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Richard J. McCommon¹

• Last Edited: 12 Feb 2026

• Relationship: 6th great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Richard J. McCommon was born on 29 August 1987.^2,3
• He was the son of Richard McCommon Sr. and Trudy Ann Miller.¹
• Richard J. McCommon died on 30 June 2013, Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA, at age 25.^1,2
• He was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Richard McCommon Sr.¹
• Mother*: Trudy Ann Miller¹ b. 9 Sep 1965, d. 16 Nov 2005

Malinda Alice Bowman¹

• Last Edited: 16 Feb 2026

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

• Malinda Alice Bowman was born on 5 March 1868, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Henry Bowman and Phoebe Ann Klinger.¹
• Malinda Alice Bowman married Henry Zimmerman.²
• Malinda Alice Bowman died on 27 December 1922, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA, at age 54.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  GREEN RIDGE WOMAN DIED YESTERDAY
  Malinda Alice Zimmerman, aged 57 years, of Green Ridge, succumbed at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon her home following a week's illness with a complication of diseases.
  Mrs. Zimmerman was born in Klingerstown, and for the past twenty one years has been a resident of this vicinity. She was well known and highly esteemed and formed a large circle of friends who were shocked when news of her passing away was circulated in town. Her death will be mourned by many.
  Surviving are her husband, Henry Zimmerman and the following, children: Charles F., Mount Carmel; George, Buck Run; Harry, and Miss Agnes, at home. There remain also two step-sons, William and James, of Shamokin.
  The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon. Services will be conducted at her late home at 1:30 o'clock, by the Rev. James Daniel Kistler, pastor of the Evangelical church, of this city, and interment will be made in the Mount Carmel cemetery. Funeral Director Irvin has charge.
  Mount Carmel Item, December 28, 1922, Page 1.²
  

• Father*: Henry Bowman¹ b. 1830, d. 21 Sep 1898
• Mother*: Phoebe Ann Klinger¹ b. 29 Dec 1837, d. 31 Dec 1916

Catherine Bowman

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2026

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

• Catherine Bowman was born circa 1863.¹
• She was the daughter of Henry Bowman and Phoebe Ann Klinger.
• The 1880 Census lists a Kate A. Good, as daughter of Henry and Phoebe Bowman. She was married to "W. Good." In 1928, the obituary for her sister Emma, she is listed as "Mrs. Edward Irvin" of Gratz. A 1931 obituary for her brother John Monroe Bowman lists her as "Kate Irving" and living in Florida. Further details about Kate have not been located.^2,3,4

• Father*: Henry Bowman b. 1830, d. 21 Sep 1898
• Mother*: Phoebe Ann Klinger b. 29 Dec 1837, d. 31 Dec 1916

John Monroe Bowman

• Last Edited: 23 Feb 2026

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

• John Monroe Bowman was born on 8 August 1865, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Henry Bowman and Phoebe Ann Klinger.
• John Monroe Bowman married Hettie J. Kulp on 12 October 1889, Northumberland County, PA.³
• John Monroe Bowman died on 30 April 1931, Northumberland County, PA, at age 65.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  J. M. BOWMAN SUCCUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS
  Father-in-Law of Assemblyman Atwater Eveland and Well Known Citizen, Expires at Home Along the Trevorton Road
  John Monroe Bowman, life-long resident of this section, esteemed citizen and father-in-law of Assemblyman Atwater Eveland, died at his home along the Trevorton road at 8 o'clock last evening. Death, which was due to a complication of diseases, came after an illness dating back to last December.
  During recent weeks the condition of the stricken man had become especially precarious and to loved ones who had been most devoted in their ministrations thruout his prolonged illness, it had been apparent for several days that he could not survive. Death came peacefully last evening to end a useful and honorable life.
  The deceased was born at Klingerstown, 66 years ago. He came to Shamokin at an early age and had resided in this section ever since, becoming widely known as a teamster and later as truck driver.
  Mr. Bowman was a man of even temperament, devoted in his friendships and enjoyed the respect and esteem of a large number of friends who will be deeply shocked to learn of his death.
  Fraternally he was affiliated with Tobin Lodge, 356, Knights of Pythias and Shickalimmy Tribe of Red Men.
  Surviving to mourn his passing are the following children: Mrs. Emma Reigle of Irish Valley, Henry of Trevorton, John, Charles, Mrs. Fred Campbell, and Mrs. Atwater Eveland, all of Shamokin. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Kate Irving of Florida, and Mrs. Etta Lupold of Red Cross.
  The funeral will be held Monday afternoon with services at the late home at 2 o'clock in charge Rev. Guy Gooderham, pastor of the Christian and Missionary Alliance church. Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows' cemetery.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch, May 1, 1931, Page 1.²
  

