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Emma Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 5 Mar 2020

• Relationship: Great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Emma Dietz was born on 14 April 1859, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Jonathan Dietz and Engilina Knorr.¹
• Emma Dietz married John S. Williams, son of John Williams and Margaret Straub.³
• Emma Dietz died on 18 December 1944, Klingerstown RD1, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 85.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  AGED RURAL WOMAN CLAIMED BY DEATH
  Mrs. Emma Williams, 85, Klingerstown R. D., died in her home yesterday after an illness of several months. Deceased was the widow John Williams, a retired farmer, and resided in the Kllngerstown area au her life. Surviving are son, Ammon Williams, at home, a three daughters. Mrs. Katie Paul and Mrs. William Strohecker, Klingerstown R. D., and Mrs. Emerson Slotterbach, Mount Carmel. The funeral win be held Saturday morning with brief services in the Rothermel Funeral Parlors at Hepler, to be followed by major services Hepler Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the cemetery adjoining the church.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 21 Dec 1944, Thu, Page 2.⁴
  
• She was buried on 23 December 1944, at Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Jonathan Dietz¹ b. 9 Feb 1828, d. 21 Jun 1906
• Mother*: Engilina Knorr¹ b. 29 Jun 1833, d. 17 Mar 1879

Lena Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 5 Mar 2020

• Relationship: Great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lena Dietz was born circa 1868.¹
• She was the daughter of Jonathan Dietz and Engilina Knorr.¹
• Lena Dietz married William H. Deibert, son of Emanuel W. Deibert and Amelia Jane Shade, on 20 April 1899, Black Hawk County, IA.²
• Lena Dietz died circa May 1912, Multnomah County, OR.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  DEIBERT -- The funeral services of the late Mrs. Lena Deibert, beloved wife W. H. Deibert, sister of Aaron Deitz of Shamokin, Pa; Mrs. Sarah Klinger, Mrs. Emma Williams of Klingerstown, Pa., will take place from A. R. Zeller company's chapel, 692-694 Williams avenue, Friday, May 3, at 10 a. m. Interment Rose City cemetery. Friends respectfully invited to attend. Shamokin and Klingerstown papers please copy.
  The Oregon Daily Journal (Portland, Oregon), 02 May 1912, Thu, Page 17.³
  
• She was buried on 3 May 1912, at Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, OR.^3,4

• Father*: Jonathan Dietz¹ b. 9 Feb 1828, d. 21 Jun 1906
• Mother*: Engilina Knorr¹ b. 29 Jun 1833, d. 17 Mar 1879

Joel Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2016

• Relationship: Great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Joel Dietz was born circa 1856.¹
• He was the son of Daniel Dietz and Susannah Knorr.¹

• Father*: Daniel Dietz¹
• Mother*: Susannah Knorr¹ b. 1836

Kate Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2016

• Relationship: Great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kate Dietz was born circa 1862.¹
• She was the daughter of Daniel Dietz and Susannah Knorr.¹

• Father*: Daniel Dietz¹
• Mother*: Susannah Knorr¹ b. 1836

Agnes Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2016

• Relationship: Great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Agnes Dietz was born circa 1872.¹
• She was the daughter of Daniel Dietz and Susannah Knorr.¹

• Father*: Daniel Dietz¹
• Mother*: Susannah Knorr¹ b. 1836

Lilly May Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2016

• Relationship: Great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lilly May Dietz was born circa 1878.¹
• She was the daughter of Daniel Dietz and Susannah Knorr.¹

• Father*: Daniel Dietz¹
• Mother*: Susannah Knorr¹ b. 1836

Susan May Rettinger¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2017

• Relationship: 2nd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Susan May Rettinger also went by the name of Susie.
• She was born on 5 August 1882.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Henry Rettinger and Caroline Knorr.¹
• Susan May Rettinger was baptized on 25 December 1882, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.²
• At the time of the 1900 Census, Susie was 17 years old, single, and living with her parents in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA. She worked in a hosiery mill.¹

• Father*: Henry Rettinger¹ b. Nov 1852, d. b 1910
• Mother*: Caroline Knorr¹ b. 16 Oct 1854, d. 18 Sep 1943

