Valentine Savidge

M, #7628, b. 28 May 1800, d. 8 February 1877
Last Edited=10 Dec 2022
     Valentine Savidge was born on 28 May 1800. He married Mary Reed, daughter of John Reed and Eva (?), on 17 March 1822, Augustaville, Northumberland County, PA. Valentine Savidge died on 8 February 1877, at age 76.

Child of Valentine Savidge and Mary Reed

Balinda Savidge1

F, #7629, b. 27 December 1827, d. 19 April 1854
Last Edited=17 Mar 2024
     Balinda Savidge was born on 27 December 1827. She was the daughter of Valentine Savidge and Mary Reed. Balinda Savidge married Samuel Klinger, son of Alexander Klinger and Elizabeth Schwalm, in 1848.2 Balinda Savidge died on 19 April 1854, at age 26. She was buried at Union Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.3,4
Father*Valentine Savidge b. 28 May 1800, d. 8 Feb 1877
Mother*Mary Reed b. 25 Feb 1803, d. 16 Feb 1846

Children of Balinda Savidge and Samuel Klinger

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 245, 389-390, referred to at different places as eityher "Belinda" or "Rebecca"; not clear which is correct). Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20367912/samuel-klinger. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 245.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92501304/…
  5. [S154] 1850 U.S. Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_775; Page: 389A; Image: 347.
  6. [S187] 1860 United States Census, Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1104; Page: 792; Image: 187; Family History Library Film: 805104.

Mary Reed

F, #7639, b. 25 February 1803, d. 16 February 1846
Last Edited=5 Feb 2002
     Mary Reed was buried at Coleman's Church. She was born on 25 February 1803. She was the daughter of John Reed and Eva (?) Mary Reed married Valentine Savidge on 17 March 1822, Augustaville, Northumberland County, PA. Mary Reed died on 16 February 1846, at age 42.
Father*John Reed
Mother*Eva (?)

Child of Mary Reed and Valentine Savidge

Samuel Klinger

M, #7648, b. 22 August 1824, d. 14 April 1891
Last Edited=17 Mar 2024
     Samuel Klinger was born on 22 August 1824, Philip Klinger Homestead, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1 He was the son of Alexander Klinger and Elizabeth Schwalm. Samuel Klinger was baptized on 19 September 1824, Zion (Klinger's) Chiurch, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.2,3 Some sources record that Samuel Klinger was born in 1827.4 He married Balinda Savidge, daughter of Valentine Savidge and Mary Reed, in 1848.5 In the 1850 US Census for Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Samuel and "Balinda" are listed with two children, "Addaline" (age 1) and "'Olaver" (age 6 months.)6 Samuel Klinger married Catharine Kissinger, daughter of John Kissinger and Elizabeth Hawk, in 1857.7,8 At the time of the 1860 Census, Samuel and Catharine were living in Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County. Their household included 4 children: Adeline, Frank, Jefferson, and Emma.9 Samuel served as a private with Co. K, 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War, from November, 1862, until August 18, 1863.5 Samuel was appprently unmarried at the time of the 1870 Census. His household in Wiconisco Township, where he worked in a mine, included 3 son, Jefferson, Alexander, and Alfred.10 Samuel Klinger married Rebecca Cooper, daughter of Adam Cooper and Elizabeth Lebo, after 1870.11,10 In 1880, Samuel was a coal miner in Wiconisco, Dauphin County. He and Rebecca were living with 3 children: Alfred, Thomas, and Carrie.12 Samuel Klinger died on 14 April 1891, at age 66.1 He was buried at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.5 In 1900, Samuel's widow Rebecca was living in Wiconisco with 2 of her children, Clinton and Carrie.13
Father*Alexander Klinger b. 16 Sep 1797, d. 22 Jul 1827
Mother*Elizabeth Schwalm b. 12 Dec 1797, d. 25 Mar 1843

Children of Samuel Klinger and Balinda Savidge

Children of Samuel Klinger and Catharine Kissinger

Children of Samuel Klinger and Rebecca Cooper

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 353-54. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 55. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S932] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), Klingers Lutheran Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  4. [S723] Phillip A. Rice, Jodi A. Germani and Jean A. Dellock, Dauphin County Vital Records, Volume I (Laughlingtown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991), Wiconisco Calvary Cemetery Listings, p. 223. Hereinafter cited as Dauphin County Vital Records, Vol. I.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20367912/samuel-klinger. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  6. [S154] 1850 U.S. Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_775; Page: 389A; Image: 347.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25976888/…
  8. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 314. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  9. [S187] 1860 United States Census, Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1104; Page: 792; Image: 187; Family History Library Film: 805104.
  10. [S190] 1870 US Census, Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1335; Page: 774A; Image: 672; Family History Library Film: 552834.
  11. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com.
  12. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1124; Family History Film: 1255124; Page: 288D; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 0763.
  13. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1404; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1241404.