• Father*: Henry Bowman b. 1830, d. 21 Sep 1898
• Mother*: Phoebe Ann Klinger b. 29 Dec 1837, d. 31 Dec 1916

Charles Bowman

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2026

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

• Charles Bowman was born in April 1876, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2,3
• He was the son of Henry Bowman and Phoebe Ann Klinger.
• Charles Bowman married Sadie Zimmerman.¹
• Charles Bowman married Cora Viola Bower in May 1901, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• Charles Bowman died on 9 July 1907, Fountain Springs State Hospital, Butler Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 31; Charles died as a result of injuries received while working as a miner at Burnside Colliery. One newspaper reported:
  "MINER FALLS 165 FEET DOWN BURNSIDE BREAST
  "Charles Bowman, a miner employed at Burnside, was working in a steep breast. This morning he fired a shot, and while groping in the smoke lost his footing and fell 165 feet to the bottom. He was fatally injured."^3,4

• Father*: Henry Bowman b. 1830, d. 21 Sep 1898
• Mother*: Phoebe Ann Klinger b. 29 Dec 1837, d. 31 Dec 1916

Hettie J. Kulp¹

• Last Edited: 16 Feb 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Hettie J. Kulp was born in 1865.^1,2
• She married John Monroe Bowman, son of Henry Bowman and Phoebe Ann Klinger, on 12 October 1889, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• Hettie J. Kulp died on 24 December 1893.²
• She was buried at Shamokin Cemeteery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.²

Henry Zimmerman¹

• Last Edited: 16 Feb 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Henry Zimmerman married Malinda Alice Bowman, daughter of Henry Bowman and Phoebe Ann Klinger.¹

Emma J. Bowman¹

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2026

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

• Emma J. Bowman was born on 13 February 1859, Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Henry Bowman and Phoebe Ann Klinger.¹
• Emma J. Bowman married George W. Fegley in July 1877.^3,2,4
• Emma J. Bowman died on 7 January 1928, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA, at age 68.^2,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Emma Fegley
  Mrs.: Emma Fegley, wife of the late George Fegley, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ray Thomas in Wiconisco, Saturday morning at 5:30 o'clock, after an illness of five days from lobar pneumonia. a later going to Wiconisco. She was resident of Lykens for many, years, born in Hickory Corners, Feb. 13, 1859, and was married at Lykens to George Fegley, who preceded her in death about 25 years ago.
  Surviving are the a the following children: Sadie, (Mrs. Charles Reigle), and Hattie, (Mrs. Samuel Snyder), both of Lykens; George Fegley of Highspire; James Fegley, Mrs. Ray Thomas), both of Wiconisco; Emma, (Mrs. Charles Freeburn), Harrisburg, and Eva, (Mrs. Howard Offinger), of Newark, J. Two sisters, Mrs. Edward Irvin and Mrs. Etta Lupold of Gratz, and one brother Monroe Bowman of Trevorton, also survive.
  The funeral was held from the Thomas home Tuesday afternoon at two o o'clock, the Rev. W. S. Van Horn in charge, after which burial was in the Union cemetery, Lykens.
  The Standard, January 13, 1928, Page 8.⁵
  
• She was buried at Citizens Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Henry Bowman¹ b. 1830, d. 21 Sep 1898
• Mother*: Phoebe Ann Klinger¹ b. 29 Dec 1837, d. 31 Dec 1916

