Person Page - 1756

Jacob A. Hess¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jacob A. Hess was born on 29 January 1840, Dauphin County, PA.^3,2
• He was the son of Abraham Hess and Catherine Hoffman.²
• Jacob A. Hess married Amanda A. Klinger, daughter of Elias Klinger and Louisianna Troutman, on 6 August 1865, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.^1,4,5
• Jacob A. Hess died on 9 August 1917, Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 77.³
• He was buried at Mount Peace Cemetery, Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• The son of Abraham & Catherine (Hoffman) Hess, in 1860 he was a farmer living with his family in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 6" tall and had dark hair and gray eyes. He fathered Harvey Adam Lincoln (b. 11/25/64) with Ella Amanda Roadbach, but they apparently never married.
  A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg September 19, 1864, mustered into federal service there September 20 as a private with Co. H, 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 30, 1865.
  He married Amanda S. Klinger August 6, 1865, in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, and fathered Cora Minerva (b. 04/30/66), Anna Victoria (b. 08/04/67), Ida P. (b. 03/10/69, d. 11/06/70), Mary Deborah Ann (b. 10/26/72), William Henry Harrison (b. 10/26/74), John Quincy Adams (b. 06/28/76), Oscar C. (b. 01/25/82), and Mable Catherine (b. 02/28/64). He later moved his family to Schuylkill County where he remained until his death from "aortic stenosis."
  Data source is largely the work of Lykens historian Norm Gasborro.³

• Father*: Abraham Hess² b. 7 Apr 1817, d. 23 Dec 1892
• Mother*: Catherine Hoffman² b. 23 Mar 1816, d. 19 Dec 1873

Cora Minerva Hess¹

• Last Edited: 7 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Cora Minerva Hess was born on 30 April 1866, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Jacob A. Hess and Amanda A. Klinger.¹
• Cora Minerva Hess married William Monroe Stutzman.²
• Cora Minerva Hess died on 25 March 1940, Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 73.²
• She was buried on 29 March 1940, at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, PA.²

• Father*: Jacob A. Hess¹ b. 29 Jan 1840, d. 9 Aug 1917
• Mother*: Amanda A. Klinger¹ b. 7 Oct 1846, d. 23 Sep 1931

William Monroe Stutzman¹

• Last Edited: 3 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Monroe Stutzman was born on 26 April 1853, Union County, PA.²
• He married Cora Minerva Hess, daughter of Jacob A. Hess and Amanda A. Klinger.¹
• William Monroe Stutzman died on 11 August 1922, Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 69.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  STITZMAN
  William Monroe Stitzman [Stutzman], died at 1.20 yesterday afternoon at his residence, 210 S. 9th street, of complications, aged 74 years. Mr. Stitzman was born in Union county, and was the son of Adam and Susan (nee Rohrbach) Stitzman. He was a. member or St. Paul's United Evangelical church. He was last employed at the St, Lawrence Dairy. His wife, Cora M. Hess, a daughter, Mrs. David Morgan and three sons, Ellis, Branchdale, Schuylkill county; Howard and , John, and two brothers, John and Daniel, of Mt. Carmel, and two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Romberger, of Tower City, and Mrs. Samuel Weary, of Mt. Carmel, survive.
  Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania), 12 Aug 1922, Sat, Page 4.⁴
  
• He was buried on 15 August 1922, at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, PA.^2,3

Eva E. Stutzman¹

• Last Edited: 3 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Eva E. Stutzman was born in March 1889.¹
• She was the daughter of William Monroe Stutzman and Cora Minerva Hess.¹
• Eva E. Stutzman married Samuel J. Kerns.²
• Eva E. Stutzman died in 1972.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Eva E. Kerns
  A native of Llewellyn, Mrs. Eva E. Kerns, 83, wife of Samuel Kerns of 724 Reber St., Shoemakersville, died Wednesday morning at her home. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Stutzman. Surviving in addition to her husband are a son and a brother.
  Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon in the Mertz Funeral Home, Laureldale. Interment will be in Epler's Church Cemetery, Leinbachs.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 25 May 1972, Thu, Page 2.⁴
  
• She was buried at Eplers Church Cemetery, Leesport, Berks County, PA.³

• Father*: William Monroe Stutzman¹ b. 26 Apr 1853, d. 11 Aug 1922
• Mother*: Cora Minerva Hess¹ b. 30 Apr 1866, d. 25 Mar 1940

