Stanley James Wiest

M, #23701, b. 27 February 1931, d. 27 April 2016
  • Last Edited: 18 Jun 2023
  • Stanley James Wiest was born on 27 February 1931, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • He was the son of William Baum Wiest Jr. and Polly Sophia Wolfgang.1
  • Stanley James Wiest married Martha Louise Hoffman, daughter of William Edwin Hoffman and Reba Susannah Morgan, on 14 July 1951, Salem Church, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.3
  • Stanley James Wiest died on 27 April 2016, the Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 85.2
  • He was buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • Father*: William Baum Wiest Jr.1 b. 1883, d. 1962
  • Mother*: Polly Sophia Wolfgang1

Children of Stanley James Wiest and Martha Louise Hoffman

  • Robert James Wiest3 b. 8 Sep 1951, d. 24 May 1985
  • Linda Diane Wiest+3 b. 1 Jun 1955, d. 15 Jun 2023
  • Ellen Reba Wiest3

Citations

  1. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Stanley J. Wiest, The Upper Dauphin Sentinel, 3 May 2016, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162360337/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S315] Erik Tice, compiler, Salem United Church of Christ Parish Records (Rough and Ready, PA: Salem United Church of Christ, 2005). Hereinafter cited as Salem UCC Parish Records.

Oscar Adam Starr1

M, #23713, b. 4 December 1868, d. 25 December 1956
  • Last Edited: 2 Sep 2021
  • Oscar Adam Starr was born on 4 December 1868, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Peter Geist Starr and Mary Magdalene Herb.1
  • Oscar Adam Starr married Elizabeth Sophronia Knorr, daughter of John Stiely Knorr and Elizabeth Ramberger, on 4 January 1891.2
  • Oscar Adam Starr died on 25 December 1956, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 88.3,1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Elderly Resident Of Area Expires
    Oscar A. Starr, 88, Klingerstown, died yesterday morning in the home of a son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Schlegel, Valley View, where he was recuperating from a cerebral hemorrhage with which he was stricken 18 days ago.
    A son of the late Peter and Mary (Herb) Starr, the late area resident was born in Ashland, December 4, 1868. A retired farmer, he was a member of Eureka Lodge 260, I. O. O. F., Leck Kill, and an active member of Salem Reformed Church and Sunday School, Klingerstown R. D.
    Mr. Starr was married to the former Miss Fronie Knorr, who died in 1941.
    Surviving are six sons, Gurney, Klingerstown; Guy, Sunbury; Charles, Womelsdorf; Whalen, Dalmatia; Lee, Elizabethville, and Eugene, Hegins R. D. 1; five daughters, Mrs. Elura Erdman, Mrs. Alpha Klinger and Mrs. Samuel Schlegel, Valley View; Mrs. Whalen Erdman, Lykens, and Mrs. Elsie Fetterolf, Washington, D: C; one brother, Samuel, Valley View; two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Bair, Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Francis O. Schadel, Klingerstown R. D; 38 grandchildren, 65 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:00 in Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown R. D. Further services will be held at 2:00 in Salem Reformed Church. Rev. John Yarborough, pastor of Salem Reformed Church; will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from tomorrow evening until time of services.
    Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 26 Dec 1956, Wed, Page 5.4
  • He was buried on 28 December 1956, at Salem (Herb's) Church Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.3,5

Children of Oscar Adam Starr and Elizabeth Sophronia Knorr

  • Gurney Arthur Starr+ b. 1 Jun 1891, d. 6 May 1962
  • Elura Grace Starr+6 b. 28 Dec 1894, d. Dec 1976
  • Alpha F. Starr+6 b. 17 Jan 1897, d. 25 Feb 1971
  • Charles O. Starr7 b. 1 Aug 1901, d. Feb 1975
  • Verna Starr8 b. 5 Jul 1903, d. 1 Nov 1945
  • Mary Elizabeth Starr9 b. 19 Nov 1904, d. 7 Feb 1951
  • Elsie Era Starr10 b. 20 Dec 1907, d. 8 Nov 1995
  • Whalen John P. Starr11 b. 11 Sep 1910, d. Nov 1965
  • Margaret S. Starr12 b. 19 Jul 1912, d. 16 Feb 1988
  • Edna Mae Starr7
  • Percy Lee Starr b. 20 Oct 1914, d. 20 Nov 1964
  • Lee Percy Starr+1 b. 20 Oct 1914, d. 21 Nov 1964
  • Eugene Adam Starr

