Alberta Mae Howard

F, #4381, b. 3 November 1923, d. 28 December 1992
  • Last Edited: 26 Oct 2009
  • Alberta Mae Howard was born on 3 November 1923, RD, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Alberta Mae Howard married Homer Allen Deibler, son of John Deibler and Laura Umholtz, on 27 February 1943, Rife, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • Alberta Mae Howard married Paul Leon Brown, son of Sylvester C. Brown and Ruth Amelia Snyder, on 30 June 1956.
  • Alberta Mae Howard died on 28 December 1992, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA, at age 69.2
  • She was buried on 31 December 1992, at Zion (Hoover's) Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Rife, Dauphin County, PA.3

Children of Alberta Mae Howard and Homer Allen Deibler

Children of Alberta Mae Howard and Paul Leon Brown

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 279. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  3. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."

Robert Alton Howard

M, #4382, b. 4 February 1924, d. 12 September 1969
  • Last Edited: 11 May 2021
  • Robert Alton Howard was born on 4 February 1924, RD, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Robert Alton Howard died on 12 September 1969, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 45.1,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    R.A.Howard, 44, Millersburg RD
    Robert A. Howard, 44, of Millersburg RD, died Friday at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was a member of Zion's Lutheran Church. Millersburg RD.
    Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Marie Howard: a son, Robert A., at home; the father, Isaac L. R. Howard, of Elizabethville; five sisters, Mrs. George Boyer of Millersburg RD, Mrs. John Hoover of Harrisburg; Mrs. Paul Brown and Mrs. Gerald Lenker, both of Pillow, and Mrs. Marlin Buffing[ton] of Halifax RD1; five brothers, Mark of Newburg, Eugene of Halifax RD, Donald and Richard, both of Millersburg, and Harold of Elizabethville.
    Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Zion's Lutheran Church, Millersburg RD, with the Rev. Richard Starr, his pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville. There will be no viewing.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 13 Sep 1969, Sat, Page 4.2
  • He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.3

Children of Robert Alton Howard and Elah Marie Hartman

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 279. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Robert A. Howard, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 13 Sep 1969, Sat, Page 4.
  3. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."

Theodore Klinger

M, #4383, b. 12 December 1876, d. 10 May 1956
  • Last Edited: 2 May 2019
  • Theodore Klinger was born on 12 December 1876, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Francis Klinger and Harriet Troutman.
  • Theodore Klinger married Mary McClata Williard, daughter of Jonathan Carl Williard and Elmira Myah Klinger, on 15 November 1893, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.
  • Theodore Klinger died on 10 May 1956, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Theodore Klinger, 79, Of Lykens R. D., Dies
    Theodore Klinger, 79-year-old retired farmer, died yesterday at the home of a son, Mark Klinger, Lykens R.D. He was the brother of Mrs. Lottie Shirk, of Lebanon.
    Klinger belonged to St. John's Lutheran Church at Berrysburg.
    He is survived by a second sister, Mrs. Jennie Dunlevy, Elizabethville; two other sons, Harry, Berrysburg, and Eston, Elizabethville R.D; four daughters: Mrs. Homer Feidt, Mrs. Lee Snyder, and Mrs. Isaac Howard, all of Millersburg R.D., and Mrs. Homer Lebo, Elizabethville; a brother, William, of Gratz; 33 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.
    Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 11 May 1956, Fri, Page 2.3
  • He was buried at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.4

Children of Theodore Klinger and Mary McClata Williard

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 276. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Theodore Klinger, Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 11 May 1956, Fri, Page 2.
  4. [S189] Oscar H. Stroh, compiler, Dauphin County, PA Tombstone Inscriptions, Volume III (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1993), p. 18. Hereinafter cited as Dauphin County Tombstone Inscriptions.

