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James Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 27 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• James Klinger was born on 12 March 1855, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,3
• He was the son of Simon Klinger and Mary Ann Swab.¹
• James Klinger married Mary E. Kerstetter on 14 May 1880.^4,5,1
• At the time of the 1880 Census for Washington Township, Dauphin County, James, who was a farmer, and his wife Mary were living with his brother Alfred and sister-in-law Elizabeth.⁵
• James Klinger married Sevilla J. Boyer on 26 November 1891, Dauphin County, PA.^2,6,3
• In 1900, James and his second wife "Savilla" were living in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, where James worked in "R.R. Repair." James and Sevilla had been married 8 years. Their household included 3 sons -- Norman, Homer, and Frank, a daughter Mary, and Walter and Howard Wilbert who were listed as "S-Sons."⁶
• In 1910, James and Sevilla's household in Upper Paxton Township included their 2 children Mary and Norman. James was working as a cemetery sexton.⁷
• James Klinger died on 4 October 1916, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 61.^8,2,9
• Newspaper obituary:
  JAMES KLINGER DIES
  Mlllersburg, Pa., Oct. 5. -- James Klinger, aged 61 years, died at his home here yesterday afternoon after a long illness with paralysis, Mr. Klinger was sexton of Oak Hill cemetery eight years, resigning last winter because of failing health. Funeral will be held Saturday.
  Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA), 05 Oct 1916, Thu, Page 14.⁸
  
• He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Simon Klinger¹ b. 27 Dec 1827, d. 20 Mar 1901
• Mother*: Mary Ann Swab¹ b. 2 Jul 1838, d. 29 Jun 1908

Mary E. Kerstetter^1,2

• Last Edited: 27 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary E. Kerstetter was born on 1 December 1861.^1,3,2
• She married James Klinger, son of Simon Klinger and Mary Ann Swab, on 14 May 1880.^4,3,1
• Mary E. Kerstetter died on 9 October 1890, at age 28.^1,2
• She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Enders, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2

Mary Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 11 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary Klinger was born in 1867.¹
• She was the daughter of Simon Klinger and Mary Ann Swab.¹
• Some sources record that Mary Klinger was born in 1870.²
• She died before 5 May 1944.³

• Father*: Simon Klinger¹ b. 27 Dec 1827, d. 20 Mar 1901
• Mother*: Mary Ann Swab¹ b. 2 Jul 1838, d. 29 Jun 1908

Katie L. Hoffman¹

• Last Edited: 28 Jun 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Katie L. Hoffman was born in March 1873.¹
• She married Edwin M. Klinger, son of Daniel A. Klinger and Emmaline Lebo, on 25 August 1890, Washington Township, PA.^1,2
• Katie L. Hoffman died in 1963.¹

Maggie R. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Maggie R. Klinger is also referred to as Maggie Wise in some sources.³
• She was born in July 1872.^2,4
• She was the daughter of Jacob Klinger and Maria Mariah Harner.²
• Maggie R. Klinger married Benjamin Franklin Wise, son of Daniel Wise and Rebecca (?), on 7 May 1893, Oakdale Church, Dauphin County, PA; Both bride and groom are listed as being from Oakdale.¹
• The 1900 Census for Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, lists Maggie and her husband Frank Wise with 2 children: Hattie and Daniel. Maggie and Frank had been married 7 years and had produced 2 children, both of whom were then living.⁴
• By the time of 1910 Census, Maggie and her husband were listed in Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Frank was a farmer. They had been married 17 years and had produced 5 children, all of whom were then living.⁵
• In 1920 Census, Maggie and her husband "Frank B. Wise" were living in Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Frank was a farmer. They had 5 children: Hattie N. (22); Daniel K. (20); Chas M. (16); Mark F. (14); and Truman W. (11).³
• Maggie R. Klinger died on 12 November 1948, at age 76.^2,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  Manle Marlvn
  MRS. MAGGIE WISE
  Mrs. Maggie R. Wise, age 76 years, widow of B. Franklin Wise, died at her home, West Main Street, Friday evening.
  Mrs. Wise was a daughter of the late Jacob and Maria (Harner) Klinger, and was a native of Elizabethville R. D. member of the She was a Evangelical Brethren Church.
  She is survived by one daughter and four sons, Mrs. Lester Enders, Halifax R. D; Daniel Wise, Sailorsburg R. D; Charles and Mark Wise, Elizabethville R. D; and Rev. Truman Wise of Mandata.
  Other survivors are sixteen grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; one brother and two sisters, William Klinger and Miss Ada Klinger, Elizabethville; and Mrs. Clarence Heinbaugh of Millersburg.
  Service were held from the Buffington Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev. H.M. Falstick, pastor of Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church, Elizabethville, officiated, and interment was made in Maple Grove Cemetery.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 18 Nov 1948, Thu, Page 1.⁷
  