Citations

  1. [S253] Descendants of Michael Wolfgang, online http://www.wolfgangs.org/wolf03/index.htm. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Michael Wolfgang.
  2. [S515] Lawrence Knorr, The Descendants of Hans Peter Knorr (New Kingston, PA: Sunbury Press, Inc., July, 2007). Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Hans Peter Knorr.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 112965; Filed: December 28, 1956; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Oscar A. Starr, Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 26 Dec 1956, Wed, Page 5.
  5. [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. 77. Hereinafter cited as Schuylkill County Burials.
  6. [S515] Lawrence Knorr, Descendants of Hans Peter Knorr, p. 61.
  7. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.
  8. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Certificate Number: 95369.
  9. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120406380/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  10. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.
  11. [S1207] United States Selective Service System, online www.ancestry.com, United States Selective Service System (The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis), downloaded 2011.
  12. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Elizabeth Sophronia Knorr1,2

F, #23714, b. 29 July 1872, d. 1 March 1941
  • Last Edited: 27 Jun 2020
  • Elizabeth Sophronia Knorr is also referred to as Fronie in some sources.
  • She was born on 29 July 1872, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of John Stiely Knorr and Elizabeth Ramberger.3
  • Elizabeth Sophronia Knorr married Oscar Adam Starr, son of Peter Geist Starr and Mary Magdalene Herb, on 4 January 1891.4
  • Elizabeth Sophronia Knorr died on 3 January 1941, at age 68.2
  • Some sources record that Elizabeth Sophronia Knorr died on 1 March 1941.1
  • Father*: John Stiely Knorr3 b. 1 Jan 1826, d. 24 Sep 1898
  • Mother*: Elizabeth Ramberger3 b. 1827, d. a 1909

Children of Elizabeth Sophronia Knorr and Oscar Adam Starr

  • Gurney Arthur Starr+5 b. 1 Jun 1891, d. 6 May 1962
  • Elura Grace Starr+5 b. 28 Dec 1894, d. Dec 1976
  • Alpha F. Starr+5 b. 17 Jan 1897, d. 25 Feb 1971
  • Charles O. Starr6 b. 1 Aug 1901, d. Feb 1975
  • Verna Starr7 b. 5 Jul 1903, d. 1 Nov 1945
  • Mary Elizabeth Starr8 b. 19 Nov 1904, d. 7 Feb 1951
  • Elsie Era Starr9 b. 20 Dec 1907, d. 8 Nov 1995
  • Whalen John P. Starr10 b. 11 Sep 1910, d. Nov 1965
  • Margaret S. Starr11 b. 19 Jul 1912, d. 16 Feb 1988
  • Edna Mae Starr6
  • Percy Lee Starr b. 20 Oct 1914, d. 20 Nov 1964
  • Lee Percy Starr+1 b. 20 Oct 1914, d. 21 Nov 1964
  • Eugene Adam Starr5

Citations

  1. [S253] Descendants of Michael Wolfgang, online http://www.wolfgangs.org/wolf03/index.htm. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Michael Wolfgang.
  2. [S515] Lawrence Knorr, The Descendants of Hans Peter Knorr (New Kingston, PA: Sunbury Press, Inc., July, 2007), p. 60. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Hans Peter Knorr.
  3. [S515] Lawrence Knorr, Descendants of Hans Peter Knorr, p. 41.
  4. [S515] Lawrence Knorr, Descendants of Hans Peter Knorr.
  5. [S515] Lawrence Knorr, Descendants of Hans Peter Knorr, p. 61.
  6. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.
  7. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 95369. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  8. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120406380/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  9. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.
  10. [S1207] United States Selective Service System, online www.ancestry.com, United States Selective Service System (The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis), downloaded 2011.
  11. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Peter Geist Starr1,2