Mark Albert Howard

M, #4384, b. 10 October 1926, d. 19 January 1977
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2020
  • Mark Albert Howard was born on 10 October 1926, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Mark Albert Howard died on 19 January 1977, Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA, at age 50.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MARK A. HOWARD
    Mark A. (Dutch) Howard, 50, R.R. 1, Newburg, died late Wednesday evening in Chambersburg Hospital.
    Mr. Howard was born Oct. 10, 1926, in Elizabethville, son of Isaac L. Howard, Elizabethville, and the late Hattie Klinger Howard. He was a member of the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Levittown. He was a mechanic and heavy equipment operator for the Operating Engineers Union Local 66, Monroeville.
    In addition to his father, he is survived by his widow, Wilma Shanabrook Howard; three sons and four daughters: Mark E., Deitra A., Sharon I., Bryan L., Shawna M., Stacy L. and Patrick M. Howard, all at home; four brothers and five sisters: Richard and Donald Howard and Mrs. George (Lauretta) Boyer, all of Millersburg; Eugene Howard, Halifax; Harold, Elizabethville; Mrs. John (Mary Ellen) Hoover, Harrisburg; Mrs. Paul (Alberta) Brown and Mrs. Gerald (Fearl) Lenker, both of Pillow, and Mrs. Marlin (Pearl) Buffington, Halifax.
    The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Fogelsanger Funeral Home, 112 W. King St., Shippensburg, with the Rev. Albert C. Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg.
    Friends will be received in the funeral home after 7 p.m. Saturday.
    Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania), 20 Jan 1977, Thu, Page 16.3
  • He was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, PA.2

Children of Mark Albert Howard and Wilma Shamrock

  • Mark E. Howard
  • Deitra Howard
  • Sharon Howard
  • Bryan L. Howard
  • Shawna Howard
  • Stacy Howard
  • Patrick Howard

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 279. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mark A. Howard, Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania), 20 Jan 1977, Thu, Page 16.

Eugene Isaac Howard

M, #4385, b. 7 November 1927, d. 23 February 1988
  • Last Edited: 26 Oct 2009
  • Eugene Isaac Howard was born on 7 November 1927, RD, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.
  • He was the son of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Eugene Isaac Howard died on 23 February 1988, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 60.1
  • He was buried at Middletown, Dauphin County, PA.2

Children of Eugene Isaac Howard and Dorothy Peiffer

  • Barbara A. Howard
  • Rita Renee Howard
  • Carol Howard
  • Marilyn R. Howard
  • Denise Howard

Citations

  1. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  2. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."

Pearl Geraldine Howard

F, #4386, b. 9 September 1930, d. 9 May 2021
  • Last Edited: 11 May 2021
  • Pearl Geraldine Howard was born on 9 September 1930, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Pearl Geraldine Howard married Marlin Leroy Buffington, son of Milton O. Buffington and Maude E. Klinger, on 15 January 1947, Salem Lutheran Church Parsonage, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • Pearl Geraldine Howard died on 9 May 2021, at age 90.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Pearl G. Buffington
    HALIFAX- Pearl G. Buffington, age 90, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior with open arms on May 9, 2021. She was born on September 9, 1930 in Lykens, daughter of the late Isaac and Hattie (Klinger) Howard. She was one of 13 children. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Marlin L. Buffington in 1993 and a son , Leonard Buffington. Surviving are sons, Jeff Buffington, Craig (Lorene) Buffington, Keith (Dana) Buffington all of Halifax, daughter Tina Buffington of Tower City and also her brother Harold Howard of Elizabethville. Pearl has 9 Grandchildren, 12 great grand children and 4 great great grand children. She was a member of St Johns Lutheran Church, Berrysburg and retired from the former Muskin Shoe Co , Millersburg and Accu-Mold & Tool Co. Inc, Halifax. Pearl enjoyed spending time gardening in her flower gardens with the humming birds and picnicking with her family and friends and riding the Phoenix Roller coaster at Knoebels Amusement Resort with whoever would ride with her. There will be a graveside funeral held on Friday, May 14, 2021 at 10:00 am at St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg. The Rev. Tom Bruner will be officiating. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the St. Johns Church in Pearls name. Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Millersburg a Minnich Funeral location is handling the arrangements. To sign the guestbook go to www.minnichfuneral.com www.pennlive.com/obits
    Published in Patriot-News from May 10 to May 11, 2021.2
  • She was buried on 14 May 2021, at St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.2

Children of Pearl Geraldine Howard and Marlin Leroy Buffington

  • Leonard Lee Buffington b. 20 Nov 1946, d. 3 Mar 1968
  • Jeffrey Buffington
  • Craig Buffington
  • Keith Alan Buffington
  • Tina Buffington

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 279. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Pearl G. Buffington, Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA), May 10 to May 11, 2021; online: https://obits.pennlive.com/obituaries/pennlive/…
  3. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Buffington-Howard," Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 16 Jan 1947, Thu, Page 1.