George W. Fegley¹

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• George W. Fegley was born on 23 April 1858, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He married Emma J. Bowman, daughter of Henry Bowman and Phoebe Ann Klinger, in July 1877.^3,1,4
• George W. Fegley died on 26 August 1901, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 43. George died at home as a result of injuries (including a crushed skull) sustained in a serious fall while he was working at Short Mountain Colliery near Lykens and Wiconisco.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Death of George Fegley
  On Monday about 12:30 p. m., while Edwin Swab of North Second street, and George Fegley of South street, miners employed at Short Mountain colliery, were proceeding down the manway to the gangway to eat their dinner after having fired two shots, they were overcome by powder smoke and fell to the bottom. Swab escaped with a few severe cuts on the left side of the face and head, but Fegley's skull was crushed and he died a few moments after he reached his home. The accident occurred in the White's vein, Short Mountain drift.
  Mr. Swab says he was in the lead going down the manway and when he regained consciousness found himself in the dark at the bottom. On lighting his lamp he discovered his companion lying unconscious near him, and by fanning him with his hat endeavored to revive him, but failing in this went for help and had him taken outside, from which point he was conveyed to his [h]ome in the company's ambulance. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and was attended by Lykens Local, No. 1062, U. M. W. of A., and Washington Camp, No. 238, P. O. S. of A., to both of which he belonged, besides a large number of friends and relatives. Services were held in the U. B. church by the pastor, Rev. A. H. Souillard, after which interment was made in Citizens' cemetery.
  The floral offerings were numerous and handsome. The pall bearers were William Harper, Harry Trout, David Stence, Samuel Spangler, Henry Holwigand Isaac O. Dietrich. The family desire to thank all who in any way assisted them in their sad affliction.
  Deceased was a son of the late James Fegley and was born in Lykens on the 23rd of April, 1858, making his age 43 years, 4 months and 3 days. In July, 1877, he married Emma Bowman at this place, the union being blest with ten children, eight of which, two boys and six girls, whose ages range from three to twenty-one years, together with the wife, survive.
  Those attending the funeral from a distance were Mrs. Annie Domschke, sister, of New York city; Charles Fsgley, a brother, of Philadelphia; Monroe Bowman, Shamokin; Henry Zimmerman and wife, Green Ridge ; Mrs. Ed Fegley and two children, Tower City; Jacob Hoffman, wife and children, Williamstown.
  The Standard, August 30, 1901, Page 1.³
  
• He was buried at Citizens Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.²

Claude F. Fegley¹

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2026

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

• Claude F. Fegley was born on 5 October 1877, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of George W. Fegley and Emma J. Bowman.¹
• Claude F. Fegley died on 8 October 1896, of consumption after a lingering illness, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 19.^2,4
• He was buried at Citizens Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: George W. Fegley¹ b. 23 Apr 1858, d. 26 Aug 1901
• Mother*: Emma J. Bowman¹ b. 13 Feb 1859, d. 7 Jan 1928

Sarah Ann Fegley¹

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2026

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

• Sarah Ann Fegley also went by the name of Sadie.
• She was born on 25 June 1880, Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of George W. Fegley and Emma J. Bowman.¹
• Sarah Ann Fegley married Charles Calvin Riegle on 3 March 1898, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• Sarah Ann Fegley died on 27 March 1964, Milton Convalescent Home, Milton, Northumberland County, PA, at age 83.^1,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Sarah Ann Reigle
  Mrs. Sarah Ann Reigle, 83, a former Lykens resident, a Fernsdale resident for the past 20 years, died last Friday afternoon at the Milton Convalescent Home. She was born in Lykens to the late George and Emma Bowman Fegley. Her husband Charles died many years ago.
  Surviving are two brothers, George, Highspire; and James, Hattie Snyder, a Lykens; Mrs. Philadelphia; three sisters, Mrs. Emma Freeburn, Harrisburg; and Mrs. Eva Offinger, Florida; two sons, William, Ferndale, with whom she made her home; and Robert, West Chester; and a daughter, Mrs. Mryl Diamond, Long Island.
  Funeral was held Monday from C. F. Schnaidt Funeral Home, Royal Oak. Interment was in Whitt Chapel Memorial Cemetery.
  Pottsville Republican, April 3, 1964, Page 15.⁴
  

• Father*: George W. Fegley¹ b. 23 Apr 1858, d. 26 Aug 1901
• Mother*: Emma J. Bowman¹ b. 13 Feb 1859, d. 7 Jan 1928

Charles Calvin Riegle¹

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles Calvin Riegle was born on 21 September 1872, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He married Sarah Ann Fegley, daughter of George W. Fegley and Emma J. Bowman, on 3 March 1898, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• Charles Calvin Riegle died on 3 December 1929, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 57.¹
• He was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.³

