Samuel Schoffstall

M, #10714, b. 25 February 1810, d. 9 February 1891
Last Edited=23 Feb 2020
     Samuel Schoffstall is also referred to as Samuel Imschoffstall in some sources. He was born on 25 February 1810. He married Susannah Klinger.1 Samuel Schoffstall died on 9 February 1891, at age 80.2 He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3

Child of Samuel Schoffstall and Susannah Klinger

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 365 (based on information in Peter Klinger's will). Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 365.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29562483/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Susannah Klinger

F, #10715, b. 27 January 1817, d. 1 March 1885
Last Edited=23 Feb 2020
     Susannah Klinger is also referred to as Susanna Klinger in some sources. She was born on 27 January 1817.1,2 She was baptized on 14 April 1817, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1 She married Samuel Schoffstall.3 In 1850, Susanna and her husband Samuel Schoffstall were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Samuel was a farmer. Their household included the following children: Susanna, 9; Elizabeth, 7; Catherine, 4; Ann Eliza, 3; and Amanda, 1.4 Susannah Klinger died on 1 March 1885, at age 68.5 She was buried on 4 March 1885, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.6,7

Child of Susannah Klinger and Samuel Schoffstall

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. II, p. 40. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 364-65. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 365 (based on information in Peter Klinger's will).
  4. [S154] 1850 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, PA; Roll:Roll: M432_775; Page: 397; Image: 359.
  5. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  6. [S107] Newspaper Article, Burial notice for Mrs. Samuel Schoffstall, Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 06 Mar 1885, Fri, Page 4.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29562434/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  8. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.