Myrtle Larada Klinger1,2

F, #15841, b. 18 April 1898, d. 28 September 1900
  • Last Edited: 19 Jun 2005
  • Myrtle Larada Klinger was born on 18 April 1898.1,3,4
  • She was the daughter of Kirby Jonathan Klinger and Maggie McClata Schadel.1
  • Myrtle Larada Klinger died on 28 September 1900, at age 2; Age at death: 2 years, 5 months, 8 days.1
  • She was buried at Oakdale Church Cemetery, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.5

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 57. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  2. [S284] Lawrence Knorr (Electronic Family File), downloaded 2005.
  3. [S60] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Schuylkill County (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 3rd edition 1998), p. 143. Hereinafter cited as Schuylkill County Burials.
  4. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Mifflin Twp., Dauphin County, PA, Roll T623_1401, p. 13A, ED: 33.
  5. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 5\7.

Mellie E. Klinger1

F, #15842, b. 29 August 1894, d. 28 January 1897
  • Last Edited: 25 Jun 2007
  • Mellie E. Klinger was born on 29 August 1894.1
  • She was the daughter of Alfred Klinger and Maria Elizabeth Troutman.1
  • Mellie E. Klinger died on 28 January 1897, at age 2; Age at death: 2 years, 4 months, 29 days.1,2
  • She was buried at Oakdale Church Cemetery, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.1

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 57. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  2. [S60] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Schuylkill County (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 3rd edition 1998), p. 143. Hereinafter cited as Schuylkill County Burials.

Homer Ramer Klinger1

M, #15843, b. 6 March 1883, d. 3 November 1884
  • Last Edited: 15 Nov 2009
  • Homer Ramer Klinger was born on 6 March 1883, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Alfred Klinger and Maria Elizabeth Troutman.1
  • Homer Ramer Klinger was baptized on 6 April 1883, Oakdale Church, Oakdale, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He died on 3 November 1884, at age 1; Age at death: 1 year, 7 months, 28 days.1
  • Some sources record that Homer Ramer Klinger died on 7 April 1883, but this date may not be correct.3
  • He was buried at Oakdale Church Cemetery, Dauphin County, PA.4

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 58. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  2. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 26.
  3. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), p. 154. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.
  4. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p.58.

Charles A. Klinger1

M, #15844, b. 16 February 1897, d. 16 February 1897
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2006

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 58. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  2. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), p. 155. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.

Sallie E. Klinger1

F, #15845, b. 26 February 1893, d. 10 March 1893
  • Last Edited: 25 Jun 2007
  • Sallie E. Klinger was born on 26 February 1893.1
  • She was the daughter of Alfred Klinger and Maria Elizabeth Troutman.1
  • Sallie E. Klinger died on 10 March 1893.1
  • She was buried at Oakdale Church Cemetery, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.1

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 58. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.

Catherine Annie Koppenhaver1,2

F, #15847, b. 4 September 1861, d. 25 November 1937
  • Last Edited: 10 Feb 2020
  • Catherine Annie Koppenhaver was born on 4 September 1861.3,2
  • She was born on 4 September 1861.4
  • Some sources record that Catherine Annie Koppenhaver was born in September 1859.5
  • She married Henry John Klinger, son of Simon Klinger and Mary Ann Swab, circa 1883.1,5,4
  • Catherine Annie Koppenhaver died on 25 November 1937, at age 76.4
  • She died on 25 November 1937, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 76.4
  • She was buried at Oakdale Church Cemetery, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.4

Children of Catherine Annie Koppenhaver and Henry John Klinger

Citations

  1. [S245] Melva S. Vogler, "Andreas Schmeltz - A Work In Progress," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 44. Hereinafter cited as "Andreas Schmeltz."
  2. [S605] Troy A. Schreiber, "Phillip Klinger," private correspondence , August, 2008. Hereinafter cited as "Philip Klinger."
  3. [S60] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Schuylkill County (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 3rd edition 1998), p. 143. Hereinafter cited as Schuylkill County Burials.
  4. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 58. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  5. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Washington Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 39.
  6. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 34.
  7. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 39.

Annie Bulah Klinger1

F, #15849, b. 21 April 1890, d. 21 November 1903
  • Last Edited: 10 Feb 2020
  • Annie Bulah Klinger was born on 21 April 1890, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,3
  • She was the daughter of Henry John Klinger and Catherine Annie Koppenhaver.1
  • Annie Bulah Klinger was baptized on 23 August 1891, Oakdale Church, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • She was buried at Oakdale Church Cemetery, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,5
  • She died on 21 November 1903, at age 13; Age at death: 13 years, 6 months, 11 days.1

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 58. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Washington Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 39.
  3. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, pp. 34, 58.
  4. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 34.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127922122/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Mary Ellen Umholtz1,2

F, #15850, b. August 1848, d. 1 February 1908
  • Last Edited: 19 Nov 2016

Children of Mary Ellen Umholtz and Elias Klinger

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 10. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  2. [S245] Melva S. Vogler, "Andreas Schmeltz - A Work In Progress," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 44. Hereinafter cited as "Andreas Schmeltz."
  3. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 400. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  4. [S1180] Gratz Historical Society History of Lykens Township, I (Mechanicsburg, PA: Sunbury Press, 2016), p. 253. Hereinafter cited as Lykens Township History I.

