a few beers in him, he would get out his harmonica and play and jig. When the tavern closed for the night they would take Sam out and put him in his buggy, slap the horse, and home he would go. Friends said, it wa s a good thing the horse knew the way home. Lottie would find him asleep in the buggy in the morning.
  In 1938, Lottie got sick. In 1939 , Lottie died. Emma said, "When we left for the funeral, Sam was setting on the porch, and when we came home, Sam was gone." Some of the oldest children were married so they took the youngest home to raise. Latter one of Sam's brothers felt bad about what he did to Sam. He took the youngest daughter, Emma, home and raised and educated her.
  Sam went back to Iowa, and back to work for John Fettkether, who was now a widower too.
  John sold the farm to his son, Oren, in 1942. John and Sam lived with them. John and Sam always went to the "Beer Joint" on Wednesday and Saturday nights to play cards and have a few beers. Sam always took out his harmonica, played and jigged. The tunes sounded very Irish. Sam had two sets of clothes. Two big black hats, two blue chambray shirts, two pairs of bib overalls, two pairs of black shoes, two pairs of long johns and two pairs of socks. One set was saved for going to the tavern and the other for work. Sam always washed his own clothes in the creek, and mended his socks with twine. He never looked dirty no matter how hard he worked. Sam [ ] took his baths, spring and fall, in the creek. He wore long Johns year [round and ga]rters on his sleeves and pants legs. He said a mouse ran up his leg once and that was enough for him. Sam didn't drink milk. He said milk was for calves and babies. When he ate cold cereal such as Wheaties he used water!
  On a warm, October 17, 1944, evening, Sam and John went to the tavern.The tavern was in Dunkerton, one mile from [their home.] Early in the evening, John told Sam he was going home. He didn't feel well. Sam said he would walk home later. John left. John's car was hit by a freight train on the edge of town. John was killed. The train, carrying oil,was derailed. The news traveled fast. Sam ran the to the scene, knelt down beside John and cried. He said, "Oh Johnny, its all my fault, if I would have been with you, this wouldn't have happened." The wake was held at the farm home. John was "laid out" in the parlor. After the funeral, Sam, and his little suitcase, was gone.
  Sam came back the next Spring and asked Oren if he could work for him. Oren was delighted. Oren always said Sam was the best chore man around. Oren paid him $100.00 a month in cash. Sam would hide his money in his shoe. Sam was a good gardener. He knew how to hill up a potato to get the most potato's per plant. He was also a good grounds keeper. He kept the farm neat and tidy. Sam never learned how to drive a tractor or a car. When he rode in a car, he had to have his window rolled all the way down with his arm out, no mater what the weather was like! He loved dandelions. Every spring, he would dig a five gallon pail for Oren'swife, Lucille, to clean and fall, when the harvesting was over, Sam and his little suitcase would just disappear.The next spring, about April, Sam would just show up for breakfast one morning. It was always a treat to hear his travel stories. He usually would go to his brother's farm in Alberta, Canada, and then on to Pennsylvania for a short visit. He always just "hopped a freight."
  Sam continued this routine for many years. One year, he told us of being "rolled" in Sunbury , PA. He was in the tavern and some one noticed his money. As he left the tavern two men mugged him, stole his money and beat severely. The tavern owners found him and called his family to come and get him.
  As Sam got older, Oren tried to get him to apply for Social Security. Sam said he would not sign anything.
  After Oren's youngest son married and joined Oren in farming, Sam moved out. He went to Dunkerton and lived with a lady that owned the tavern. When he became ill, the lady, Mrs. Cheney, called his family in Pennsylvania and they came and took him home. He died in Pennsylvania.
  To me, Sam was my built in baby sitter, teacher, Grandfather and game playing friend. He was a character I will never forget. After I married I had three children. My two sons were born with Glaucoma. Sam, who always called me "Babe" was very interested in the boys. He was always asking me what they could see and what would they do when they grew up.
  Source: Celeste Fettkether Hoffman.¹

• Father*: John Baum Wiest b. 1863, d. 1935
• Mother*: Hannah Wiest Strohecker b. 1863, d. 1940

John Baum Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jun 2003

• John Baum Wiest was born in 1863, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.
• He married Hannah Wiest Strohecker, daughter of William Strohecker and Sarah Wiest.
• John Baum Wiest was the son of Samuel Merkel Wiest and Esther Baum.¹
• John Baum Wiest died in 1935.

