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William Robert Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 20 Mar 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Robert Klinger is also referred to as William Henry Klinger in some sources.³
• He was born on 25 May 1869, Dauphin County, PA. According to his Death Certificate he was born on May 25, but one of several cemeterly istings gives his age at death as 39 years, 10 months, and 8 days, which would make his birth date as May 23.^4,5
• He was the son of John Klinger and Sarah A. Buffington.²
• Some sources record that William Robert Klinger was born in August 1868.¹
• He married Emma Erdman, daughter of Magdalina (?), circa 1888.¹
• At the time of the 1900 Census, William and Emma were living on North Second Street in the borough of Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, where William was a mine laborer. They had, apparently, been married 12 years and had given birth to 2 children, both of whom were then living -- Clarence and Eva.⁶
• William Robert Klinger died on 31 March 1909, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 39.^7,8
• He was buried on 4 April 1909, at Calvary United Methodist Church cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA; William's burial is listed twice in the published cemetery record, once in second section 2 row 3 and again in rows 4 and 5.^7,8
• In 1910, William's widow Emma was living on North Second Street in Lykens "on her own income." She was head of a household that included her daughter Eva and a son "Clarence Romberger," along with her widowed mother Magdalina Erdman. According to the Census, Emma was the mother of 5 children, 2 of whom were alive in 1910.⁹

• Father*: John Klinger² b. 28 Jun 1838, d. 5 Feb 1913
• Mother*: Sarah A. Buffington² b. 28 Mar 1841, d. 2 Oct 1924

Emma Erdman¹

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Emma Erdman was born on 29 March 1860, in Pennsylvania.¹
• She was the daughter of Magdalina (?)²
• Emma Erdman married William Robert Klinger, son of John Klinger and Sarah A. Buffington, circa 1888.³
• Emma Erdman died on 2 March 1941, at age 80.¹

• Mother*: Magdalina (?)²

Sarah A. Buffington^1,2

• Last Edited: 25 Jul 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sarah A. Buffington was born on 28 March 1841, Dauphin County, PA.^4,5,1
• She was the daughter of Johannes Buffington and Christiana Frantz.³
• Sarah A. Buffington married John Klinger, son of John A. Klinger and Susannah Romberger, circa 1865.^1,6,7
• Sarah A. Buffington died on 2 October 1924, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 83.^8,2,9
• She was buried on 3 October 1924, at Lykens, Dauphin County, PA; No cemetery is specified in the death certificate.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. SARAH KLINGER
  The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Klinger, wife of John Klinger of Wiconisco, was held on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 2 o'clock from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Monroe Holwlg. Services were held in the Grace United Evangelical Church of Wiconisco after which the burial was made in the Wiconisco Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband eleven years ago. She attained the age of 83 years, 6 months; and was the head of five generations. Four weeks ago she fell and sustained a broken hip. She was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital and hopes were held for her recovery. Her death came unexpected. She leaves to mourn two daughters, Mrs. Rosie Lawley and Mrs. Annie Holwig, and two sons John and Allen; sixteen grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
  The funeral was largely attended by relatives from Philadelphia, Allentown, Reading, Harrisburg, Shamokin, Tower City, Pottsville, Millersburg, Elizabethville, Pillow and from this place.
  The Standard (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 10 Oct 1924, Fri, Page 1.¹⁰
  

• Father*: Johannes Buffington³ b. 22 May 1817, d. 16 Aug 1890
• Mother*: Christiana Frantz³ b. 26 Jan 1818, d. 1858

Sarah J. (?)¹

• Last Edited: 13 Dec 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sarah J. (?) was born circa 1846.¹
• She married Joseph Klinger, son of John A. Klinger and Susannah Romberger.¹