Jennie Edna Rettinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2017

• Relationship: 2nd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jennie Edna Rettinger was born on 26 February 1884, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Henry Rettinger and Caroline Knorr.¹
• At the time of the 1900 Census, Jennie was 16 years old, single, and living with her parents in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA. She worked in a hosiery mill.¹
• Jennie Edna Rettinger married Charles Monroe Shomper on 22 August 1903, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Jennie Edna Rettinger died on 2 April 1962, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 78.²
• She was buried on 6 April 1962, at Patriotic Order Sons of America Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^2,4

• Father*: Henry Rettinger¹ b. Nov 1852, d. b 1910
• Mother*: Caroline Knorr¹ b. 16 Oct 1854, d. 18 Sep 1943

Edgar Solomon Rettinger¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2017

• Relationship: 2nd great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Edgar Solomon Rettinger was born on 21 August 1876, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Henry Rettinger and Caroline Knorr.¹
• Edgar Solomon Rettinger married Jennie May Palmer, daughter of Adam Palmer and Rebecca Row, on 12 March 1897, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4,5
• Edgar Solomon Rettinger married Rosa Mary Ellen Fissel, daughter of Elias Fissel and Ellen Diehl, after 1 April 1910.^6,7
• Edgar Solomon Rettinger died on 29 January 1956, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.²
• He was buried on 1 February 1956, at Shoops Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.^2,6

• Father*: Henry Rettinger¹ b. Nov 1852, d. b 1910
• Mother*: Caroline Knorr¹ b. 16 Oct 1854, d. 18 Sep 1943

Rebecca Rettinger¹

• Last Edited: 3 Jul 2007

• Relationship: 2nd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Rebecca Rettinger was born in January 1880.¹
• She was the daughter of Henry Rettinger and Caroline Knorr.¹

• Father*: Henry Rettinger¹ b. Nov 1852, d. b 1910
• Mother*: Caroline Knorr¹ b. 16 Oct 1854, d. 18 Sep 1943

Dorie A. Moore¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Dorie A. Moore was born in 1881.^1,2
• He married Mabel I. Rettinger, daughter of Henry Rettinger and Caroline Knorr, circa 1908.¹
• Dorie A. Moore died in 1964.²
• He was buried at Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA.²

Elizabeth Caroline Moore¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2017

• Relationship: 3rd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elizabeth Caroline Moore was born on 18 November 1910, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Dorie A. Moore and Mabel I. Rettinger.¹
• In 1930, Elizabeth was single and living with her parents in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA. She worked as a stenographer in a motor company.¹
• Elizabeth Caroline Moore married Walter Ray Fegan, son of James E. Fegan and Annie F. Smith, on 1 April 1939, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Elizabeth Caroline Moore died on 28 July 2004, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, PA, at age 93.^2,4
• She was buried at Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Dorie A. Moore¹ b. 1881, d. 1964
• Mother*: Mabel I. Rettinger¹ b. 10 Jul 1887, d. 16 Jan 1962

Melvin H. Moore¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2017

• Relationship: 3rd great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Melvin H. Moore was born in 1912.^1,2
• He was the son of Dorie A. Moore and Mabel I. Rettinger.¹
• Melvin H. Moore died in 1989.²
• He was buried at East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Dorie A. Moore¹ b. 1881, d. 1964
• Mother*: Mabel I. Rettinger¹ b. 10 Jul 1887, d. 16 Jan 1962

Ruth Naomi Moore¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2017

• Relationship: 3rd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ruth Naomi Moore was born on 29 April 1919, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Dorie A. Moore and Mabel I. Rettinger.¹
• Ruth Naomi Moore married Jack L. Gosnell, son of Hobart Gosnell and Florence Mace, circa 1944.³
• Ruth Naomi Moore died on 13 August 1998, at age 79.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Ruth N. Gosnell, 79, of Penbrook died Thursday at home.
  She retired as a candy maker from Fannie Farmer's.
  Surviving are her husband, Jack L. Gosnell; a daughter, Doris J. Graham of Barrington, N.J; a sister, Elizabeth Fegan of New Cumberland; and a granddaughter.
  Kimmel Funeral Home
  Harrisburg Patriot News 14 Aug 1998.⁴
  
• She was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Dorie A. Moore¹ b. 1881, d. 1964
• Mother*: Mabel I. Rettinger¹ b. 10 Jul 1887, d. 16 Jan 1962