Fearl Kathleen Howard

F, #4387, b. 9 September 1930, d. 22 September 2006
  • Last Edited: 4 Jan 2019
  • Fearl Kathleen Howard was born on 9 September 1930, RD, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Fearl Kathleen Howard married Gerald Robert Lenker, son of Clarence I. Lenker and Stella Wiest, on 19 June 1948, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Fearl Kathleen Howard died on 22 September 2006, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 76.3,4,5
  • She was buried on 26 September 2006, at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • Nespaper obituary:
    PILLOW - Fearl K. Lenker, 76, of Market St., died Sept. 22 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
    Born Sept. 9, 1930 in Lykens Twp., she was the daughter of the late Issac and Hattie Klinger Howard.
    She was a lifetime member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Berrysburg.
    She was the widow of Gerald R. Lenker. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Debra Lenker.
    Surviving are a daughter, Sandra K. Lamenza of Southbury, Conn; a sister, Pearl Buffington of Halifax; and three brothers, Harold Howard of Elizabethville; Donald Howard of Millersburg and Richard Howard of Millersburg.
    Services were held Sept. 26 at her church. Burial was at St. John's Cemetery in Berrys-burg.
    Memorial contributions may be made to: St. John's Church Building Fund, PO Box 270, Berrysburg 17005.
    Hoover Funeral Homes in Elizabethville was in charge of arrangements.
    To sign the online register book, go to www.hooverfuneralhomes.com.3
  • She was buried at Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.6

Children of Fearl Kathleen Howard and Gerald Robert Lenker

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 280. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  3. [S760] Lenker, Fearl K., Obituary, Upper Dauphin Sentinel (Online), Millersburg, PA, September 27, 2006, http://www.sentinelnow.com/Obits.shtml. Hereinafter cited as Fearl K. Lenker Obituary.
  4. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  5. [S759] Howard, Richard Leroy, Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, January 11, 2010, http://obits.pennlive.com/obituaries/pennlive/obituary.aspx. Hereinafter cited as Richard Leroy Howard Obituary.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75562341/fearl-k-lenker. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Donald William Howard

M, #4388, b. 4 December 1931, d. 21 May 2015
  • Last Edited: 26 May 2015
  • Donald William Howard also went by the name of Chappy.1
  • He was born on 4 December 1931, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,1
  • He was the son of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Donald William Howard married Catherine Arine Mowery, daughter of John Mowery and Dorothy Frederick.
  • Donald William Howard died on 21 May 2015, at his home Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 83.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MILLERSBURG- Donald W. "Chappy" Howard, age 83, of 1446 Route 25 passed away on Thursday, May 21st, 2015 at his residence.
    He was born in Mifflin Twp., the son of the late Isaac and Hattie Klinger Howard.
    Donald retired from Brubaker Tool Co. in Millersburg and before that was a milkman for 30 years with various companies.
    He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Rife and the Trotting Bred Assoc.
    He was the widower of Catherine Mowery Howard and also preceded in death by 10 siblings.
    Surviving are three sons Douglas (Patty) of Millersburg, Scott (Connie Enders) of Elizabethville and Edward (Carol) of Millersburg; a grandson Brandon Tyler Miller, two granddaughters Brianna Ford and Miana Erdman; a great grandson Axten Tyler Zimmerman; a twin brother Harold "Hal" Howard of Elizabethville; a sister Pearl Buffington of Halifax.
    There will be a viewing on Wednesday, May 27 from 9 to 11 am at the Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home in Elizabethville. Services will begin at 11:00 am with Rev. Tom Bruner officiating. Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family. Donations can be made to the Millersburg Ambulance Assoc. PO Box 72 Millersburg, PA 17061.
    Published on Pennlive.com and in The Patriot-News from May 23 to May 24, 2015.1

Children of Donald William Howard and Catherine Arine Mowery

  • Douglas Lee Howard
  • Edward John Howard
  • Scott Leroy Howard

Citations

  1. [S1111] Howard, Donald W., Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, May 23, 2015. Hereinafter cited as Donald W. Howard Obituary.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 280. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.