• Father*: Samuel Merkel Wiest¹ b. 19 Nov 1819, d. 20 Feb 1866
• Mother*: Esther Baum¹ b. 7 Sep 1820, d. 26 May 1910

Lottie Mattie Erdman¹

• Last Edited: 27 Nov 2019

• Lottie Mattie Erdman was born on 26 September 1892, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Samuel P. Erdman and Christianna Maurer.
• Lottie Mattie Erdman was baptized on 26 March 1893, Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.³
• She married Samuel Elmer Wiest, son of John Baum Wiest and Hannah Wiest Strohecker, on 23 March 1912, St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• Lottie Mattie Erdman died in 1939, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.
• She was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Samuel P. Erdman b. 24 Jan 1857, d. 29 Aug 1911
• Mother*: Christianna Maurer b. 27 Nov 1859, d. 5 Jun 1911

Johannes Strohecker¹

• Last Edited: 4 Oct 2024

• Johannes Strohecker was born on 17 April 1791, Reading, Berks County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Johann Gottlieb Strohecker and Elizabeth Wagner.¹
• Johannes Strohecker married Catharine Williamson, daughter of Gideon Williamson and Eva Elisabeth Klinger.¹
• Johannes Strohecker died on 16 March 1819, Mahantango Twp., Schuylkill County, PA, at age 27.¹
• He was buried at Jacobs Cemetery, Line Mountain, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Johann Gottlieb Strohecker¹ b. 26 Mar 1766, d. 19 Jun 1826
• Mother*: Elizabeth Wagner¹ b. 12 Jan 1770, d. bt 1820 - 1830

Catharine Williamson¹

• Last Edited: 3 Oct 2024

• Catharine Williamson married John Witman.²
• Catharine Williamson was born in 1792, Exeter Township, Berks County, PA.^3,1
• She was the daughter of Gideon Williamson and Eva Elisabeth Klinger.¹
• Catharine Williamson married Johannes Strohecker, son of Johann Gottlieb Strohecker and Elizabeth Wagner.¹
• Catharine Williamson died between 1870 and 1880.³

• Father*: Gideon Williamson¹ b. 1751, d. 1831
• Mother*: Eva Elisabeth Klinger¹ b. 1 Oct 1756, d. 20 Aug 1804

Thomas Alvin Hoffman^1,2

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Thomas Alvin Hoffman was born on 20 December 1892, Gratz, Dauphin County, Dauphin County.^3,4
• He was the son of Lewis C. Hoffman and Sarah A. Klinger.¹
• Thomas Alvin Hoffman was baptized on 20 March 1893, Simeon's Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He died on 18 October 1943, Harrisburg State Hospital, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 50.^1,5,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  FUNERAL SATURDAY FOR GRATZ RESIDENT
  Thomas A. Hoffman, age 51 years, of Gratz, died in a Harrisburg hospital Monday evening, following an illness of several weeks.
  Mr. Hoffman was a son of Lewis and Sallie (Klinger) Hoffman, and was a native of Gratz, where he had resided most of his life. He was a member of Simeon's Lutheran Church, and the Gratz Fire Company.
  Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Sallie Hoffman, of Gratz; two sisters, Mrs. Calvin Engle, Lykens R. D., and Mrs. Landen Hoover, of Loyalton.
  Funeral services will be held from his mother's home in Gratz, at 2:00 o'clock, Saturday afternoon. Rev. W. Z. Artz, pastor of the Lykens Valley Lutheran Parish will officiate, and interment will be in the Gratz cemetery.
  Elizabethville Echo, 21 Oct 1943, Thu, Page 1.⁶
  
• He was buried on 23 October 1943, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Lewis C. Hoffman¹ b. Dec 1865, d. 31 Jan 1922
• Mother*: Sarah A. Klinger¹ b. 12 Sep 1867, d. 15 Apr 1947

Calvin Lawrence Engle¹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Calvin Lawrence Engle was born on 12 June 1884, Northumberland County, PA.³
• He was the son of Daniel H. Engle and Emma Jane Bordner.²
• Calvin Lawrence Engle married Catherine Ellen Hoffman, daughter of Lewis C. Hoffman and Sarah A. Klinger, on 17 June 1905, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.^1,4,5
• Calvin Lawrence Engle died on 1 February 1950, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 65.³
• He was buried on 3 February 1950, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Daniel H. Engle² b. 1851, d. 13 Nov 1925
• Mother*: Emma Jane Bordner² b. 25 Mar 1855, d. 9 Feb 1929

Carrie May Umholtz¹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carrie May Umholtz was born in June 1895.²
• She married Edward C. Hoffman, son of Lewis C. Hoffman and Sarah A. Klinger.¹
• Carrie May Umholtz died after 1950.¹

Faye Margaret Hoffman¹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Faye Margaret Hoffman was born on 12 May 1911, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Lewis C. Hoffman and Sarah A. Klinger.¹
• Faye Margaret Hoffman married Landon Josiah Hoover, son of Edmund Hoover and Tillie Wetzel, on 10 July 1929, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA.^3,4
• Faye Margaret Hoffman died on 25 March 2003, at age 91.²
• She was buried at Saint Peters Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Lewis C. Hoffman¹ b. Dec 1865, d. 31 Jan 1922
• Mother*: Sarah A. Klinger¹ b. 12 Sep 1867, d. 15 Apr 1947