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Zach Hershel Williard¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jun 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Zach Hershel Williard was born on 24 December 1985.¹
• He was the son of Jack Russell Williard Jr. and Kristina Kay Minnich.^1,2
• Zach Hershel Williard died on 12 March 1987, at age 1.¹
• He was buried at St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Jack Russell Williard Jr.¹ b. 31 Jul 1955, d. 13 May 2016
• Mother*: Kristina Kay Minnich²

Sarah A. Reed¹

• Last Edited: 14 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sarah A. Reed was born in December 1846, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• She was the daughter of Abraham Reed and Sarah Harner.²
• Sarah A. Reed married Jacob E. Klinger, son of Johann Philip Klinger and Catharine Yeager.¹
• Sarah A. Reed died on 21 November 1906, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 59. Her death certificate indicates that the cause of death was "injuries to head and face -- strangulation by choking -- homicide." One newspaper account reported:
  AGED WOMAN MURDERED FOR HER PENSION
  Terrible Crime Committed in Shamokin Last Night--Suspect Lodged in Jail
  Lying in a pool of her own blood, with her head crushed by a blow dealt evidently by some powerful person, Mrs. Sarah Klinger, an aged Shamokin woman, was found dead in her home late last evening, and another foul murder has been added to the already long list on the record of this blood stained and blood cursed county.
  The murder was discovered by Harry Fisher, who called in neighbors and notified them of the crime. At present Fisher is lodged in jail, charged with the crime, and the chain of circumstancial evidence against him is particularly strong.
  Mrs. Klinger was a yesterday received pensioner, and ner pension, amounting to $26.00. It is this money that is supposed to have invited the dreadful crime of murder.
  Fisher was recently thrown out of a house for failure to pay his rent. He and his wife were taken by Mr Klinger, a kind-hearted old soul.
  According to Fisher's story, he and his wife left the Klinger house about ten o'clock yesterday morning, and did not return until about 5:00 in (he evening, when he discovered the dead and horribly mutilated body lying at the bottom of the stairs, the skull crushed in as though it had been an egg shell.
  Some persons doubt the murder theory, and claim that death as accidental. But the post-mortem examination held this afternoon by Coroner Dreher showed every indication of crime. The inquest is now, in progress.
  Fisher, who is in jail, tells several conflicting stories, and the Coroner has advised that he be held until a complete examination has been held.
  Mount Carmel Item (Mount Carmel, PA), 22 Nov 1906, Thu, Page 4.
  In 1910, after 3 separate trials, Henry Fisher was eventually convicted of second degree murder in the death of Sarah, and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  Fisher contended that he did not commit the murder and in one of his trial feigned insanity. At another point Fisher said that Fisher's wife had struck Sarah with a stove poker and as a result she fell down. The death certificate, however, notes that death was caused by strangulation. The first conviction for first degree murder was reversed by the PA Supreme Court in Commonwealth v. Fisher. 221 Pa. 538, 70 A. 865 (1908). After a second conviction, another retrial was ordered. After the verdict of guilty of second degree murder in the third trial was reached, Fisher confessed that he and his wife had killed Sarah Klinger to obtain her money.
  Mount Carmel Item (Mount Carmel, PA), 17 Feb 1910, Thu, Pages 1, 4.
  By 1926, FIsher had been paroled and was working as a shoemaker in Bryn Mawr, PA, according to a report in the Shamokin News Dispatch (Shamokin, PA), 04 Feb 1926, Thu, Page 6.^3,4,5,6
• She was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: Abraham Reed²
• Mother*: Sarah Harner²

Sevilla Agnes Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sevilla Agnes Klinger was born on 30 July 1865.¹
• She was the daughter of Jacob E. Klinger and Sarah A. Reed.¹
• Sevilla Agnes Klinger married John Killian Clauser on 27 May 1883, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• Sevilla Agnes Klinger died on 14 March 1922, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, at age 56.¹
• She was buried on 18 March 1922, at Mount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.^2,1

• Father*: Jacob E. Klinger¹ b. 3 Apr 1843, d. 11 May 1899
• Mother*: Sarah A. Reed¹ b. Dec 1846, d. 21 Nov 1906

John Killian Clauser¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Killian Clauser was born on 23 December 1863, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He married Sevilla Agnes Klinger, daughter of Jacob E. Klinger and Sarah A. Reed, on 27 May 1883, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• John Killian Clauser died on 6 May 1927, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, at age 63.¹

Charles Austin Clauser Sr.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles Austin Clauser Sr. was born on 9 October 1883, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of John Killian Clauser and Sevilla Agnes Klinger.¹
• Charles Austin Clauser Sr. married Elizabeth Bertha Brehmer.¹
• Charles Austin Clauser Sr. married Maud Ethel Harris after 1914.¹
• Charles Austin Clauser Sr. died on 22 November 1955, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, at age 72.¹

• Father*: John Killian Clauser¹ b. 23 Dec 1863, d. 6 May 1927
• Mother*: Sevilla Agnes Klinger¹ b. 30 Jul 1865, d. 14 Mar 1922

Elizabeth Bertha Brehmer¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elizabeth Bertha Brehmer was born in 1884.¹
• She married Charles Austin Clauser Sr., son of John Killian Clauser and Sevilla Agnes Klinger.¹
• Elizabeth Bertha Brehmer died in 1914.¹

Maud Ethel Harris¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Maud Ethel Harris was born on 16 May 1884, Columbia County, PA.^1,2
• She married Charles Austin Clauser Sr., son of John Killian Clauser and Sevilla Agnes Klinger, after 1914.¹
• Maud Ethel Harris died on 4 June 1956, at age 72.^1,2
• She was buried at Mount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.²

Charles Austin Clauser Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles Austin Clauser Jr. was born on 26 April 1911, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Charles Austin Clauser Sr. and Elizabeth Bertha Brehmer.¹
• Charles Austin Clauser Jr. died in August 1977, at age 66.¹

• Father*: Charles Austin Clauser Sr.¹ b. 9 Oct 1883, d. 22 Nov 1955
• Mother*: Elizabeth Bertha Brehmer¹ b. 1884, d. 1914

Carrie Edna Clauser¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carrie Edna Clauser was born on 3 March 1885, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of John Killian Clauser and Sevilla Agnes Klinger.¹
• Carrie Edna Clauser married Albert J. Hartley in 1926, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.¹
• Carrie Edna Clauser died on 18 March 1952, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, at age 67.¹

• Father*: John Killian Clauser¹ b. 23 Dec 1863, d. 6 May 1927
• Mother*: Sevilla Agnes Klinger¹ b. 30 Jul 1865, d. 14 Mar 1922