Richard Leroy Howard

M, #4390, b. 31 January 1934, d. 10 January 2010
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2020
  • Richard Leroy Howard was born on 31 January 1934, RD, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Richard Leroy Howard died on 10 January 2010, at his home, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 75.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MILLERSBURG- Richard (Rich) Leroy Howard, 75, of Millersburg, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, January 10, 2010.
    Born on Jan. 31, 1934, son of the late Isaac and Hattie Klinger Howard.
    Surviving are his loving wife of 52 years, Dorothy Shaffer Howard, daughters, Kathleen Begani and husband Joseph of Millersburg; Brenda Caruso and husband Stephen of Harrisburg; sons, Wayne of Elizabethville; Randall and wife Crystal of Millersburg; Alan and wife Heather of Millersburg; 10 grandchildren, Sgt. Matthew Howard and wife Sandra of Fairbanks, Alaska; Nathan Begani and wife Shara of Nashville, Tennessee; Jeremy Howard, Shawn Howard, Courtney Begani, Tessa Howard, Joshua Howard of Millersburg; Colby Howard of Sevierville, Tennessee; Jordan Caruso and Dominic Caruso of Harrisburg; and a great grandson Donovan Howard of Fairbanks, Alaska; a sister Pearl Buffington of Halifax; two brothers, Harold of Elizabethville and Donald of Millersburg.
    He was preceded in death by sisters Fearl Lenker, Alberta Brown, Lauretta Boyer and Mary Ellen Hoover; brothers, Robert, Eugene, Norwood, Mark and Kenneth.
    Richard attended Berrysburg High School and left school at age 17 to serve in the US Air Force and is a veteran of the Korean War.
    He enjoyed spending time with family and friends and was an avid snowmobiler and hunter.
    In 1992, Rich retired as an automotive/truck mechanic after many years of service at Brenner Motors in Harrisburg. When not working he was always helping friends, relatives, and neighbors especially with their automotive concerns.
    In 1996, at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, he became a double lung transplant recipient. After his transplant, he was dedicated to his daily walks throughout the community.
    Services will be held on Thursday Jan. 14, 2009 at 10:30 am at Hebron UM Church 347 Market St. in Millersburg. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:30 am on Thursday at the church. Burial with military honors will be in County Line Evangelical Cemetery, Dalmatia, RD. Memorial donations may be made to Hospital of University of Penn, Clyde F. Barker Transplant House, 3535 Market St. Suite 750 Philadelphia, PA 19104. Arrangements by Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home in Millersburg. To sign the online guest book go to www.hbfuneralhomes.com
    Published in Patriot-News on January 11, 2010.2
  • He was buried on 14 January 2010, at Evangelical Cemetery, County Line, Northumberland County, PA.2

Children of Richard Leroy Howard and Dorothy Mary Shaffer

  • Kathleen Marie Howard
  • Wayne Richard Howard
  • Randall Eugene Howard
  • Alan Dale Howard
  • Brenda Elaine Howard

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 280. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S759] Howard, Richard Leroy, Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, January 11, 2010, http://obits.pennlive.com/obituaries/pennlive/obituary.aspx. Hereinafter cited as Richard Leroy Howard Obituary.

Kenneth LaMar Howard

M, #4391, b. 19 June 1936, d. 29 April 1937
  • Last Edited: 5 Feb 2002
  • Kenneth LaMar Howard was born on 19 June 1936, RD, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Kenneth LaMar Howard died on 29 April 1937, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.1,2

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 280. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.

Lee Samuel Snyder

M, #4393, b. 16 November 1904, d. 31 October 1980
  • Last Edited: 27 Oct 2009

Child of Lee Samuel Snyder and Margaret Ethel Klinger

  • Dale Eugene Snyder

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 283. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  3. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."

