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Nellie Sherman¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Nellie Sherman was born on 16 June 1885, Stella, Cowlitz County, WA.¹
• She married Charles Wiest, son of Laer Jean Wiest and Isabella Wiest.¹
• Nellie Sherman died in August 1969, at age 84.¹

Emma Maurer¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jul 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Emma Maurer is also referred to as Emma Mowery in some sources.
• She was born in September 1897.¹
• She was the daughter of Morris Maurer and Minnie Palmer.

• Father*: Morris Maurer b. Nov 1872
• Mother*: Minnie Palmer b. Jun 1879

Emma Savilla Rothermel¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Emma Savilla Rothermel was born on 29 September 1866.^2,1
• She was the daughter of William Wilson Rothermel and Sarah Ann Shaffer.
• Emma Savilla Rothermel married John Adam Saltzer.¹
• Emma Savilla Rothermel died on 19 April 1943, Dauphin County, PA, at age 76.³
• She was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: William Wilson Rothermel b. 2 May 1842, d. 18 May 1922
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Shaffer b. 16 Mar 1849, d. 12 Nov 1913

John Adam Saltzer¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Adam Saltzer was born on 10 March 1869.²
• He married Emma Savilla Rothermel, daughter of William Wilson Rothermel and Sarah Ann Shaffer.¹
• John Adam Saltzer died on 21 August 1916, at age 47.²
• He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²

Manasses S. Rothermel¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Manasses S. Rothermel was born in 1870.¹
• He was the son of William Wilson Rothermel and Sarah Ann Shaffer.
• Manasses S. Rothermel married Kate Alice Kissinger, daughter of Daniel Kissinger and Mary Klinger, circa 1892.²
• At the time of the 1910 Census, Manasses and his wife Katie were living in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where he was working as a house carpenter. They had been married 18 years and had given birth to 4 children, 3 of whom were then living with them, Edmond, also a carpenter, Florence, and Blanche.²
• In 1920, Manasses and his wife Kate were living in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where he was working as a carpenter at a coal breaker. Their household included 2 daughters, Florence and Blanche.³
• At the time of the 1930 Census, they were living in Jordan Township, Northumberland County, where Manasses was a farmer.⁴
• Manasses S. Rothermel died on 5 January 1947.^5,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  M. S. ROTHERMEL
  M. S. Rothermel, age 76 years, died at his home near Klingerstown Sunday evening. He was a member of the Klingerstown Reformed Church.
  Mr. Rothermel was a son of William and Sarah (Shaffer) Rothermel, and was a native of Jordan Township, Northumberland County.
  Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Katie Kissinger Rothermel, two sons and two daughters, Austin Rothermel, Hershey; Edmond Rothermel, Lykens; Mrs. Harry Fetter, Middletown, and Mrs. Ira Hoffman. Klingerstown R. D; thirteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
  Other survivors are a brother, Monroe Rothermel, of Shamokin; and two sisters, Mrs. Harvey Smith of Berrysburg and Mrs. Jennie Klinger, of Lykens Township.
  Funeral services will be held from the Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, at 10 o'clock this Thursday morning, with further services in the Klingerstown Reformed Church. Rev. W. E. Boyer will officiate and interment will be in the cemetery adjoining the church.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 09 Jan 1947, Thu, Page 1.⁵
  
• He was buried at St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.⁶
• Some sources record that Manasses S. Rothermel died but this appears to be incorrect. on 4 January 1929.⁷

• Father*: William Wilson Rothermel b. 2 May 1842, d. 18 May 1922
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Shaffer b. 16 Mar 1849, d. 12 Nov 1913

Polly Rothermel¹

• Last Edited: 26 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Polly Rothermel was born on 5 July 1873.^1,2
• She was the daughter of William Wilson Rothermel and Sarah Ann Shaffer.
• Polly Rothermel married Charles Monroe Brown, son of David Brown and Catherine Gotshall, on 4 April 1896, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3
• Polly Rothermel died on 17 September 1930, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 57.^2,4
• She was buried on 20 September 1930, at Pillow Cemetery, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: William Wilson Rothermel b. 2 May 1842, d. 18 May 1922
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Shaffer b. 16 Mar 1849, d. 12 Nov 1913

Charles Monroe Brown^1,2

• Last Edited: 26 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles Monroe Brown was born on 15 September 1868, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^3,1
• He was the son of David Brown and Catherine Gotshall.¹
• Charles Monroe Brown married Polly Rothermel, daughter of William Wilson Rothermel and Sarah Ann Shaffer, on 4 April 1896, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• Charles Monroe Brown died on 1 July 1940, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 71.¹
• He was buried on 4 July 1940, at Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  CHARLES BROWN
  Charles Brown, 72, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Homer Hassinger, Monday, July 1st, after a lingering illness of several weeks.
  He is survived by three daughters, Mary, Mrs. Homer Hassinger, of Loyalton; Sadie, Mrs. Lawrence Kocher, of near Berrysburg; Maud, Mrs. George Schreffler, oi oteei- ton; a son, William, of Mandata, and nine grandchildren.
  Funeral services were held on Thursday, 1:30 P. M., with short services at the Hassinger home fol lowed by services in the Reformed Church at Pillow. Rev. John C. Brumbach, of Pillow, officiated and burial was in the cemetery adjoining the church.
  Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 12 Jul 1940, Fri, Page 1.
  