Ellis Harrison Stutzman¹

• Last Edited: 3 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ellis Harrison Stutzman was born on 28 December 1892, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.^2,1,3
• He was the son of William Monroe Stutzman and Cora Minerva Hess.¹
• Ellis Harrison Stutzman married Minnie I. Coleman, daughter of Daniel Alfred Coleman and Ida Salara Koppenhaver, in 1915.^4,5
• Ellis Harrison Stutzman died on 27 July 1965, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 72.^3,6,2
• He was buried at Mount Peace Cemetery, Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA.⁶

• Father*: William Monroe Stutzman¹ b. 26 Apr 1853, d. 11 Aug 1922
• Mother*: Cora Minerva Hess¹ b. 30 Apr 1866, d. 25 Mar 1940

Howard Jacob Stutzman^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Howard Jacob Stutzman was born on 16 December 1895, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^1,3
• He was the son of William Monroe Stutzman and Cora Minerva Hess.¹
• Howard Jacob Stutzman died on 22 July 1954, Community General Hospital, Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 58.³
• He was buried on 26 July 1954, at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, PA.³

• Father*: William Monroe Stutzman¹ b. 26 Apr 1853, d. 11 Aug 1922
• Mother*: Cora Minerva Hess¹ b. 30 Apr 1866, d. 25 Mar 1940

John William Stutzman¹

• Last Edited: 3 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John William Stutzman was born on 16 July 1899, Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2,3
• He was the son of William Monroe Stutzman and Cora Minerva Hess.¹
• John William Stutzman married Alma L. Lehnart.⁴
• John William Stutzman died on 7 August 1978, St. Joseph Hospital, Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 79.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  John W. Stutzman
  John W. Stutzman, 79, of 902 Pottsville Pike, Shoemakersville, a native of Minersville, died at 11:14 Monnday morning at St. Joseph Hospital, Reading, where he had been admitted earlier in the morning.
  Mr. Stutzman was the son of the late William and Cora Hess Stutzman. Before retiring in 1964 he had been employed as a maintenance supervisor by the Reading Railroad for 41 years. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, Shoemakersville.
  Surviving are his widow, the former Alma L. Lenhart; two daughters, Alma L. and Shirley G., wife of William J. Holland, both of Cherry Hill N.J., and a son, John L., of Hermitage; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
  Funeral arrangements are in chayge of the Cramp Funeral Home, Reading.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 08 Aug 1978, Tue, Page 5.³
  
• He was buried at Laudeldale Cemetery, Tuckerton, Berks County, PA.⁵

• Father*: William Monroe Stutzman¹ b. 26 Apr 1853, d. 11 Aug 1922
• Mother*: Cora Minerva Hess¹ b. 30 Apr 1866, d. 25 Mar 1940

Alma L. Lehnart¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Alma L. Lehnart was born in 1904.²
• She married John William Stutzman, son of William Monroe Stutzman and Cora Minerva Hess.¹
• Alma L. Lehnart died in 1990.²
• She was buried at Laudeldale Cemetery, Tuckerton, Berks County, PA.²

James W. Stutzman¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• James W. Stutzman was born on 11 February 1927.¹
• He was the son of John William Stutzman and Alma L. Lehnart.¹
• James W. Stutzman died on 1 December 1962, Perry Township, Berks County, PA, at age 35.¹
• He was buried on 5 December 1962, at Valley Forge Gardens, King of Prussia, Montgomery County, PA.¹
• According to some sources James W. Stutzman was buried at Laudeldale Cemetery, Tuckerton, Berks County, PA.²
• Never married.¹

• Father*: John William Stutzman¹ b. 16 Jul 1899, d. 7 Aug 1978
• Mother*: Alma L. Lehnart¹ b. 1904, d. 1990

