Sarah Wiest
F, #11076, b. 21 February 1816, d. 28 February 1865
Last Edited=26 Dec 2006
Sarah Wiest is also referred to as Sallie in some sources.1 She was born on 21 February 1816, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3 She was the daughter of Johannes Wiest and Catharine Merkel. Sarah Wiest married William Strohecker. Sarah Wiest died on 28 February 1865, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 49.2
| Father* | Johannes Wiest b. 13 Feb 1794, d. 10 Oct 1881 |
| Mother* | Catharine Merkel b. 26 Feb 1793, d. 2 May 1858 |
Child of Sarah Wiest and William Strohecker
- Moses W. Strohecker+4 b. 12 Jul 1852, d. 29 Sep 1910
Citations
- [S21] Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (Chicago, IL: J. L. Floyd & Co., 1911). Hereinafter cited as Annals of Northumberland County.
- [S95] Barbara Lenker, Lenker Family Database (Online: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com). Hereinafter cited as Lenker Family Database.
- [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
- [S401] Brian Barr Wiest, Genealogy of the Wiest Family (Transcribed and updated by Bruce T. Hall, 2001: Unpublished typescript, undated). Hereinafter cited as Wiest Family History.
Barbara Merkel Wiest
F, #11087, b. 1 March 1832, d. 25 January 1894
Last Edited=17 Mar 2024
Barbara Merkel Wiest was born on 1 March 1832, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2 She was the daughter of Johannes Wiest and Catharine Merkel. Barbara Merkel Wiest married David S. Klinger, son of Alexander Klinger and Elizabeth Schwalm, in 1851.3 Barbara Merkel Wiest died on 25 January 1894, at age 61.1 She was buried at Saint Michaels Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.4
| Father* | Johannes Wiest b. 13 Feb 1794, d. 10 Oct 1881 |
| Mother* | Catharine Merkel b. 26 Feb 1793, d. 2 May 1858 |
Children of Barbara Merkel Wiest and David S. Klinger
- Amelia Klinger+ b. 16 Sep 1851, d. 13 Jul 1913
- Barbara Jane Klinger+ b. 28 Dec 1853, d. 31 May 1917
- Preston Wiest Klinger+5 b. 22 Mar 1856, d. 8 Dec 1931
- Johannes Klinger b. 17 Jul 1857, d. 15 Jun 1861
- Christiana Klinger+ b. 9 Jul 1861, d. 20 Jun 1932
- Catharine Klinger+ b. 8 Apr 1863, d. 21 Feb 1939
- Francis Albert Klinger+ b. 19 May 1865, d. 9 Dec 1942
- Otis Wilson Klinger+ b. 2 Jun 1867, d. 18 Aug 1950
- David Calvin Klinger+ b. 16 Feb 1870, d. 6 Jan 1931
- Infant daughter Klinger6 b. 11 Jan 1874, d. 11 Jan 1874
- Alexander W. Klinger+ b. 15 Jul 1875, d. 1 Nov 1945
Citations
- [S95] Barbara Lenker, Lenker Family Database (Online: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com). Hereinafter cited as Lenker Family Database.
- [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 260. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
- [S21] Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (Chicago, IL: J. L. Floyd & Co., 1911), p. 550. Hereinafter cited as Annals of Northumberland County.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29995639/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
- [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 118495 (1931); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
- [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 295. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.