Amelia Loretta Klinger
F, #8084, b. 6 April 1872, d. 1954
Last Edited=23 Jan 2008
Amelia Loretta Klinger was born on 6 April 1872.1 She was the daughter of Johannes Klinger and Christiana Deibert. Amelia Loretta Klinger married David Calvin Klinger, son of David S. Klinger and Barbara Merkel Wiest, on 6 November 1891. At the time of the 1910 Census, Amelia and her husband David were living in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where David was a carpenter. Amelia and David had been married 18 years and had given birth to 7 children, all of whom were then living.2 In 1920, Amelia and "Calvin" were living in the borough of Lykens, with 7 of their children, where Calvin was a carpenter.3 In 1930, Amelia and David were living on Second Street in Lykens with 4 of their children. David was a carpenter for a planning mill. Amelia's widowed mother Christina was living with them.4 Amelia Loretta Klinger died in 1954. She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, near Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.
Father* | Johannes Klinger b. 8 Feb 1843, d. 26 May 1918 |
Mother* | Christiana Deibert b. 14 Jun 1847, d. 16 Oct 1934 |
Children of Amelia Loretta Klinger and David Calvin Klinger
- Francis Oliver Klinger+ b. 16 Mar 1892, d. 23 Feb 1972
- Katie Regina Klinger b. 1893, d. 19 Nov 1984
- Harry Albert Klinger+ b. 29 Sep 1895, d. 29 Aug 1949
- John Irvin Klinger+ b. 24 Sep 1898, d. 30 May 1981
- Carlos Earl Klinger+ b. 11 Oct 1901, d. Jul 1984
- Flora M. Klinger b. 15 May 1905, d. 30 Nov 1990
- Richard Roosevelt Klinger+ b. 27 Jan 1908, d. 25 Jan 1995
- Grace Christiana Klinger b. 4 Dec 1911, d. 16 Nov 1981
- Vera Mae Klinger+ b. 25 Feb 1916, d. 19 Apr 1993
Citations
- [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 360, 418. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
- [S199] 1910 Census , Upper Mahantongo Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1419; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 318.
- [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens East Ward, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 1088.
- [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 951.0.
David Calvin Klinger
M, #8085, b. 16 February 1870, d. 6 January 1931
Last Edited=26 Jan 2021
David Calvin Klinger is also referred to as Calvin David Klinger in some sources.1,2 He was born on 16 February 1870, near Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.3 He was the son of David S. Klinger and Barbara Merkel Wiest. David Calvin Klinger married Amelia Loretta Klinger, daughter of Johannes Klinger and Christiana Deibert, on 6 November 1891. David Calvin Klinger died on 6 January 1931, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 60.2 He was buried on 10 January 1931, at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.2
Newspaper obituary:
CALVIN KLINGER BURIED SATURDAY
Funeral services for David Calvin Klinger, who died suddenly last Tuesday, were held from the residence in Lykens last Saturday afternoon. Rev. Walter Hartzeil, pastor of Christ Reformed Church officiated and interment was made in Fairview cemetery at Williamstown.
Mr. Klinger had been a Contract carpenter in Lykens for nearly twenty years. It was while he was working in the yards of the Home Lumber and Construction Company, Williamstown, that he fell a victim of a paralytic stroke. Mr. Klinger and his son had been engaged in a small repair job at a nearby home, and his son walked across the street on an errand. When he returned to the yards he found his father dead.
Deceased was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Klinger and was born at Klingerstown. He was married to Miss Amelia Klinger of Klingerstown in November 1891.
His wife and the following children survive: (Jarlos, Jol.n, rrancis, Harry Katie, Richard and Levi of Lykens and Grace and Flora of Pottstown.
Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 15 Jan 1931, Thu, Page 4.4
Newspaper obituary:
CALVIN KLINGER BURIED SATURDAY
Funeral services for David Calvin Klinger, who died suddenly last Tuesday, were held from the residence in Lykens last Saturday afternoon. Rev. Walter Hartzeil, pastor of Christ Reformed Church officiated and interment was made in Fairview cemetery at Williamstown.
Mr. Klinger had been a Contract carpenter in Lykens for nearly twenty years. It was while he was working in the yards of the Home Lumber and Construction Company, Williamstown, that he fell a victim of a paralytic stroke. Mr. Klinger and his son had been engaged in a small repair job at a nearby home, and his son walked across the street on an errand. When he returned to the yards he found his father dead.
Deceased was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Klinger and was born at Klingerstown. He was married to Miss Amelia Klinger of Klingerstown in November 1891.
His wife and the following children survive: (Jarlos, Jol.n, rrancis, Harry Katie, Richard and Levi of Lykens and Grace and Flora of Pottstown.
Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 15 Jan 1931, Thu, Page 4.4
Father* | David S. Klinger b. 15 May 1827, d. 11 Feb 1916 |
Mother* | Barbara Merkel Wiest b. 1 Mar 1832, d. 25 Jan 1894 |
Children of David Calvin Klinger and Amelia Loretta Klinger
- Francis Oliver Klinger+ b. 16 Mar 1892, d. 23 Feb 1972
- Katie Regina Klinger b. 1893, d. 19 Nov 1984
- Harry Albert Klinger+ b. 29 Sep 1895, d. 29 Aug 1949
- John Irvin Klinger+ b. 24 Sep 1898, d. 30 May 1981
- Carlos Earl Klinger+ b. 11 Oct 1901, d. Jul 1984
- Flora M. Klinger b. 15 May 1905, d. 30 Nov 1990
- Richard Roosevelt Klinger+ b. 27 Jan 1908, d. 25 Jan 1995
- Grace Christiana Klinger b. 4 Dec 1911, d. 16 Nov 1981
- Vera Mae Klinger+ b. 25 Feb 1916, d. 19 Apr 1993
Citations
- [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens East Ward, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 1088.
- [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 6562; Filed: January 8, 1931; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
- [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 354, 360, 419. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
- [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for David Calvin Klinger, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 15 Jan 1931, Thu, Page 4.