Elmira Myah Klinger

F, #4398, b. 1851, d. 17 May 1927
  • Last Edited: 20 Dec 2018
  • Elmira Myah Klinger is also referred to as Myhia and Elmira Elizabeth in some sources.1
  • She was born in 1851, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • She was the daughter of Moses Klinger and Angeline Shoffstall.
  • Elmira Myah Klinger married Jonathan Carl Williard, son of William Williard and Sabina Sebilla Carl, on 27 August 1866, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • The 1880 Census for Lykens Township, Dauphin County, lists Jonathan and Miah's family as follows: Jonathan Williard, 32, laborer; Miah, wife, 28; Catharine, daughter, 4; Mary M., daughter, 3; and Elias, son, 1.4
  • By the time of the 1910 Census, Jonathan and Myiah were living on a farm in Lykens Township with 2 of their children, Moses and Annie. The Census records that they had been married 32 years, but that appears to be inaccurate. It also records that Myiah had given birth to 7 children, 6 of whom were then living.5
  • Elmira Myah Klinger died on 17 May 1927, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.6,3
  • She was buried on 21 May 1927, at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.7,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MRS. JONATHAN WILLIARD
    Elmira Williard, wife of Jonathan Williard of Lykens Township, died very suddenly at their home on Tuesday, May 17th, at the age of 76 years, 2 months and 26 days. She was born near Eardman [sic] in Lykens township, a daughter of Moses and Angeline Klinger. She was married to Jonathan Williard, August 27 1866, and this union was blessed with seven children, one of them having preceded the mother to the grave.
    Besides her husband, the following children survive: Mrs. John Minnich, Keffers; Mrs. Theodore Klinger, Elizabethville Star Route; Mrs. Guerney Klinger of Branchdale; Mrs. Claude Buffington, Gratz; Mrs. Harry Straub, Lykens, R. F. D; and Moses Williard, Lykens R. F. D; a sister, Mrs. John Straub of Spring Glen, and brother, Brady Klinger of Williamstown; also by twenty-one grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren.
    Funeral services were held from services being also held in Klinger's church by the Kev. Russel D. Custer of Mifflinburg and formerly the Reformed pastor of Klinger's church, officiating. Deceased was a faithful member of that congregation.
    The floral tributes were many. Funeral Director, Harry Miller of Gratz.
    Elizabethville Echo, 26 May 1927, Thu, Page 4.3

Children of Elmira Myah Klinger and Jonathan Carl Williard

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 159. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S382] Elsie Klinger Eaves. The Genealogical Records of James M. & Elsie K. Eaves, online site no longer accessible, 2006, http://www.eaves-klinger-genealogy.info/p13.htm#i613. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Website (2006).
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Elmira Williard, Elizabethville Echo, 26 May 1927, Thu, Page 4.
  4. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1124; Family History Film: 1255124; Page: 64.3000; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 0308.
  5. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 702.
  6. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), Copy of Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery Records, p. 394. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  7. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 318.
  8. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 163.

Mary McClata Williard

F, #4399, b. 19 September 1877, d. 24 April 1942
  • Last Edited: 20 Dec 2018
  • Mary McClata Williard was born on 19 September 1877, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Jonathan Carl Williard and Elmira Myah Klinger.
  • Mary McClata Williard was baptized on 22 December 1877, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA; Mother's name listed as "Mia."2
  • She married Theodore Klinger, son of Francis Klinger and Harriet Troutman, on 15 November 1893, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.
  • At the time of the 1900 Census, Mary and Theodore were living in Washington Township, Dauphin County, where Theodore was a day laborer. Their household included their three oldest children, Eston, Harry, and Minnie.3
  • By 1920, Mary and Theodore were living in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, where Theodore was a farmer. Their large household included: Theodore, head, 43; Mary M., wife, 43; Harry A., son, 22, thresher; Mark F., son, 17, farm labor; Homer W., son, 16, farm labor; Verna M., daughter, 14; Lillie F., daughter, 13; Margaret E., daughter, 3 9/12; Hattie I. Howard, daughter, 19; Lauretta F. Howard, granddaughter, 4 months; and Isaac L. Howard, son-in-law, 21.4
  • In 1930, Mary and Theodore were still living and farming in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, their household included only their youngest daughter Margaret.5
  • Mary McClata Williard died on 24 April 1942, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 64.6
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MRS. THEODORE KLINGER
    Mrs. Mary M. Klinger, 64, Elizabethville, R. D., died Friday in a local hospital. She is survived by her husband, Theodore; and the following children, Eston R., Elizabethville, R. D; Harry A., Berrysburg; Mrs. Minnie A. Myers, Millersburg, R, D; Mrs. Hattie I. Howard, Lykens, R. D; Mark F., Lykens, R. D; Mrs. Berna M. Lebo, Elizabethville; Mrs. Lillie F. Feidt, Millersburg, R. D; Mrs. Margaret Snyder, Millersburg; a brother, Moses Williard, Lykens, R. D; and four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Klinger, Shamokin; Mrs. Kathrine Minnich, Jiliet; Mrs. Emma Buffington, Gratz, and Mrs. Harry Straub, Lykens.
    Services will be Monday at 2 m. at the Hoover funeral home, Berrysburg, with further services at St. Johns iutneran Church, Berrysburg, the Rev. P. O. Reitz, pastor officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday evening.
    Harrisburg Telegraph, 25 Apr 1942, Sat, Page 10.7
  • She was buried on 27 April 1942, at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.8,7

