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Ellen Hepner

• Last Edited: 21 Jan 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ellen Hepner is also referred to as Anna in some sources.¹
• She was born on 14 January 1859, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Samuel S. Hepner and Angeline Keppler.
• Ellen Hepner married Samuel Trautman Wiest, son of Jacob Klinger Wiest and Elizabeth Troutman, circa 1880.³
• Ellen Hepner died in 1943, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She was buried at Grandview Cemetery, Pillow, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Samuel S. Hepner b. 26 Aug 1828, d. 21 Jan 1894
• Mother*: Angeline Keppler b. 9 Jan 1829, d. 20 Apr 1897

Samuel S. Hepner¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jan 2004

• Samuel S. Hepner married Angeline Keppler, daughter of Abraham Keppler and Catherine (?).¹
• Samuel S. Hepner was born on 26 August 1828.¹
• He died on 21 January 1894, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 65.¹

Angeline Keppler¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jan 2004

• Angeline Keppler married Samuel S. Hepner.¹
• Angeline Keppler was born on 9 January 1829.¹
• She was the daughter of Abraham Keppler and Catherine (?)¹
• Angeline Keppler died on 20 April 1897, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 68.¹

• Father*: Abraham Keppler¹
• Mother*: Catherine (?)¹

Edna M. Whistler¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jan 2004

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Edna M. Whistler died PA.¹
• She was born in 1915.¹
• She married Milton Monroe Wiest, son of William Oscar Wiest and Oliva A. Snyder.¹

Milton Monroe Wiest

• Last Edited: 28 Jun 2005

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Milton Monroe Wiest was born on 20 July 1911, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of William Oscar Wiest and Oliva A. Snyder.
• Milton Monroe Wiest married Edna M. Whistler.¹
• Milton Monroe Wiest died on 27 June 2001, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA, at age 89.¹
• He was buried at Grandview Cemetery, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: William Oscar Wiest b. 29 May 1882
• Mother*: Oliva A. Snyder b. 21 Feb 1882

Carrie Boyer¹

• Last Edited: 21 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carrie Boyer is also referred to as Caroline Leitzel in some sources.²
• She was born on 12 December 1876, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of John D. Boyer and Mary Schartel.
• Carrie Boyer married Cyrus T. Leitzel, son of Benjamin Byerly Leitzel and Eve Elizabeth Tobias.¹
• Carrie Boyer died on 11 July 1959, Dauphin County Nursing Home, Swatara Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 82.^2,1
• She was buried on 14 July 1959, at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. CAROLINE LEITZEL
  Mrs. Caroline Leitzel, age 82 years of Harrisburg, widow of Cyrus Leitzel, died in a Harrisburg hospital on Saturday.
  She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. B. Jean Erb of Lawnton; one sister, Mrs. F. W. Wetzel of Sunbury, and several nieces and nephews.
  Services were held in St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Klingerstown, at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev. J. C. Glessner officiated, and interment was made in the church cemetery.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 17 Jul 1959, Fri, Page 1.⁴
  

• Father*: John D. Boyer b. c 1847, d. 9 Mar 1901
• Mother*: Mary Schartel b. c 1854, d. b 1900

Elura Boyer¹

• Last Edited: 21 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elura Boyer was born on 14 October 1883, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of John D. Boyer and Mary Schartel.
• Elura Boyer married David Richard Wiest, son of Sylvester Schadel Wiest and Isabella S. Lesher, circa 1898.^1,2
• Elura Boyer died on 11 August 1935, of chronic nephritis and diabetes mellitus, Portland, Multnomah County, OR, at age 51.¹
• She was buried at Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.

• Father*: John D. Boyer b. c 1847, d. 9 Mar 1901
• Mother*: Mary Schartel b. c 1854, d. b 1900

Bessie Jean Leitzel¹

• Last Edited: 21 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Bessie Jean Leitzel was born on 22 March 1895, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Cyrus T. Leitzel and Carrie Boyer.
• Bessie Jean Leitzel married Elmer Ellsworth Erb, son of Will C. Erb and Lavina Hocker, on 7 June 1922, Washington, D.C..^2,3,4
• Bessie Jean Leitzel died on 17 August 1968, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 73.²
• She was buried on 20 August 1968, at Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA.^2,5

• Father*: Cyrus T. Leitzel b. 15 Sep 1870, d. 1944
• Mother*: Carrie Boyer b. 12 Dec 1876, d. 11 Jul 1959

Cyrus T. Leitzel¹

• Last Edited: 18 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Cyrus T. Leitzel was born on 15 September 1870, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Benjamin Byerly Leitzel and Eve Elizabeth Tobias.²
• Cyrus T. Leitzel married Carrie Boyer, daughter of John D. Boyer and Mary Schartel.¹
• Cyrus T. Leitzel died in 1944, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1
• He was buried at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Benjamin Byerly Leitzel² b. 26 Feb 1840, d. 23 Sep 1916
• Mother*: Eve Elizabeth Tobias² b. 6 Mar 1842, d. 27 Sep 1890