Elsie M. Almlee¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jan 2019

• Relationship: 3rd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elsie M. Almlee was born on 21 December 1908, Oregon.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Christopher John Olsen Almlee and Alice Susan Knorr.¹
• Elsie M. Almlee married Everett P. Robinson on 31 July 1933, Whatcom County, Nebraska.^3,4
• Elsie M. Almlee died on 2 February 1976, at age 67.^2,5
• She was buried at Greenacres Memorial Park, Ferndale, Whatcom County, WA.²

• Father*: Christopher John Olsen Almlee¹ b. 19 Nov 1869, d. 24 Jun 1971
• Mother*: Alice Susan Knorr¹ b. 16 Sep 1881, d. 8 Aug 1984

Catherine Heinecke^1,2

• Last Edited: 2 Jan 2019

• Catherine Heinecke was born on 3 February 1821, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,3
• She was the daughter of Jacob Heinecke and Eve Catharine Updegrove.²
• Catherine Heinecke married Christian Gipple on 29 June 1862.^1,4,2
• Catherine Heinecke died on 29 May 1893, at age 72.³
• She was buried at Free Grace Brethren in Christ Church Cemetery, Rife, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Jacob Heinecke² b. 17 Jun 1797, d. 1872
• Mother*: Eve Catharine Updegrove² b. 16 Mar 1787, d. 1876

Bessie Mary Knorr¹

• Last Edited: 1 Jan 2019

• Relationship: 2nd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Bessie Mary Knorr was born on 15 July 1892, Port Blakely, Kitsap County, WA.^1,2,3
• She was the daughter of Aaron D. Knorr and Mary Rebecca Gipple.¹
• Some sources record that Bessie Mary Knorr was born in July 1891, Washington.⁴
• She married George D. Keys on 1 September 1911.^2,5
• In 1920, Bessie, who was single, was living in Woodburn, Marion County, OR, where she was an assistant cashier in a bank.¹
• Bessie Mary Knorr died on 4 June 1981, Yamhill County, OR, at age 88.³

• Father*: Aaron D. Knorr¹ b. 1858, d. b 1920
• Mother*: Mary Rebecca Gipple¹ b. Mar 1857, d. 15 Dec 1928

Hattie C. Knorr¹

• Last Edited: 3 Jan 2019

• Relationship: 2nd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Hattie C. Knorr was born in December 1878, Pennsylvania.²
• She was the daughter of Aaron D. Knorr and Mary Rebecca Gipple.^2,1
• Some sources record that Hattie C. Knorr was born in 1877.³
• She married John W. Bowhay.⁴
• Hattie C. Knorr died on 5 January 1947, Mount Vernon, Skagit County, WA, at age 68.⁵
• She was buried at Greenacres Memorial Park, Ferndale, Whatcom County, WA.³

• Father*: Aaron D. Knorr² b. 1858, d. b 1920
• Mother*: Mary Rebecca Gipple¹ b. Mar 1857, d. 15 Dec 1928

Clara Fietta Knorr¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jan 2019

• Relationship: 2nd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Clara Fietta Knorr was born on 9 October 1884, Kansas.^2,3
• She was the daughter of Aaron D. Knorr and Mary Rebecca Gipple.¹
• Clara Fietta Knorr married Franklin Melvin Culp in 1906, Multnomah County, OR.⁴
• Clara Fietta Knorr died on 23 February 1975, at age 90.³
• She was buried at Friends Cemetery, Newberg, Yamhill County, OR.³

• Father*: Aaron D. Knorr¹ b. 1858, d. b 1920
• Mother*: Mary Rebecca Gipple¹ b. Mar 1857, d. 15 Dec 1928

Harvey Edwin Shannon¹

• Last Edited: 3 Jan 2019

• Relationship: 2nd great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harvey Edwin Shannon is also referred to as Hervey E. Shannon in some sources.²
• He was born on 20 December 1882, Ottowa County, KS.³
• He was the son of James Shannon and Hanna Knorr.¹
• Some sources record that Harvey Edwin Shannon was born in December 1883, Kansas.¹
• In 1910, Harvey was single and living with his mother and 4 siblings in Hamilton, Skagit County, WA, where he worked on for a railroad.²
• He married Olive Anderson, daughter of August L. Anderson and Minnie (?), on 29 October 1911, Skagit County, WA.⁴
• Harvey Edwin Shannon died on 24 November 1940, Nevada State Hospital, Sparks, Washoe County, NV, at age 57.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  H.E. SHANNON OF MINA DIES
  Harve Edwin Shannon of Mina died last Sunday at a local hospital, it was announced today. He had been a patient there for the last three weeks.
  Mr. Shannon was fifty-seven years old and was born in Ottawa, Kans. He spent most of his life in the state of Washington, going from there to Mina where he had been engaged in business for some time.
  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Olive Shannon of Reno; a daughter, Mrs. Hugh Mericle of Washington; two brothers, Robert and Fred, and two sisters, Thelma Shannon and Mrs. Harley LaPlante, all of Washington. He was a member of the Lions Club of Mina.
  Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Ross-Burke Company.
  Reno Gazette-Journal, 26 Nov 1940, Tue, Page 24.⁵
  
