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Lillie Ann Willier^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 29 Oct 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lillie Ann Willier is also referred to as Lilly A. Willard in some sources.²
• She was born on 5 August 1893, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^5,3,6
• She was the daughter of Rufus F. Willier and Annie Laura Rabuck.^3,4
• Lillie Ann Willier was baptized on 6 May 1894, Simeon's Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.³
• She married John Adam Schoffstall, son of John Adam Schoffstall and Polly Schwalm, on 22 May 1912, Dauphin County, PA.^7,1
• Some sources suggest that Lillie Ann Willier and John Adam Schoffstall were married on 24 May 1912 Dauphin County, PA.⁸
• Lillie Ann Willier died on 17 January 1968, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 74.^5,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Schoffstall, Native Of Gratz
  Mrs. Lillie A. Schoffstall. 74, of Gratz died at the Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital, Wednesday.
  A native of Lykens Township she was born Aug. 5, 1893, a daughter of the late Rufus and Anna Rebuck Willier. She was a member of the Simeon Lutheran and United Church of Christ, Gratz. and the Willing Workers Class of the church.
  She was married to John A Schoffstall who preceded her in death several years ago.
  Surviving are the following children, John A. and Albert Schoffstall. and Mrs. Earl Jur, all of Gratz; Mrs. John Shiffer and Mrs. Arthur Lubold, both of Lykens RD; Stanley Schoffstall, Duncannon; Mrs. Glenn Leitzel, Dallastown and Charles Schoffstall, Philadelphia. Also surviving are nine grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Alice Daniel, Gratz, and a brother, Clayton Willier, Lykens RD.
  Funeral services will be held from Simeon's Lutheran and United Church of Christ, Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock. Rev. James Reed, her pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Gratz Union Cemetery. Friends will be received by the family at the Marhn S. Reed funeral home, Pillow, Saturday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock and at the church Sunday from 1 p.m. until services.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 18 Jan 1968, Thu, Page 12.⁶
  
• She was buried on 21 January 1968, at Simeon's Reformed Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^4,6

• Father*: Rufus F. Willier³ b. 16 Nov 1865, d. 12 Aug 1933
• Mother*: Annie Laura Rabuck⁴ b. 13 Apr 1866, d. 24 Sep 1914

William Schoffstall¹

• Last Edited: 8 Oct 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Schoffstall was born; Both the Comprehennsive History of Gratz and the History of Lykens Township, indicate that Adam and Polly had two additional sons, William and Harry who "died young." This is unclear. No other records for such sons could be located. Both the 1900 and 1910 Census records indicated that Polly was the mother of only 4 children, all of who were then living. If the Census records are correct, then the listing of William and Harry as sons of Adam and Polly is erroneous.^2,3,1,4
• He was the son of John Adam Schoffstall and Polly Schwalm.¹
• William Schoffstall died before 1914. William is not listed as living at the time of either Adam or Polly's death.^5,6,1,7

• Father*: John Adam Schoffstall¹ b. 7 Jan 1853, d. 9 Dec 1922
• Mother*: Polly Schwalm¹ b. 20 Nov 1854, d. 21 Mar 1914

Harry Schoffstall¹

• Last Edited: 8 Oct 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harry Schoffstall was born; Both the Comprehennsive History of Gratz and the History of Lykens Township, indicate that Adam and Polly had two additional sons, William and Harry who "died young." This is unclear. No other records for such sons could be located. Both the 1900 and 1910 Census records indicated that Polly was the mother of only 4 children, all of who were then living. If the Census records are correct, then the listing of William and Harry as sons of Adam and Polly is erroneous.^2,3,1,4
• He was the son of John Adam Schoffstall and Polly Schwalm.¹
• Harry Schoffstall died before 1914. Harry is not listed as living at the time of either Adam or Polly's death.^1,5,6,7

• Father*: John Adam Schoffstall¹ b. 7 Jan 1853, d. 9 Dec 1922
• Mother*: Polly Schwalm¹ b. 20 Nov 1854, d. 21 Mar 1914

Elias Schoffstall¹

• Last Edited: 11 Nov 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elias Schoffstall was born on 6 March 1857.^1,2
• He was the son of Samuel Schoffstall and Susannah Klinger.¹
• Elias Schoffstall married Catherine E. Buffington circa 1883.^1,3
• In 1900, Elias and his wife "Kate" were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Elias was a farmer. They had been married 17 years and had no children.³
• Elias Schoffstall married Emma Jane Duttry, daughter of Elias Duttry and Sarah M. Wilhelm, on 2 June 1906, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^1,4,5
• At the time of the 1910 Census, Elias and his second wife Emma were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Elias was a farmer. They had been married 4 years and had 3 children -- Charles, Maudie, and Leroy. Their household also included Emma's parents, Elias and Sarah Duttry.⁴
• Elias Schoffstall died on 27 October 1912, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 55.^1,2
• He was buried on 30 October 1912, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Samuel Schoffstall¹ b. 25 Feb 1810, d. 9 Feb 1891
• Mother*: Susannah Klinger¹ b. 27 Jan 1817, d. 1 Mar 1885

Catherine E. Buffington^1,2

• Last Edited: 1 Aug 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Catherine E. Buffington also went by the name of Kate.²
• She was born in 1846.¹
• She married Elias Schoffstall, son of Samuel Schoffstall and Susannah Klinger, circa 1883.^1,2
• Catherine E. Buffington died on 22 May 1904.¹

Emma Jane Duttry¹

• Last Edited: 11 Nov 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Emma Jane Duttry is also referred to as Emma Jennie Duttry in some sources.³
• She was born on 23 November 1880, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.^4,3
• She was the daughter of Elias Duttry and Sarah M. Wilhelm.²
• Emma Jane Duttry married Elias Schoffstall, son of Samuel Schoffstall and Susannah Klinger, on 2 June 1906, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,4
• Emma Jane Duttry died on 27 September 1936, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 55.³
• She was buried on 1 October 1936, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Elias Duttry² b. c 1851
• Mother*: Sarah M. Wilhelm² b. c 1857

Lydia Ann Schoffstall¹

• Last Edited: 2 Aug 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lydia Ann Schoffstall also went by the name of Annie.²
• She was born in April 1862.^1,3
• She was the daughter of Samuel Schoffstall and Susannah Klinger.¹
• Lydia Ann Schoffstall married Charles M. Thomas circa 1888.^1,3
• At the time of the 1900 Census, Lydia and her husband Charles were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Charles was a farmer. They had been married 12 years and had no children. Their household also included Lydia's sister Amanda, Emma's parents, Elias and Sarah Duttry.
• In 1910, Lydia and Charles were living in the Borough of Gratz, where Charles was a farmer. They had been married 23 years and had one child. Their household included Lydia's unmarried sister Amanda.²
• Lydia Ann Schoffstall died in 1919.¹

• Father*: Samuel Schoffstall¹ b. 25 Feb 1810, d. 9 Feb 1891
• Mother*: Susannah Klinger¹ b. 27 Jan 1817, d. 1 Mar 1885

Charles M. Thomas¹

• Last Edited: 2 Aug 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles M. Thomas was born in January 1864, Pennsylvania.²
• He married Lydia Ann Schoffstall, daughter of Samuel Schoffstall and Susannah Klinger, circa 1888.^1,2