John Lenhart Stutzman¹

• Last Edited: 7 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Lenhart Stutzman was born on 8 April 1921, Reading, Berks County, PA.¹
• He was the son of John William Stutzman and Alma L. Lehnart.¹
• John Lenhart Stutzman died on 10 January 2007, Hermitage, Mercer County, PA, at age 85.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  John L. Stutzman, 970 Biscayne Drive, Hermitage, passed away at 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, in his residence. He was 85. Mr. Stutzman was born April 8, 1921, in Reading, Pa., a son of the late John W. and Alma L. Lenhart Stutzman. He graduated in 1939 from Reading High School. John attended Westminster College, New Wilmington, and received his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Kutztown (Pa.) Teacher’s College. He later earned his master’s degree in education from Slippery Rock State University. John retired in 1984 from Sharpsville School District, where he was a sixth-grade elementary school teacher for 28 years. He also coached grade school basketball and was actively involved with the Sharpsville High School athletic department. During the summer and at times after school, he worked for the former Copey’s Moving Co., Sharon. He was a member of IHS Gospel Ministries Church, Hermitage; and was a former longtime member of South Pymatuning (Township) Community Church. John was a lifetime member of Pennsylvania State and National Education associations, and was a volunteer tax preparer for many years with AARP, a retired person’s organization. He enjoyed fishing, camping and time shared with his family, particularly his grandchildren. John served in the Army with the Railway Operating Battalion during World War II. Surviving are: his wife at home, the former Helen P. Summers, whom he married Nov. 2, 1946; a daughter, Patricia “Patty” L. Chaya and her husband Edward, Hermitage; a son, John “Jack” R. Stutzman and his wife Patricia, Fleetwood, Pa; and five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Alma Louise Stutzman and Shirley Ruth Holland; and a brother, James William Stutzman. The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to IHS Gospel Ministries Church, 786 Karen Lane, Hermitage 16148.
  STUTZMAN John L., 85, of 970 Biscayne Drive, Hermitage. Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. today (1-11-07) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@verizon.net Service: Funeral service at 1 p.m. Friday (1-12-07) in IHS Gospel Ministries Church, Hermitage, with the Rev. C. Charles Eckles, pastor, officiating. Sharon Honor Guard will render military honors prior to the service. Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
  Published in The Sharon (PA) Herald, January 11, 2007.³
  
• He was buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage, Mercer County, PA.²

• Father*: John William Stutzman¹ b. 16 Jul 1899, d. 7 Aug 1978
• Mother*: Alma L. Lehnart¹ b. 1904, d. 1990

Alma Louise Stutzman¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Alma Louise Stutzman was born on 14 January 1925, Millmont, Berks County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of John William Stutzman and Alma L. Lehnart.¹
• Alma Louise Stutzman died on 6 February 1998, at age 73.^1,2

• Father*: John William Stutzman¹ b. 16 Jul 1899, d. 7 Aug 1978
• Mother*: Alma L. Lehnart¹ b. 1904, d. 1990

Shirley Ruth Stutzman¹

• Last Edited: 3 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Shirley Ruth Stutzman was born on 8 January 1929, Reading, Berks County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of John William Stutzman and Alma L. Lehnart.¹
• Shirley Ruth Stutzman married William J. Holland in 1953.^1,3
• Shirley Ruth Stutzman was buried at Valley Forge Memorial Gardens, King of Prussia, Montgomery County, PA.³
• She died on 2 June 1998, Cherry Hill Township, Camden County, NJ, at age 69.^1,2,4

• Father*: John William Stutzman¹ b. 16 Jul 1899, d. 7 Aug 1978
• Mother*: Alma L. Lehnart¹ b. 1904, d. 1990

William J. Holland^1,2

• Last Edited: 3 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William J. Holland was born in 1927.³
• He married Shirley Ruth Stutzman, daughter of John William Stutzman and Alma L. Lehnart, in 1953.^1,4
• William J. Holland died on 18 December 1991, Cherry Hill, Camden County, NJ.³
• He was buried at Valley Forge Memorial Gardens, King of Prussia, Montgomery County, PA.³

Minnie I. Coleman¹

• Last Edited: 3 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Minnie I. Coleman was born on 29 August 1899, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2
• She was the daughter of Daniel Alfred Coleman and Ida Salara Koppenhaver.²
• Minnie I. Coleman married Ellis Harrison Stutzman, son of William Monroe Stutzman and Cora Minerva Hess, in 1915.^1,4
• Minnie I. Coleman died on 23 December 1975, Slatington, Berks County, PA, at age 76.^3,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. MINNIE C. STUTZMAN
  Funeral services were held Saturday morning from the Weissinger Funeral Home, Minersville, for Mrs. Minnie C. Stutzman, a former resident of Minersville, who died Tuesday evening at the home of her son, Francis Stutzman, in Slatington. The Rev. Sterling Bashore, pastor of Friedens Lutheran Church, Llewellyn officiated, and interment was in Mount Peace Cemetery.
  Born in Sacramento, August 29, 1899, Mrs. Stutzman was a daughter of the late Daniel and Ida Koppenhaver Coleman. In ill health for the past four years, she was last employed by Phillips Van Heusen Company in the Minersville and Pottsville plants. She was a member of Frieden's Lutheran Church, Llewellyn. Her husband, Ellis Stutzman, preceded her in death in 1965.
  Surviving are a son, Francis of Slatington; three daughters, Mrs. Minerva Tyson of Harrisburg; Mrs. Agnes Raudenbush of Sudlersville, Md; Mrs. Anna Mae Somers of Pine Grove RD2; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
  The Press Herald (Pine Grove, Pennsylvania), 30 Dec 1975, Tue, Page 6.²
  