Mary Schartel¹

• Last Edited: 18 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary Schartel also went by the name of Polly.
• She was born circa 1854, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,1,3,4
• She was the daughter of William W. Schartel and Jestina Wiest.
• Mary Schartel married John D. Boyer, son of Isaac Boyer and Caroline Deppen.⁵
• Mary Schartel died before 1900.⁶

• Father*: William W. Schartel b. 30 Jul 1835, d. 17 Aug 1874
• Mother*: Jestina Wiest b. 9 Aug 1828, d. 6 Feb 1872

Gertrude Isensee^1,2

• Last Edited: 21 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Gertrude Isensee was born on 7 June 1908.³
• She married Almon L. Wiest, son of David Richard Wiest and Elura Boyer, on 3 February 1934, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.^2,1
• Gertrude Isensee died on 29 November 2000, Portland, Multnomah County, OR, at age 92.³

Margaret Alice Roper^1,2

• Last Edited: 21 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Margaret Alice Roper was born on 5 February 1912, Duluth, St. Louis County, MN.³
• She married Clarence Austin Wiest, son of David Richard Wiest and Elura Boyer, on 26 June 1928, Clark County, WA.^2,1
• Margaret Alice Roper died on 3 March 1974, Santa Clara County, CA, at age 62.^3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Weist’s services held
  Memorial services were htil Una afternoon at Chapel of the Hills for Margaret Alice Wiest, 62, of 19185 Bolwood Dr., Saratoga, who died Sunday at a local hospital after a long illness.
  Inurement will be in River View Abbey, Portland, ore.
  Mrs. Wiest was born Feb 5, 1912 in Duluth, Minn., came to California 14 years ago and resided in Santa Clara County for the past four years.
  She was the mother of Shirley R. Whipple of Saratoga; sister of John William and Haven Roper all of Portalnd and the grandmother of Peter and Peggy Whipple of Saratoga.
  Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer (Los Gatos, California), 05 Mar 1974, Tue, Page 2.³
  
• She was buried at Riveriew Abbey Mausoleum and Crematory, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.⁵

John C. Whipple^1,2

• Last Edited: 21 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John C. Whipple was born in 1928.³
• He married Shirley Rae Wiest, daughter of Clarence Austin Wiest and Margaret Alice Roper, on 23 December 1950, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.^1,2
• John C. Whipple died in 2017.³
• He was buried at Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, San Joaquin County, CA.³

Almon L. Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 21 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Almon L. Wiest was born on 20 June 1901, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of David Richard Wiest and Elura Boyer.
• Almon L. Wiest married Gertrude Isensee on 3 February 1934, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.^3,1
• Almon was an executive for Shell Oil Co. and was convicted of federal tax evasion.⁴
• Almon L. Wiest died on 13 November 1980, Portland, Multnomah County, OR, at age 79.^1,2,5

• Father*: David Richard Wiest b. 5 Mar 1879, d. 22 Mar 1953
• Mother*: Elura Boyer b. 14 Oct 1883, d. 11 Aug 1935

Clarence Austin Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 21 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Clarence Austin Wiest was born in 1904, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of David Richard Wiest and Elura Boyer.
• Clarence Austin Wiest married Margaret Alice Roper on 26 June 1928, Clark County, WA.^1,2
• Clarence Austin Wiest died on 21 January 1960, Clackamas, Clackamas County, OR.¹
• He was buried at Riveriew Abbey Mausoleum and Crematory, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.³

• Father*: David Richard Wiest b. 5 Mar 1879, d. 22 Mar 1953
• Mother*: Elura Boyer b. 14 Oct 1883, d. 11 Aug 1935

David Richard Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 21 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• David Richard Wiest was born on 5 March 1879, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Sylvester Schadel Wiest and Isabella S. Lesher.
• David Richard Wiest married Elura Boyer, daughter of John D. Boyer and Mary Schartel, circa 1898.^1,2
• David Richard Wiest married Leona E. (?)³
• David Richard Wiest died on 22 March 1953, Providence Hospital, Portland, Multnomah County, OR, at age 74.^1,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  David R. Wiest
  Funeral service for David R. Wiest, 74, retired employee of the Portland General Electric Company, will be Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Colonial Morturary. Interment will be at the Rose City Cemetery. Mr. Wiest who retired in 1941, died at a local hospital Sunday. His home was at 14229 S.E. Ellis Street. Born in Klingerstown, Pa., March 5, 1879, he had lived in Portland 47 years.
  Survivors include his widow, Leona, and a daughter, Evelyn M. Callahan, both of Portland; two sons, Clarence of Portland and Almon of San Francisco.
  Published in the Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) on Wednesday, March 25, 1953.⁵
  
• He was buried on 25 March 1953, at Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.⁴

• Father*: Sylvester Schadel Wiest b. 2 Mar 1858, d. 2 Mar 1941
• Mother*: Isabella S. Lesher b. 1854, d. 1934

Evelyn Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 21 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Evelyn Wiest was born in 1907, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.¹
• She was the daughter of David Richard Wiest and Elura Boyer.

• Father*: David Richard Wiest b. 5 Mar 1879, d. 22 Mar 1953
• Mother*: Elura Boyer b. 14 Oct 1883, d. 11 Aug 1935