Children of Mary McClata Williard and Theodore Klinger

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 276. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 161. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Washington Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 39.
  4. [S192] 1920 US Census, Mifflin Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 637.
  5. [S186] 1930 US Census, Mifflin Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 83; Image: 1015.0.
  6. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary M. Klinger, Harrisburg Telegraph, 25 Apr 1942, Sat, Page 10.
  8. [S189] Oscar H. Stroh, compiler, Dauphin County, PA Tombstone Inscriptions, Volume III (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1993), p. 18. Hereinafter cited as Dauphin County Tombstone Inscriptions.

Jonathan Carl Williard

M, #4400, b. 28 October 1848, d. 26 February 1929
  • Last Edited: 20 Dec 2018
  • Jonathan Carl Williard was born on 28 October 1848, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,3,1
  • He was the son of William Williard and Sabina Sebilla Carl.1
  • Jonathan Carl Williard married Elmira Myah Klinger, daughter of Moses Klinger and Angeline Shoffstall, on 27 August 1866, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • Jonathan Carl Williard died on 26 February 1929, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 80.5,3,6
  • Newspaper obituary:
    JONATHAN WILLIARD
    Jonathan Williard, age 80 years and four months, died at the home of his son, Moses Williard in Lykens Township, near Gratz, early Tuesday morning. Mr. Williard had been ill for four years with asthma, and had been in fair health until several days prior to his death.
    He was a native of Lykens Township where he had been a farmer his entire life, retiring about four years ago. His wife died nearly a year ago. Mr. Williard was a member of Klinger's Reformed Church.
    He is survived by five daughters and one son: Mrs. John Minnich of Klingersown; Mrs. Theodore Klinger of near Berrysburg; Mrs. Guerney Klinger of Shamokin; Mrs. Claude Buffington of Gratz, Mrs. Harry Straub of Lykens R. F. D. and Moses Williard with whom he resided. Mr. Williard was affiliated with the Klingerstown Order of Odd Fellows.
    Services will be held from his son's residence at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. Further services will be conducted in Klinger's Reformed Church and the pastor, Rev. H. J. Naftzinger, of Hegins, will officiate. Interment will be made in the cemetery adjoining the church.
    Elizabethville Echo, 28 Feb 1929, Thu, Page 4.7
  • He was buried on 1 March 1929, at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.8,7,9

Children of Jonathan Carl Williard and Elmira Myah Klinger

Citations

  1. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 34493; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987). Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 604. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Elmira Williard, Elizabethville Echo, 26 May 1927, Thu, Page 4.
  5. [S704] Phillip A. Rice, Jodi A. Germani and Jean A. Dellock, compilers, Simeon Lutheran Church Records in Dauphin County Vital Records, Volume 1 (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991), (gives date as "1929"). Hereinafter cited as Simeon Lutheran Church Records.
  6. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for for Jonathan Williard, Elizabethville Echo, 28 Feb 1929, Thu, Page 4.
  8. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, part 2, p. 318.
  9. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69439765/john-masser. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  10. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, pt. 2, p. 163.