Robert R. Riegle¹

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2026

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

• Robert R. Riegle was born on 17 April 1903, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Charles Calvin Riegle and Sarah Ann Fegley.¹
• Robert R. Riegle married Leanore Brinton in 1935.^2,3
• Robert R. Riegle died on 15 June 1967, West Chester, Chester County, PA, at age 64.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  ROBERT R. RIEGLE
  Robert R. Riegle, 64, husband of Mrs. Lenore Brinton Riegle, 507 Hillside dr., West Chester, died at his home Saturday evening.
  Born in Lykens, he was a son of the late Charles R. and Sarah Fegley Riegle.
  Mr. Riegle was an English teacher and former football coach at Henderson High School since 1946. Previous to his teaching in West Chester, he was a teacher and football coach at Toms River High School, N. J., where he had several championship teams. He was also football coach and director of athletics at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Fla.
  Mr. Riegle was a graduate of Lykens High School and Lebanon Valley College, Annville. He also did post graduate work at West Chester State College, LaSalle University, N. Y. and Rutgers University, Princeton, N.J.
  An authority on the BaconShakespeare controversy, he had written many articles on the subject which were published in the Baconiana in England.
  In addition to his wife, he is survived by a grandson, William R. Greenwalt Jr., of Bowie, Md; a brother, William G. Riegle, of Ferndale, Mich. A daughter, Mrs. Barbara Leanore Greenwalt preceded him in death in 1958.
  Lykens Register, July 27, 1967, Page 10.⁴
  
• He was buried at Longwood Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, PA.³

• Father*: Charles Calvin Riegle¹ b. 21 Sep 1872, d. 3 Dec 1929
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Fegley¹ b. 25 Jun 1880, d. 27 Mar 1964

Leanore Brinton¹

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Leanore Brinton was born in 1909.²
• She married Robert R. Riegle, son of Charles Calvin Riegle and Sarah Ann Fegley, in 1935.^1,3
• Leanore Brinton died in 1988.²
• She was buried at Longwood Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, PA.²

Barbara Lea Riegle¹

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2026

• Relationship: 4th great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Barbara Lea Riegle was born on 11 December 1936, Lakewood, NJ.¹
• She was the daughter of Robert R. Riegle and Leanore Brinton.¹
• Barbara Lea Riegle married William Richard Greenwalt circa February 1956.²
• Barbara Lea Riegle died on 19 October 1958, Memorial Hospital, West Chester, Chester County, PA, at age 21.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. BARBARA GREENWALT
  Mrs. Barbara Lea Greenwalt, age, 21, wife of William R. Greenwalt of West Chester, died in a Chester County Hospital.
  She was the daughter of Robert R. and Lenore B. Reigle, and was employed by the Bell Telephone Company, prior to her marriage.
  She is survived by her husband, one son, William R Greenwalt, Jr; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reigle and a grandmother, Mrs, Sarah Reigle.
  Mrs. Greenwalt's father wast formerly of Lykens, and is now a professor is the West Chester schools Her grandmother was the former Sarah Fegley of Lykens.
  Lykens Register, November 28, 1958, Page 1.³
  
• She was buried at Longwood Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Robert R. Riegle¹ b. 17 Apr 1903, d. 15 Jun 1967
• Mother*: Leanore Brinton¹ b. 1909, d. 1988

William Richard Greenwalt¹

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Richard Greenwalt was born on 11 October 1935.²
• He married Barbara Lea Riegle, daughter of Robert R. Riegle and Leanore Brinton, circa February 1956.¹
• William Richard Greenwalt died on 17 September 2017, Bowie, Prince George's County, MD, at age 81.²
• He was buried at Longwood Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, PA.²

Estella Mae Fegley¹

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2026

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

• Estella Mae Fegley was born on 30 May 1882, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of George W. Fegley and Emma J. Bowman.¹
• Estella Mae Fegley married John R. Richardson in 1901.²
• Estella Mae Fegley died on 1 May 1925, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 42.¹
• She was buried at Patriotic Order Sons of America Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: George W. Fegley¹ b. 23 Apr 1858, d. 26 Aug 1901
• Mother*: Emma J. Bowman¹ b. 13 Feb 1859, d. 7 Jan 1928

John R. Richardson¹

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John R. Richardson was born on 7 March 1880, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He married Estella Mae Fegley, daughter of George W. Fegley and Emma J. Bowman, in 1901.¹
• John R. Richardson died on 24 October 1953, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 73.¹
• He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.¹

Hattie Fegley¹

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2026

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

• Hattie Fegley was born on 14 December 1883, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of George W. Fegley and Emma J. Bowman.¹
• Hattie Fegley married Samuel Jerome Snyder in 1902.²
• Hattie Fegley died on 18 October 1971, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 87.¹
• She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: George W. Fegley¹ b. 23 Apr 1858, d. 26 Aug 1901
• Mother*: Emma J. Bowman¹ b. 13 Feb 1859, d. 7 Jan 1928

Samuel Jerome Snyder¹

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Samuel Jerome Snyder was born on 21 June 1878, Loyalton, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He married Hattie Fegley, daughter of George W. Fegley and Emma J. Bowman, in 1902.¹
• Samuel Jerome Snyder died on 5 October 1957, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.¹
• He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.¹