• She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.⁶

• Father*: Jacob Klinger² b. 19 Apr 1838, d. 23 Aug 1903
• Mother*: Maria Mariah Harner² b. 1 Sep 1844, d. 22 Dec 1922

Benjamin Franklin Wise¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Benjamin Franklin Wise was born in December 1866.^1,3
• He was the son of Daniel Wise and Rebecca (?)²
• Benjamin Franklin Wise married Maggie R. Klinger, daughter of Jacob Klinger and Maria Mariah Harner, on 7 May 1893, Oakdale Church, Dauphin County, PA; Both bride and groom are listed as being from Oakdale.⁴
• Benjamin Franklin Wise died in 1947.¹

• Father*: Daniel Wise² b. c 1831
• Mother*: Rebecca (?)² b. c 1832

Frederick E. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Frederick E. Klinger was born on 18 April 1874, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Jacob Klinger and Maria Mariah Harner.¹
• Frederick E. Klinger married Susan Adaline Hetrick, daughter of Peter Hetrick and Margaret Jane Baker, on 2 October 1897.^1,3,4
• In 1910, Frederick and his wife "Sue" were living in Washington Township, Dauphin County, where Frederick was a farmer. He and Susan had been married 12 years and had one child, Mary E., 11 years of age.³
• Frederick and Susan are also listed in both the 1920 and 1930 Censuses for Washington Township, Dauphin County.^5,6
• Frederick E. Klinger died on 4 December 1942, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 68.^1,4,2
• He was buried on 8 December 1942, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^2,7
• Newspaper obituary:
  FRED E. KLINGER
  Fred E. Klinger, of Elizabethville, R. D., who was prominent in the activities of his community, died Friday morning at his home. He was 68 years of age.
  Among his survivors are his wife, Mrs. Susan Klinger, and one daughter, Edna at home; three sisters, Mrs. Maggie Wise, of Elizabethville; Mrs. Sarah Hernbaugh, of Millersburg, and Miss Ada Klinger, of Elizazethville, R D., and one brother, William, of Elizabethville, R. D.
  Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the home at 1:30 o'clock, and later at the Oakdale Evangelical Church, in the activities of which Klinger was a leader. The Rev. C. N. Kint, pastor of the church, officiated Burial was in the Maple Grove cemetery, Elizabethville.
  Lykens Register (Lykens, PA), 11 Dec 1942, Fri, Page 4.⁷
  

• Father*: Jacob Klinger¹ b. 19 Apr 1838, d. 23 Aug 1903
• Mother*: Maria Mariah Harner¹ b. 1 Sep 1844, d. 22 Dec 1922

Susan Adaline Hetrick^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 19 Nov 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Susan Adaline Hetrick was born on 27 May 1875, Dauphin County, PA.^1,4,3
• She was the daughter of Peter Hetrick and Margaret Jane Baker.³
• Susan Adaline Hetrick married Frederick E. Klinger, son of Jacob Klinger and Maria Mariah Harner, on 2 October 1897.^1,4,2
• Susan Adaline Hetrick died in July 1950, Dauphin County, PA, at age 75.^1,3
• She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Peter Hetrick³
• Mother*: Margaret Jane Baker³

William Alexander Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Alexander Klinger was born on 26 April 1876, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,3
• He was the son of Jacob Klinger and Maria Mariah Harner.¹
• In William A. Klinger was an unmarried farmer living in Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, as head of a household that also included his widowed mother and sister Ada.⁴
• Again in 1930, William and his sister continued to live on a farm in Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA. Both were unmarried.⁵
• William Alexander Klinger died on 13 July 1959, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 83.^1,2,6
• He was buried on 15 July 1959, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^2,6,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  WILLIAM A. KLINGER
  William A. Klinger, age 83 years, died at his home, Elizabethville R. D., on Monday.
  Mr. Klinger was a son of Jacob and Mary (Harner) Klinger, and was a native and lifelong res- ident of Washington Township.
  He is survived by two sisters, Miss Ada Klinger, Elizabethville R. D., and Mrs. Clarence Heinbaugh of Killinger, and several nieces and nephews.
  Services will be held from the Hoover Funeral Home, Berrysburg, at 2:00 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Rev. Lloyd R. Helt, pastor of the Loyalton Evangelical United Brethren Charge will officiate, and interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 17 Jul 1959, Fri, Page 1.³
  