M, #23715, b. 23 April 1843, d. 7 June 1925
  • Last Edited: 29 Dec 2023
  • Peter Geist Starr was born on 23 April 1843, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1,4
  • He was the son of Peter Starr and Maria Geist.3
  • Peter Geist Starr married Mary Magdalene Herb, daughter of Gabriel Spotts Herb and Elizabeth Paul, on 1 September 1867, Schuylkill County, PA.5
  • Peter Geist Starr died on 7 June 1925, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 82.4,1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    PETER G. STARR
    Peter G. Starr, 82 years, 1 month and 15 days old, a resident of Rough and Ready, died Sunday, June 7th, at 3 P. M. Death was caused by complication of diseases and old age. Mr. Starr was ill for thirteen weeks. He lived all his life in Rough and Ready, and his parents were Peter Starr and Maria (nee Glest). He was born on April 23, 1843, In Northumberland ounCty, and was married to Mary M. Herb, Sept. 1, 1867, by Rev. John C. Schmidt, at Mahanoy. He is survived by the following: Oscar A., of Rough and Ready; John A. and Irvin E., of Shamokin; Samuel of Valley View; Gabriel E., of Newton, Kansas; Lizzie Hepler of Hepler; Sadie Bair of Greensburg, and Mrs. Mary Stiely at home. Mr. Starr was a member of Salem's Reformed Church. Rough and Ready, and also a member of the Odd Follows. Eureka Lodge No. 260, and charge of the funeral services. The funeral services, were held on Thursday morning, June 11, at 10 o'clock. Revs. Beam and Fetterolf officiating. Burial was made in the Rough and Ready cemetery. Mr. Starr was a member of the Heavy Artillery, Nos. 188 and 122 Pennsylvania.
    The Standard (Lykens, PA), June 12, 1925, Page 1.5
  • He was buried at Salem (Herb's) Church Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.3
  • Father*: Peter Starr3 b. 7 Dec 1808, d. 22 Oct 1897
  • Mother*: Maria Geist3 b. 25 Jun 1811, d. 31 Jan 1861

Children of Peter Geist Starr and Mary Magdalene Herb

Citations

  1. [S253] Descendants of Michael Wolfgang, online http://www.wolfgangs.org/wolf03/index.htm. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Michael Wolfgang.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38459177/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  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. 77. Hereinafter cited as Schuylkill County Burials.
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 65419 (10925); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Peter G. Starr, The Standard (Lykens, PA), June 12, 1925, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed December 29, 2023).
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Samuel W. Starr, Pottsville Republican, March 11, 1966, Page 18. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed December 29, 2023).
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71746133/…
  8. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40332781/…

Mary Magdalene Herb1,2

F, #23716, b. 5 September 1845, d. 7 December 1923
  • Last Edited: 29 Dec 2023
  • Mary Magdalene Herb was born on 5 September 1845.3,1
  • She was the daughter of Gabriel Spotts Herb and Elizabeth Paul.3
  • Mary Magdalene Herb married Peter Geist Starr, son of Peter Starr and Maria Geist, on 1 September 1867, Schuylkill County, PA.4
  • Mary Magdalene Herb died on 7 December 1923, Hepler, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 78.3,1
  • She was buried on 13 December 1923, at Salem (Herb's) Church Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.3,2,1

Children of Mary Magdalene Herb and Peter Geist Starr

Citations

  1. [S253] Descendants of Michael Wolfgang, online http://www.wolfgangs.org/wolf03/index.htm. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Michael Wolfgang.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38459279/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 127069 (1923); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Peter G. Starr, The Standard (Lykens, PA), June 12, 1925, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed December 29, 2023).
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Samuel W. Starr, Pottsville Republican, March 11, 1966, Page 18. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed December 29, 2023).
  6. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 170. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.