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Esker Allen Dietrich^1,2

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Esker Allen Dietrich was born on 13 February 1888, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• He was the son of Senary Dietrich and Catharine Barry.³
• Esker Allen Dietrich married Alice Grace Kantner, daughter of George M. Kantner and Lydia Ann Klinger, on 23 July 1921, Seneca County, OH.^1,3
• Esker Allen Dietrich died on 9 December 1973, Marion County, OR, at age 85.⁴

• Father*: Senary Dietrich³
• Mother*: Catharine Barry³

Elijah B. Jenkyn^1,2

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elijah B. Jenkyn was born in 1874.²
• He was the son of Emanuel Jenkyn and Elizabeth Jane Nicholls.²
• Elijah B. Jenkyn married May Violet Kantner, daughter of George M. Kantner and Lydia Ann Klinger.¹
• Elijah B. Jenkyn died in 1940.²
• He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Emanuel Jenkyn² b. 1838, d. 1883
• Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Nicholls² b. 1839, d. 1913

Beth Ludwig¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Beth Ludwig was born in 1920.¹
• She was the daughter of Robert K. Ludwig and Freda H. Kantner.¹
• Beth Ludwig died in 1923.¹
• She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Robert K. Ludwig¹ b. c 1892, d. 1963
• Mother*: Freda H. Kantner¹ b. 4 May 1894, d. 27 Jan 1974

Emanuel Jenkyn¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Emanuel Jenkyn was born in 1838.¹
• He married Elizabeth Jane Nicholls.¹
• Emanuel Jenkyn died in 1883.¹

Elizabeth Jane Nicholls¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Elizabeth Jane Nicholls was born in 1839.¹
• She married Emanuel Jenkyn.¹
• Elizabeth Jane Nicholls died in 1913.¹

Senary Dietrich¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Senary Dietrich married Catharine Barry.¹

Catharine Barry¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Catharine Barry married Senary Dietrich.¹

Robert Robinson¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Robert Robinson married Mary Bradley.¹

Mary Bradley¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Mary Bradley married Robert Robinson.¹

Evelyn Elizabeth Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Evelyn Elizabeth Knecht was born on 21 December 1917, Monroe, La Flore County, OK.¹
• She was the daughter of William Kenneth Knecht and Agnes C. Norbeth.¹
• Evelyn Elizabeth Knecht died before November 2015.²

• Father*: William Kenneth Knecht¹ b. 3 May 1892, d. 17 Aug 1970
• Mother*: Agnes C. Norbeth¹ b. 1 Jan 1896, d. Mar 1976

Janet Norbeth Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Janet Norbeth Knecht was born in 1930, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of William Kenneth Knecht and Agnes C. Norbeth.¹
• Janet Norbeth Knecht died on 6 November 2015, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH.¹
• Online obituary:
  Janet Norbeth Knecht May
  Janet Norbeth Knecht May passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday, November 6th. Janet was born in Tower City, PA in 1930 and lived an adventurous life. She spent much of her life in Hudson, Ohio, but she traveled extensively in Europe and the US. She especially enjoyed her trips to Sweden to visit her sister and nieces, Norbeth and Lisbeth. She spent several of her later years in Pompano Beach, Florida, with her daughter, Rebecca, and she most recently lived in Cincinnati with her daughter, Marybeth.
  A teacher for 33 years, she received her bachelor’s degree from Gettysburg College, and later earned a Master’s degree equivalent. She spent her career teaching advanced English at Streetsboro High School, where she was the chair of the English department, and advisor for the yearbook, student newspaper, literary magazine and the Academic Challenge team. She guided many students from this rural community on a path toward college and later success. For many years, she was also the chief negotiator for the Streetsboro Education Association, eventually winning for the teachers some of the first and most generous benefits in all of northeastern Ohio.
  She was a lifelong, enthusiastic Democrat, working passionately to advocate for the underdogs. Janet was kind and compassionate, opening her home to friends, family, and those in need. She loved to entertain and throw a great party! Her favorite activities were spending time with her grandchildren, creatively beating them at Scrabble, and catching up with her Hudson “coffee club.”
  Janet is survived by her children, Dr. James C. May (Natalie), Stephen W. May (Pamela), Marybeth May Taylor (Calvin) and Suzanne May Felix (Ron), her grandchildren Maddie May; Justin, Matt & Casey May; Ian (Cassie) Yost; Brian (Jaime), Molly, Tim and Hannah Taylor; Ted and Ben Felix; great-grandchildren Sam & Caroline Yost; and best friends for life, Louise Nahas and Lois Oxenrider. She also treasured her close relationships with her May family “brothers and sisters” and her nieces and nephews.
  Janet was predeceased by her daughter, Rebecca May Yost Johnson; her sister, Evelyn Elizabeth Knecht Hansson; her brother, Frederick V. Knecht; and her parents, William K. and Agnes N. Knecht.
  A Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at 11:00 am, at St. Mary’s Church, 340 N. Main Street, Hudson, OH 44236. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Change the World RVA, PO Box 3562, Richmond, VA 23235, a nonprofit organization that helps homeless teenagers succeed in high school and college, (www.changetheworldrva.org) or Richmond Behavioral Health Foundation, 107 South 5th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, which supports services for people with behavioral health challenges and intellectual disabilities, (www.rbha.org/support).²
  

• Father*: William Kenneth Knecht¹ b. 3 May 1892, d. 17 Aug 1970
• Mother*: Agnes C. Norbeth¹ b. 1 Jan 1896, d. Mar 1976

Rebecca May¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Rebecca May was born on 30 January 1957.²
• She was the daughter of James Colbry May and Janet Norbeth Knecht.¹
• Rebecca May died on 3 September 2013, Florida at age 56.^1,3

• Father*: James Colbry May¹
• Mother*: Janet Norbeth Knecht¹ b. 1930, d. 6 Nov 2015

Donald E. Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Donald E. Knecht was born on 15 September 1923.¹
• He was the son of Roy Leo Knecht and Josie Bonning.¹
• Donald E. Knecht married Josie Bailey, daughter of Joe E. Bailey and Ellen M. (?), on 25 June 1950, First Baptist Church, Chickasha, Grady County, OK.²
• Donald E. Knecht died on 7 February 2002, at age 78.¹
• He was buried at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, TX.³

• Father*: Roy Leo Knecht¹ b. 10 Jun 1888, d. 5 Apr 1962
• Mother*: Josie Bonning¹