Maria Mariah Harner1,2

F, #15851, b. 1 September 1844, d. 22 December 1922
  • Last Edited: 5 Aug 2019
  • Maria Mariah Harner is also referred to as Mary Marie Herner in some sources.4
  • She was born on 1 September 1844, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.5,3
  • She was the daughter of Frederick D. Harner and Rebecca Hoffman.3
  • Maria Mariah Harner married Jacob Klinger, son of Alexander Klinger and Magdalena Schmeltz, in 1872.1
  • Maria Mariah Harner died on 22 December 1922, at age 78.5
  • She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.4

Children of Maria Mariah Harner and Jacob Klinger

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 10. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  2. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 29.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60647119/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com.
  5. [S245] Melva S. Vogler, "Andreas Schmeltz - A Work In Progress," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 44. Hereinafter cited as "Andreas Schmeltz."

Alfred Klinger1

M, #15852, b. 10 December 1851, d. 9 June 1923
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2019
  • Alfred Klinger was born on 10 December 1851, Dauphin County, PA.3,2,4,5
  • He was the son of Simon Klinger and Mary Ann Swab.2
  • Alfred Klinger married Maria Elizabeth Troutman, daughter of Daniel Troutman and Elizabeth Bush, on 19 November 1876.1
  • The 1880 Census for Washington Township, Dauphin County, lists Alfred as a farmer, with a household consisting of his wife Elizabeth and 2 children: Nora and Annie. The household also included Alfred's brother James and sister-in-law Mary.6
  • The 1900 Census for Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, lists Alfred as a farmer, married 23 years. He and his wife Lizzie had given birth to 11 children, 7 of whom were then living. Their household then included: Agness, 21; Annie B., 20; Moody, 15; Minnie, 12; Willie, 10; and Burnice P., 4.4
  • At the time of the 1910 Census for Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, Alfred was a farmer, married 33 years. He and his wife Lizzie had given birth to 12 children, 8 of whom were then living. Their household then included: William L., 19, single, laborer; Burnice, 14; and Olive M., 8.7
  • In 1920, Alfred and Lizzie were living in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, where Alfred apparently was retired. Their household included Annie, 40, divorced and working in a shirt factory; and Olive, 18, married, working in a shirt factory.8
  • Alfred Klinger died on 9 June 1923, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 71.9,5
  • Newspaper obituary:
    ALFRED KLINGER.
    Alfred Klinger died at his home on West Main street. Elizabethville Saturday June 9th after a long illness, aged 71 years, 5 mos and 29 days.
    Besides his widow the following children survive, Mrs. Nora Keaffer Wm. D. Klinger. Misses anna and Olive Klinger, Elizabethville; Mrs. Minnie Wetzel. Millersburg: Mrs. Martha Haier, Washington, D. C, Mrs. Bernice Hartman, St. John's Church, also two sisteres [sic] and two brothers, Mrs. Willis O'Neil, Mrs. Simon Holtzman, Wellington and Jerry Klinger.
    Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning, Rev. Dundore officiating, funeral director, Geo. F. Buffington. Burial at Maple Grove.
    Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 14 Jun 1923, Thu, Page 1.10
  • He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.5

Children of Alfred Klinger and Maria Elizabeth Troutman

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 11. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  2. [S245] Melva S. Vogler, "Andreas Schmeltz - A Work In Progress," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 44. Hereinafter cited as "Andreas Schmeltz."
  3. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), p. 154. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.
  4. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Washington Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 39.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  6. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1124; Family History Film: 1255124; Page: 242.1000; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 0669.
  7. [S199] 1910 Census , Washington Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 539.
  8. [S192] 1920 US Census, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 53; Image: 813.
  9. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 404-05. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  10. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alfred Klinger, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 14 Jun 1923, Thu, Page 1.
  11. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 58.
  12. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 57.
  13. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, Troutman Family History, p. 155.
  14. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 40.

Maria Elizabeth Troutman1

F, #15853, b. 1 January 1858, d. 15 May 1928
  • Last Edited: 23 Jun 2007
  • Maria Elizabeth Troutman is also referred to as Elizzie and Lizzie in some sources.1,3
  • She was born on 1 January 1858.2
  • She was the daughter of Daniel Troutman and Elizabeth Bush.2
  • Maria Elizabeth Troutman was baptized on 18 July 1858, St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.4
  • She married Alfred Klinger, son of Simon Klinger and Mary Ann Swab, on 19 November 1876.1
  • Maria Elizabeth Troutman died on 15 May 1928, at age 70.2

Children of Maria Elizabeth Troutman and Alfred Klinger

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 11. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  2. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), p. 136. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Washington Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 39.
  4. [S169] Glenn P. Schwalm and Phillip Rice, compiler, Church Records of St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church (1829-1915) (Closson Press, Appollo, PA: Schuylkill Roots, 1995), p. 22. Hereinafter cited as St. David's Church (Hebe) Records.
  5. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, Troutman Family History, p. 154.
  6. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 58.
  7. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 57.
  8. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, Troutman Family History, p. 155.
  9. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 40.