  
  
  
  Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania)12 Jul 1940, FriPage 1.⁴
  

• Father*: David Brown¹
• Mother*: Catherine Gotshall¹

Monroe W. Rothermel¹

• Last Edited: 7 Apr 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Monroe W. Rothermel is also referred to as Monroe S. Rothermel in some sources.
• He was born on 25 January 1881, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of William Wilson Rothermel and Sarah Ann Shaffer.
• Monroe W. Rothermel married Rachel Rebecca Kramer, daughter of Amos Kramer and Catherine Ann Long, on 24 August 1902, Northumberland County, PA.^3,4
• Monroe W. Rothermel married Bessie Gottshall in 1944.^2,5
• Monroe W. Rothermel died on 25 May 1961, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 80.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Nelson Street Resident Expires
  Monroe W. Rothermel, 80, of 1408 Nelson Street, died yesterday morning at 11:30 in his home of a complication which terminated an illness of six years duration. He had been hospitalized several times in recent years.
  Mr. Rothermel was born in Klingerstown R.D., January 25, 1881, a son of the late William and Sarah (Schaeffer) Rothermel. He was a retired farmer and laborer. Mr. Rothermel was first married to Rachel Engle who died in 1936. He was married in 1944 to Bessie Gottshall.
  Survivors include the widow, five sons, John, Gowen City; Wilson and George, Hershey; Charles, Steelton, and Norman, Pitman: four daughters, Mrs. Emma Mattern, Shamokin: Mrs. Leah Masser, Pitman; Martha, Selinsgrove, and Mrs. Oscar Bloch. Baltimore. Md; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Fred Herb, Rochester, N. Y., and Mrs. Edward Glosek and Mrs. Paul Mayton, Shamokin, and one step-son, Richard Gottshall, Shamokin; 24 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Klinger, Gratz.
  Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:00 in the Lawrence E. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown R. D. The Rev. Theodore Gould, pastor of Seventh Street Primitive Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Howerter's Cemetery, Pitman. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday evening and Monday until the time of services.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 26 May 1961, Fri, Page 2.⁵
  
• He was buried on 29 May 1961, at Jacobs Cemetery, Line Mountain, Northumberland County, PA.^6,2

• Father*: William Wilson Rothermel b. 2 May 1842, d. 18 May 1922
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Shaffer b. 16 Mar 1849, d. 12 Nov 1913

Minnie Edna Rothermel¹

• Last Edited: 24 Nov 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Minnie Edna Rothermel was born on 2 June 1892, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of William Wilson Rothermel and Sarah Ann Shaffer.
• Minnie Edna Rothermel married Harvey Samuel Smith, son of Richard W. Smith and Lydia Paul.¹
• Minnie Edna Rothermel died on 4 February 1952, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Minnie Smith, 59, Dies Suddenly At Berrysburg
  Mrs. Minnie Edna Smith, 59, of Berrysburg, dies suddenly Monday afternoon while visiting at the home of a neighbor. She was enroute home from an errand when she stopped at the residence of John Nieman, where she was stricken with a heart attack.
  Mrs. Smith, the mother of ten children, was a member of Himmel's Lutheran and Reformed Church at Rebuck.
  In addition to her husband, Harvey Smith, she is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Marlin Huntzinger, Spring Glen; Mrs. Harry Hoffner, Sacramento; Mrs. Norman Kemble, Hegins; Mrs. Harlan Boyer, Halifax; Mrs. Charles Rebuck, Trevorton, and Mrs. Lester Erdman, and four sons, Homer, Dornsife, R. D; Howard, Dornsife; Holden, Sacramento, and Harry, Trevorton. A brother, Monroe Rothermel, Shamokin, a sister, Jennie Klinger, Gratz, 34 grand children and one great-grandchild also survive.
  Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. from Himmel's Church with Rev. Paul W. Billow, Urban, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Hoover Funeral Home at Berrysburg Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 o clock.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 05 Feb 1952, Tue, Page 2.³
  
• She was buried at Himmel Church Cemeery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: William Wilson Rothermel b. 2 May 1842, d. 18 May 1922
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Shaffer b. 16 Mar 1849, d. 12 Nov 1913