• He was buried on 28 November 1940, at Mina Cemetery, Mina, Mineral County, NV.^3,6

• Father*: James Shannon¹ b. Feb 1863, d. b 1920
• Mother*: Hanna Knorr¹ b. 25 Mar 1860, d. 4 Nov 1930

Frederick J. Shannon^1,2

• Last Edited: 3 Jan 2019

• Relationship: 2nd great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Frederick J. Shannon is also referred to as James Frederick Shannon in some sources.
• He was born on 18 April 1885, Ottowa County, KS.^1,3,4
• He was the son of James Shannon and Hanna Knorr.¹
• In 1910, Fred was single and living with his mother and 4 siblings in Hamilton, Skagit County, WA, where he was an engineer for a logging camp.²
• Frederick J. Shannon married Blanche Edna Stafford, daughter of Alex Stafford and Caroline Anderson, on 4 July 1910, Mount Vernon, Skagit County, WA.^5,6
• At the time of the 1920 Census, Fred was living near Burlington, Skagit County, WA, where he was an engineer for a logging company. He was married and had 3 children.⁵
• Frederick J. Shannon died on 16 November 1966, Skagit County, WA, at age 81.^3,7
• He was buried at Union Cemetery, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, WA.⁴

• Father*: James Shannon¹ b. Feb 1863, d. b 1920
• Mother*: Hanna Knorr¹ b. 25 Mar 1860, d. 4 Nov 1930

Carrie Fayetta Shannon^1,2

• Last Edited: 3 Jan 2019

• Relationship: 2nd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carrie Fayetta Shannon is also referred to as Caroline in some sources.
• She was born in June 1886, Kansas.¹
• She was the daughter of James Shannon and Hanna Knorr.¹
• Some sources record that Carrie Fayetta Shannon was born on 25 June 1889, Kansas.²
• She married Harley Alden LaPlant circa 1906.³
• In 1942, when Harley registered for the WWII draft, he and Carrie were living in Anacortes, WA.⁴
• Carrie Fayetta Shannon died on 2 April 1956, Los Angeles County, CA, at age 69.²

• Father*: James Shannon¹ b. Feb 1863, d. b 1920
• Mother*: Hanna Knorr¹ b. 25 Mar 1860, d. 4 Nov 1930

Bessie Belle Shannon¹

• Last Edited: 3 Jan 2019

• Relationship: 2nd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Bessie Belle Shannon was born on 30 May 1888, Kansas.^1,2
• She was the daughter of James Shannon and Hanna Knorr.¹
• Bessie Belle Shannon died on 15 April 1901, at age 12.²

• Father*: James Shannon¹ b. Feb 1863, d. b 1920
• Mother*: Hanna Knorr¹ b. 25 Mar 1860, d. 4 Nov 1930

Anna Mabel Shannon¹

• Last Edited: 3 Jan 2019

• Relationship: 2nd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Anna Mabel Shannon also went by the name of Annie.²
• She was born on 18 October 1891, Washington.¹
• She was the daughter of James Shannon and Hanna Knorr.¹
• In 1910, Anna was single and living with her mother and 4 siblings in Hamilton, Skagit County, WA, where she worked as a telephone operator.²
• In 1920, Anna remained single and was living with her mother in Hamilton, Skagit County, WA, where she worked as a saleswoman in a mercantile store.³
• Anna Mabel Shannon died on 12 April 1923, Hamilton, Skagit County, WA, at age 31.^4,5

• Father*: James Shannon¹ b. Feb 1863, d. b 1920
• Mother*: Hanna Knorr¹ b. 25 Mar 1860, d. 4 Nov 1930