Albert Garfield Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 18 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Albert Garfield Klinger was born on 18 May 1884, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of John Klinger and Sarah A. Buffington.¹
• Albert Garfield Klinger married Maude M. Gottshall, daughter of Michael Gottshall and Elizabeth Bingaman, circa 1906.^3,4
• What happened to Albert after 1910 (and the birth of daughter Evelyn) is unclear. At the time of the 1910 Census, his two children and wife, Maude, are listed under Maude's maiden name "Gottshall" as living with Maude's parents in Pillow (Uniontown), PA. Maude is listed as "married." In 1920, however, Maude is listed under her maiden name as "single" and living as a servant in John Shomper's household. At some point she married John Shomper.
  Albert does not appear to be listed in PA census listings after 1900. He does, however, show up in some Social Security Administration records as having applied for benefits under SSN: 203-10-8065, apparently in Mar 1938, but he does not appear in the online versions of the SSA's death index.
  A newspaper obituary for his sister Annie, published 01 Oct 1931 lists him as one of her survivors. He is not, however, listed among his mother's survivors in 1924.^5,6,7,8,9

• Father*: John Klinger¹ b. 28 Jun 1838, d. 5 Feb 1913
• Mother*: Sarah A. Buffington¹ b. 28 Mar 1841, d. 2 Oct 1924

Annie Elizabeth Klinger^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 18 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Annie Elizabeth Klinger was born on 3 December 1874, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.^2,4,5
• She was the daughter of John Klinger and Sarah A. Buffington.¹
• Some sources record that Annie Elizabeth Klinger was born in 1875.
• She married Monroe Harvey Holwig, son of Levi D. Holwig and Mary Ella Heckert, on 4 January 1895, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^6,7
• At the time of the 1900 Census, Annie and her husband Monroe were living on West Main Street in Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, where Monroe was a cabinet maker. They had been married 4 years and had given birth to 2 children -- Myrtle and Maggie.⁶
• In 1910, Annie and Monroe were living in Washington Township, Schuylkill County, where Monroe was a farmer. Both had been married only once and they had only 2 children, Myrtle and Margaret.⁸
• In 1920, Annie "Holwig" and Monroe were living on North Second Street in the borough of Lykens, where Monroe worked as a house carpenter. Their household included a granddaughter Margaret Knell, age 3 years and 11 months.⁹
• At the time of the 1930 Census, Annie "Helwig" and Monroe were still living on North Second Street in Lykens, where Monroe worked as a carpenter. Their household included 3 granddaughters, Margaret Knell (14), Myrtle Bowen (11) and Margaret Bowen (6), because of the deaths of both of Annie's daughters.¹⁰
• Annie Elizabeth Klinger died on 23 September 1931, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 56.^11,7
• Newspaper obituary:
  TOLL OF THE GRIM REAPER HEREABOUTS
  Mrs. Monroe Holwig
  Mrs. Monroe Holwig, 57, 222 North Second street, died Wednesday in the Polyclinic hospital, Harrisburg, death having been caused by an eight week's illness of pneumonia.
  Having been a life long resident of this place. she was the daughter of late Mr. and Mrs, John Klinger of Millersburg. Thirty-seven years ago she was united in marriage to Mr. Monroe Holwig who with three grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Rose Lawley, Lykens, and one brother, Albert Klinger, survive. She attended and was a member of the United Brethren church.
  Funeral services from the home will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Fridinger, pastor of the United Brethren church, officiating. Burial will be made in the Wiconisco cemetery.
  The Standard (Lykens, PA), 25 Sep 1931, Fri, Page 1.
  
  LYKENS WOMAN BURIED SATURDAY
  Funeral services for Mrs. Monroe Holwig, age 67 years, who died at her home in Lykens last Wednesday were held from the residence Saturday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Freidinger, pastor of the Lykens United Brethren Church officiated and burial was made in the Wiconisco Cemetery.
  Mrs. Holwig was a native of Millersburg and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Klinger. She was married thirty-seven years ago to Monroe Holwig. Survivors are her husband, a brother, Albert Klinger, a sister, Mrs. Rose Lawley of Lykens and three granddaughters.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 01 Oct 1931, Thu, Page 1.^11,12
  
• She was buried on 26 September 1931, at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^13,14

• Father*: John Klinger¹ b. 28 Jun 1838, d. 5 Feb 1913
• Mother*: Sarah A. Buffington¹ b. 28 Mar 1841, d. 2 Oct 1924