Harvey Samuel Smith¹

• Last Edited: 24 Nov 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harvey Samuel Smith is also referred to as Harry in some sources.
• He was born on 15 March 1887, Northumberland County, PA.³
• He was the son of Richard W. Smith and Lydia Paul.²
• Harvey Samuel Smith married Minnie Edna Rothermel, daughter of William Wilson Rothermel and Sarah Ann Shaffer.¹
• Harvey Samuel Smith is also referred to as Harvey Smith in some sources.
• He died on 6 February 1958, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 70.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Harvey S. Smith
  Harvey Samuel Smith, 70, died Thursday morning at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Huntzinger, Spring Glen, where he made his home.
  A native of Northumberland County, Mr. Smith was a son of the late Richard and Lydia Paul Smith. Mr. Smith was a self employed blacksmith in lower Northumberland and Upper Dauphin Counties for many years until his retirement in 1952. His wife the former Minnie Rotheramel, died in 1952. Mr. Smith was wife, a member of Himmel's Lutheran Church, Rebuck.
  Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Harry Heffner, Sacramento;: Mrs. Huntzinger, with whom he made his home; Mrs. Norman Kemble, Hegins; Mrs. Helen Boyer, of Halifax; Mrs. Charles Rebuck, Treverton; Mrs. Lester Erdman, Westminister; four sons: Homer, Dornsife R. D; Howard and Holden, both of Dornsife; Harvey, Plumstedville; one sister, Mrs. Richard Micheal, Herndon; a brother, Gurney Smith, Palmyra; an uncle, Samuel Paul, Valley View; 34 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
  Funeral Sunday afternoon from Himmel's Lutheran and Reformed Church. Rev. Paul Billow, of Urban, will officiate. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Rebuck.
  Buffington Funeral Service, Valley View, has charge.
  Pottsville Republican, February 7, 1958, Page 14.²
  
• He was buried at Himmel Church Cemeery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: Richard W. Smith² b. 15 Mar 1867, d. 3 Sep 1923
• Mother*: Lydia Paul² b. 4 Jul 1867, d. 11 Aug 1940

Ernest Maurer¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jul 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ernest Maurer is also referred to as Ernest Mowery in some sources.
• He was born in August 1898.¹
• He was the son of Morris Maurer and Minnie Palmer.

• Father*: Morris Maurer b. Nov 1872
• Mother*: Minnie Palmer b. Jun 1879

Elizabeth Schmeltz¹

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elizabeth Schmeltz was born on 22 November 1866.¹
• She married Monroe W. Rothermel, son of Isaac Monroe Rothermel and Hannah Wiest, circa 1887.²
• Elizabeth Schmeltz died on 28 July 1956, at age 89.¹
• She was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.³

Jane Rothermel¹

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jane Rothermel is also referred to as Jennie and Janie in some sources.
• She was born on 15 June 1882.¹
• She was the daughter of Lazarus W. Rothermel and Emma L. Bush.
• Jane Rothermel was baptized on 30 July 1882, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She died on 15 August 1892, at age 10.¹
• She was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: Lazarus W. Rothermel b. 15 Apr 1855, d. 1934
• Mother*: Emma L. Bush b. Jun 1861, d. 1929

Charles Henry Rothermel¹

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles Henry Rothermel was born on 17 November 1887.^2,3
• He was the son of Lazarus W. Rothermel and Emma L. Bush.
• Charles Henry Rothermel was baptized on 4 March 1888, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He died on 13 August 1889, at age 1.¹
• He was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Lazarus W. Rothermel b. 15 Apr 1855, d. 1934
• Mother*: Emma L. Bush b. Jun 1861, d. 1929

Martha Brazel¹

• Last Edited: 1 Nov 2003

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Martha Brazel is also referred to as Martha Brazel in some sources.
• She married Samuel Maurice Wiest, son of John Beisel Wiest and Sarah N. Herring.
• Martha Brazel was born in February 1877.¹
• She died on 16 October 1940, at age 63.¹

Clifford Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Clifford Wiest was born on 23 May 1903, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.¹
• He was the son of Francis Wiest and Maude Hill.
• Clifford Wiest died on 9 February 1922, with his father in a logging accident, Portland, Multnomah County, OR, at age 18.¹

• Father*: Francis Wiest b. 19 May 1874, d. 2 Feb 1922
• Mother*: Maude Hill

Clyde Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Clyde Wiest was born on 31 January 1901, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.¹
• He was the son of Francis Wiest and Maude Hill.
• Clyde Wiest died on 12 October 1963, Portland, Multnomah County, OR, at age 62.¹

• Father*: Francis Wiest b. 19 May 1874, d. 2 Feb 1922
• Mother*: Maude Hill

Vernon Francis Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Vernon Francis Wiest was born on 15 April 1909, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.¹
• He was the son of Francis Wiest and Maude Hill.
• Vernon Francis Wiest died on 7 February 1935, Portland, Multnomah County, OR, at age 25.¹

• Father*: Francis Wiest b. 19 May 1874, d. 2 Feb 1922
• Mother*: Maude Hill

Mabel Melinda Miller^1,2

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mabel Melinda Miller was born on 7 January 1885.^1,3
• She was the daughter of Allen N. Miller and Sarah R. Lebo.²
• Mabel Melinda Miller was baptized on 8 February 1885, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lkens, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She married Joel Mowrey, son of Abraham Maurer and Catharine Wiest, in 1903, Multnomah County, OR.^1,4
• Mabel Melinda Miller died on 26 December 1978, at age 93.³
• She was buried at Longview Memorial Park, Longview, Cowlitz County, WA.⁵

• Father*: Allen N. Miller²
• Mother*: Sarah R. Lebo²