Anna S. Klinger1

F, #15856, b. 12 October 1862, d. 5 May 1944
  • Last Edited: 11 Feb 2020
  • Other sources record that Anna S. Klinger was also known as Annie W. Klinger.2
  • She was born on 12 October 1862, Dauphin County, PA.3,4
  • She was the daughter of Simon Klinger and Mary Ann Swab.
  • Some sources record that Anna S. Klinger was born in October 1865.5,6
  • She married Willis O'Neill on 22 August 1885, Oakdale Church, Dauphin County, PA; Both bride and groom are listed as being from Curtin, PA.1
  • In 1900, Annie and her husband Willis were living in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, where Willis, who was also sometimes referred to as "William," was a farmer. Annie and Willis had been married 15 years and had given birth to 4 children, 3 of whom were then living.6
  • The 1910 Census for Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, indicates that Annie and Willis had been married 23 years and had given birth to a total of 5 children, 3 of whom were then living.7
  • At the time of the 1930 Census, Annie, 64 years old, was a widow living in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, with her widowed daughter Annie M. Poteiger.2
  • MRS. ANNIE S. O'NEIL
    Mrs. Annie S. O'Neil, 82, died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Laura Coldron, 552 South Second street. She was the last of her family.
    Mrs. O'Nell had lived at Millersburg until about seven years ago, when she came to Chambersburg to make her home with her daughter. She was a member of the Lutheran Church at Millersburg.
    Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Coldron, and Mrs. Henry Slear, Alexandria, Va; four grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the Minnier funeral home, Millersburg; burial in the Lutheran cemetery at Killinger.
    Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania), 05 May 1944, Fri, Page 2.8
  • Anna S. Klinger died on 5 May 1944, Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA, at age 81.8,3

Children of Anna S. Klinger and Willis O'Neill

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 13. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  2. [S186] 1930 US Census, Upper Paxton Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2028; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 898.0.
  3. [S605] Troy A. Schreiber, "Phillip Klinger," private correspondence , August, 2008. Hereinafter cited as "Philip Klinger."
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127969921/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S245] Melva S. Vogler, "Andreas Schmeltz - A Work In Progress," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 4 (1996): p. 44. Hereinafter cited as "Andreas Schmeltz."
  6. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Upper Paxton Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1404; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 107.
  7. [S199] 1910 Census , Upper Paxton Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 463.
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Annie O'Neil, Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania), 05 May 1944, Fri, Page 2.
  9. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, Oakdale Church Record, p. 33.

Edna Alberta Hand1

F, #15869, b. 20 September 1904, d. 8 November 1976
  • Last Edited: 15 May 2021
  • Edna Alberta Hand was born on 20 September 1904.3
  • She was the daughter of Henry Hand and Christie Frantz.2
  • Edna Alberta Hand married Ralph Wilbert Klinger, son of Wellington E. Klinger and Amanda E. Wilbert, on 2 January 1937, Dauphin County, PA.1,4,5
  • Edna Alberta Hand died on 8 November 1976, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 72.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Edna A. Klinger
    Mrs. Edna A. Klinger, 72, of 335 E. Market St., Williamstown, died Monday afternoon at her home.
    Mrs. Klinger was born at Orwin, daughter of the late Henry and Christie Frantz Hand.
    Surviving are a son, Leroy Kolva, Williamstown; four grandchildren, Mrs. Christy Marie Weller, Millersburg; Mike, Sandy and Randy Kolva; one sister, Mrs. Helen Zimmerman, Tower City; three brothers, Ralph Hand, Linden, Iowa; Harold Hand, Williamsport ; Wilbert Hand, Lykens.
    Services will be held Thursday morning from the Stewart Dreisigacker Funeral Home, Tower City, with the Rev. James Flurer, pastor of United Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will e in St. Peter's Cemetery, Orwin.
    Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 09 Nov 1976, Tue, Page 2.2
  • She was buried at Saint Peter's United Church of Christ, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.3

Citations

  1. [S151] Phillip A. Rice, compiler, Oakdale Church Record (1863-1968) (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1992), p. 19. Hereinafter cited as Oakdale Church Record.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Edna A. Klinger, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 09 Nov 1976, Tue, Page 2.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65486882/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Wed At Local Parsonage Saturday," Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 07 Jan 1937, Thu, Page 1.
  5. [S932] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.

Martha Mae Klinger1,2

F, #15870, b. 21 April 1881, d. 9 April 1955
  • Last Edited: 18 Sep 2008
  • Martha Mae Klinger was born on 21 April 1881.2
  • She was the daughter of Alfred Klinger and Maria Elizabeth Troutman.1
  • Some sources record that Martha Mae Klinger was born in 1885.2
  • She married Frederick Ernest Haller.1
  • Martha Mae Klinger died on 9 April 1955, Washington, DC, at age 73.2
  • She was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.2

Citations

  1. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), p. 154. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.
  2. [S605] Troy A. Schreiber, "Phillip Klinger," private correspondence , August, 2008. Hereinafter cited as "Philip Klinger."