• William was never married.⁶

• Father*: Jacob Klinger¹ b. 19 Apr 1838, d. 23 Aug 1903
• Mother*: Maria Mariah Harner¹ b. 1 Sep 1844, d. 22 Dec 1922

Sallie E. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sallie E. Klinger is also referred to as Sarah in some sources.²
• She was born on 17 March 1878.^1,3
• She was the daughter of Jacob Klinger and Maria Mariah Harner.¹
• Sallie E. Klinger married Clarence Albert Heinbaugh.⁴
• Sallie E. Klinger died on 25 February 1968, Millersburg RD, Dauphin County, PA, at age 89.^5,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Sarah Heinbaugh, Of Millersburg RD
  Mrs. Sarah F. Heinbaugh,- 89rl died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Light, Millersburg RD, with whom she made her home.
  Private services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m at the funeral home at 512, Market St., Millersburg. Rev. Bruce A. Weil, pastor of Armstrong Valley Bible Church, Halifax RD1, will officiate, Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 26 Feb 1968, Mon, Page 11.⁵
  
• She was buried on 28 February 1968, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.^5,3

• Father*: Jacob Klinger¹ b. 19 Apr 1838, d. 23 Aug 1903
• Mother*: Maria Mariah Harner¹ b. 1 Sep 1844, d. 22 Dec 1922

Ada Cleda Klinger^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ada Cleda Klinger is also referred to as Ada Catherine Klinger in some sources.⁴
• She was born on 30 June 1885, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,5,4
• She was the daughter of Jacob Klinger and Maria Mariah Harner.¹
• In both 1920 and 1930, Ada was unmarried and living on a farm in Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, with her brother William.⁶
• Ada Cleda Klinger died on 24 September 1961, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 76.^4,1,5
• She was buried on 27 September 1961, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^5,4
• Ada never married.⁴

• Father*: Jacob Klinger¹ b. 19 Apr 1838, d. 23 Aug 1903
• Mother*: Maria Mariah Harner¹ b. 1 Sep 1844, d. 22 Dec 1922

Lavia M. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jul 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lavia M. Klinger is also referred to as Lora M. and Laira in some sources.²
• She was born circa 1869.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Elias Klinger and Mary Ellen Umholtz.¹

• Father*: Elias Klinger¹ b. Nov 1844, d. 11 Jan 1908
• Mother*: Mary Ellen Umholtz¹ b. Aug 1848, d. 1 Feb 1908

Elmer W. Romberger¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jul 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elmer W. Romberger was born in 1872.¹
• He was the son of Edward Romberger and Sarah Klinger.¹
• Some sources record that Elmer W. Romberger was born in September 1873.²
• He married Frances E. Boyer, daughter of John W. Boyer and Lidia (?), circa 1899.^1,2
• At the time of the 1900 Census for Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA, Elmer and his wife Frances were living with his in-laws, John and Lidia Boyer. Elmer's occupation was listed as "day labor." He and Francis had been married 1 year and had no children.²
• In 1910, Elmer's occupation was listed as "Dairy man," and by then he and Frances had one child, a son Paul W., age 7.³
• Elmer W. Romberger died on 31 October 1942.¹

• Father*: Edward Romberger¹ b. 30 Jul 1841, d. 22 Mar 1907
• Mother*: Sarah Klinger¹ b. 1842, d. 10 Jan 1867

Frances E. Boyer^1,2

• Last Edited: 2 Jul 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Frances E. Boyer is also referred to as Francis in some sources.²
• She was born in November 1878.²
• She was the daughter of John W. Boyer and Lidia (?)²
• Frances E. Boyer married Elmer W. Romberger, son of Edward Romberger and Sarah Klinger, circa 1899.^1,2

• Father*: John W. Boyer² b. Nov 1856
• Mother*: Lidia (?)² b. Oct 1851