• She was buried at Mount Peace Cemetery, Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Daniel Alfred Coleman² b. 5 Mar 1869, d. 21 Dec 1913
• Mother*: Ida Salara Koppenhaver² b. 15 Mar 1867, d. 15 Mar 1942

Agnes Sarah Stutzman¹

• Last Edited: 3 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Agnes Sarah Stutzman was born on 24 March 1918, Branchdale, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Ellis Harrison Stutzman and Minnie I. Coleman.¹
• Agnes Sarah Stutzman married William E. Raudenbush.¹
• Agnes Sarah Stutzman died on 13 March 1993, at age 74.¹

• Father*: Ellis Harrison Stutzman¹ b. 28 Dec 1892, d. 27 Jul 1965
• Mother*: Minnie I. Coleman¹ b. 29 Aug 1899, d. 23 Dec 1975

William E. Raudenbush^1,2

• Last Edited: 3 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William E. Raudenbush married Agnes Sarah Stutzman, daughter of Ellis Harrison Stutzman and Minnie I. Coleman.¹
• William E. Raudenbush died before 2003.²

Minerva Ida Stutzman¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Minerva Ida Stutzman was born on 1 February 1916.²
• She was the daughter of Ellis Harrison Stutzman and Minnie I. Coleman.¹
• Some sources record that Minerva Ida Stutzman was born on 1 February 1914, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She married Roy Benjamin Bainbridge, son of James William Bainbridge and Phoebe Jane Klinger.¹
• Minerva Ida Stutzman married William M. Tyson between 1946 and 1949.^1,3
• Minerva Ida Stutzman died on 1 October 2003, Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 87.^1,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Minerva I. Tyson
  Minerva I. Tyson, 87, of Harrisburg, died Wednesday at Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg.
  Born in Silverton, Feb. 1, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Ellis and Minnie Coleman Stutzman.
  She was a member of Linglestown Church, of God and the Linglestown Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary.
  Preceding her in death were her husband, William, on May 3, 1988; a daughter, Donna Kuhns, in 1980.
  Surviving are three sons, William Tyson II, Harrisburg, Leroy Bainbridge, Grantville, and James Bainbridge, Harrisburg; a sister, Anna "Honey" Somers, Orwigsburg; 10 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from Hoover Funeral Home & Crematory Inc., Linglestown. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 04 Oct 2003, Sat, Page 2.⁵
  
• She was buried on 6 October 2003, at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.^4,2

• Father*: Ellis Harrison Stutzman¹ b. 28 Dec 1892, d. 27 Jul 1965
• Mother*: Minnie I. Coleman¹ b. 29 Aug 1899, d. 23 Dec 1975

William M. Tyson^1,2

• Last Edited: 2 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William M. Tyson was born in 1916.³
• He married Minerva Ida Stutzman, daughter of Ellis Harrison Stutzman and Minnie I. Coleman, between 1946 and 1949.^1,4
• William M. Tyson died in 1988.³
• He was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.³

Roy Benjamin Bainbridge^1,2

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Roy Benjamin Bainbridge was born on 21 October 1894, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of James William Bainbridge and Phoebe Jane Klinger.²
• Roy Benjamin Bainbridge married Florence Matilda Starr, daughter of Charles Starr and Elizabeth Wolfe, on 25 March 1916.³
• Roy Benjamin Bainbridge married Minerva Ida Stutzman, daughter of Ellis Harrison Stutzman and Minnie I. Coleman.¹
• Roy Benjamin Bainbridge died on 3 July 1946, Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 51.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  ROY B. BAINBRIDGE
  Roy B. Bainbridge, formerly of Llewellyn, died suddenly at his residence, Blue Ridge Manor, Harrisburg, Wednesday morning.
  Born in Valley View, he was a son . of Mrs. Phoebe and the late James W. Bainbridge.
  He leaves to survive his mother, of Newtown, his wife, Minerva Stutzman Bainbridge, two sons, Leroy and James, and a daughter, Dona Marie, all at home; and these brothers and sisters: William, of Orwigsburg; Mrs. George Swope, Llewellyn; Mrs. Anna Lehman, Pottsville; Howard Tremont; Clifford, Newtown.
  The funeral will be Saturday afternoon from the Halm Brothers Funeral Home, Minersville. Interment in Mt. Peace Cemetery.
  The West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald (Tremont, Pennsylvania), 05 Jul 1946, Fri, Page 1.⁴
  
• He was buried on 6 July 1946, at Mount Peace Cemetery, Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,5,4

• Father*: James William Bainbridge² b. 6 Mar 1865, d. 29 Nov 1937
• Mother*: Phoebe Jane Klinger² b. 19 Oct 1874, d. 3 Jun 1948